- FACULTY PROFILE
Barbara Tyree, Ph.D. Chair
Associate Professor, Director of the Physical Education Teacher Education Program
Athletics-Recreation Center, Rm. 252
(219) 464-5235
barbara.tyree@valpo.eduBiography
Dr. Barbara Tyree has been with the university since 1996.
Associate Professor of Physical Education - Duties include coordinating the Physical Education Teacher Education Program, teaching major classes in Physical Education, including elementary and secondary methods, foundations of physical education, outdoor education and health seminar. She also supervises student teachers in the field; advises Physical Education Teacher Education majors, and general education classes. She oversees the Sports Management and Sports Administration graduate programs. Additional duties include curriculumn development, design and implementation of new courses, and conducting research in teaching and sport pedagogy. (acquisition of new technology appropriate to the field of physical education.)
Education
Ph.D. in Education with an emphasis in Sport Pedagogy - University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho. 1996
M.S. in Physical Education - Washington State University, Pullman, Washington. 1993
B.S. Lamar University, Beaumont, Texas. 1976 -Professional Affiliations
- Coordinator for Secondary Physical Education, Ind. Assoc.for Health, PE, Recreation & Dance 1998-2000
- Board of Directors, Ind. Assoc. for Health, PE., Recreation & Dance 2000-Present
- President-Elect, Ind. Assoc. for Health, PE., Recreation & Dance 2000-2001
- President, Ind. Assoc. for HEalth, PE., Recreation & Dance, 2001-2002
- Past President, Ind. Assoc. for Health, PE., Education, Recreation & Dance, 2002-2003
- Coordinator, State conference, Ind. Assoc. for Health, PE., Education, Recreation & Dance, November 2003
- Book Reviewer MacGraw-Hill, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2006
- Coordinator for Secondary Physical Education, Ind. Assoc.for Health, PE, Recreation & Dance 1998-2000