Public presentation and open lunch schedule for KN department head candidates
Wednesday, April 24, 2024
I am pleased to invite you to the following events associated with the search for the head of the Department of Kinesiology and Nutrition. Upon showing up and signing in at a particular event, you will be registered to receive a confidential Qualtrics feedback form so that you may share your perspectives with Dean Crespo. Please make every effort possible to attend one or more of these events. If you are not able to attend and would like to request a meeting with a candidate outside of these events, please do not hesitate to ask.
Candidate 1: Steven Howell
Steve Howell, Ph.D. is a professor and department chair in the Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education at Northern Illinois University. His research focuses on investigating: outreach initiatives utilizing sport for social change and development; the alcohol-related behaviors of and issues surrounding college-aged students and individuals within the context of sport-specific events, activities, and services; and workplace practices and decision-making in professional sports, college athletics, and higher education. Within these areas, Howell and his colleagues have submitted over $4.9 million in federal funding and external contracts, co-authored over 30 peer-reviewed articles / book chapters, and given over 90 academic research presentations. Additionally, these funding and outreach efforts have afforded international sport-based partnerships and exchange programs in Australia, Belize, Colombia, New Zealand, Sri Lanka, and Tanzania. Howell earned degrees in Biology (B.S.) with a minor in Spanish, Chemistry (M.S.), and Health & Kinesiology (Ph.D.), all from Purdue University.
KN Head Interview Schedule: Dr. Steve Howell
Day 1: Wednesday, May 1
| Meeting | Time | Persons Attending | Location and Plan |
| Introductory Meeting with Dean | 9:00 – 9:50 am | Dean Carlos Crespo | Renee Taylor will take you to College of Medicine East Tower, 808 S. Wood Street, First Floor, Room 167 |
| Open Meeting with KN Faculty and staff (or break depending on scheduling) | 10:00 – 10:50 am | Jo Wagner | College of Medicine East Tower, 808 S. Wood Street, First Floor, Conference Room M169 |
| Drop-in Open Lunch
including Search Committee Members |
11:00 – 11:50 | Lunch will be provided for you. An announcement will be sent to the college so that anyone interested may drop in to dine. | College of Medicine East Tower, 808 S. Wood Street, First Floor, Conference Room M169 |
| KN Faculty and Staff Interview Hour | 12:00-12:50 | KN Faculty and Staff + Search Committee Members
Paul Hibbing Tom Kanan* Renee Taylor Meredith M. Wekesser Melvin Woolfolk |
College of Medicine East Tower, 808 S. Wood Street, First Floor, Conference Room 166 |
| Visioning Talk | 1:00 – 2:00 | KN Department Faculty, Staff, & Students
Yolanda asked to join from OT |
Zoom Only
https://uic.zoom.us/j/82071538547?pwd=Q1Z1ZjZYc3hCMEVyaGRLM3VqY2l1Zz09 Meeting ID: 820 7153 8547 Passcode: 3ML0b7zK |
| Budget Meeting | 2:10 – 3:00 | Jon Santani, Associate Dean for Administration | Meet at College of Medicine East Tower, 808 S. Wood Street, First Floor, Conference Room 166 |
| KN Faculty Interview Hour | 3:00 – 4:00 | Faculty
Michelle Adams Tom Kanan* |
Meet at College of Medicine East Tower, 808 S. Wood Street, First Floor, Conference Room 166 |
| Interview with Campus Partner | 4:00-4:30 | Executive Associate Dean, School of Public Health, Dr. Jamie Chriqui | https://uic.zoom.us/j/85403484359?pwd=NjNwMm5Qb1AxeFFKS0JuQllxZ3RIUT09
Meeting ID: 854 0348 4359 Passcode: WVv9Cqz9
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| Tour of Campus with KN Faculty and Staff to Accompany | 4:30 until Dinner | Faculty and Staff
Tom Kanan* Renee Taylor |
College of Medicine East Tower, 808 S. Wood Street, First Floor, Conference Room 166 |
| Dinner | TBD | Dean Carlos Crespo | Meet Dean Crespo at College of Medicine East Tower, 808 S. Wood Street, First Floor, Room 166. Go to Greek Islands |
*Tom Kanan will be choosing among these time slots in which he is available.
