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Dr. Stacey H Bender

  • Professor of Instruction - Dept of Health & Human Performance
  • Professor of Instruction - Dept of Health & Human Performance
  • Program Faculty - Dept of Health & Human Performance
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Research Interests

  • Zimmermann, Jo An M (Co-Principal), Bender, Stacey H (Co-Principal). Aquaticity & Motivation: A new approach to the evaluation of aquatics programs, World Leisure Organization, International Professional Organization, $5000. (Submitted: August 27, 2021, Funded: January 1, 2022 - December 31, 2022). Grant.
  • Brooks, T. P., Hughes, A. N., Azim, K., Bender, S. H., Blanks Jones, J., … Rafferty-Helmer, J. N. (2025). Exploring the Identities, Barriers, and Interventions for Motherscholars During a Global Pandemic. Journal of Career Development, 52(3), 385–406. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1177/08948453251323814
  • Bender, S. H. (2023). Theory of Planned Behavior. In Public health education theories and planning models. Dubuque, IA: Kendall Hunt Publishing.
  • Ho, H., Azim, K., Pennell, S., Myles-Baltzly, C., Heller, N., Campbell-Obaid, M., … Greene-Rooks, J. (n.d.). Collective Perspectives: The formation of a motherscholar pandemic research collaborative. In Scholars in COVID Times. Cornell University Press.
  • Emily, E., Zimmermann, J. A. M., & Bender, S. H. (2022, August 5). Aquaticity: A new way to assess water skills. Water Safety Magazine. Retrieved from https://www.watersafetymagazine.com/aquaticity-a-new-way-to-assess-water-skills-by-weeks-zimmermann-bender/
  • Ho, H. K., Azim, K. A., Pennell, S. M., Myles-Baltzly, C. C., Heller, N. A., Campbell-Obaid, M., … Greene-Rooks, J. H. (2023). 1. Forming a Motherscholar Research Collaborative. In Scholars in COVID Times (pp. 15–38). Cornell University Press. https://doi.org/10.1515/9781501771637-002
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  • Award / Honor Recipient: Presidential Distinction Award for Teaching, Texas State University. August 2022 - Present
  • Award / Honor Nominee: COE Award for Service. February 2024
  • Award / Honor Nominee: TAHPERD Physical Education Teacher of the Year – College/University, TAHPERD. April 2020 - May 2020
  • Award / Honor Nominee: UNCG Gladys Strawn Bullard Award for Leadership and Service, University of North Carolina Greensboro. January 2020 - February 2020
  1. Member

    Academic Freedom Committee

  2. Member

    Texas State Faculty Senate

  3. Member

    College Review Group

  4. Graduate Advisor

    AOP ESS Graduate Students

  5. Member

    University Scholars Scholarship Review Committee

  6. Reviewer / Referee

    Women in Sport and Physical Activity Journal

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