Title: Andrea S. Salis, Ph.D., Assistant Professor

Office: RFK 216C

Telephone: (718) 281-5146

Email: asalis@qcc.cuny.edu

Education:                                                      

CUNY GRADUATE CENTER, New York, NY (2004 - 2010)                            

Ph.D. Educational Psychology, Concentration in Learning, Development and Instruction

CUNY LEHMAN COLLGE, Bronx, NY (1999 - 2002)

M.A. Health Education and Promotion

Scholars Award for Outstanding Achievement in Health Education and Promotion

UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER, Rochester, NY (1994 - 1998)

B.A. Health and Society

Distinctions in Health and Society

HEBREW UNIVERSITY, Jerusalem, Israel (1997 - 1998)

Hebrew Language Learning Program, Communal Living and Study Abroad

Courses:

• HE 107 Mental Health: Understanding Your Behavior
• HE 102 Health, Behavior and Society - (Formally Critical Issues in Health), A Writing Intensive and Hybrid-Online Course and part of the Accelerated Study in an Associate Program (ASAP)
• Psychology, the Self, & Wellness - Learning Community with HE 102 and SS 510, Psychology
• Measuring Health - Learning Community with HE 102 and MA 321, Mathematics in Contemporary Society
• HE 108 Health and Physical Fitness - A Writing Intensive and Service Learning Course
• PE 541 Aerobic Exercise
• Get Active, Be Healthy - Learning Community with PE 541 and HE 102
• PE 530 Yoga
• PEX 256 Group Fitness Instructor Training - Continuing Education
• Health & Wellness - College Now

Publications:

• " The Use of Context Construction to Assess Community College Students' Vocabulary Comprehension, Community College Journal of Research and Practice, in progress
• " The Effects of Cardiovascular Exercise on Learning, Recall and Comprehension ", Journal of Perceptual and Motor Skills, in progress
• " HIV Self-Regulation: Living Healthy with HIV ", Society for Public Health Education, Greater New York Chapter Newsletter, Spring 2007
• " Exercise to Function Better ", Healthwise Magazine, Summer/Fall 2002
• " The Pursuit of Happiness ", Healthwise Magazine, Expo 2002
• Profile featured in New York Newsday, July 24, 2002
• Biography featured in Healthwise Magazine, Fall 1999

Presentations:

• "The Role of Motivation in Health Education", American Alliance for Health Education AAHE/AAHPERD Convention, Boston, MAMar. 13-17, 2012
• "The Effects of Cardiovascular Exercise on Student Recall and Comprehension", Northeastern Educational Research Association (NERA) Conference, Rocky Hill, CT, Oct. 19, 2011
• "Cardiovascular Exercise, Learning and Academic Performance", National Science Foundation (NSF) Research Symposium, CUNY Graduate Center, New York, NY, May 21, 2010
• "The Effects of Instructor Feedback on Student Goal Setting and Self-Monitoring Skills", CUNY General Education Conference, Queens College, Flushing, NY, May 4, 2007

Grants Awarded:

• "The Effectiveness of a Learning Community on Student Learning Outcomes", PSC-CUNY, 2011 - 2012
• Pedagogical Research Award, QCC Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CETL), 2008
• "Take Action: Healthy People, Places and Practices in Communities", Office of Public Health and Science of the United States Department of Health and Human Services , 2007
• " 3-A-Day of Dairy Nutrition Education to Promote Dairy Consumption to Adolescents ", National Dairy Council, 2007

Academic & Professional Honors:

• Nominated for the Margaret Paulding Lecturer Award, Fall 2011, American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance
• Key Note Presenter, "Cardiovascular Exercise, Learning and Academic Performance Innovations, Baltimore, Maryland, March 28-31, 2010
• Health and Wellness Program Excellence as a YMCA Mentor, YMCA of Greater New York, 2003
• Scholars Award for Outstanding Achievement in Health Education and Promotion, CUNY Lehman College, 2002
• Membership Day of Excellence Award for Best Creative Program in Health & Wellness, YMCA of Greater New York, 2001
• Appointed Health & Wellness Mentor, Queens YMCA Branches, YMCA of Greater New York, 2001
• Career Development Scholarship Award, YMCA of Greater New York, 2000
• Xerox Award in Social Sciences as a Westinghouse Participant, Rochester, NY, 1994

Research Interest:

Health Behavior

Cognition and Exercise

Academic Assessment

Education and Motivation

Self-Regulation

Math and Literacy Development