Publications in VIVO

Co-author Network

Cate Egan Assistant Professor, Physical Education and Exercise Science and Health

Positions

Assistant Professor, Movement Sciences , University of Idaho 2017 -

Cate Egan, Ph.D., earned her doctorate degree in Physical Education Pedagogy from the University of South Carolina. Her research interests include public-health aligned physical education, comprehensive school physical activity programming, and the Whole School, Whole Community, and Whole Child approaches to increasing physical activity and reducing sedentary time in youth populations.

Egan is native of Georgia and started her career working in the residential camping industry before shifting her focus to physical education instruction. She taught physical education in Minnesota and South Carolina before pursuing her terminal degree.

Publications

selected publications

academic article
- Case study of a health optimizing physical education-based comprehensive school physical activity program. Evaluation and Program Planning. 72:106-117. 2019
- Evaluation of a classroom movement integration training delivered in a low socioeconomic school district.. Evaluation and Program Planning. 73:187-194. 2019
- Systematically Observed Movement Integration in a Low Socioeconomic School District: A Cross-Sectional, Observational Study. American Journal of Health Promotion. 2018
- Two-year process evaluation of a pilot program to increase elementary children's physical activity during school. Evaluation and Program Planning. 67:200-206. 2018
- Using Theory to Support Classroom Teachers as Physical Activity Promoters. Journal of Physical Education, Recreation and Dance. 89:23-29. 2018
- Preservice Physical Education Teachers' Service Learning Experiences Related to Comprehensive School Physical Activity Programming 2017
- 50 Million Strong for All: Universally Designing CSPAPs to Align with APE Best Practices. Journal of Physical Education, Recreation and Dance. 88:30-36. 2017
- Development of the System for Observing Student Movement in Academic Routines and Transitions (SOSMART). Health Education and Behavior. 44:304-315. 2017
- Movement integration in elementary classrooms: Teacher perceptions and implications for program planning. Evaluation and Program Planning. 61:134-143. 2017
- Partnerships for active elementary schools: Physical education outcomes after 4 months of a 2-year pilot study. Health Education Journal. 76:763-774. 2017

Background

education and training

Ph.D. in Physical Education, University of South Carolina , Emphasis in Pedagogy
M.S. in Physical Education Pedagogy, University of Wisconsin La Crosse , Emphasis in Adventure Education 2011
B.S. in Recreation Management, Appalachian State University 2005

Contact

full name

Cate Egan