Georgia State, in collaboration with seven universities throughout the United States, has been selected to receive funding from the Office of Special Education, U.S. Department of Education to train doctoral students in the area of adapted physical activity.
Grant Support
Ph.D. students at Georgia State will receive:
- Tuition and stipend for four years of doctoral training
- Travel support
- Access to disability sport and community organizations in metro Atlanta
Program Facets and Student Outcomes
The project:
Training leaders to improve education and health outcomes of Individuals with high intensity needs: A multi-institutional mentorship consortium has three primary facets:
- Bi-weekly online seminars
- Annual face-to-face summer institute
- Exchange program
Upon completion of the Kinesiology Ph.D. program’s concentration in physical education teacher education in the area of adapted physical education (APE) at Georgia State, students will:
- Have a clear and independent line of research
- Be able to teach adapted physical education methods classes at the undergraduate and graduate levels
- Be able to teach selected general PETE coursework in elementary methods, secondary methods, assessment, curriculum, motor development, movement sciences, and health education
- Design courses using traditional face-to face as well as online platforms
- Supervise student teachers in adapted physical education (PE), and general elementary, middle or secondary PE
- Have expertise in edTPA
- Be able to attain a university level certification in teaching or research design
Student Eligibility
Students interested in pursuing a Ph.D. in Kinesiology with a concentration in PETE in the area of adapted physical education through this training grant must meet the following criteria:
- Must meet department and program admissions requirements and be admitted to the Kinesiology Ph.D program with a concentration in PETE
- Have an undergraduate degree in health and physical education teacher education
- Have a master’s degree in adapted physical education or closely related field
- Practical teaching experience in APE is strongly recommended
- Must be a U.S Citizen
- Students who are not U.S. citizens are still eligible for admission to the program but would not be eligible to receive financial support through this grant. Additional departmental support is available for qualified students.
Apply for the Grant
To be eligible for funding under the APE doctoral training grant, students must first be accepted into the Ph.D. in Kinesiology with a concentration in Physical Education Teacher Education (PETE). Within in this degree concentration, students interested in Adapted Physical Education and grant support should contact Deborah Shapiro directly through email at [email protected] or by phone at 404-413-8372. Communication with Shapiro is encouraged prior to submitting an application to the Ph.D. in PETE program.
Grant Partners
Other universities and faculty affiliated with this partnership include:
University of Virginia (Mary Block, Ph.D.)
Texas Women’s University (Suzanna Dillon, Ph.D.)
Old Dominion University (Justin Haegele, Ph.D., Project Co-Director)
University of Delaware (Sean Healy, Ph.D.)
Ohio State University (Sam Hodge, Ph.D.)
Oregon State University (Sam Logan, Ph.D.)
West Virginia University (Andrea Taliaferro, Ph.D. & Samantha Ross, Ph.D.)
East Carolina University (Joonkoo Yun, Ph.D., Project Director)