Human Performance and Sport Studies Faculty & Staff
Kolby Cordingley, MPE-AA
Department Chair | Associate Lecturer, PEAC Coordinator, GTA Coordinator
Office: Reed Gym 201 H
Focus Areas: Coaching; Sport Safety
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Karen Appleby, PhD
Professor | Coordinator of Faculty Development
Office: Reed Gym 201H
Focus Areas: Sport Psychology; Sport Management
Sean Dahlin
Professor, Athletic Administration Coordinator
Office: ISU-Pocatello
Focus Areas: Sport Leadership
Justin Dayley
Outdoor Adventure Center Director; Outdoor Education Program Liaison
Office: Pond Student Union Building
Focus Areas: Outdoor Recreation Management
Tayler Elizondo, MS,CSCS
Clinical Instructor
Office: Reed Gym 201 B
Focus Areas: Biomechanics; Strength and Conditioning
Caroline Faure, EdD
Professor
Office: Reed Gym 202
Focus Areas: Sport Safety; Sport Management
Dr. Caroline “Smitty” Faure, EdD; ATC-L is a Professor in the Department of Human Performance and Sport Studies. Faure’s teaching philosophy highlights the importance of rigor, relevancy, and relationships in higher education. Experiential learning is a cornerstone of her classes. By integrating activities like the Bengal Triathlon, Faure strives to provide contextually rich instruction that extends beyond classroom walls.
Faure’s research focus has concentrated on facilitating appropriate concussion management practices in youth and high school sport programs. A separate line of research has focused on various areas of logistical management of sport. She has authored or co-authored more than 100 manuscripts and publications across numerous platforms, including scholarly journals, commercial publications, and mass media.
Faure has been the recipient of numerous awards throughout her career. She won the Kole-McGuffey Award for Outstanding Graduate Research at ISU in 2007, was honored as Idaho’s Collegiate Educator of the Year by numerous external organizations, and for her work delivering statewide sports concussion education, she received ISU’s Outstanding and Distinguished Service Awards in 2010 and 2011, respectively.
Elaine Foster, PhD
Assistant Professor
Office: Reed Gym 201 E
Focus Areas: Sport Philosophy and Ethics; Physical Education
Dr. Elaine Foster is an Assistant Professor in the Human Performance and Sport Studies (HPSS) Department at Idaho State University. She has degrees in Exercise Science, Physical Education, Athletic Administration, and Sport Pedagogy and Character Development. Her scholarly studies focus on sport philosophy and the subjective value of physical activity. Dr. Foster teaches a variety of courses, including history and philosophy of kinesiology, coaching philosophy and ethics, issues in sport, and methods of teaching physical education.
Maren Hunter, MPE
Clinical Instructor
Office: Reed Gym 201 C
Focus Areas: Outdoor Education; Recreation Management
Camille Long, MPA-AA
Clinical Instructor
Office: Reed Gym, Room 201D
Focus Areas: Sport Management
Michael Meyers, PhD, FACSM
Professor
Office: Reed Gym 201 F
Focus Areas: Exercise Physiology; Performance Nutrition
Shad Robinson, MPE-AA, CSCS
Clinical Instructor and Lab Coordinator
Office: Reed Gym 201 G
Focus Areas: Sport and Exercise Science; Strength and Conditioning
Shad Robinson is a Clinical Instructor in the Department of Human Performance and Sport Studies. He holds degrees in Sport and Exercise Science and Athletic Administration and is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist. Shad teaches courses in Strength and Conditioning, Motor Development, Exercise Physiology Lab, First Aid/CPR and Sport Safety, and Tests and Measurements in Human Performance. He advises students, serves as the program’s Assessment Coordinator, sits on the College of Education Scholarship Committee, and participates on the ISU Athletics Advisory Board. With over a decade of strength and conditioning coaching experience, he brings real-world expertise into the classroom and has published research on muscular strength balance, athlete coping skills, and injury epidemiology.
HPSS Staff
April DeLozier
Administrative Assistant II
Office: Reed Gym 201
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