Dr. Melissa Ziegler
Assistant Teaching Professor
Bio
Dr. Melissa Ziegler is the Associate Director of the Center for Faculty Development and an Assistant Teaching Professor in Kinesiotherapy. She has served on the USM faculty since 2006 and is dedicated to advancing teaching excellence, faculty development, and student success. She designs and facilitates professional development on evidence-based teaching, educational technology, and generative AI in higher education while teaching undergraduate courses in health coaching and rehabilitation. Dr. Ziegler is an ACUE Distinguished Teaching Scholar, a Fellow of the Medical Fitness Association, and a Commissioner for the American Kinesiotherapy Association on CAAHEP.
- PHD - University of Southern Mississippi (2018)
- MA - University of Houston (2005)
- BS - University of Southern Mississippi (2000)
THY 300: Introduction to Kinesiotherapy
THY 350: Health Coaching in Rehabilitation
THY 414: Exercise Prescription for Special Populations
THY 451: Neurological and Pathological Foundations
THY 421: Capstone for Kinesiotherapy
- Injury Epidemiology and Preventative Strategies in Triathletes: A Study of the 2022 Season, Journal of Sports Rehabilitation, 2026, 10.1123/jsr.2023-0320
- The influence of the educational environment on college student physical activity behaviors, Journal of American College Health, 2022, 10.1080/07448481.2021.2024546
- The Influence of the Educational Environment on College Student Activity Behaviors, 2018
- Pushing Through the Pain: Does Social Pressure Influence Triathlete Training While Injured?, Injury epidemiology and preventative strategies in triathletes: A study of the 2022 season., Journal of Sport Behavior,
- American Kinesiotherapy Association
- Medical Fitness Association
- American Council on Exercise