Medical Board Certified in
Physiology, May 2006, University of Mississippi
Initial employment at
UWA:
1994
Professional
bio:
Janis
Beaird joined the faculty at UWA in 1994. She received her
B.S. from Illinois
State
University
with a major in physical education. She then obtained an
M.S. in health education from the
University of Illinois.
Dr. Beaird received an Ed.D. from the
University of Alabama,
with her work focusing on exercise physiology. She worked
for six years as a teacher and coach at junior and senior
high schools, and spent three years as a Health Educator III
at the Nebraska State Health Department. She is now a vital
member of the UWA faculty, teaching a variety of courses
including Human Anatomy and Physiology, Applied Nutrition
and Medical Terminology. According to Dr. Beaird, her
interest lies in "human physiology, how the body
works." Dr. Beaird is active in research into heat
stress.
