Dixie Stanforth

Professor of Instruction Emeritus, Department of Kinesiology and Health Education

Email: d.stanforth@austin.utexas.edu
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Dixie Stanforth taught in the Department of Kinesiology and Health Education from 1985-2022. During her tenure in the department's undergraduate program, she developed a successful curriculum for pre-allied health professionals that provided both theoretical content and practical experiences across several specializations.

Stanforth's research focused on fitness and strategic health communication, including her work with the award-winning Gatorade Replay on Fox Sports. She received the inaugural Departmental Teaching Excellence Award in 2011, the Outstanding Faculty Award from Alpha Lambda Delta/Phi Eta Sigma in 2014, was selected as a Provost's Teaching Fellow in 2015, named as a Fellow in the American College of Sports Medicine in 2017 and awarded the Dad's Centennial Teaching Fellowship in 2020.

Brown, K. & Stanforth, D. (2017). Go Green with Outdoor Activity.. ACSMs Health and Fitness Journal, 21(1), 10–15.

Stanforth, D., Lu, T., Stults-Kolehainen, MA., Crim, B. & Stanforth, PR. (2016). Bone mineral content and density among female NCAA Division I athletes across the competitive season and over a multi-year time frame.. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 10, 28–38.

Stanforth, D., Brumitt, J., Ratamess, NA., Atkins, W. & Keteyian, SJ. (2015). Training Toys: Bells, Ropes, and Balls-Oh My!. ACSMs Health and Fitness Journal, 19(4), 5–11.

Stanforth, D. & King, M. (2015). The Movement-Based Programming Method for Select Populations. ACSMs Health and Fitness Journal, 19(1), 17–22.

Stanforth, PR., Crim, BN., Stanforth, D. & Stults-Kolehmainen, MA. (2014). Body Composition Changes Among Female NCAA Division 1 Athletes Across the Competitive Season and Over a Multiyear Time Frame. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 28(2), 300–307.

King, M. & Stanforth, D. (2013). 10,000 workouts in 10 minutes: Movement-based programming. ACSMs Health and Fitness Journal, 17(1), 8–14.

Mackert, M., Stanforth, D. & Garcia, A. (2011). Undermining of nutrition and exercise decisions: experiencing negative social influence. Public Health Nursing, 28(5), 402–410.

Stanforth, D., Steinhardt, M., Mackert, M., Stanforth, P. & Gloria, C. (2011). Does mind-set matter? An investigation of exercise and the placebo effect.. American Journal of Health Behavior., 35(3), 257–268.

Stanforth, D. (2010). Role Model Stories Delivered via YouTube: Evaluating the Impact of Health Promotion Focused on Exercise Self-Efficacy and Exercise Behaviors.: UMI Online Publishing.

Stanforth, D. & Mackert, M. (2009). Social undermining of healthy eating and exercise behaviors.. ACSM's Health and Fitness Journal., 13(3), 14–19.

Stanforth, D., Stanforth, P. & Hoemeke, M. (2000). Physiologic and metabolic responses to a Body Pump® workout.. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 14(2), 144–150.

Stanforth, D., Stanforth, P., Hahn, S. & Phillips, A. (1998). A 10-week training study comparing Resistaball® and traditional trunk training.. Journal of Dance Medicine and Science, 2(4), 134–140.

Dad's Association Centennial Teaching Fellowship, University of Texas at Austin (2020 - 2021)

Fellow, American College of Sports Medicine (2017)

Provost's Teaching Fellow, The University of Texas at Austin (2016)

Outstanding Faculty Teaching Award, Alpha Lambda Delta/ Phi Eta Sigma (2014)

Inaugural Teaching Excellence Award, The University of Texas at Austin, College of Education, Department of Kinesiology and Health Education (2011)

