Kristie Abt

Kristie Abt
School of Education
University of Pittsburgh
145 Trees Hall
Pittsburgh, PA 15260
PHONE: 412-648-3186
EMAIL: klabt@pitt.edu

• Overview
• Publications
• Presentations
• Professional Participation
• Grants and Research
• Curriculum Vita

Full Time Faculty - Clinical Assistant Professor

School Affiliations

• Department: Basic Area of Education
• Department: Health and Physical Activity - Assistant Clinical Professor/Fitness Coord
• Program: Exercise Physiology
• Program: Exercise Science
• Program: Health and Fitness
• Program: Health, Physical Activity, and Chronic Disease
• Program: Wellness

Education

• Ph.D., Exercise Physiology, University of Pittsburgh, 2005
• M.S., Exercise Physiology, University of Pittsburgh, 1999
• B.S., Kinesiology, Bowling Green State University, 1997
• Aerobics and Fitness Association of America, Advanced Personal Trainer
• Aerobics and Fitness Association of America, Group Exercise Instructor
• American College of Sports Medicine, Health Fitness Instructor

Recent Course Instruction

Fall 2008 (2091)

• HPA 1035 - EXERCISE SCIENCE SEMINAR 2
• HPA 1226 - ASSESSMENT AND PRESCRIPTION FOR SPECIAL POPULATIONS
• HPA 1241 - TEACHING EXPERIENCE 1
• HPA 1242 - TEACHING EXPERIENCE 2
• HPA 1996 - CLINICAL INTERNSHIP
• HPA 1998 - DIRECTED STUDY
• HPA 2373 - INTRODUCTION TO EXERCISE ASSESSMENT AND PROGRAMMING

Summer 2008 (2087)

• HPA 1241 - TEACHING EXPERIENCE 1
• HPA 1242 - TEACHING EXPERIENCE 2
• HPA 1996 - Clinical Internship
• HPA 2373 - INTRODUCTION TO EXERCISE ASSESSMENT AND PROGRAMMING

Spring 2008 (2084)

• HPA 1035 - EXERCISE SCIENCE SEMINAR 2
• HPA 1224 - Fitness Assessment and Exercise Prescription
• HPA 1241 - Teaching Experience I
• HPA 1242 - Teaching Experience II
• HPA 1996 - Clinical Internship
• HPA 1998 - DIRECTED STUDY
• PEDC 0206 - Body Sculpting
• PEDC 0236 - Aerobic Mix

Fall 2007 (2081)

• HPA 1035 - Exercise Science Seminar
• HPA 1224 - Fitness Assessment and Exercise Prescription
• HPA 1241 - Teaching Experience I
• HPA 1242 - Teaching Experience II
• HPA 1996 - Clinical Internship
• HPA 2373 - Health Fitness Instructor
• PEDC 0206 - Body Sculpting

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Current Professional Participation

• American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM)
  • Workshop Director and Lecturer Health-Fitness Instructor Workshop

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Recent Grants

• 2007 The Effect of a Continuing Education Program on Oncology Nurses’ Knowledge of and Confidence in Recommending Exercise to Women with Breast Cancer The Oncology Nursing Society Foundation Grant The purpose of this quasi-experimental pilot study is to measure changes in Oncology nurses' knowledge of and confidence in recommending exercise to women with breast cancer before and after an on-line continuing education program. Grant Awarded: $10,000

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