Adjunct Faculty- Department of Kinesiology and Health Sciences; Health Sciences concentration

Unit: College of Humanities and Sciences

Department: Kinesiology and Health Sciences

The Department of Kinesiology and Health Sciences in the College of Humanities and Sciences is comprised of 15 full-time faculty engaged in an array of clinical, applied, and interdisciplinary endeavors. The undergraduate program, which make-up the 3rd largest undergraduate program at VCU, consist of concentrations in Exercise Science and Health Sciences. The graduate programs include aPost-Baccalaureate Certificate in Health Behavior Coaching, a MS in Health and Movement Science and a PhD in Rehabilitation and Movement Science.

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• Teach undergraduate and/or graduate courses in Health Science:includes the following course options.
• HPEX 121:
  Self Defense:
  Karate or Judo
• HPEX 250:
  Medical Terminology
• HPEX 271:
  Safety, First Aid and CPR
• HPEX 300:
  Health Care Delivery in the U.S.
• HPEX 345:
  Nutrition for Health and Disease
• HPEX 352:
  Substance Abuse
• HPEX 353:
  Disease Trends, Prevention and Control
• HPEX 354:
  Coping and Adaptation
• HPEX 355:
  School and Community Health Resources
• HPEX 356:
  Community Health Education and Promotion:
  Theory and Practice
• HPEX 357:
  Personal Health and Behavior Change
• HPEX 358:
  Introduction to Epidemiology
• HPEX 435:
  Health Disparities in the U.S.
• HPEX 445:
  Principles of Health Care Management
• HPEX 450:
  Program Planning and Evaluation
• HEMS 640:
  Health Care Organization and Delivery in the U.S.
• HEMS 641:
  Human Disease Prevention, Prevalence and Lifestyle Risk Factors
• HEMS 642:
  Theoretical Foundations of Health Behavior Change
• HEMS 643:
  Fundamentals of Motivational Interviewing
• HEMS 644:
  Advanced Motivational Interviewing
• HEMS 645:
  Application of Motivational Interviewing in Clinical Settings
• HEMS 646:
  Application of Motivational Interviewing in Group/Community Settings
• HEMS 647:
  Concepts and Applications in Chronic Disease Self-Management
• HEMS 648:
  Health Behavior Change Counseling Techniques for Clinical Interventions
• HEMS 649:
  Planning, Implementing and Evaluating Group/Community-focused Health Behavior Change Interventions

Minimum Qualifications

• Earned Master’s Degree in Health Science or related field for undergraduate course;
• Earned Doctoral Degree in Health Science or related field for graduate course;
• Competence in teaching undergraduate/graduate courses incontent areas listed above.
• Demonstrated ability to work in and foster an environment ofrespect, professionalism and civility with a population of faculty,staff, and students from all backgrounds and experiences, or acommitment to do so as a faculty member at VCU.

Preferred Qualifications

• Record of teaching in higher education with positive courseevaluations.

$1,487 per credit hour

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Exempt

Contact Name:
Lee Franco

Contact Email: francorl