Dr. Emily Jones
Physical Education Teacher Education Faculty
- About
- Education
- Awards & Honors
- Selected Research
Current Courses
KNR 426.001 Clinical Supervision In Physical Activity Settings
KNR 499.031 Independent Research For The Master's Thesis
KNR 400.013 Independent Study In Kinesiology & Recreation
Teaching Interests & Areas
Dr. Jones teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in Physical Education Teacher Education.
Research Interests & Areas
Dr. Jones’ current lines of research include issues related to: (a) school- and community-based physical activity programs and initiatives and (b) integration of instructional technology in physical education teacher planning, delivery, assessment, and advocacy efforts. Dr. Jones has been a key team member on 17 grants or research contract proposals seeking over $4 million (14 as Principal Investigator or co-Principal Investigator).
Ph D Kinesiology
University of Georgia
Athens, GA
MA Physical Education Teaching
University of Northern Iowa
Cedar Falls, IA
BA Physical Education Teaching
University of Northern Iowa
Cedar Falls, IA
Outstanding Faculty
School of Kinesiology and Recreation
2024
Interdisciplinary Civic Engagement Award
Center for Civic Engagement
2022
Hall of Excellence Inductee
University of Northern Iowa
2019
Mabel Lee Award
SHAPE America
2016
Big XII Faculty Research Fellowship
West Virginia University
2015
Grants-person of the Year
West Virginia University, College of Physical Activity & Sport Sciences
2014
Excellence in Research Award
West Virginia University, College of Physical Activity & Sport Sciences
2013
Excellence in Teaching Award
West Virginia University, College of Physical Activity & Sport Sciences
2013
Scholar Award
WVAHPERD
2013
Excellence in Research Award
West Virginia University, College of Physical Activity & Sport Sciences
2011
Excellence in Service Award
West Virginia University, College of Physical Activity & Sport Sciences
2011
Grants-person of the Year
West Virginia University, College of Physical Activity & Sport Sciences
2011
Young Professional Award
WVAHPERD
2011
Excellence in Research Award
West Virginia University, College of Physical Activity & Sport Sciences
2010
Excellence in Teaching Award
West Virginia University, College of Physical Activity & Sport Sciences
2010
Grants and Contracts
Enhancing the Access to and Accessibility of Wellness Services and Programs for District 87 Schools
Nicky Wu, Emily Jones, John Kostelnick.
College of Applied Science and Technology. December 1 2022 - June 30 2023
Diversifying the PE Teacher Education Pipeline: Exploring the Lived Experience of Students of Color in Physical Education Teacher Education
Emily Jones.
Illinois Association for Health Physical Education Recreation and Dance. May 2021 - May 2023
Targeting the Usual Suspects: A Process-Oriented Approach to Developing Strategic and Targeted Recruitment Efforts in an Undergraduate PETE Program Using Student Journey Mapping and Student Persona Methodology
Emily Jones.
College of Applied Science and Technology - University Research Grant FY 2019. July 2018
Exploring Appalachian Guardians’ Opt-In and Out Decisions of Children’s School-based Health Screening
Emily Jones, Kibum Cho.
SHAPE America. June 2016 - June 2018
Mylan Park Elementary Physical Education Program
Emily Jones.
Monongalia County Board of Education, Morgantown, West Virginia. August 2015 - June 2016
McDowell CHOICES Project Outreach: Coordinated Health Opportunities Involving Communities, Environments, and Schools
Emily Jones, Eloise Elliott, Sean Bulger, Alfgeir Kristjansson, Andrea Taliaferro, Nathan Acosta.
United States Department of Agriculture, National Institute of Food and Agriculture. 2014 - 2015
Mylan Park Elementary Physical Education Program
Emily Jones.
Monongalia County Board of Education, Morgantown, West Virginia. August 2014 - June 2015
Phebe M. Scott Endowment Fund for Professional Development of Women
Emily Jones.
College of Applied Science and Technology -. - June 2020
Phebe M. Scott Endowment Fund for Professional Development of Women
Emily Jones.
College of Applied Science and Technology -. - June 2019
Book, Chapter
Actividades físicas en el medio natural adaptadas a la clase de Educación Física: propuesta didáctica
Ramón Alfonso González Rivas, Oscar Núñez Enríquez, Azaneth Laguna Celia, Emily Jones.
(2025), 174-187, Universidad de Guadalajara
Chapter 13: Concluding Thoughts on a Systems-Level Perspective of Workforce R&D in PESP
Hal A Lawson, Emily Jones, Kevin Andrew Richards.
(2025), Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy Workforce Research and Development, Routledge
Chapter 1: Prioritizing a 21st Century Workforce Agenda.
Hal A Lawson, Kevin Andrew Richards, Emily Jones.
(2025), Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy Workforce Research and Development., Routledge
Chapter 2: The Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy Workforce
Kevin Andrew Richards, Emily Jones, Hal A Lawson.
