Faculty By Name

	Alain Aguilar, MA, ATC, NASM CES/CPT/PES Teaching Associate Professor – Exercise and Sport Science Athletic Training, Fitness Professional Coordinator of the Fitness Professional Concentration Director, Undergraduate Fitness Professional Program (919) 843-2033 \| alaguila@email.unc.edu
	Becca Battaglini Teaching Assistant Professor – Exercise and Sport Science Director, Lifetime Fitness Program (919) 962-0233 \| bbatt@email.unc.edu
	Claudio L. Battaglini, Ph.D., FACSM Professor – Exercise Physiology Director, Graduate Exercise Physiology Program Co-Director, Exercise Oncology Laboratory (919) 843-6045 \|claudio@email.unc.edu
	J. Troy Blackburn, PhD, ATC Assistant Chair and Professor, Exercise and Sport Science Co-Director, Neuromuscular Research Laboratory Associate Dean, Undergraduate Research College of Arts and Science (919) 843-2021 \| troyb@email.unc.edu
	J.D. DeFreese, PhD Clinical Assistant Professor Programs and Service Director, Center for the Study of Retired Athletes Program Manager, UNC Brain & Body Health Program (919) 962-0774 \| defreese@email.unc.edu
	Kevin M. Guskiewicz, PhD, ATC, FNATA, FACSM Dean – College of Arts and Sciences Kenan Distinguished Professor – Athletic Training Co-Director, Matthew Gfeller Sport-Related TBI Research Center asdean@email.unc.edu
	Anthony C. Hackney, PhD, DSc Professor – Exercise Physiology & Nutrition (919) 962-0334 \| ach@email.unc.edu
	Erik Hanson, PhD, CSCS Assistant Professor – Exercise Physiology Co-Director, Exercise Oncology Laboratory (919) 962-0816 \| edhanson@email.unc.edu
	Elizabeth Hedgpeth, RN Adjunct Assistant Professor – Exercise & Sport Science (919) 962-6214 \| hedgpeth@email.unc.edu
	Jonathan A. Jensen, PhD, MS Assistant Professor – Sport Administration (919) 962-0959 \| jajensen@email.unc.edu
	Zachary Kerr, PhD, MPH Assistant Professor – Exercise and Sport Science Director, Center for the Study of Retired Athletes (919) 962-2986 \| zkerr@email.unc.edu
	Kristen L. Kucera, PhD, MSPH, ATC, LAT Assistant Professor – Exerciser and Sport Science Director, National Center for Catastrophic Sports Injury Research (919) 843-8357 \| kkucera@email.unc.edu
	Robert Malekoff Teaching Assistant Professor/Academic Advisor – Sport Administration Director, Undergraduate Sport Administration Undergraduate Program (919) 843-4507 \| rmalekof@email.unc.edu
	Jason P. Mihalik, PhD, CAT(C), ATC Associate Professor – Athletic Training Co-Director, Matthew A. Gfeller Sport-Related Traumatic Brain Injury Research Center O: 919.962.2573 \| L: 919.962.0409 \| F: 919.962.7060 jmihalik@email.unc.edu
	Johna Register-Mihalik, PhD, LAT, ATC Assistant Professor – Athletic Training O: 919.962.2702 \| IPRC: 919.843.1671 johnakay@email.unc.edu
	Debra J. C. Murray Teaching Assistant Professor – Exercise & Sport Science 919-962-6946 \| murray@email.unc.edu
	Barbara Osborne, J.D. Professor – Sport Administration Director, Graduate Sport Administration Program (919) 962-5173 \| (919) 962-6325 (FAX) sportlaw@unc.edu
	Darin Padua, Chair, PhD, ATC Professor & Chair, Department of Exercise & Sport Science Director, Sports Medicine Research Laboratory dpadua@email.unc.edu Twitter: @DarinPadua
	Meredith A. Petschauer, PhD, ATC, LAT Teaching Professor – Athletic Training / Senior Lecturer Director, Undergraduate Athletic Training Program Phone: (919) 962-1110 \| Fax: (919) 962-0489 mbusby@email.unc.edu
	Brian G Pietrosimone, PhD, ATC Associate Professor – Athletic Training Co-Director, Neuromuscular Research Laboratory (919) 962-3617 \| pietrosi@email.unc.edu
	Meg Pomerantz Lecturer – Exercise and Sport Science (919) 962-2577 \| lanchan@email.unc.edu
	Nels Popp, PhD Assistant Professor – Sport Administration Co-Director, Center of Research and Intercollegiate Athletics (919) 445-9364 \| nelspopp@email.unc.edu
