School of Public Health

Education

• M.S. at Indiana University
• B.S. at Indiana University, 1996

Background

Vice President-United States Hapkido Federation

Martial Arts Coordinator, DePauw University

Head Instructor, Gentry Martial Arts

Certified FAST Defense Instructor in multiple modules

Two different black belts in the art of Hapkido

Two different black belts in the art of Taekwondo

Certified Tai Chi instructor

Research:

Current research predominantly revolves around the difference between "traditional" martial arts and modern self defense training.

Publications

Books

Traditional Tae Kwon Do Chung Do Kwan Association Student Manual. Bloomington, IN: Self published, 2000

TTCA Black Belt Companion. Bloomington, IN: self published, 2007

Articles

"How Western Perceptions Influenced the Martial Arts in Old Shanghai." Journal of Asian Martial Arts, 6 no 2. (2007): 26-43.

Gravitation versus Change: Explaining the Relationship between Personality Traits and Martial Arts Training. Journal of Asian Martial Arts, 13 no 3 (2004): 8-23.

Courses Recently Taught

E 147 Beginning Hapkido

E 247 Intermediate Hapkido

E 151 Self defense

E 150 Beginning Taekwondo

E 250 Intermediate Taekwondo

P445 Special Topics in Kinesiology—Intro to the Martial Arts Industry