Day 2: Thursday, May 2
| Meeting | Time | Persons Attending | Location and Plan |
| Public Lecture | 11:00- 11:50
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College Faculty, Staff and Students | Applied Health Sciences Building, 1919 W. Taylor St., Room 701
Also on Zoom https://uic.zoom.us/j/88082254640?pwd=MkkyK09FRkpYV09iNm41eHVMYnNVZz09 Meeting ID: 880 8225 4640 Passcode: ip4e6VAn
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| Lunch with AHS Department Heads* | 12:00-12:50 pm | Carrie Sandahl, Jen Wescott, Susan Magasi, Giamila Fantuzzi, Ross Arena | Disability , Health and Social Policy Building Carrie Sandhal’s Office
1640 West Roosevelt Road 236 DHSP |
| Interview with AHS Program Directors | 1:00 – 1:50 pm | Kirsten Straughan
Josh Miller Shayna Oshita Laura Mills (Zoom) Miriam Isola (Zoom) Liz Peterson |
Applied Health Sciences Building, 1919 W Taylor Street, Room 701AHSB
https://uic.zoom.us/j/87477200108?pwd=R2dsM1J3RFhuZ1JIMjRYUktpN1pFdz09 Meeting ID: 874 7720 0108, Passcode: 1U5n9XEg
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| KN Faculty and Staff Open Interview Hour | 2:00 – 3:00 | Tom Kanan*
Phil Clifford |
College of Medicine East Tower, 808 S. Wood Street, First Floor, Conference Room 166 |
| Interview with Assistant and Associate Deans | 3:00-3:50 pm | Joelle Lantz, Eileen Doran, Mario Diaz, Shane Phillips, Jon Santanni
Viviana Kabbabe-Thompson |
College of Medicine East Tower, 808 S. Wood Street, First Floor, Conference Room 169 |
| Wrap up Meeting with Dean | 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm | Dean Carlos Crespo | College of Medicine East Tower, 808 S. Wood Street, First Floor, Room 167 |
*Kal Pasupathy, Head of BHIS and Ross Arena, PT Head, are both willing to follow up individually if unable to attend the meeting.
Candidate 2: David X. Marquez
David X. Marquez, PhD, earned a doctoral degree and a master’s degree in kinesiology from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Loyola University Chicago. He is a Professor and Interim Department Head of Kinesiology and Nutrition and Director of the Exercise Psychology Laboratory at the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC). He is also Leader of the Latino Core of the Rush Alzheimer’s Disease Center. His research focuses on reducing health disparities, and primarily focuses on older Latino adults and individuals at risk for Alzheimer’s disease. He served as one of 17 experts on the 2018 Federal Physical Activity Guidelines Advisory Committee; and was a member of the President’s Council on Sports, Fitness & Nutrition (PCSFN) to inform the development of the Physical Activity Guidelines Midcourse Report on older adults. He has been involved with many federally-funded, interdisciplinary, randomized controlled trials (RCTs) examining the cognitive, functional, and psychosocial changes as a result of physical activity interventions. The BAILAMOS dance program he co-created is at the heart of his work. Dr. Marquez is a fellow of the Society of Behavioral Medicine, the Gerontological Society of America, the American College of Sports Medicine, and the National Academy of Kinesiology.
Wednesday, May 8
| Drop-in Open Lunch | 12:10 to 1 PM | Lunch will be provided. An announcement will be sent to the college so that anyone interested may drop in to dine. | 808 S. Wood St., 169 CMET |
KN Head Interview Schedule: Dr. David Marquez
Day 1: Wednesday, May 8
| Meeting | Time | Persons Attending | Location and Plan |
| Introductory Meeting with Dean | 9:00 – 9:50 am | Dean Carlos Crespo | College of Medicine East Tower, 808 S. Wood Street, First Floor, Room 167 |
| BREAK or Open Interview with KN Faculty | 10:00 – 10:50 | KN Faculty
Paul Hibbing Michelle Adams
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College of Medicine East Tower, 808 S. Wood Street, First Floor, Room 167 |
| Visioning Talk | 11:00 – 12:00 | KN Faculty, Staff, & Students | Zoom Only
https://uic.zoom.us/j/85237577039?pwd=eFhjYnhIK2hPUXlib2hlVDJNc0xaQT09 Meeting ID: 852 3757 7039 Passcode: 4X0VdBDG
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| Drop-in Open Lunch | 12:10 – 1:00 pm | Lunch will be provided for you, an announcement will be sent to the college so that anyone interested may drop in to dine. | College of Medicine East Tower, 808 S. Wood Street, First Floor, Conference Room |
| Interview with AHS Department Heads* | 1:10-2:00 pm | Carrie Sandahl Jen Wescott, Susan Magasi, Giamila Fantuzzi, Ross Arena | Disability, Health and Social Policy Building, Carrie Sandahl’s Office
1640 West Roosevelt Road 236 DHSP |
| Interview with Assistant and Associate Deans | 2:00-2:50 pm | Joelle Lantz, Eileen Doran, Shane Phillips, Mario Diaz, Jon Santanni
Viviana Kabbabe-Thompson |
College of Medicine East Tower, 808 S. Wood Street, First Floor, Conference Room 169 OR Carrie Sandhal’s Office |
| Interview with AHS Program Directors | 3:00-3:50 pm | Joshua Miller Kirsten Straughan
Shayna Oshita Laura Mills (zoom) Miriam Isola (zoom) |
Applied Health Sciences Building, 1919 W. Taylor St. Room 701AHSB
https://uic.zoom.us/j/83260131330?pwd=UjE3MFZCVnJFbUVueGtWUGQxcmIwQT09 Meeting ID: 832 6013 1330, Passcode: QQTqL4PS |
| Open Interview with KN Faculty | 3:50 – 4:50 pm | Tom Kanan
Phil Clifford |
Meet at College of Medicine East Tower, 808 S. Wood Street, First Floor, Room 166 |
| Dinner | 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm | Search Committee Members: Renee Taylor, Tim Koh Maybe, Melvin Woolfolk | Meet at College of Medicine East Tower, 808 S. Wood Street, First Floor, Room 166
Reservation at Greek Islands for 5:30 |
*Kal Pasupathy, Head of BHIS and Ross Arena, PT Head, are both willing to follow up individually if unable to attend the meeting.
