Doctoral Students Jong-Ho Kim Jong-Ho Kim received his bachelor’s degree in Physical Education at the Korea University in South Korea in 2000 and his master’s degree in Therapeutic Recreation at the University of Tennessee in 2003. Upon the completion of his master’s degree he worked as a CTRS in rehabilitation center and geriatric hospital mainly working with the elderly with stroke or dementia. He has been studying as a Ph.D. student majoring in Health Education and serving as a T.A. on a diabetic research team at the University of Texas since fall semester, 2007. His works with Dr. Steinhardt have an emphasis on health education for people with diabetes, resilience programs for coping with stress, and physical activity. Sarah Mount Prior to beginning her studies at UT, Sarah taught high school Wellness and Outdoor education in Burlington, Vermont. She completed her physical education licensing program at the University of Vermont and received a M.S. in Kinesiology from Cal Poly State University in San Luis Obispo. Her fondness for new life experiences landed her in Austin to grow as a writer, lifelong learner, and behavioral health researcher. Her research interests include the effects of the built environment on health and fitness, the outcomes of experiential educational programs on cognitive and emotional development, and the influence of time spent in nature on youth. Other topics Sarah enjoys exploring are the construction of gender, integral psychology, personality typing, and the therapeutic use of pets to improve health. Previous experiences that helped drive these curiosities include teaching leave no trace camping skills to adolescents, learning the path of least resistance while working as a river raft guide, testing personal resilience while mountain biking from Telluride, Colorado to Moab, Utah through the San Juan Mountains, paddling the Green River while talking pedagogy with other teachers through Outward Bound, and countless end of the day adventures with her two dogs, Huck and Harry. Bill Sadler Bill Sadler graduated summa cum laude from Boston College in 2004 with a B.A. in Economics and Communication. As an undergraduate, he wrote a thesis on urban planning, health, and the social environment that earned him the Scholar of the College distinction. Bill also received a law degree (J.D.), cum laude, from the University of Minnesota Law School in 2007. Bill has worked in a variety of professional settings, including a public relations firm in Boston and an arbitration company in Minneapolis. Bill has an extensive knowledge of health and environmental law, as well as legal issues related to the Internet and e-commerce. Bill is studying resilience, stress, and coping among lawyers and other high-powered professionals, as well as students in preprofessional degree programs such as law, business, and medicine. In his spare time, Bill enjoys running and other physical activities. He has run eight marathons, including two Boston Marathons. His best time is 2:52:30 in the April 2007 Boston Marathon. Upon the completion of his master’s degree he worked as a CTRS in rehabilitation center and geriatric hospital mainly working with the elderly with stroke or dementia. He has been studying as a Ph.D. student majoring in Health Education and serving as a T.A. on a diabetic research team at the University of Texas since fall semester, 2007. His works with Dr. Steinhardt have an emphasis on health education for people with diabetes, resilience programs for coping with stress, and physical activity. Masters Students Katherine Coffee Katherine Coffee is a graduate student of the University of Texas at Austin’s Health Education Program. She is earning her Master’s degree with emphasis in Health Promotion. Katherine is a Fitness Professional at Lake Austin Spa Resort and has served here for four years. She enjoys teaching fitness classes, conducting personal training and giving talks to visiting guests on the topics of osteoporosis, stress management and metabolism. She also enjoys working in an environment recognized as one of the top ten destinations spa resorts in the world, and ranked the #2 resort in North America. Katherine has had the pleasure of being exposed to a wide variety of populations from different walks of life. While earning her Kinesiology degree from Southwestern University in Georgetown Texas, she served in the fitness center among the active adult retirement community of Sun City. Katherine gained first-hand experience with older adults and special populations while admiring the continued commitment necessary to maintain good health and wellness as we mature. After graduation Katherine relocated to Austin where she accepted a fitness staff position with Dell Computer’s Corporate Wellness Program. Here she guided employees in their daily balance of work and health. She led fitness classes and training sessions while observing the effects of high-stress work on individual’s overall well-being. Katherine’s time at Dell was divided among one-on-one training, group fitness instruction and employee health promotion programs. Today, Katherine continues to challenge herself through a variety of health and fitness interests ranging from functional training and postural therapy, stress management, balancing brain chemistry and nutrition. She holds national certifications with the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) as a Health & Fitness Instructor, the American Council on Exercise (ACE) for Personal Training and the Aerobics & Fitness Association of America (AFAA) for a variety of group fitness classes. Katherine is a practioner with the neuroscience company, Neurogistics, and is in the process of becoming a Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT) recognized by the Yoga Alliance. To contact Katherine, please visit her website at www.KatherineCoffee.com. Becky Garza Becky Garza is a graduate student pursuing a Masters degree in Health Education at the University of Texas at Austin. She obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Health Promotion and Fitness from the College of Education at the University of Texas at Austin in 2006. She was given the opportunity to do an internship as an undergraduate with the United Independent School District Nutrition Department in Laredo, TX where she developed and presented health presentations for both students and staff of the school district. Becky is currently working with Dr. Steinhardt as a T.A. for her Evaluation and Research Design undergraduate course. She is also in the process of developing her thesis, which examines the stressful experiences and coping mechanisms for Texas teachers, and the relationship with burnout and other health related outcomes. Prior to graduate school, she worked with Dr. Sukho Lee at Texas A&M International University on a research project concerning overweight children, nutrition, and exercise. Over the summer, she worked with Dr. Esbelle Jowers on the Walk Texas! Diabetes project where she created a manual on the predictive factors and methods of assessing physical activity and adiposity in adults. Christian Gloria Christian Gloria earned his B.S. in Health Promotion and Fitness from the University of Texas at Austin in 2005. As an undergraduate, he worked at St. David's Cardiac Rehabilitation Center where he helped patients regain their strength and endurance after undergoing cardiac operation. Christian also provided personal training for hospital staff members through the Employee Wellness Program. Furthermore, he participated in the Williamson County Health Fair where he evaluated the BMI of county residents and presented information regarding the importance of a healthy lifestyle. As a graduate student, Christian worked with the TX Department of State Health where he assisted in the development of programs such as the Tex Plat, which provides restaurants with the tools to promote healthy eating, and the Farm To Work, a program that allows individuals to order fresh produce from local farmers and have them conveniently delivered to the workplace. Currently, Christian is working on his thesis in collaboration with the TX Department of State Health, Steps to a Healthier Austin, and the university's nutritional sciences program to assess the availability, promotion, and quality of healthy food items from restaurants and grocery stores in order to examine their relationship with obesity.