Marsha Kaufman

Due to her military affiliation with the U.S. Army, Dr. Marsha Kaufman’s 25-year health, wellness, and fitness career has offered her diverse opportunities. She has served in many roles with her formal training in the area of health education and promotion and also sports medicine. From healthcare to corporate wellness, public health, and for-profit fitness centers, she has worked with populations in various states and abroad to educate and implement health strategies and programs to improve health outcomes. She holds several certifications for personal training, group fitness, and health education (ACE, ACSM, AFAA, CHES, CSCS, NASM, RYT-200).

Dr. Kaufman moved into higher education 13 years ago with her expertise and a dynamic appreciation of teaching health education and the sciences in both the online and on-campus curriculums at the undergraduate and graduate levels. At Walden University, she teaches in the College of Health Sciences and Public Policy BA Program and the School of Interdisciplinary Undergraduate Studies. Dr. Kaufman’s research interests are physical activity, behavior change, motivational theories, weight management, mind/body modalities, public health, and health education delivery methods.

In addition to presenting certifications and continuing education as a trainer for an international fitness organization for over 16 years, she has also presented at the Online Learning Consortium’s Conference and as a speaker at local community events. She received the 2019 Walden Leadership of Excellence Award for the College of Health Sciences and Public Policy.

Education

PhD, Walden University

MS, United States Sports Academy

BS, Upper Iowa University

Presentations

Howard, K. J., Armstrong, S. N., Lupinski, K. G., Kaufman, M. R. (2017). TAs in the Virtual World: A Win-Win-Win-Win. Online Learning Consortium