Day 2: Thursday, May 9
| Meeting | Time | Persons Attending | Location and Plan |
| Open Interview with KN Faculty and Staff | 9-10 am | Tom Kanan
Phil Clifford |
College of Medicine East Tower, 808 S. Wood Street, First Floor, Room 166 |
| Open Interview with KN Faculty and Staff – or BREAK depending on rsvp | 10-11 am | Tom Kanan
Phil Clifford |
College of Medicine East Tower, 808 S. Wood Street, First Floor, Room 166 |
| Budget Meeting with Associate Dean for Administration | 11-12 pm | Jon Santanni | College of Medicine East Tower Dean’s Conference Room 169 |
| Lunch with the Dean
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12:00 – 1:00 pm | Dean Carlos Crespo | College of Medicine East Tower Dean’s Conference Room 169 |
| Public Lecture | 1:00 – 1:50 pm | College of Applied Health Sciences Faculty, Staff, and Students | Applied Health Sciences Building, AHSB Room 701, 1919 W. Taylor St.
Also on Zoom https://uic.zoom.us/j/85315645603?pwd=RlR6cERHUS9JRHYwc3ZTWkowVmZKUT09 Meeting ID: 853 1564 5603 Passcode: bVr7Eaxa |
| Break | 2:00 – 2:30 pm | ||
| Interview with College Partner | 2:30-3:00 | Executive Associate Dean, School of Public Health, Dr. Jamie Chriqui | Zoom
https://uic.zoom.us/j/85472474246?pwd=Rm1IL0hPZFo1Z3lXVGNaMHB1YzI2dz09 Meeting ID: 854 7247 4246 Passcode: G2qV0GD5
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| Wrap up Meeting with Dean | 3:30 – 3:50 | Dean Carlos Crespo | College of Medicine East Tower, 808 S. Wood Street, First Floor, Room 167 |
| Break for another Meeting (request from candidate) | 4:00 – 5:00 | ||
| Wrap up Meeting with Dean (continued if necessary | 5:00 pm – 5:30 pm | Dean Carlos Crespo | College of Medicine East Tower, 808 S. Wood Street, First Floor, Room 167 |
Candidate 3: Ted Angelopoulos
Dr. Angelopoulos is a professor in the Department of Rehabilitation and Movement Science at the University of Vermont. Dr. Angelopoulos recently completed a 5-year full-term role as Chair in the Department of Rehabilitation and Movement Sciences. His major research areas include adiposity, exercise, metabolism and physiogenomics. Specifically, Dr. Angelopoulos’ research is focusing on: 1) the development of lifestyle interventions for the prevention and treatment of metabolic disease, 2) the role of regularly repeated exercise in modifying risk factors for cardio-metabolic disease and 3) the impact of dietary sugars in the development of adiposity and cardio-metabolic disease, 4) To identify genetic factors that dictated the response of health-related fitness phenotypes to exercise training. Dr. Angelopoulos received his B.S degree from the National Kapodistrian University of Athens in 1982. He attended the University of Pittsburgh from 1983-1991 for post graduate studies. He received his M.S in Exercise Physiology in 1986, his M.P.H. in Epidemiology in 1990 and his Ph.D in Exercise Physiology in 1991. From 1991-1994 Dr. Angelopoulos was a post-doctoral fellow at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis Missouri. Dr. Angelopoulos served as Research Director for the Center for Lifestyle Medicine at the University of Central Florida from 2005-2010 and Director of Clinical Research at Florida Hospital Celebration Health (Orlando, FL) from 2002-2008. Dr. Angelopoulos serves as Associate Editor for the American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine and regularly reviews manuscripts for numerous journals including American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, Obesity, Journal of Applied Physiology, Metabolism, International Journal of Sports Medicine, and Diabetes. Dr. Angelopoulos is the co-editor of the book Obesity: Prevention and Treatment (CRC Press).
