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Suzanna Rocco Dillon, Ph.D. CAPE

Assistant Professor

Tel: 313-577-9847

Office:   125.2 Matthaei Building

E-mail: sdillon@wayne.edu

Fax: 313-577-9301

 

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  • Educational Background:

    • Ph.D.  in Developmental and Adapted Physical Education, Texas Woman's University, Denton, TX

    • Master of Arts in Physical Education, Western Michigan University

    • Bachelor of Science, Alma College

  • Areas of Interests:

    • Physical Education Teacher Education

    • Adapted Physical Education

    • Disability Sport

  • Courses:

    • KHS 6540 Workshops in Health, Physical Education, and Recreation

    • KIN 5530 Technology and Assessment in Physical Education

    • KIN 5440 Physical Education for Elementary School Children I

    • KIN 5450 Physical Education for Elementary School Children II

    • KIN 6610 Advanced Movement Education and Dance

    • KIN 6620 Advanced Sport Education

    • KIN 6630 Advanced Fitness and Adventure Education

    • KIN 7440 Physical Education for Elementary School Children I

    • KIN 7450 Physical Education for Elementary School Children II

    • Supervision of Student Teachers

    • Supervision of Master's Projects and Master's Theses

  • Professional Organizations:

    • International Federation of Adapted Physical Activity

    • North American Federation of Adapted Physical Activity

    • American Alliance of Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance

    • American Association for Active Lifestyles and Fitness

    • Virginia Alliance of Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance

    • American Educational Research Association (AERA)

    • Michigan Alliance of Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (MAHPERD)

  • Recent Publications:

    • McCaughtry, N., Oliver, K., Dillon, S.R., & Martin, J. (In review). Teachers' perspectives on pedometers as instructional technology in physical education: A cautionary tale. Journal of Teaching Physical Education.

    • Dillon, S.R., McCaughtry, N., & Hummel, S. (in review). School districts' hiring practice for new physical educators. Journal of Teaching in Physical Education

    • Shen, B., McCaughtry, N., Martin, J., & Dillon, S.R. (2006). Does "sneaky fox" facilitate learning? An investigation of seductive details in physical education. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 77(4), 498-506.

    • Dillon, S.R., Pyfer, J., French, R., & Huettig, C. (2007). Elementary physical educators' beliefs regarding adapted physical education-related competencies. Research Quarterly of Exercise and Sport.

    • Hall, B., McCaughtry, N., Dillon, S.R., Martin, J., & Shen, B. (2007). Teachers' perspectives on the ways that minority students influence their physical education teaching practices. Research Quarterly of Exercise and Sport.

    • Barnard, S., McCaughtry, N., Martin, J., & Dillon, S.R. (2006).  Teachers' perspectives on challenges of teaching physical education in urban schools. Research Quarterly of Exercise and Sport,  77, A50.

    • Hummel, S., McCaughtry, N., & Dillon, S.R. (2006). Hiring physical education teachers: Perspectives of search committees. Research Quarterly of Exercise and Sport,  77, A59.

  • Current Research:

    • The Effects of Adapted Physical Education Practica on Pre-service Teacher Attitudes

    • General Physical Educators' Perceptions of their Professional Preparation in Adapted Physical Education

    • An Investigation of General Physical Educators' Involvement in the IEP Process

    • The Effects of Time-Delayed Video Feedback on Skill Acquisition and Learner Cognition in Physical Education

    • Pre-service physical educators' perceptions of the integration of personal digital assistant technology into physical education instruction

    • A Comparison of the Long and Short Form of the Bruininks-Oseretsky Test of Motor Proficiency

    • General Physical Educators' Perceptions of Adapted Physical Education Related Competencies

       

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