Kathryn Lewis, PhD, MS

Assistant Professor of Exercise Science

Biography

Kathryn (Kary) Lewis, PhD, MS, is an Assistant Professor in the Exercise Science department at American International College. After 15 years in the business world, which included almost nine years in the real estate industry and six years in event planning, Dr. Lewis changed course and went back to school. She earned an M.S. in health promotion and disease prevention and a Ph.D. in exercise physiology, both from Springfield College. She also earned a B.S. in psychology from Denison University.

Since the completion of her PhD in 2017, Dr. Lewis held one-year full-time appointments at Westfield State University and Springfield College. While at Westfield State, she started and was the chair of the Diversity & Inclusion Advisory Committee for the Movement Science department. During the 2018-2019 academic year at Springfield College, she served on the Honors Program Advisory Committee and assisted in the external program review for the master’s program in Exercise Physiology. Dr. Lewis serves as the advisor to the Exercise Is Medicine® student program at AIC, Exercise Science Club, and Peer Mentor Program. Research and professional interests involve effective practices in teaching and learning physiological concepts, with a focus on equity and inclusion via the Universal Design for Learning paradigm.

Degrees

Doctor of Philosophy in Physical Education (Exercise Physiology concentration)
Springfield College, 2017

Master of Science in Health Promotion & Disease Prevention
Springfield College, 2014

Bachelor of Science in Psychology
Denison University, 1992

Current Courses

EXS 1000: Introduction to Exercise Science

EXS 2300: Motor Development & Learning

EXS 3300: Physiology of Exercise

EXS 4200: Exercise Testing & Prescription

EXS 4500: Research Seminar

EXS 5050: Neuromuscular & Hormonal Aspects to Exercise

EXS 5610: Exercise Testing & Evaluation

Certifications & Trainings

• Higher Education Flipped Learning 3.0 Certification (FL Global Initiative) || 2019
  • 20-hour online course to train faculty in the implementation of the flipped classroom as a mode of teaching
• Safe Zone training || 2017
  • Completed training and received placard signifying my office as a zone safe and supportive for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgendered, and queer individuals
• Exercise is Medicine® Ambassador || 2017
  • Preparation training for on-campus participation in Exercise is Medicine program offered at New England American College of Sports Medicine fall meeting
• Blood-borne pathogen training (OSHA) || 2016-2018
  • OSHA requirement for laboratory body fluid exposure
• CPR & First Aid || 2005 – Present
  • Completed June, 2005; October, 2008; and January, 2017

Professional Memberships

• 2011-present American College of Sports Medicine, National and New England Chapter
• 2023-present American Association of University Professors
• 2023 New England Faculty Development Consortium
• 2017-2023 American Physiological Society (Affiliate member)
• 2021-present Life Science Teaching Resource Community

Conference Presentations & Peer Reviews

Lewis, K. & Boivin, J. (2021, May). Efficacy of the Flipped Learning Model: Learning outcomes and student perceptions of learning in an undergraduate Introduction to Nutrition course. New England Educational Research Organization, via Zoom

Boivin, J. & Lewis, K. (2020, November). The Flipped Learning Model: An approach to teaching health-related topics. MA Health, Physical Education, Recreation & Dance Convention, via Zoom

Lewis, K. & Peacock, J. (2021, May) Active learning through the flipped classroom: Success, failure, or both? Lily Conference, via Zoom

Reviewed for Publication:

Osterlie, O. & Mehus, I. (2020) The impact of flipped learning on cognitive knowledge learning and intrinsic motivation in Norwegian secondary physical education. Education Sciences, 10(4). doi:340685233_The_Impact_of_Flipped_Learning_on_Cognitive_Knowledge_Learning_and_Intrinsic_Motivation_in_Norwegian_Secondary_Physical_Education

Presentations/ Awards

• 2022 – Jefferson Center for Interprofessional Education Conference, Philadelphia, PA; Contribution to poster presentation; November 4, 2023 Arcibal, L., Lewis, K., Wilson, L., Sego, S., Hooven, F., Kuo, P., Favolise, M., LeClaire, A., & Barlow, K. (2022). Interprofessional Transformative Learning Using a Poverty Simulation
• 2020 – MA Health, Physical Education, Recreation & Dance Convention, via Zoom 30-minute Presentation; November 2, 2020 The Flipped Learning Model: An Approach to Teaching Health-Related Topics Kathryn Lewis & Jacquelynne Chase Boivin
  • New England Educational Research Organization, Portsmouth, NH Roundtable Presentation Efficacy of the Flipped Learning Model: Learning Outcomes and Student Perceptions of Learning in an Undergraduate Introduction to Nutrition Course Kathryn Lewis & Jacquelynne Chase
  • Lily Conference, via Zoom 20-minute Presentation; Prerecorded for virtual conference, Wednesdays in May, 2021 Active Learning through the Flipped Classroom: Success, Failure, or Both? Kathryn Lewis & Jessica Peacock
• 2018 –  American College of Sports Medicine Annual Conference, Minneapolis, MN Thematic Poster Presentation Heart Rate Responses in the Diving Reflex among Aerobically Trained and Untrained Men
• 2017 American College of Sports Medicine Annual Conference, Boston, MA Poster Presentation An Evaluation of a Healthy Eating Course Using the Theory of Planned Behavior

Office

Room 113 Colaccino Center for Health Sciences