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Christina Mehrtens
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
Assistant Professor
Exercise & Sport Science
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
Christina Mehrtens Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
Assistant Professor
Exercise & Sport Science
Specialty area(s)
Adapted Physical Education, Recreation, and Sport
Interprofessional Education Collaboration Between Direct and Related Special Education Services
Sociocultural Factors of Physical Activity and Health
Current courses at UWL
Undergraduate
ESS 118- Foundations of Physical & School Health Education
ESS 232- Adapted Lifetime Recreation & Sport
ESS 423- Sociocultural Factors in Physical & School Health Education
ESS 437- Teaching & Service Delivery Models in Adapted Physical Education
Graduate
ESS 725- Diversity in the Physical Activity Setting
ESS 737- Curriculum Design in Physical Education
Education
Ph.D. Kinesiology for Individuals with Disabilities 2024, University of Virginia
M.Ed. Kinesiology for Individuals with Disabilities 2017, University of Virginia
B.S. Physical & Health Education Teacher Education, Minor in Disability Studies 2014, University of West Virginia
Career
Teaching history
University of Wisconsin- La Crosse- Introduction to Adapted Physical Education, Curriculum Development & Administration in Physical & School Health Education, and Introduction to Teaching Methods in Physical & School Health Education
University of Virginia (Graduate)- Kinesiology for Individuals with Disabilities Practicum, Elementary Physical Education Pedagogy, & Introduction to Swimming.
Professional history
Assistant Professor, University of Wisconsin- La Crosse, 2023- Present
Adapted Physical Education Teacher, Piedmont Regional Education Program, Charlottesville, VA 2016-2020
Physical Education and Healthful Living Teacher, River Road Middle School, Elizabeth City, NC 2015-2016
Research and publishing
Fines, A., Mehrtens, C., & Pigg, M. (2020). Adapt(ed) PE Online: Strategies for Long-Term Resilience. In Palaestra (Macomb, Ill.) (Vol. 34, Number 3). Sagamore Publishing.
Book Chapter
Fines, A., & Mehrtens, C., (2024). Sport for Athletes with Intellectual Impairment. In Hardin, R., & Pate, J., (Eds.). Introduction to Adaptive Sport and Recreation. Human Kinetics.