Shawna Doerksen
Assistant Professor
701B Ford Building
Phone: 814-863-8989
Fax: 814-867-1751
Ph.D. from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Current Research Interests
Psychosocial determinants of leisure time physical activity
Promotion of multiple health behaviors using a single intervention
Recent Courses Taught
RPTM 277 Recreation for Persons with Disabilities
Selected Publications
Doerksen, S. E., Umstattd, M. R., McAuley, E. (2009). Social cognitive determinants of moderate and vigorous physical activity in college freshmen. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 39, 1201-1213.
Motl, R. W., McAuley, E., Doerksen, S. E., Hu, L., Morris, K. S. (2009). Preliminary evidence that self-efficacy predicts physical activity in multiple sclerosis. International Journal of Rehabilitation Research, 32, 260-263.
McAuley, E., Doerksen, S.E., Morris, K. S., Motl, R. W., Hu, L., Wójcicki, T. R., White, S. M., & Rosengren, K. R. (2008). Pathways from physical activity to quality of life in older women. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 36, 13-20.
McAuley E., Morris K. S., Doerksen S. E., Motl R. W., Hu, L., White S. M., Wójcicki T. R., Rosengren, K. (2007). Effects of change in physical activity on physical function limitations in older women: mediating roles of physical function performance and self-efficacy. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 55,1967-73.
Doerksen, S.E., Estabrooks, P.A. (2007). Integrating a fruit and vegetable consumption intervention within a successful community physical activity program. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 4(12).
Doerksen, S.E., Motl, R. M., McAuley, E. M. (2007). Environmental correlates of walking in multiple sclerosis: A cross-sectional study. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 4(49).