Division of Kinesiology and Health

College of Health Sciences

 

Angela Simonton, M.S. 

Assistant Lecturer 

Physical Education Teacher Education 

Corbett Building 115 

(307) 766-4111  l  angela.simonton@uwyo.edu 

 

BACKGROUND 

Angela Simonton joined the Division of Kinesiology and Health at the University of Wyoming in the Fall of 2021 and currently serves as an Assistant Lecturer of Physical Education Teacher Education. Prior to joining the team at the University of Wyoming, she worked as an instructor at the University of Memphis in the Department of Health Sciences, teaching undergraduate students how to plan, implement, and evaluate physical activity and health interventions. Angela has also spent three years teaching physical education and health curricula in K-12 public schools and coordinated before and afterschool programs in urban communities. In addition to her teaching experience, she is engaged in several professional organizations including the Society of Health and Physical Educators (SHAPE) of America and Wyoming Association of Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (WAHPERD). Angela is also a Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES) and holds several other certifications. 

 

EDUCATION 

M.S. Louisiana State University – Kinesiology – Pedagogical and Psychological Science (2016) 

B.S. University of Wyoming – Kinesiology – Physical Education Teaching (2014) 

 

TEACHING 

• KIN 3012 - Teaching Laboratory I 

• KIN 2005 – Movement Core VI: Physical Fitness/Activity 

• KIN 2004 - Movement Core V: Fundamental Motor Skills/Dance 

• KIN 2003 - Movement Core IV: Educational Games/Gymnastics 

• KIN 2001 – Movement Core II: Net/Target Games 

• KIN 1101 - First Year Seminar 

 

Curriculum Vitae 

RECENT PRESENTATIONS 

Simonton, A., & Simonton, K. L. (April, 2021). Skills-based health at the middle school. Presentation at the annual conference of the Tennessee Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (TAHPERD).  

 

Simonton, A., Ivy, V., & Simonton, K. L. (June, 2019). Learning to integrate TPSR into an existing physical education program. Presentation at the Teaching Personal and Social Responsibility (TPSR) Alliance Conference. Garden City, NY. 

 

Ivy, V., Simonton, A., & Richards, K. A. (April, 2019). Teaching personal and social responsibility in physical education and beyond. Presentation at the national conference of the Society of Health and Physical Educators (SHAPE) of America. Tampa, FL. 

 

Richards, K. A. R., Gaudreault, K. L., Simonton, K. L., & Simonton, A. (April, 2019). The influence of a research master’s degree on two young professionals’ careers. Paper presented at the national conference of the Society of Health and Physical Educators (SHAPE) of America. Tampa, FL.   

   

Simonton, A., & Simonton, K. L. (November, 2018). Teaching educational gymnastics. Presentation at the annual conference of the Louisiana Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (LAHPERD). Baton Rouge, LA. 

 

RECENT RESEARCH 

Referred Publications: 

Gaudreault, K. L., Richards, K. A. R., Simonton, K. L., & Simonton, A. (2020). The influence of a master’s degree on the socialization of two physical education professionals. Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 1-10. 

Richards, K. A. R., Gaudreault, K. L., Simonton, K. L., & Simonton, A. (2018). Physical education graduate student socialization in a research-focused master’s program. Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 37, 373-382. 

Garn, A. C., Simonton, K. L., Dasinger, T., & Simonton, A. (2017). Predicting changes in student engagement in university physical education: Application of control-value theory of achievement emotions. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 29, 93-102. 

 

Book Chapters: 

Richards, K. A. R, Iannucci, C., McEvoy, E., & Simonton, A. (2020). The professional socialization challenge: Considering teacher education for a preferable future for physical education. In A. MacPhail & H. Lawson (Eds.), The Collaborative Redesign of School Physical Education and Teacher Education: Addressing Grand Challenges for the 21st Century. New York, NY: Routledge. 

 

SERVICE 

2019-2021    Fitness Committee Member, Healthy Memphis Initiative, Health & Wellness Taskforce 

 

2017-2019 Board Member, Louisiana Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (LAHPERD), Vice President of Health Education Division 

 

2015-2017 Board Member, Louisiana Association for Health, Physical Education Recreation and Dance, Vice President of General Division