(2025), Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy Workforce Research and Development, Routledge
Chapter 3: Toward a Workforce Vocabulary for Research and Development
Hal A Lawson, Emily Jones, Kevin Andrew Richards.
(2025), Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy Workforce Research and Development, Routledge
Chapter 5: From System Analysis to Coordinated, Collective Action
Emily Jones, Kevin Andrew Richards, Hal Lawson.
(2025), Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy Workforce Research and Development, Routledge
Chapter 4: Physical Education and Sport, the natural setting for values and life skills.
Scott Pierce, Emily Jones, Andrew Eberline.
(2024), Coaching Values and Life Skills through Physical Education and Sports: A Practical Toolkit, Routledge
Chapter 4: The syn-epistemic wholeness of physical education practice.
Zack Beddoes, Emily Jones.
(2024), Social Pedagogy in Physical Education: Human-centred Practice, Taylor and Francis
Conducting a systematic needs assessment for CSPAP success
Eloise Elliott, Sean Bulger, Emily Jones, Alfgeir Kristjansson.
(2019), 231-246, Comprehensive school physical activity programs: Putting research into evidence-based practice
Chapter 41: Physical activity policy and practice around the world: The United States of America
Sean M Bulger, Emily Jones, Eloise M Elliott.
(2017), Routledge handbook of physical activity policy and practice, Routledge
State-based efforts for physical activity planning: Experiences from Texas and West Virginia.
Eloise Elliott, Emily Jones, D Nichols, T Murray, Harold W Kohl.
(2014), 249-258, Implementing Physical Activity Strategies, Human Kinetics
Conference Proceeding
Beyond Bricks and Mortar: A Qualitative Examination of the Factors Influencing Diffusion of an Innovative PETE Graduate Program
Andrew Eberline, Emily Jones, Robert Knipe.
AIESEP World Congress 2018, (2018)
Deliberate reflection: Effects of pre-service teacher post-lesson reflection on teaching behaviors.
Emily Jones, Karen Lux.
Current Issues in Contemporary Comparative Physical Education and Sport, 87-96, (2013)
Creative Works/Broadcast Media
Developing Future Faculty to Ensure a Favorable Future for PETE
Chad Killian, Emily Jones, Jennifer Krause, Kevin Andrew Richards.
(2022)
Going behind the research w/Dr. Emily Jones
Kevin Andrew Richards, Emily Jones.
Playing with Research in Health and Physical Education- Podcast, 234, (2022)
January 2022 PETE Collaborative
Emily Jones, Jaimie McMullen, Chad Killian.
(2022)
SEL, Movement and Mindfulness in the Classroom
Emily Jones, Valerie Hauge.
Playing with Research in Health and Physical Education - Podcast, 251, (2022)
Magazine/Trade Publication
Mirrors and Windows: Unlocking Collective Impact for Children's Health
Emily Jones, Ben Schwamberger, Luis Sanchez-Martinez, Victor Ramsey, Tan Leng Goh.
Momentum Magazine, SHAPE America, May, (2023)
Manuscript
Impact as an Indicator of Faculty Success – Amplifying Research and Teaching Excellence
Emily Jones, Sean Bulger, Jared Russell, Noelle Selkow, Amy Woods.
Kinesiology Review, 14 (4), 419-427, (2025), https://doi.org/10.1123/kr.2025-0030
Enhancing Collective Action in Physical Education Teacher Education: A Three-Pathways Approach
Zack Beddoes, Emily Jones.
Quest, 74 (3), 251-265, (2022)
Duality of connection and division across schools and communities: An aerial perspective
Emily Jones, Andrew Eberline.
Jouranl of Physical Education, Recreation, and DAnce, 92 (6), 3-4, (2021)
What the HETE/PETE?
Sarah Benes, Jaimie McMullen, Clancy Seymour, Emily Jones, Catherine Cardinal, Victor Ramsey, Erin Centeio.
JOPERD, 94 (6), 3-5, https://doi.org/10.1080/07303084.2023.2221610
Presentations
Designing Wellness: Translating Research into Systemic Change through the District 87 Wellness Collaborative
Emily Jones, Caroline Bulbuka, Leslie Blockman, Nicole Rummel.
Illinois Innovation Network Sustainability and Social Innovation Research Conference, Dekalb, IL, September, 2025
Supporting Federal School Wellness Policy Compliance: A Research-Practice Partnership Approach
Andrew D. Eberline, Emily M Jones, Joey Lee, Tyler Kybartas, Staci Coussens, Leslie Blockman, Caroline Bubulka.
AIESEP International Conference, Tampa, FL, May 19, 2025
Creating a Mentorship Program at the State Affiliate Level
John David, Andrew D Eberline, Emily Jones.
