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Jeff McNamee

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Jeff McNamee
Professor and Chair


HHPA Complex 219

503-883-2604

jmcname@linfield.edu

Jeff's areas of expertise include the use of effective leadership strategies in physical activity environments, physical activity assessment, and the promotion of physical activity engagement in communities and schools. Jeff is the HHPA Department Chair and is a steering committee member of the Physical Education for All Kids (PEAK) Coalition. His research efforts have focused on innovative strategies to increase youth physical activity engagement in communities and schools.

Education

  • B.S., exercise and sport science, University of Wisconsin, La Crosse, 1996
  • M.S., exercise and sport science, Oregon State University, 1997
  • Ph.D., human performance, Oregon State University, 2004

Academic interests

Promoting youth physical activity engagement


Grants

  • McNamee, J., Timken, G., Peterson, J., & Coste, S. Reorienting secondary school physical education: A fitness club model, $5000, Funded, AAHPERD-Research Consortium.
  • van der Mars, H., McNamee, J., & Timken, G. (Spring 2006). Coaching teachers to integrate formal assessment in their teaching, $15,000, Funded, AAHPERD –Research Consortium.

Publications

  • McNamee, J., & Birdsal, S. Mountain biking. (2010). In J. Stiehl, & J. Steffen (Eds.), Outdoor pursuits in physical education. Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics.
  • Blackwell, D., & McNamee, J. (Fall 2008). Student learning through formative assessment. Oregon Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance E-Journal.
  • McNamee, J., Bruecker, S., Murray, T., & Speich, C. (2007). High skills progression: A method for the increasing MVPA. Journal of Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance, 78, 17-21.
  • McNamee, J., & Steffen, J. (2007). The effect of critical cues on college-aged students’ beginning indoor rock climbing performance. The Physical Educator, 64, 2-10.
  • McNamee, J., & Steffen, J. (2011). Backpacking. In D. Mood, F. Musker, & J. Rink (Eds.), Sports and recreational activities for men and women (14th Ed.). St. Louis, MO: McGraw Hill.