KN Head Interview Schedule: Dr. Ted Angelopoulos
Day 1: Thursday, May 16
| Meeting | Time | Persons Attending | Location and Plan |
| Introductory Meeting with Dean | 9:00 – 9:50 am | Dean Carlos Crespo | Renee Taylor will take you to College of Medicine East Tower, 808 S. Wood Street, First Floor, Room 167 |
| Interview with AHS Program Directors | 10:00 – 10:50 | AHS Program Directors
Kirsten Straughan Josh Miller Shayna Oshita Laura Mills (Zoom) |
Applied Health Sciences Building, Room 701AHSB, 1919 W. Taylor Street
https://uic.zoom.us/j/88246576678?pwd=VEU4cmY2NDlPUUJWSnMvaG9BckFNUT09 Meeting ID: 882 4657 6678, Passcode: cEZPTX6p
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| Lunch with KN Faculty and Staff | 11:00 – 12:00 | Open to All KN Faculty and Search Committee
Shayna Oshita Tom Kanan |
College of Medicine East Tower, 808 S. Wood Street, First Floor, Conference Room |
| Break | 12:00-12:30 | ||
| Interview with AHS Department Heads* | 12:30-1:30 | Carrie Sandahl, Jen Wescott, Susan Magasi | Disability , Health and Social Policy Building Carrie Sandhal’s Office
1640 West Roosevelt Road 236 DHSP |
| Interview with Assistant and Associate Deans | 1:30 – 2:20 pm | Joelle Lantz, Eileen Doran, Shane Phillips, Jon Santanni, Viviana Kabbabe Thompson | College of Medicine East Tower, 808 S. Wood Street, First Floor, Conference Room |
| Interview with College Partner | 2:30-3:00 | Dr. Jamie Chriqui
Executive Associate Dean School of Public Health |
Zoom
https://uic.zoom.us/j/89376191295?pwd=MmxaQkZLOTZ1QmMzRU9henRXTTlsUT09 Meeting ID: 893 7619 1295 Passcode: 3tqasc5P
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| Visioning Talk | 3:30 – 4:30 | KN Department Faculty, Staff, & Students | Zoom Only
https://uic.zoom.us/j/87898213479?pwd=QzJFWVZuckVLMDNoc3BadEFTamR4UT09 Meeting ID: 878 9821 3479 Passcode: cQa8yfL5
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| KN Faculty Open Interview Hour | 4:30 – Dinner | KN Department Faculty
Tom Kanan |
College of Medicine East Tower, 808 S. Wood Street, First Floor, Dean’s Conference Room |
| Dinner | TBD | Dean Carlos Crespo | Meet Dean Crespo at College of Medicine East Tower, 808 S. Wood Street, First Floor, Room 166 |
*Kal Pasupathy, Head of BHIS, Giamila Fantuzzi, Associate Head of KN, and Ross Arena, PT Head, are all willing to follow up individually if unable to attend the meeting.
Day 2: Friday, May 17
| Meeting | Time | Persons Attending | Location and Plan |
| KN Faculty and Staff Open Interview Hour | 9:00 – 10:00 | Paul Hibbing
Michelle Adams Tom Kanan |
College of Medicine East Tower, 808 S. Wood Street, First Floor, Dean’s Conference Room |
| Budget Meeting with Associate Dean for Administration | 10:00 – 10:50 | Jon Santanni | College of Medicine East Tower Dean’s Conference Room 169 |
| Public Lecture | 11:00 – 11:50 | College of Applied Health Sciences Faculty, Staff, and Students | Applied Health Sciences Building, 1919 W. Taylor St., Room 701
Also on Zoom https://uic.zoom.us/j/87402778868?pwd=Mm4yQ3ZUV0lXOFRtRVgrbTVaVUhqUT09 Meeting ID: 874 0277 8868 Passcode: vLEq8g2h |
| Drop-in Open Lunch | 12:00 – 12:50 | Lunch will be provided.
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College of Medicine East Tower Dean’s Conference Room 169 |
| Tour of Campus, Open to KN Faculty and Staff to accompany | 1:00 – 3:00 | Renee Taylor + KN Faculty and Staff | College of Medicine East Tower, 808 S. Wood Street, First Floor, Room 167 |
| Wrap up Meeting with Dean | 3:00 – 4:00
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Dean Carlos Crespo | College of Medicine East Tower, 808 S. Wood Street, First Floor, Room 167 |