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Curriculum Vitae |
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David K. Wittenburg, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Kinesiology
The University of Texas at Brownsville
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Academic Degrees
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Ph.D |
Texas A&M University
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2000 Kinesiology Sport
Pedagogy |
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M.Ed |
Texas State University |
1994 Physical
Education-Exercise Science |
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B.S |
Angelo State University |
1984 Physical Education |
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Professional Experience
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2005 – Present |
Assistant Professor, The
University of Texas at Brownsville |
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2001- 2005 |
Assistant Professor,
University of New Mexico |
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1999-2001 |
Assistant Professor, New
Mexico State University |
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1996-1999 |
Assistant Lecturer, Texas
A&M University |
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1995-1996 |
Graduate Assistant, Texas
A&M University |
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1993-1994 |
Graduate Assistant, Texas
State University-San Marcos |
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1985-1993 |
Physical Education Teacher,
Northside Independent School District, San Antonio, Texas.
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Refereed Journal Articles and Abstracts
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Wittenburg, D. & Moore, J. (2004). Partners in health-related
fitness: Technology can promote Self-Regulating Learning
Dispositions. Curriculum and Technology Quarterly (14)2,
4-6
Miller, J. & Wittenburg, D. (2003). Are you ready to get up and go?
Strategies, 16(5) 31-33.
McBride, R., Xiang, P., Wittenburg, D., & Shen, J. (2002). An
analysis of preservice teachers’ predisposition toward critical
thinking: A cross-cultural perspective. Asia-Pacific Journal of
Teacher Education, 30(2), 131-139
McBride, R., Xiang, P., & Wittenburg, D. (2002). Dispositions toward
critical thinking: A preservice teachers’ perspective. Teachers
and Teaching: Theory and Practices, 8(1), 29-40.
Wittenburg, D. & McBride, R. (2001). Validity and reliability of the
dispositions of reflective thinking questionnaire. Research
Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 72(1), 83.
Wittenburg, D. (2001). Do physical education teachers always teach
what they believe is best? (Review) Journal of Physical
Education, Recreation, and Dance, 72(1), 16.
Wittenburg, D. & McBride, R. (1998). Enhancing the student-teaching
experience though the internet. Journal of Physical Education,
Recreation, and Dance, 69(3), 17-20.
Wittenburg, D., Walker, J., & Murray, T., Paese, P., Jackson, A.,
McElroy, J., & Hudson, M. (1995). The effects of a three-week
training period on heart rate response during rope skipping in
children (Abstract). Exercise Science and Sport Medicine, 27
(Supplement).
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Textbook Chapters
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Wittenburg, D. & McBride, R. (2000). Enhancing the student-teaching
experience though the internet. In J.J. Hirschbuhl and D. Bishop
(Eds.), Computers in education, Guilford, CT: Dushkin,
McGraw-Hill.
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Non-Peer Reviewed Articles
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Wittenburg, D. (2001). Physical education: Quality and need in our
students’ lives. Part I: Health-related Benefits. Teaching
Excellence, 9(2), 1.
Wittenburg, D. (2001). Physical education: Quality and need in our
students’ lives. Part II: Neurological and cognitive implications.
Teaching Excellence, 9(3), 1.
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Professional
Presentations – National and International |
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Wittenburg, D. (2005). What Does BMI Tell Us About Children?
Paper presented at the 20th Annual Frontiers of
Cardiology Conference, Winter Park, CO. January 3-7.
Wittenburg, D., Ferraro, R. & Moore, J. (2004). An Examination of
Body Fat Percentages and Body Mass Index in Children and Adolescents
across New Mexico - Preliminary Results from the Partners in Fitness
Program. Research poster to be presented at the NAASO 2004
Annual Scientific Meeting, Las Vegas, NV. November 15.
Moore, J. & Wittenburg, D. (2004). Physical Education as a Life
Science: Empowering through Technology and Extending Learning beyond
the Classroom. Lecture presented at the American School Health
Conference, Boston, MA. August 3.
Wittenburg, D. (2004). Enhancing Dispositions for Self-Regulated
Learning in Pre-service Physical Education Students. Lecture
presented at the Southwest AHPERD District Convention, Albuquerque,
NM. February 5.
Wittenburg, D. (2003). Metacognitive Dispositions of Pre-Service
Physical Education Teachers. Poster presented at the AAHPERD
National Convention, Philadelphia, PA. April 1-5.
