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Stephen Smith ’97, ’99 MEd, EdD, CSCS, RSCC, USAW

Associate Professor of Health Sciences & Human Performance
Dean, School of Professional and Applied Science

Steve Smith

434.544.8392
smith.s@lynchburg.edu
Warren Counseling Center 330D

Dr. Smith joined the University of Lynchburg in 1996.

CliftonStrengths: Responsibility, Deliberative, Relator, Command, Analytical

Biography: Dr. Smith is the dean of the School of Professional and Applied Sciences at the University of Lynchburg, with over 20 years of teaching and coaching experience. Certified by NSCA and USA Weightlifting, he led Lynchburg’s women’s soccer to a National Championship in 2014 and is dedicated to student success.

Education

  • EdD, Motor Learning, University of Virginia
  • MEd, Curriculum and Instruction, University of Lynchburg
  • BS, Health, Movement Science, and Recreation, University of Lynchburg

Courses Taught

  • LVWL 100: (21st Century Wellness)
  • HPE 102: (Lifetime Fitness and Wellness)
  • HPE 110L: (Individual Sports Lab)
  • HPE 111L: (Lifetime Sports Lab)
  • HPE 112/3L: (Team Sports Lab)
  • HPE 129: (Mountain Biking)
  • HPE 141: (Tennis)
  • HPE 149: (Strength Training)
  • HPE 191: (Conscious Relaxation
  • HPE 205: (Coaching Apprenticeships)
  • HPE 303: (Human Motor Development)
  • HPE 303W: (Human Motor Development Writing Enriched)
  • HPE 304: (Sport and Exercise Psychology)
  • HPE 304W: (Sport, Exercise, and Performance Psychology- Writing Enriched)
  • HPE 310: (PK- 5 Methodologies)
  • HPE 320: (6-12 Methodologies)
  • HPE 335: (Comprehensive School Health Practicum)
  • HPE 361: (Tests and Measurement)
  • HPE 362/3: (Adapted Physical Education)
  • HPE 415: (Internships in HPE- Outdoor Rec)
  • HPE 467: (Supervision of Student Teaching in Health and PE)
  • HPE 468: (Supervision of Student Teaching in Health and PE)
  • EXPH 355: (Scientific Principles of Strength and Conditioning)
  • EXPH 415: (Internships in EXPH)
  • TLIC 599: (Graduate Supervision of Student Teaching)
  • EDUC 999: (Dissertation in Educational Leadership)

Research Interests

  • Talent Prediction in Baseball
  • The Effect of Stride Length on Pitched Ball Velocity
  • The Effect of Pitch Type on UCL Stress in Youth Baseball Players

Areas of Expertise

  • Social Cognitive Theories in Sport, Exercise, and Performance Psychology
  • Strength and Conditioning
  • Human and Motor Development
  • Motor Learning
  • Health and Physical education Pedagogy