Department of Health and Applied Human Sciences

Dr. Jorge Figueroa, Assistant Professor, will be joining the faculty of Health and Applied Human Sciences in Fall 2007 and will serve as coordinator of Community Health.  Dr. Figueroa received his Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the University of Georgia.  He interned at Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic at the University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine and completed a Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Behavioral Medicine at Brown University, School of Medicine.  Dr. Figueroa is the author of numerous professional journal articles and book chapters.  He has devoted his professional career to improving community health and is a widely recognized health psychologist.

Ms. Margo Greicar, will be joining the Department of Health and Applied Human Sciences in Fall 2007 as an Athletic Training Education Lecturer.  Ms. Greicar attended University of North Dakota and Temple University for her B.S. and Master’s degrees respectively.  She anticipates graduating in 2008 from Bowling Green State University with an Ed.D in Educational Administration and Leadership Studies.  She has over 15 years of athletic training experience, including several years served as Head Athletic Trainer at the high school and college level.

Dr. Cara Sidman, Assistant Professor of  Physical Education, will begin her tenure-track assistant professor position in the Department of Health and Applied Human Sciences in Fall 2007 and will coordinate PED 101. Dr. Sidman received her Ph.D. from Arizona State University, M.S. from Appalachian State University, and B.A. from UNCW.   She has been teaching as an assistant professor at University of Wisconsin- Whitewater since 2005.  Among her research topics are physical activity of sedentary women and the use of pedometers during physical activity.  Dr. Sidman has been a part of several international, national, and regional professional presentations, including numerous National Wellness and National AAHPERD Conferences in years past.

Ms. Laura Spivey will begin lecturing in Parks and Recreation Management for the Department of Health and Applied Human Sciences in Fall 2007. As an adjunct professor at ECU, Ms. Spivey has taught courses for more than two years and has served as an academic advisor for the past three years.  She earned both her B.S. and M.S. degrees at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and is currently in the process of completing her Doctor of Education at ECU. In recent years past, Ms. Spivey has served as Coordinator of Intramural Sports and Assistant Director of Intramural Sports, Summer Camps, and Special Events at the ECU Department of Recreational Services.