Wittenburg, D. (2002). Perceptions of Course Efficacy: A
Self-Regulating Learning Approach for Creating Relevance. Poster
presented at the AAHPERD National Convention, San Diego, CA. April
9-13.
Wittenburg, D. & McBride, R. (2001). Validity and Reliability of
the Dispositions of Reflective Thinking Questionnaire. Poster
presented at the AAHPERD National Convention, Cincinnati, OH. March
27 – 30.
Wittenburg, D. & McBride, R. (1999). Utilizing the Internet for
Enhancing the Supervision of Student Teachers. Paper presented
at the NASPE Technology Conference, Chattanooga, TN. July 30 –
August 1.
McBride, R., Xiang, P. & Wittenburg, D. (1999). An Analysis of
Preservice Teachers’ Predisposition Toward Critical Thinking: A
Cross-Cultural Perspective. Paper presented at the American
Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, Montreal, Canada.
April 19-23.
McBride, R., Wittenburg, D. & Xiang, P. (1998). The Disposition
Toward Critical Thinking: Preservice Physical Educators’ Perspective.
Paper presented at the American Educational Research Association
Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA. April 13-17.
Wittenburg, D., Walker, J. & Murray, T. (1995). The Effect
of a Three Week Training Period on Heart Rate Response During Rope
Skipping in Children. Paper presented at the 10th
Annual Frontiers of Cardiology Conference, Winter Park, CO. January
3-7.
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Professional Presentations – State and
Regional
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Wittenburg, D. (2004). A Look at BMI and Body Composition
Measurements in Children and Adolescents. Region II Health
Professional’s Conference. Las Cruces, NM, October 6.
Wittenburg, D. & Wittenburg, C. (2004). The Shape of the Kids in
Eight School Districts in New Mexico: A Cross-Sectional Study on
Body Composition. Head to Toe School Health Conference.
Albuquerque, NM, April 17.
Wittenburg, D. (2004). Preliminary Report on the Status of
Childhood and Adolescent Overweight and Obesity in New Mexico.
Overweight and Obesity: A Public Health Crisis Public Forum.
Albuquerque, NM, February 28.
Wittenburg, D. (2003). The Integrated Curriculum: Learning
Connections. Secondary School Health Education Institute.
Albuquerque, NM, November 17.
Wittenburg, D. (2002). Expecting Quality from our Physical
Education Programs. New Mexico Association of Elementary School
Principals Fall Convention. Silver City, NM, October 18.
Wittenburg, D. (2002). Assessment of Quality Physical Education:
What Administrators Need to Know to Improve Accountability. New
Mexico Coalition of School Administrators and State Department of
Education Summer Conference. Albuquerque, NM, July 23.
Wittenburg, D. (2001). Value of Physical Activity for Children
and Adolescents. School Health Education Institute. Albuquerque,
NM, October 2.
Moore, J. & Wittenburg, D. (2001). Scope and Sequence of
Secondary Physical Education. School Health Education Institute.
Albuquerque, NM, October 2.
Wittenburg, D. (2001). Orienteering Towards Critical Thinking.
Southwest District AHPERD Conference. Park City, UT, June 22.
Wittenburg, D. (2000). Structuring the Physical Education
Environment for High-order Thinking Skills. New Mexico AHPERD
State Conference, Santa Fe, New Mexico, October.
Wittenburg, D. & McBride, R. (2000). The Dispositions for
Reflective Thinking. Poster presented at the Southwest District
AAHPERD Conference, Oahu, Hawaii. June.
Wittenburg, D. & McBride, R. (1999). Dispositions of Reflective
Thinking: Constructing an Instrument to Assess Reflective
Development. Paper presented at the 22nd Annual
Southwest Educational Research Association, San Antonio, TX.
February 12.
McBride, R. & Wittenburg, D. (1999). The Effects of Direct Versus
Indirect Instruction in Critical Thinking Skills. Paper
presented at the 22nd Annual Southwest Educational
Research Association, San Antonio, TX. February 12.
Hale, L., Smith, D., Wittenburg, D., & Peacock, S. (1998).
Today’s Reality: Distance Education Courses in Health and
Kinesiology. Panel presentation at the annual meeting of the
Texas Association of Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and
Dance, Houston, TX. December 5.
McBride, R. & Wittenburg, D. (1998). Critical Thinking
Dispositions in Preservice Physical Education Teachers. Paper
presented at the 21st Annual Southwest Educational
Research Association, San Antonio, TX. February 11.
