Doctoral Students Katherine Coffee Katherine Coffee completed her Master's degree in Health Promotion from the University of Texas at Austin and is continuing her graduate studies to pursue a Doctorate's degree in Health Education. Katherine’s research program aims to discover predictors of success and well-being among minority girls attending the Ann Richards School for Young Women Leaders. Katherine received her undergraduate degree in Kinesiology from Southwestern University in Georgetown, Texas. While at Southwestern, she received invaluable experience working with active adults and special populations at Sun City in the fitness department. Upon graduation she worked with Dell Computer’s Corporate Wellness Program in North Austin. There she guided employees in their daily work/life balance while observing the effects of high-stress 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. Currently, Katherine is fitness professional at Lake Austin Spa Resort, a highly ranked destination resort and spa. At the resort she enjoys teaching a variety of classes, conducting personal training sessions and leading discussion programs to visiting guests on ways to improve their health and wellness. Katherine is a Licensed Stress Management Coach and a Registered Yoga Teacher. She holds national certifications with the American College of Sports Medicine as a Health & Fitness Instructor and the American Council on Exercise for Personal Training. Katherine continues to challenge herself both academically and professionally in the fitness and wellness field by promoting healthy behaviors to the community. To contact Katherine, please visit her website. Katie Faulk Katie Faulk earned a B.S. in Exercise Science and a B.A. in Bioethics from Pacific University in 2007. Her undergraduate work focused on the optimization of biomechanical efficiency and the negative impacts of fatigue in members of the military. Katie completed her M.A. in Kinesiology in 2009 at The University of Texas at Austin. Her master’s thesis examined the impact of diet and exercise on cardiovascular reactivity following a stressful situation. She is continuing on with her doctoral studies and her work with Dr. Steinhardt will focus on the stressors of military life, resilience programs for coping with stress, and the physical and psychological implications of stress. 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. 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.