Project History and Coordination
The Iowa FitnessGram Initiative is managed by faculty and students affiliated with the Physical Activity and Health Promotion Lab within the Department of Kinesiology at Iowa State University. The Iowa FitnessGram Initiative was launched to help support and promote physical education programming in Iowa. It is operated as a "participatory research network" to provide benefits to both researchers and practitioners. Many graduate students and post-doctoral researchers have contributed to the project over the years as part of their doctoral training including Dr. Yang Bai, Dr. Joey Lee, Dr. Pedro Saint-Maurice, Dr. Jodee Schaben, Dr. Michelle Ihmels, and Dr. Gabby McLoughlin. The current members of our research group are listed below.
Faculty Coordinators
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Dr. Greg Welk
Dr. Welk is a Professor in the Department of Kinesiology at Iowa State University. He has served as the Scientific Director of the national FitnessGram program for the Cooper Institute since 1996. He works closely with the Cooper Institute staff to oversee the evaluation for the FitnessGram / NFL Play 60 Partnership project and other national projects and initiated the Iowa FitnessGram project to provide support for local Iowa schools. Please contact Dr. Greg Welk by email (gwelk@iastate.edu) for more information about the project.
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Dr. Andrew Pitchford
Dr. Pitchford is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Kinesiology at Iowa State University. He is a Certified Adapted Physical Educator (CAPE) and specializes in motor development and physical activity promotion in children with and without disabilities. He is a developer and author of the Test of Gross Motor Development, Third Edition (TGMD-3). and offers unique expertise with adapted PE. Please contact Dr. Andrew Pitchford by email (eapitch@iastate.edu) for questions.
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