	William E. Prentice, PhD, ATC, PT, FNATA Professor – Post-Professional Athletic Training Program Coordinator Post-Professional Athletic Training Program (919) 962-5174 \| prentice@email.unc.edu
	Eric D. Ryan, PhD Associate Professor – Exercise Physiology Director, Exercise Science Teaching Laboratory Co-Director, Neuromuscular Research Laboratory Stallings Fellow (919) 962-0297 \| edryan@email.unc.edu
	Sherry Salyer, Ed.D Teaching Professor- Exercise & Sport Science Director, Undergraduate Studies (919) 962-6947 \| salyer@email.unc.edu
	Lee Schimmelfing, M.S. Lecturer (919) 962-2577 \| leeschim@email.unc.edu
	Edgar W. Shields, Jr., PhD Associate Professor – Exercise & Sport Science Director of Graduate Studies, Director of Graduate Admissions (919) 962-3351 \| Ed.Shields@unc.edu
	Danielle Smith Teaching Assistant Professor daniellesmith@unc.edu 919.843.7573
	Abbie E. Smith-Ryan, PhD Associate Professor – Exercise Physiology Director, Applied Physiology Laboratory Co-Director, Human Performance (919) 962-2574 \| abbsmith@email.unc.edu Twitter: @asmithryan
	Lee Stoner, PhD, MPH, MA, BSc (Hons), FRSPH, SFHEA Assistant Professor – Exercise Physiology (919) 962-0534 \| stonerl@email.unc.edu
	Heather Tatreau Visiting Lecturer919-962-0100 \| htatreau@email.unc.edu
	Erianne Weight, PhD, BS, MBA Associate Professor – Sport Administration Co-Director, Center for Research in Intercollegiate Athletics (919) 962-5975 \| eweight@email.unc.edu Twitter: @ErianneWeight
	Erik Wikstrom, PhD, ATC, LAT Assistant Professor – Athletic Training Katherine Smith Guenter Fellow Co-Director, Sport Medicine Research Laboratory (919) 962-2260 \| ewikstro@email.unc.edu
	Professor Emeritus Deborah Bialeschki John Billing Bonita Marks Robert G. McMurray Frederick O. Mueller Frank Pleasants John Silva

	Alain Aguilar, MA, ATC, NASM CES/CPT/PES Teaching Associate Professor – Exercise and Sport Science Athletic Training, Fitness Professional Coordinator of the Fitness Professional Concentration Director, Undergraduate Fitness Professional Program (919) 843-2033 \| alaguila@email.unc.edu
	Becca Battaglini Teaching Assistant Professor – Exercise and Sport Science Director, Lifetime Fitness Program (919) 962-0233 \| bbatt@email.unc.edu
	Claudio L. Battaglini, Ph.D., FACSM Professor – Exercise Physiology Director, Graduate Exercise Physiology Program Co-Director, Exercise Oncology Laboratory (919) 843-6045 \|claudio@email.unc.edu
	J. Troy Blackburn, PhD, ATC Assistant Chair and Professor, Exercise and Sport Science Co-Director, Neuromuscular Research Laboratory Associate Dean, Undergraduate Research College of Arts and Science (919) 843-2021 \| troyb@email.unc.edu
	J.D. DeFreese, PhD Clinical Assistant Professor Programs and Service Director, Center for the Study of Retired Athletes Program Manager, UNC Brain & Body Health Program (919) 962-0774 \| defreese@email.unc.edu
	Kevin M. Guskiewicz, PhD, ATC, FNATA, FACSM Dean – College of Arts and Sciences Kenan Distinguished Professor – Athletic Training Co-Director, Matthew Gfeller Sport-Related TBI Research Center asdean@email.unc.edu
	Anthony C. Hackney, PhD, DSc Professor – Exercise Physiology & Nutrition (919) 962-0334 \| ach@email.unc.edu
	Erik Hanson, PhD, CSCS Assistant Professor – Exercise Physiology Co-Director, Exercise Oncology Laboratory (919) 962-0816 \| edhanson@email.unc.edu
	Elizabeth Hedgpeth, RN Adjunct Assistant Professor – Exercise & Sport Science (919) 962-6214 \| hedgpeth@email.unc.edu
	Jonathan A. Jensen, PhD, MS Assistant Professor – Sport Administration (919) 962-0959 \| jajensen@email.unc.edu
	Zachary Kerr, PhD, MPH Assistant Professor – Exercise and Sport Science Director, Center for the Study of Retired Athletes (919) 962-2986 \| zkerr@email.unc.edu