SHAPE America, Baltimore, MD, March, 2025
PETE/HETE Partnerships: Working together to address recruitment and retention
Meghan Dennis, Emily Jones.
SHAPE America, Baltimore, MD, March, 2025
Impact as an Indicator of Faculty Success
Emily Jones, Sean Bulger, Amy Woods, Jared Russell, Noelle Selkow.
American Kinesiology Association 2025 Workshop, Newport Beach, CA, January, 2025
Creating a Mentorship Program at the State Affiliate Level
John David, Andrew D Eberline, Emily Jones.
IAHPERD, Tinley Park, IL, December, 2024
Navigating Change: Implementation of Teaching Personal and Social in Physical Education
Adam Rosenbery, Emily Jones, Andrew Eberline, Mary Henninger.
AIESEP International Conferece, Jyväskylä, Finland, May, 2024
Pursuing a Favorable Future for PESP through Workforce Research and Development
Hal A Lawson, Kevin A Richards, Emily Jones.
AERA National Conference, Philadelphia, PA, April, 2024
Educator Wellbeing and Turnover Intentions
Adena Meyers, Derek Goebel, Emily Jones.
Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, IL, April, 2024
Supporting Educator Wellbeing and Retention through Collaborative Action Research
Adena Meyers, A Garcia, Emily Jones.
National Association of School Psychology, New Orleans, LA, February, 2024
Methods of Teaching Physical Education
Emily Jones, Kevin Richards.
Invited Scholar Lecture, Laramie, WY, January, 2024
Building Cross & Interdisciplinary Partnerships for Collective Impact: Employing Needs and Strength-based Approaches
Emily Jones.
Invited Scholar Lecutre, Laramie, WY, January, 2024
Pioneering Online Program Development: Insights from Faculty Leaders
Emily Jones, Terry Noel, Chris Grieshaber, Anthony Pina.
Teaching and Learning Symposium, Normal, IL, January, 2024
Empowering Faculty for Online Education: An Overview of Instructional Design Support
Emily Jones, Stephanie Wilson, Elizabeth Sattler, Eric Hodges, Jennifer Peterson.
Teaching and Learning Symposium, Normal, IL, January 10, 2024
Illinois Physical Education and Physical Activity Implementation
Emily Jones, Wesley J Wilson, Paul Wright, Jim Ressler.
Illinois Association of Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance, Tinley Park, IL, December, 2023
CAST Lunch & Learn on Chat GPT
Emily Jones.
ISU CAST Lunch & Learn, Normal, IL, September, 2023
International Stage Setting and Call to Action for a Global Workforce Research and Development Agenda
Emily M Jones, Kevin Andrew Richards, Hal A Lawson, Doune Macdonald, Louise McCuaig.
AIESEP World Congress, Santiago, Chile, July, 2023
School Administrators’ Efforts to Maintain and Improve School Wellness Environments: A School-University Partnership Monitoring Factors Affecting School Wellness
Emily Jones, Andrew Eberline, Adena Meyers, Harriett Steinbach, Staci Coussens.
AIESEP World Congress, Santiago, Chile, July, 2023
District 87 Wellness Collaborative: An On-going Research Practice Partnership
Emily Jones, Leslie Blockman, Caroline Bubulka, Diane Wolf, Adena Meyers.
Participatory Action Research Summer Cohort 2023, Normal, IL, May, 2023
PETE Enrollment and Retention: How are Students of Color Encouraged and Supported?
Julia Valley, Emily Jones, O'Connor Jamie, Ana Lisa Eberline.
IAHPERD State Convention, Tinley Park, IL, December, 2022
Examining Social Capital in College and Physical Education Career Selection
Emily Jones, Lisa Ana Eberline, Julia Valley, Jamie O'Connor, Kason O'Neil, Mara Simon.
SHAPE America, New Orleans, April, 2022
Mothering in Academia: Perspectives on work/life balance and support
C Egan, Emily Jones, Erin Centeio, Karen Gaudreault, Emi Tsuda.
SHAPE America, New Orleans, April, 2022
PETE Roundtable on Recruitment and Retention
Emily Jones, Kason O'Neil, Risto Marttinen, Kevin Richards, Jaimie McMullen, Chad Killian.
SHAPE America, New Orleans, LA, April, 2022
Collective action for school-wellness: An ecological example
Emily Jones, Andrew Eberline, Tyler Kybartas, Joseph Lee, Megan Weemer, John Christian Kostelnick, Susana Calderon, Laura Finan, Adena Meyers, Nicky Wu.
AIESEP World Congress, Gold Coast, Australia, February, 2022
Creating a sense of community in higher education through the PETE collaborative
Emily Jones, Chad Killian, Jennifer Krause, Kason O'Neil, Risto Marttinen, Jaimie McMullen, Kevin Andrew Richards.
AIESEP World Congress, Gold Coast, Australia, February, 2022