Contact Us

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Email: kinesiology@stcloudstate.edu
Phone: (320) 308-4251

Kinesiology is part of the Department of Exercise Science, Community Health & Gerontology.

Department Chair
Paula U'Ren
pjuren@stcloudstate.edu 

Community Health

Troy Shafer

Troy Shafer

  • Assistant Professor
  • Community Health Program Coordinator

311 Halenbeck Hall

Rona Karasik

Rona Karasik

  • Professor
  • Community Health
  • Ph.D., University of Delaware

Kinesiology and Sport Management

Kyle Reason

Kyle Reason

  • Assistant Professor
  • Exercise Science/Clinical Exercise Physiology
  • Director of Husky PAW/Human Performance Lab
Scott Schmitz

Scott Schmitz

  • Assistant Professor
  • Sport Management & Recreational Leadership BS and Athletic Coaching minor
  • Sport Management M.S.

366 Halenbeck Hall

Lori Ulferts

Lori Ulferts

  • Professor
  • Sport Management & Recreation Leadership Program Coordinator

339 Halenbeck Hall

Advising: Sport Management MS, Sport Management & Recreation Leadership BS, Sport Management Minor, Athletic Coaching Minor

Paula U'Ren

Paula U'Ren

  • Assistant Professor
  • Sport Management Graduate Coordinator

336 Halenbeck Hall

Advising: Sport Management MS, Sport Management & Recreation Leadership BS, Athletic Coaching Minor

Office Manager

Jill Kleker Kivel

Jill Kleker Kivel

  • Office Manager

Graduate Assistants

Andres Garcia Butkowski

Andres Garcia Butkowski

  • Sport Management
Ellisa Louisy

Ellisa Louisy

  • Husky PAW
William Mȧnström

William Mȧnström

  • Sport Management
Mikhal Raja

Mikhal Raja

  • Sport Management

312 Halenbeck Hall

Derek Shoen

Derek Shoen

  • Sport Management

312 Halenbeck Hall

Shannon Strutz

Shannon Strutz

  • Husky PAW