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Assistant Professor, Physical
Education
Department of Physical Education and
Athletic Training
Station #11
205.652.3507
gcazers@uwa.edu
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Degrees: |
PhD, Human Performance, Sport
Pedagogy, 2009
MS, Education, Human Performance, Baylor
University, 1998
BS Physical Education
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Employment Date: |
August 2013 |
Professional Biography: |
Dr. Gunnar Cazers was appointed as a
tenure-track assistant professor in the
Department of Physical Education and
Athletic Training in the Julia S.
Tutwiler College of Education in August
of 2013. He specializes in teaching
courses in sport pedagogy, wellness,
adapted physical education, and motor
learning. He has been selected several
times as a faculty fellow to teach in
the Steelcase Active Learning Classroom.
Dr. Cazers earned a Ph.D.
in kinesiology with an emphasis in sport
pedagogy from the University of Alabama
in December, 2009. Before coming to The
University of West Alabama he was the
chair of the Department of Health and
Physical Education at Stillman College
in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. He completed is
master’s degree at Baylor University,
and his master’s thesis on the German
contribution to American physical
education was published in the Journal
of Physical Education, Recreation, and
Dance. Dr. Cazers received his
undergraduate degree in his hometown at
the University of Minnesota in
Minneapolis.
His research interests
include sport history and the life
histories of physical educators. He is a
member of SHAPE America, the national
association of physical educators, and
is chair-elect of the college council of
ASAHPERD, the Alabama state organization
of physical educators. In his free time,
Dr. Cazers enjoys playing music,
traveling, running, Nordic walking, and
hiking.
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Classes usually taught: |
PE 200 Foundations of Physical
Education
PE 251 Concepts of Health and Wellness
PE/EX 345 Motor Learning and Motor
Development
PE 423 Adapted Physical Education
PE 523 Graduate Adapted Physical
Education
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Committees: |
Graduate Council, Faculty Information
Committee, Signature Assessment
Development Committee
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Academic / Research Interests: |
Life history research, sport history
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Current Projects: |
Life history of an exemplary American
physical educator
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Recent Publications: |
- Cazers, G., & Curtner-Smith,
M.D. (2014). Life history of Karen:
A physical education teacher
educator with an impairment.
Palaestra, 28(2), 47-53.
- Cazers, G., & Curtner-Smith,
M.D. (2013). Legacy of a pioneer
African American educator. Research
Quarterly for Exercise and Sport,
84, 39-51.
doi:10.1080/02701367.2013.762290
- Cazers, G., & Miller, G. A.
(2000). The German contribution to
American physical education: A
historical perspective. Journal of
Physical Education, Recreation &
Dance, 71(6), 44-48.
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Recent Presentations: |
- Cazers, G., (November, 2015)
Legacy of a Pioneer African American
Educator. Presented at ASAHPERD
Conference, Birmingham, AL
- Exford, T.J., Satcher, N., &
Cazers, G. (November, 2015)
Navigating the River of Opportunity:
Choosing the Right Graduate Program.
Presented at ASAHPERD Conference,
Birmingham, AL
- Cazers, G., (October, 2015)
Preparing World Citizens: Teaching a
Second Language in Physical
Education. Presented at PETE/HETE
Conference, Atlanta, GA
- Cazers, G., & Curtner-Smith, M.
(April, 2014) Life History of an
Exemplary American Female Physical
Education Teacher. Poster presented
a SHAPE America Conference, St.
Louis
- Cazers, G., & Curtner-Smith, M.
(November, 2013) Life History of a
Female Physical Education Teacher
with an Impairment. Poster presented
at ASAHPERD Conference, Birmingham,
AL
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WWW Links: |
http://www.shapeamerica.org/
http://www.asahperd.org/
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