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About the CSUF Faculty
Debra J. Rose, Ph.D, Director
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Debbie Rose, Professor in the Department of Kinesiology at California State University, Fullerton, Director of the Center for Successful Aging and Co-Director of the Fall Prevention Center of Excellence. She teaches and conducts research in the area of motor control and learning, and balance and mobility disorders, in particular. Dr. Rose is nationally and internationally recognized for her work in ...More-->
C. Jessie Jones, Ph.D
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Dr. Jessie Jones, Professor in Health Science at California State University, Fullerton (CSUF), Director of the Fibromyalgia Research and Education Center, and past Co-Director of the Center for Successful Aging, past Director of the Lifespan Wellness Clinic and Gerontology Programs at CSUF. She has an extensive teaching and research background in ...
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Roberta Rikli, Ph.D
Dr. Roberta Rikli is in her seventh year as Dean of the College of Health and Human Development at California State University, Fullerton, a college that serves over 5,000 majors in eight departments – Child and Adolescent Studies, Counseling, Health Science, Human Services, Kinesiology, Military Science, Nursing, and Social Work. During her term as dean, she has overseen the development of several new programs to address regional workforce needs, including a Master of Public Health, ... More -->
Andrea Becker, Ph.D
Dr. Andrea Becker is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Kinesiology. She received her PhD in Sport Studies from the University of Tennessee (2007), and her BS and MS degrees in Kinesiology from California State University, Sacramento. As an undergraduate, Becker competed as a Division I softball player, and later co-author a softball specific mental training book titled, Focused For Fastpitch. Currently, her primary teaching responsibilities and research interests are ... More ->
Daniela Rubin, Ph.D
Dr. Daniela Rubin is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Kinesiology. She obtained her Teaching Degree in Physical Education in her home-country Argentina. She graduated at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a M.A. in Exercise and Sport Science in the Specialization of Exercise Physiology in 2001, and with a PhD in Human Movement Sciences in 2005. While completing her studies she was involved with patient education at the Diabetes Clinic, community interventions for ... More ->
Dana Rutledge, Ph.D
Dr. Rutledge is Professor in Nursing at California State University, Fullerton, Nursing Research Facilitator at St. Joseph Hospital in Orange, and Director of Research for the Fibromyalgia Research & Education Center at Cal State Fullerton. Prior to 2002, she served as Project Associate on the California Strategic Planning Committee for Nursing at the University of California, Irvine, California... More ->
Kathleen Wilson, Ph.D
Dr. Kathleen Wilson comes to the Department of Kinesiology at California State University, Fullerton (CSUF) from the University of Saskatchewan in Canada. At the University of Saskatchewan, Dr. Wilson completed a two year postdoctoral fellowship focusing on activity lapses in adolescents and parental influences. Prior to that, Dr. Wilson completed her MSc and PhD at the University of Saskatchewan. Her undergraduate degree in Kinesiology was completed at the University of Calgary in Canada... More ->
About the Associate Faculty
Courtney Hall , Ph.D, PT
Courtney Hall, PhD, PT, is a Research Health Scientist with the Atlanta VAMC Rehabilitation Research and Development Center of Excellence for Visual and Neural Rehabilitation and an Assistant Professor in the Division of Physical Therapy at Emory University. She has a specialty clinical practice at Emory's Dizziness and Balance Center for the treatment of patients with vestibular deficits and balance disorders. In addition to her clinical specialization, she conducts research in the area of balance and mobility in both the aging population and those with vestibular disorders... More ->
Peggy Trueblood , Ph.D, PT
Peggy Trueblood, PhD, PT is a Professor and Department Chair in the Department of Physical Therapy at CSU, Fresno. In addition to teaching since 1983, she conducts research in the area of balance and mobility disorders, particularly in neurological populations. In addition, Dr. Trueblood has been conducting fall prevention screenings and intervention for underserved seniors in the central valley for the last 7 years. ... More ->
