Tina Schmidt-McNulty
Instructor, Kinesiology and Nutrition
Office Phone
Office
901 W. Roosevelt Rd., 154 PEB
Mail Code
194
Office Hours
By appointment.
About
Tina Schmidt-McNulty, MS, ACSM-CEP, RN, DHSc is a full-time instructor in the Department of Kinesiology and Nutrition. She compliments her degrees with numerous certifications in the fitness industry in personal training, aquatic instruction and group fitness instruction. She has also been a nurse on a cardiovascular unit and in cardiac rehabilitation. Dr. Tina had the opportunity to be a high school coach where she developed their season training program. She also recently completed her Doctorate of Health Science degree and her dissertation focused on cardiovascular disease, the associated risks, and barriers to exercise in cardiovascular nurses.
Schmidt-McNulty has been in the Fitness Industry for over 30 years as a presenter, author, coach, and instructor. She has written/published several articles on topics on special populations and risk factors. She also has had several roles promoting fitness/wellness programs in corporate, hospital and university settings. Her mission is to pique students' interest in learning and to lay a solid foundation for future educational experiences.
Selected Publications
“Breast Cancer Recovery and Prevention Specialist and Certificate Program”, Fitness Learning Systems
“Healthy Heart for a Healthy Life”, Fitness Learning Systems
“Cardiovascular Disease”, AWKA Magazine
Service to the Community
* 5/2/17 Volunteer Dare2tri event - Assisted Disabled Veterans training for swim portion for a local triathlon. * 6/20/17 - Nursing Camp - Educated high school students on taking vital signs, blood pressures and the nursing process. * 4/23/2023 - Miller Beach Clean up - Gary, IN
Leadership in the Profession
Tivity Health - Silver Sneakers Program, Instructor Coordinator for Northwest Indiana
Munster Swim Club, Assistant Swim Coach for Age Group Swimmers
Greater Chicago Chapter of Arthritis Foundation, Instructor, trainer and volunteer
School Town of Munster, Head Girls and Boys Swimming Coach
Notable Honors
2011 - present - Registered Nurse, State of Indiana
2011-Present - Registered Nurse, State of Illinois
2017 - Certificate in Adult Heart Rhythms, American Heart Association
1996 - Present - ACSM - CEP, American College of Sports Medicine
Education
BS, Nursing, Purdue University, 2010
MS, Clinical Exercise Physiology, Indiana University, 1996
BS, Exercise Science; minor in Psychology, Indiana University, 1994
DHSC, Doctorate of Public Health, University of Indianapolis, 2022