Teaching is the heart and soul of my work as a professor. I am inspired every day by my students, who make positive changes in their own lives and beyond.
With her 2014 advocacy film, “No Excuses,” kinesiology Professor Cathrine Himberg delivers a bold message to policy makers and school officials: Implementing quality K-12 physical education in this country should be a major priority. The documentary is so persuasive that First Lady Michelle Obama’s Let’s Move! Active Schools campaign is using it to promote children’s health.
Himberg has served as coordinator of the Physical Education Teacher Education Program since 2000 and advised thousands of budding teachers. An advocate for quality physical education, she founded the Center for Advancement of Standards-based Physical Education Reform (CASPER) and the website
www.supportREALteachers.org, which is used by teachers around the globe as a curriculum resource.
Himberg was named 2015-16 Outstanding Professor, the University’s highest honor.