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The present Center staff is dedicated to the prospect of moral education across the spectrum of professional education and serves to support the research, teaching, and service of the Center.

  

Faculty/Staff

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Director of the Center for ETHICS*

 

    Sharon K. Stoll,

Ph.D.  

 

    sstoll@uidaho.edu  

 

Research and Measurement Specialist

 

Jennifer M. Beller,  Ph.D.  

 

jbeller@wsu.edu  

Dr. Sharon K. Stoll serves as the Director of the Center for ETHICS*.  She is considered one of the leading authorities in competitive moral education intervention techniques for college aged students in America.  Also a professor of Physical Education, Dr. Stoll is a Distinguished Faculty Member and winner of a prestigious University of Idaho Outreach Award in 2000, and a U of I Teaching Award in 1992.  A former public school teacher, coach, and athlete, Dr. Stoll holds a Ph.D. in Sport Philosophy from Kent State University, and is the creator and director of one of the few programs in America that is directed toward moral education with competitive populations.  Dr. Stoll is well known for her knowledge in teaching and methodology as applied to pedagogy in moral education and character development.  Many of Dr. Stoll's students have developed measurement evaluation tools and other curriculum designs that are impacting the knowledge of moral development in sport. 

Author of eight books including, "Who Says It's Cheating?" and "Sport Ethics: Applications for Fair Play", Dr. Stoll is an active lecturer and consultant on various character issues, including moral education, moral reasoning, and moral development.  She is or has been a consultant for the United States Navy, United States Air Force, the Idaho Bar Association, the American Bar Association, plus various sports organizations, including the President's Commission of the NCAA, the National Youth Sport Coaches' Association, the National Federation of High School Activities Association, and many more independent and private organizations.  In 1993-4, she was in residence at the United States Military Academy at West Point, as a consultant for the Higher Education Program.  Dr. Stoll has been featured on such national programs as "Night Line", "ESPN Sports Center", "ESPN Chat Line", Fox Sports' "Goin' Deep", as well as numerous regional and local news shows as well as documentaries, national newspapers, and magazines.  In 2005, she was featured in over 50 major newspapers in US and abroad describing the Center's latest project working with the Atlanta Braves.  In 2007, she was named as a member of the 100 Most Influential Sport Educators in America with such individuals as Andre Agassi, William Bowen, Bob Costas, Tiger Woods, Pat Summitt, and Mike Krzyzewski.  

The mother of two girls, Amanda and Rachal, Dr. Stoll lives on the Crooked M Ranch in the Mineral Mountain Range of Idaho with her husband, Moscow attorney, Mark S. Moorer.

  Dr. Beller, an affiliate faculty member,  is the Research/Measurement Specialist for the Center for ETHICS*.  Dr. Beller is an Associate Professor of Education at neighboring Washington State University.  In her role with the Center, she works directly with Center staff and graduate students to help design, carry out, and implement various research projects in moral reasoning, moral development, character education, and sportsmanship. 

Her specialty is the design and validation of cognitive instruments, where she is one of the principle authors of the Hahm-Beller Values Choice Inventory, and the Rudd-Stoll-Beller-Hahm Values Inventory, and the Stevenson-Stoll Social Responsibility Questionnaire.  She also works extensively as a consultant with faculty, graduate students, and others throughout the world on their research projects in moral reasoning, moral development, and character education.

Dr. Beller has one son and lives with her husband in the Hoo Doo Mountains on a ranch in North Idaho.

 

Dr. Viatcheslav Popovsky is an affiliate faculty member of the Center for Ethics. He is the owner and operator of a scientific/educational company, the Russian- American Physical Culture Institute, focused on assisting people of all ages to develop personal efficacy for life through physical culture activities. 

         Dr. Viatcheslav M. Popovsky is a former Associate Professor and Chief of Pedagogical Practice with the St. Petersburg Lesgaft State Physical Culture Academy named after internationally renowned Russian scientist and pedagog P.F. Lesgaft.. As lecturer, researcher and coach, and consultant for elite volleyball teams, Dr. Popovsky is well known within international sport educational circles. He has published over 60 articles and books in his field throughout Russia, Europe, and U.S.

          His role in the Center is to promote increasing international understanding of undergraduate (PEP 310) and graduate (PEP 591) students about efficient pedagogical remedies and multi-disciplinary approaches for achieving athletic, fitness and wellness results through the science of physical culture. In his discussions with students he successfully integrates and combines the best of what both East and West have to offer in the physical culture field. He combines what he learned about the theory and methodology of Physical Culture from the Lesgaft Physical Culture Academy, with what he has learned about it from his research and practice through his firm in America. 

For more on Dr. Viatcheslav Popovsky, click here.

