Sharon Bailey Hunt, Ed.D.
Department Head, Professor of Recreation
Health Science, Kinesiology, Recreation and Dance
306A HPER Building
Phone: (479) 575-2857
FAX: (479) 575-2487
sbhunt@uark.edu
Degrees:
- Ed.D., University of Georgia, Recreation and Leisure Studies, 1977
- M.Ed., University of Arkansas, Physical Education, 1975
- B.S.E., University of Arkansas, Physical Education, 1973
Teaching Areas:
- Organization, Management and Marketing Skills in Kinesiology
- Internship in Sport Management
Research Interests:
- Administrative Issues in Higher Education and Public Recreation
- Enhancing Teaching and Learning in Schools
- Women’s Health Issues
Professional Biography:
Sharon Hunt holds the academic rank of Professor and is the Department Head of Health Science, Kinesiology, Recreation and Dance (HKRD). She has also served in the capacity of Interim Dean of the College of Education and Health Professions (2000-01). Prior to coming to the University of Arkansas in 1990, Dr. Hunt was an Assistant/Associate Professor in the Department of Health and Human Performance at the University of Kentucky (1977-1990) where she also served as Director of Graduate Studies from 1984-1990. As Department Head of HKRD, Dr. Hunt is responsible for providing leadership to a diverse faculty who deliver undergraduate, master's, and doctoral degree programs to approximately 700 undergraduate majors and 150 graduate students. In addition, she is responsible for the management of the 188,000 square foot HPER Building, which houses the HKRD Department and serves as the major campus recreational facility for students, faculty, staff, and alumni. The extensive Intramural/Recreational Sports Program, which includes intramural sports, club sports, informal recreation, fitness/wellness and the Outdoor Connection Center are also under her administration.
Academic Interests and Accomplishments:
Sharon Hunt has authored and co-authored over 50 refereed manuscripts and technical papers and made in excess of 60 state, regional, national or international refereed presentations. She has secured over $1 million in contracts to support graduate assistant stipends for students in HKRD. She has served on numerous boards, task forces, and committees that have rendered services to national, state, and local agencies involved in the delivery of health, recreation and/or educational services. In 2001, she was listed in the International Who’s Who of Professional and Business Women. In 2002, she was recognized as the Higher Educator of the Year by the Arkansas Association of Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance.
Personal Information:
Sharon Hunt is married to David Hunt, a middle school physical education teacher in the Fayetteville School District. She and David have two grown children. Their son, Justin, is a psychiatrist who is a Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholar at the University of Michigan Medical School, and their daughter, Ashley, is an attorney in northwest Arkansas. Sharon enjoys outdoor sports such as tennis, hiking, and fly-fishing, and she is an avid reader.
Publications/Presentations:
Perfectionism and disordered eating among athletes. American Alliance of Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance, Baltimore, MD. (March, 2007)
Managing diabetes: Use of the transtheoretical model. Fifth Annual Hawaii International Conference on Education, Honolulu, HI. (January, 2007).
Mentoring pre-service physical education teachers. National Physical Education Teacher Education Conference, Long Beach, CA. (October, 2006).
Psychomotor performance and learning style effects of a computer-based interactive multimedia program. Presented at the National Athletic Trainer’s Association 55th Annual Meeting and Symposia, Baltimore, MD. (2004).
The physical attributes required of firefighters are similar to athletes and can be developed in a relatively short time period using incentive programs. Presented at the 10th World Sport for All Congress, Rome, Italy. (2004).
Chambers, R., Turner, L. W., and Hunt, S. B. (2007). Application of ecological models to risks related to being overweight among nurses. Psychological Reports, 100, 3, 815-816.
Hass, M., Hunt, S., and Turner, L. (2007). Safety in the sun: An application of the health belief model to skin protection behaviors. Arkansas Journal of Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance, 42, 1, 5-10.
Turner, L. W., Hunt, S.B., DiBrezzo, R., & Jones, C. (2004). Design and implementation of an osteoporosis prevention program using the health belief model. American Journal of Health Studies, 19(2), 115-121.
Turner, L., Wallace, L., Hunt, S., & Gray, A. (2004). Changes in behavior and behavioral intentions among middle-aged women: Result from an osteoporosis prevention program. Psychological Reports, 93, 521-526.
Kern, J., Calleja, P., & Hunt, S. (2003). Enhancing the physical education internship experiences. Arkansas Journal of Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance, 38, 18-20.
Bass, M., Turner, L., & Hunt, S. (2001). Counseling female athletes: Application of the stages of change model to avoid disordered eating, amenorrhea and osteoporosis. Psychological Reports, 88, 1153-1160.