Courses by year and semester
Year	Semester	Course
2022	Summer	KIN w627F: 1-Internship In Health Fit-Wb
2022	Summer	KIN w627F: 2-Internship In Medical Fit-Wb
2022	Spring	KIN 310: Physiol Basis Of Conditioning
2022	Spring	KIN 627F: 1-Internship In Health Fit
2022	Spring	KIN 627F: 2-Internship In Medical Fit
2022	Spring	KIN 327T: 2-Personal Training
2022	Spring	KIN 332: Techniqs Of Fitness Leadership
2021	Fall	HED 364: Strategic Health Comm
2021	Fall	KIN 310: Physiol Basis Of Conditioning
2021	Fall	KIN 327T: 2-Personal Training
2021	Fall	KIN 332: Techniqs Of Fitness Leadership
2021	Summer	HED w627L: Fieldwork In Health Promo-Wb
2021	Summer	KIN w627F: 1-Internship In Health Fit-Wb
2021	Summer	KIN w627F: 2-Internship In Medical Fit-Wb
2021	Spring	HED 627L: Fieldwork In Health Promotion
2021	Spring	KIN 310: Physiol Basis Conditioning-Wb
2021	Spring	KIN 627F: 1-Internship In Health Fit
2021	Spring	KIN 627F: 2-Internship In Medical Fit
2021	Spring	KIN 327T: 2-Personal Training
2021	Spring	KIN 332: Techniqs Of Fitness Leadership
2020	Fall	HED 364: Strategic Health Comm
2020	Fall	KIN 310: Physiol Basis Of Conditiong-Wb
2020	Fall	KIN 327T: 2-Personal Training
2020	Fall	KIN 332: Techniqs Of Fitness Leadership
2020	Summer	HED w627L: Fieldwork In Health Promotion
2020	Summer	KIN w627F: 2-Internship In Medical Fit
2020	Spring	HED 627L: Fieldwork In Health Promotion
2020	Spring	KIN 310: Physiol Basis Of Conditioning
2020	Spring	KIN 627F: 1-Internship In Health Fit
2020	Spring	KIN 627F: 2-Internship In Medical Fit
2020	Spring	KIN 327T: 2-Personal Training
2020	Spring	KIN 332: Techniqs Of Fitness Leadership
2019	Fall	HED 364: Strategic Health Comm
2019	Fall	KIN 310: Physiol Basis Of Conditioning
2019	Fall	KIN 327T: 2-Personal Training
2019	Fall	KIN 332: Techniqs Of Fitness Leadership
2019	Summer	HED w627L: Fieldwork In Health Promotion
2019	Summer	KIN w627F: 1-Internship In Health Fit
2019	Summer	KIN w627F: 2-Internship In Medical Fit
2019	Spring	HED 627L: Fieldwork In Health Promotion
2019	Spring	KIN 310: Physiol Basis Of Conditioning
2019	Spring	KIN 627F: 1-Internship In Health Fit
2019	Spring	KIN 627F: 2-Internship In Medical Fit
2019	Spring	KIN 327T: 2-Personal Training
2019	Spring	KIN 332: Techniqs Of Fitness Leadership
2018	Fall	HED 364: Strategic Health Comm
2018	Fall	KIN 310: Physiol Basis Of Conditioning
2018	Fall	KIN 327T: 2-Personal Training
2018	Fall	KIN 332: Techniqs Of Fitness Leadership
2018	Summer	HED w627L: Fieldwork In Health Promotion
2018	Summer	KIN w627F: 1-Internship In Health Fit
2018	Summer	KIN w627F: 2-Internship In Medical Fit
2018	Spring	KIN 627F: 1-Internship In Health Fit
2018	Spring	KIN 627F: 2-Internship In Medical Fit
2018	Spring	KIN 327T: 2-Personal Training
2018	Spring	KIN 332: Techniqs Of Fitness Leadership
2018	Spring	HED 627L: Fieldwork In Health Promotion
2018	Spring	KIN 310: Physiol Basis Of Conditioning
2017	Fall	HED 364: Strategic Health Comm
2017	Fall	KIN 310: Physiol Basis Of Conditioning
2017	Fall	KIN 327T: 2-Personal Training
2017	Fall	KIN 332: Techniqs Of Fitness Leadership
2017	Summer	HED w627L: Fieldwork In Health Promotion
2017	Summer	KIN w627F: 1-Internship In Health Fit
2017	Summer	KIN w627F: 2-Internship In Medical Fit
2017	Spring	HED 627L: Fieldwork In Health Promotion
2017	Spring	KIN 310: Physiol Basis Of Conditioning
2017	Spring	KIN 627F: 1-Internship In Health Fit
2017	Spring	KIN 627F: 2-Internship In Medical Fit
2017	Spring	KIN 327T: 2-Personal Training
2017	Spring	KIN 332: Techniqs Of Fitness Leadership
2016	Fall	HED 364: Strategic Health Comm
2016	Fall	KIN 310: Physiol Basis Of Conditioning
2016	Fall	KIN 327T: 2-Personal Training
2016	Fall	KIN 332: Techniqs Of Fitness Leadership
2016	Summer	HED w627L: Fieldwork In Health Promotion
2016	Summer	KIN w627F: 1-Internship In Health Fit
2016	Summer	KIN w627F: 2-Internship In Medical Fit
2016	Spring	KIN 310: Physiol Basis Of Conditioning
2016	Spring	KIN 627F: 1-Internship In Health Fit
2016	Spring	KIN 627F: 2-Internship In Medical Fit
2016	Spring	KIN 327T: 2-Personal Training
2016	Spring	KIN 332: Techniqs Of Fitness Leadership
2016	Spring	HED 627L: Fieldwork In Health Promotion
2015	Fall	KIN 327T: 2-Personal Training
2015	Fall	KIN 332: Techniqs Of Fitness Leadership
2015	Fall	HED 352K: 4-Strategic Hlth Communication
2015	Fall	KIN 310: Physiol Basis Of Conditioning
2015	Summer	HED w627L: Fieldwork In Health Promotion
2015	Spring	KIN 310: Physiol Basis Of Conditioning
2015	Spring	KIN 327L: 5-Personal Training
2015	Spring	KIN 332: Techniqs Of Fitness Leadership
2015	Spring	HED 627L: Fieldwork In Health Promotion
2014	Fall	KIN 310: Physiol Basis Of Conditioning
2014	Fall	KIN 327L: 5-Personal Training
2014	Fall	KIN 332: Techniqs Of Fitness Leadership
2014	Fall	HED 352K: 4-Strategic Hlth Communication
2014	Summer	HED w627L: Fieldwork In Health Promotion
2014	Spring	KIN 310: Physiol Basis Of Conditioning
2014	Spring	KIN 327L: 5-Personal Training
2014	Spring	KIN 332: Techniqs Of Fitness Leadership
2014	Spring	HED 627L: Fieldwork In Health Promotion

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