Wittenburg, D. & McBride, R. (1997). Student Teaching Meets
Cyberspace: The Supervision of Student Teachers Through the Internet.
Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Texas Association of
Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance, Ft. Worth, TX.
December 3.
McBride, R. & Wittenburg, D. (1997). Critical Thinking in
Preservice Physical Education Teachers. Paper presented at the
Educational Research Exchange, College Station, TX. February 25.
McBride, R. & Wittenburg, D. (1997). Classroom Behavior Patterns
as an Indicator of Critical Thinking. Paper presented at the
20th Annual Southwest Educational Research Association, Austin, TX.
February 10.
Cammarata, K., Reed, J., Keathley, R., Wittenburg, D. & Smith, S.
(1996). The How-To’s of Health and Fitness Fairs. Presented
at the annual meeting of the Texas Association of Health, Physical
Education, Recreation, and Dance, Corpus Christi, TX. December 4.
Panel Presentation (1996). The ExCet Exam: What Are We Doing
Right and Wrong? Symposium presented at the annual meeting of
the Texas Association of Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and
Dance, Corpus Christi, TX. December 4.
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Grants
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2002 |
Principal Investigator, CDC Media Grant for Physical Activity in
Youth. Awarded amount: $76,400 |
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2001 |
USTA Developmental Grant
Awarded amount: $1,600
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Current Projects
Director of
Partners in Fitness
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This is a five-year project examining and providing intervention for
children’s and adolescents’ health-related fitness. Currently there
are eight school districts involved in this project. To date we
have access and the opportunity to affect over 2,000 students in the
schools through their Physical Education program. We look to expand
this within the next 6-months. These schools have agreed to submit
all of their health-related fitness data toward this project for the
next 5 years.
This project is allowing us to obtain quantitative data on
children’s health, particularly their body composition and
cardiovascular fitness. In the future, we want to obtain clinical
data for a more in-depth examination of the participants’ health
status. This will give us a good measure of future health trends
within the communities so that pro-active measures and interventions
may be made possible.
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Consulting
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2004 |
Grant Evaluator for Moreno
Valley Charter Schools’ Carol White Grant |
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2004 |
Grant Evaluator for the
National Dance Institute’s Carol White Grant |
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2003 |
New Mexico Region III
Seminar Series. Curriculum Evaluation and Development in Physical
Education |
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2003 |
Grant Evaluator for
Albuquerque Public Schools Carol White Grant |
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2003 |
Grant Evaluator for the
Native American Sports Council PEP Grant
Award
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University Teaching Experiences
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1999 – present |
Assistant Professor; teach
elementary and secondary teaching methods courses in Physical
Education, theory and techniques courses, Tests and Measurements
course, and supervisor for practicum and student teaching
experiences. Additionally, served on 12 doctoral dissertation
committees, three of which I was the chair |
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1994 – 1999 |
Practicum lab instructor,
physical activities instructor and student teacher supervisor. |
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1993 – 1994 |
Exercise physiology lab
instructor.
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Professional Research Interests
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Research on children’s health and fitness.
Research on self-regulated learning and behavior.
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Technology Skills
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Development of multi-media technology in the classroom
Utilization of technology for data collection purposes
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Additional Skills
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Proficient in quantitative and qualitative research methodologies
Solid experience in statistical software packages (SAS and SPSS)
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Honors and Awards
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Graduate Student Paper Award, Frontiers of Cardiology, 1994
Physical Education Graduate Student of the Year, Southwest Texas
State University, 1994
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Current Professional and Academic Association Memberships
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American Educational Research Association
American Alliance of Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and
Dance
New Mexico Alliance of Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and
Dance
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Professional Service Offices
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2003-2006 |
Public Relations Committee
for the National Association of Sports and Physical Education (3
year appointment) |
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2003 |
Co-chair, Director of
Healthier Schools Coalition |
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2001-2002 |
President, New Mexico
Association of Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance |
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2001-2002 |
Chair, Sport and Exercise
Science Division, Southwest District Association of Health, Physical
Education, Recreation, and Dance |
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2001 |
President-elect, New Mexico AHPERD. |
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2002 |
Co-chair, Physical Education Division, Healthier
Schools Coalition |
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2000 |
Vice President, Physical Activities and Fitness
Division, Executive Board NMAHPERD
Chair-elect - Sport and Exercise Science Division, Southwest
District AHPERD |
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