	Kristen L. Kucera, PhD, MSPH, ATC, LAT Assistant Professor – Exerciser and Sport Science Director, National Center for Catastrophic Sports Injury Research (919) 843-8357 \| kkucera@email.unc.edu
	Robert Malekoff Teaching Assistant Professor/Academic Advisor – Sport Administration Director, Undergraduate Sport Administration Undergraduate Program (919) 843-4507 \| rmalekof@email.unc.edu
	Jason P. Mihalik, PhD, CAT(C), ATC Associate Professor – Athletic Training Co-Director, Matthew A. Gfeller Sport-Related Traumatic Brain Injury Research Center O: 919.962.2573 \| L: 919.962.0409 \| F: 919.962.7060 jmihalik@email.unc.edu
	Johna Register-Mihalik, PhD, LAT, ATC Assistant Professor – Athletic Training O: 919.962.2702 \| IPRC: 919.843.1671 johnakay@email.unc.edu
	Debra J. C. Murray Teaching Assistant Professor – Exercise & Sport Science 919-962-6946 \| murray@email.unc.edu
	Barbara Osborne, J.D. Professor – Sport Administration Director, Graduate Sport Administration Program (919) 962-5173 \| (919) 962-6325 (FAX) sportlaw@unc.edu
	Darin Padua, Chair, PhD, ATC Professor & Chair, Department of Exercise & Sport Science Director, Sports Medicine Research Laboratory dpadua@email.unc.edu Twitter: @DarinPadua
	Meredith A. Petschauer, PhD, ATC, LAT Teaching Professor – Athletic Training / Senior Lecturer Director, Undergraduate Athletic Training Program Phone: (919) 962-1110 \| Fax: (919) 962-0489 mbusby@email.unc.edu
	Brian G Pietrosimone, PhD, ATC Associate Professor – Athletic Training Co-Director, Neuromuscular Research Laboratory (919) 962-3617 \| pietrosi@email.unc.edu
	Meg Pomerantz Lecturer – Exercise and Sport Science (919) 962-2577 \| lanchan@email.unc.edu
	Nels Popp, PhD Assistant Professor – Sport Administration Co-Director, Center of Research and Intercollegiate Athletics (919) 445-9364 \| nelspopp@email.unc.edu
	William E. Prentice, PhD, ATC, PT, FNATA Professor – Post-Professional Athletic Training Program Coordinator Post-Professional Athletic Training Program (919) 962-5174 \| prentice@email.unc.edu
	Eric D. Ryan, PhD Associate Professor – Exercise Physiology Director, Exercise Science Teaching Laboratory Co-Director, Neuromuscular Research Laboratory Stallings Fellow (919) 962-0297 \| edryan@email.unc.edu
	Sherry Salyer, Ed.D Teaching Professor- Exercise & Sport Science Director, Undergraduate Studies (919) 962-6947 \| salyer@email.unc.edu
	Lee Schimmelfing, M.S. Lecturer (919) 962-2577 \| leeschim@email.unc.edu
	Edgar W. Shields, Jr., PhD Associate Professor – Exercise & Sport Science Director of Graduate Studies, Director of Graduate Admissions (919) 962-3351 \| Ed.Shields@unc.edu
	Danielle Smith Teaching Assistant Professor daniellesmith@unc.edu 919.843.7573
	Abbie E. Smith-Ryan, PhD Associate Professor – Exercise Physiology Director, Applied Physiology Laboratory Co-Director, Human Performance (919) 962-2574 \| abbsmith@email.unc.edu Twitter: @asmithryan
	Lee Stoner, PhD, MPH, MA, BSc (Hons), FRSPH, SFHEA Assistant Professor – Exercise Physiology (919) 962-0534 \| stonerl@email.unc.edu
	Heather Tatreau Visiting Lecturer919-962-0100 \| htatreau@email.unc.edu
	Erianne Weight, PhD, BS, MBA Associate Professor – Sport Administration Co-Director, Center for Research in Intercollegiate Athletics (919) 962-5975 \| eweight@email.unc.edu Twitter: @ErianneWeight
	Erik Wikstrom, PhD, ATC, LAT Assistant Professor – Athletic Training Katherine Smith Guenter Fellow Co-Director, Sport Medicine Research Laboratory (919) 962-2260 \| ewikstro@email.unc.edu
	Professor Emeritus Deborah Bialeschki John Billing Bonita Marks Robert G. McMurray Frederick O. Mueller Frank Pleasants John Silva

Professor Emeritus