Dr. Sue Durrant is an affiliate faculty member and an associate professor at Washington State University. Dr. Durrant is one of the country's leading authorities in sport gender equity. Her role in the Center is to act as a teacher, consultant, and presenter on the subject of moral education in athletics. She presently is the President of Girls and Women's Sport of the American Alliance of Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance.

Dr. Michael Reall is an affiliate faculty member and is from Columbia, Missouri. Dr. Reall has published in the area of moral action in the business competitive climate.

Adjunct Faculty-- Dr. Kathryn George, Chair of the Department of Philosophy, University of Idaho; Dr. Jeff Bailey, College of Business, University of Idaho.

 

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Graduate Students--Past and Present

 

   

 

Justin Barnes

Ph.D. Student

Graduate Assistant/Program Manager

 

 

 

Dave Brunner

Ph.D. Student

Curriculum Manager

 

Kimberly Robertello, MS, ATC

Ph.D. Student

Program Assessment Specialist

 

 

 

Matthew Hellman

(click on Matt's name to view some of his baseball pictures!)

 

Ph. D. Student

 

Graduate Assistant/Athlete Character

Education Specialist

 

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Former Personnel

 

Dan Zenner, Ph.D.

Shu - Tung Lai/Dexter

Errin Reese

Nathan Jerke

 

 

Performance and Ethics Instructor
Washington State University
College of Veterinary Medicine

 

 

 

 

 

Taiwan

 

 

Assistant Facility Coordinator

Parker, Colorado

 

 

 

 

Sports Reporter

Blackfoot, ID Newspaper

 

Pete Van Mullem

Lewis Clark State College

 
Amukela Gwebu

University of Iowa

Cheryl Weiss

 

 

 

Former Students:

Conrad Brietbach: Galveston College

 

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Former Students and Dissertations

 

  Williams, J.M. (2007). Teaching ethics to athletic training students from CAAHEP accredited athletic training education programs. Unpublished doctoral dissertation. University of Idaho, Moscow.
 

Hasey, C. (2006). Facilitating a personal connection to exercise. Unpublished master's thesis. University of Idaho, Moscow.

  Cochran, L. (2005). A philosophic and ethical examination of practices in developing leisure program guidelines using the baby boomer cohort. Unpublished doctoral dissertation. University of Idaho, Moscow.
  Rickel, K.F. (2005). Exercise adherence, a philosophical shift promoting a life narrative based curriculum and technology to augment commitment to exercise. Unpublished doctoral dissertation. University of Idaho, Moscow.
  Davis, B. (2003). A pilot study examining referee perceptions of sport spectator influence on game decisions. Unpublished master's thesis. University of Idaho, Moscow.
  Zenner, D. (2003).  Creativity Theory as a Framework For Embedding Character Education in Professional Programs.  Unpublished doctoral dissertation. University of Idaho, Moscow.
  Herman, C. (2002).  Transitional Loss & Athletic Identity: An Ethical Obligation To Assist NCAA Athletes Through The Retirement Process.  Unpublished doctoral dissertation.  University of Idaho, Moscow.
  Hansen, D. (1999).  "Fair Play Everyday" A Sportsmanship Training Program for High School Coaches.  Unpublished doctoral dissertation.  University of Idaho, Moscow.
  MurA Critical, Philosophical Examination of Moral Reasoning and Moral Education in Current Educational Models And A Proposition For A New, Alternative, Comprehensive Moral Education Model In Elementary Grades 4-6.  Unpublished doctoral dissertation.  University of Idaho, Moscow.phy, J. (1998). 
  Rudd, A. (1998). Sport’s Perceived Ability to Build Character. Unpublished doctoral dissertation. University of Idaho, Moscow.
  Stevenson, M. (1998). Measuring social responsibility: The SSSRQ in competitive populations. Unpublished doctoral dissertation. University of Idaho, Moscow.
  Zheng, Q. (1995).  The Effects of 'The Great Cultural Revolution 'On Sport in China. Unpublished doctoral dissertation.  University of Idaho, Moscow.
  Reall, M. (1993).  The Relationship of Cognitive Moral Development, Moral Reasoning, And Moral Conduct of Business Students in A Competitive Environment.  Unpublished doctoral dissertation.  University of Idaho, Moscow.
  Beller, J.M. (1990). A Moral Reasoning Intervention Program for Division-I athletes: Can Athletes Learn Not to Cheat? Unpublished doctoral dissertation. University of Idaho, Moscow.
  Hahm, C.H. (1989). Moral Reasoning and Development Among General Students, Physical Education Majors, and Student Athletes. Unpublished doctoral dissertation. University of Idaho, Moscow.

In Progress Dissertations and Theses

2007 Cheryl Weiss. Doctoral dissertation in progress.
2008 Kimberly Robertello. Doctoral dissertation in progress.
2009 Justin Barnes. Doctoral dissertaion in progress.
2009 Dave Brunner. Doctoral dissertation in progress.
   
   
   
   
   
   

 

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