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David Kahan

David Kahan
David Kahan

Associate Director and Professor

Phone: (619) 594-3887
Office: ENS 315
Email: dkahan@sdsu.edu

Download CV (pdf)

Education

  • B.S. in Kinesiology, 1990, UCLA
  • M. Ed. in Teacher Education, 1991, UCLA
  • Ph.D. in HPER, 1995, The Ohio State University

Professional Memberships

  • American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation & Dance (AAHPERD)
  • National Association for Kinesiology and Physical Education in Higher Education (NAKPEHE)

Research Areas

My initial focus in graduate school was directed at coaching behavior with special emphasis on gender dynamics (e.g., males coaching female athletes). At my first appointment, I changed my focus to better match a major job responsibility—the preparation and supervision of preservice (student teachers and undergraduate field practicum students) teachers. To this end, I spent 5 years on projects focused at better understanding cooperating teacher behavior and beliefs. Beginning Fall 2001, I again switched my focus to issues involving the relationship between physical activity and religion/culture. During a sabbatical year in 2009, I added an additional focus by investigating the impact of social-ecological variables on preschool children’s physical activity.

Reviewer

  •  Associate Editor, Historical/Philosophical/Sociocultural  Foundations, Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 2010-present
  • Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health
  • Health Education and Behavior
  • British Medical Bulletin
  • Journal of Physical Activity and Health
  • Asia-Pacific Journal of Teacher Education
  • Preventive Medicine
  • Journal of Teaching in Physical Education
  • Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology
  • Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport
  • International Council of HPERSD Journal
  • California AHPERD Journal

Publications

  • For an up to date publications list see Google Scholar.
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