Julia Zuniga

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SDSU

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Bio

Julia Zuniga, M.S., EMT, is an instructor in the School of Exercise and Nutritional Sciences teaching Applied Assessments in Health and Fitness, Medical Terminology, and Applied Kinesiology.  At San Diego Mesa College, she teaches Emergency Medical Response and Fitness Assessments courses and serves on the advisory board for their Personal Training Program. She is also a Subject Matter Expert for the American Council on Exercise, a certified Emergency Medical Technician with San Diego County, a Faculty Instructor for the American Heart Association, and a Red Cross instructor. She holds several certifications with the American College of Sports Medicine and the American Council on Exercise and is a Registered Yoga Teacher. After earning her B.A. at Virginia Tech and her M.S. in Kinesiology at Georgia Southern University, she relocated to San Diego as an Afloat Fitness Director with the U.S. Navy’s aircraft carrier USS NIMITZ (CVN-68), where she spent several years, including a combat deployment.