Paula began her career at Hope as an assistant professor in 2021. Her research is aimed at understanding college athletes鈥� retirement experiences after graduation and maintaining their long-term health by promoting exercise and health behaviors post-grad. Paula teaches various courses in human physiology, exercise physiology, clinical exercise physiology and adjacent subjects across the kinesiology and biology departments.

Areas of Expertise

• Clinical exercise physiology
• Exercise testing & prescription
• Cardiac, pulmonary, renal and Parkinson鈥檚 rehab
• Community wellness
• Athlete health & fitness research
• Long-term fitness interventions

Education

• Ph.D., kinesiology and sport studies, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, 2021
• M.S., clinical exercise physiology, University of Delaware, 2017
• B.S., exercise science, University of Delaware, 2016

Selected Honors, Grants, and Awards

• The Association for Applied Sport Psychology Seed Grant, 2023
• Jacob E. Nyenhuis Faculty Development Grant, 2023, 2024

Selected Publications

• 鈥淨uality of Reporting for Single-Case Designs Targeting Exercise and Physical Activity Behavior in Adults: A Systematic Review,鈥� with C.T. Beaumont and K. Strohacker, Translational Journal of the American College of Sports Medicine, 4(23), 2019
• 鈥淢easurements of Acute Affective Responses to Resistance Exercise: A Systematic Review,鈥� with C.T. Beaumont and K. Strohacker, Translational Journal of the American College of Sports Medicine, 5(11), 2020
•  鈥淒etermining the Acceptability of Electronically-Delivered, Personally-Adaptive, Multimedia Exercise Prompts for Middle-Age Adults,鈥� with E.T. Schaltegger, C.T. Beaumont and K. Strohacker, The International Journal of Exercise Science, 13(5), 2020
• 鈥淓xploring Determinants of Recalled In-Task Affect During Recreational Exercise,鈥� with C.T. Beaumont and K. Strohacker, Physiology & Behavior, 230, 2021
• 鈥�Promotion of Leisure-Time Physical Activity by Craft Breweries in Knoxville, Tennessee,鈥� with K. Strohacker, E.C. Fitzhugh, A. Wozencroft and C.T. Beaumont, Leisure Studies, 40(6), 2021 
• 鈥�Exploring Former NCAA Division I Athletes鈥� Experiences with Post-Sport Physical Activity: A Qualitative Approach鈥� with R.A. Zakrajsek, M.R. Eckenrod, C.T. Beaumont and K. Strohacker, Journal of Applied Sport Psychology, 35(2), 2023
• 鈥�Exploration of Parental Rewards in Incentivizing Children鈥檚 Physical Activity,鈥� with T.J. Kybartas and D.C. Coe, Applied Physiology, Nutrition, and Metabolism, 48(5), 2023
• 鈥�Former NCAA Division I Athletes鈥� Perceptions of Intervention Components to Improve Post-Sport Physical Activity,鈥� with R.A. Zakrajsek, M.R. Eckenrod, C.T. Beaumont and K. Strohacker, Journal of Applied Sport Psychology, 2024