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	Dr. Jay C. Kimiecik Position:  Associate Professor Degree: BS-SUNY Cortland, Cortland,  New York MS-Purdue University, West  Lafayette, Indiana PhD-University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana, Illinois Area: Kinesiology Office: 202D Phillips Hall Phone:(513) 529-2706 Fax: (513) 529-5006 Email: kimiecjc@muohio.edu Vita: Current

Scholarly Interests:

My current interests focus on the intersection among eudaimonic well-being (e.g., self-expression, one's inner imperative), healthy living, and optimal human functioning. I’m very interested in the “why" and "how” of implementing activities and facilitating experiences to enhance sustainable well-being across the lifespan in various life contexts, such as worksites and schools. Go to http://www.thewellbeingway.com for more information on my approach to well-being enhancement.  In addition, I'm also interested via interviews in exploring people's lived experience (what it feels like) of thriving and flourishing and the connection to health behaviors.

Recent publications:

Kimiecik, J., & Horn, T. (2012). Examining the relationship between family context and children’s physical activity beliefs: The role of parenting style. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 13, 10-18.

 

Kimiecik, J., (2011). The promise of eudaimonic well-being for the practice of health promotion: The “how” is as important as the “what.” Journal of Happiness Studies, 12, 769-792.

 

Kimiecik, J. (2010). Reflecting on a well-being enhancement experience with ninth graders in a public school: The why, what, and how of a screaming heart. Education in a Democracy: A Journal of the NNER, 2, 95-124.

 

Kimiecik, J., & Newburg, D. (2009). Runner as hero: The inner quest of becoming a runner or athlete or just about anything…at any age.  Lanham, MD: Hamilton Press.

 

Jackson, S., & Kimiecik, J. (2008). Optimal experience in sport and exercise. In T. Horn (ed.), Advances in Sport Psychology, 3rd edition. Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics.

 

Kimiecik, J. (2002). The intrinsic exerciser: Discovering the joy of exercise. Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin Company.

Recent outstanding Service activity:

Director, Employee Health and Well-Being, Miami University, 2005-2010

 

Recent Awards/Grants for teaching, research, and/or service:

Can becoming myself influence my health?: An exploratory quantitative and qualitative evaluation of a worksite-based well-being enhancement experience.  Committee on Faculty Research (CFR). Grant to Promote Research, $2,500; Summer Research Appointment; Research Graduate Assistant. Implemented 2011-2012.

Developed a First Year Seminar (FYS) course “Well-Being: Personal, Cultural, & Global Perspectives” approved by Liberal Education Council. FYS courses use innovative teaching practices that actively involve students in deep intellectual engagement. Course taught Spring 2011, 2012.

The Well-Being Way: A School/Community Collaborative for Positive Youth Development and Healthy Living. WellPoint Foundation, $125,000.

Nominated by the class of 2006 for the Effective Educator Award, which was established to recognize special individuals at Miami who educate and elevate students to new heights, 2010-2011.

Outstanding Professor Award. Awarded by the Associated Student Government’s Academic Affairs Coalition. Nominated by students of senior standing, 2005.