Faculty Profile
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Owusu, Andrew | |
| Assistant Professor, Ph. D. | ||
| Contact Information | ||
| Address: Middle Tennessee State University Murphy Center P. O. Box 96 Murfreesboro, TN 37132 USA | ||
| Office: Murphy Center Rm. 125 | ||
| Tel:(615) 898-5878 | ||
| Fax:(615) 898-5020 | ||
| Email: Andrew.Owusu@mtsu.com | ||
| Education | ||
| Ph.D. Middle Tennessee State university 2004 Ms.Ed. Wayne State College 1998 B.A. University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa 1996 | ||
| Research Interest | ||
| Research Interests: Global School-Based Student Health Survey [Country Coordinator
(Ghana)] Adolescent health risk behavior Childhood Lead Poisoning Technology and Health Education Classroom Response Systems. |
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| Courses | ||
| Health and Wellness, Technology Applications, Community and Public Health, Evaluation and Measurement in Health. | ||
| Selected Publications and Presentations | ||
| 1. 2007: Owusu A., O'Hara Murdock P., & Weatherby N. Measuring Nutritional Intake
of Adolescents in Ghana, West Africa (International Electronic Journal of Health Education)
Published July 2007. 2. 2006: Owusu A, & Hayes J. Using Brain Based Principles of Learning to Maximize the Impact of a Classroom Response System. (AECT Annual International Convention, Dallas, Texas) 3. 2006: Owusu A, & Hayes J. Beyond Jeopardy: Getting the most of Classroom Response Systems. (Instructional Technology Conference, Murfreesboro, Tennessee) 4. 2006: Owusu A. Focus Group: Instructor review of FitnessNOW software. Contributing author. (American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance National Convention) 5. 2006: Owusu A. Classroom Response Systems: A Clear Solution for Making Your Classroom Interactive and Grading Easier. (American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance National Convention) 6. 2005: Owusu A., O'Hara Murdock P., Weatherby N., and Colson J. Assessing Reliability and Validity of an Acculturated Food Frequency Questionnaire with McNemar's Test. 7. 2004: Weatherby, N., A. Owusu, P. O'Hara Murdock. TNCLPP: Evaluation. Presented at the Advisory Committee meeting of the Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program, Nashville, TN. 8. 2004: Weatherby, N., A. Owusu, P. O'Hara Murdock, TN State Health Department conference, Nashville, TN. (TN CLPPP: State risk assessment). 9. 2001: Stultz, E.S., A. Owusu, A. Weaver and N. Weatherby. Evaluation of the Tennessee Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program. Poster presentation at the annual TAPEHRD meeting, Jackson, TN. |
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| Personal Information | ||
| • Ghana National Triple Jump Record Holder, 17.23 meters (1998) • African Championships Triple Jump Record Holder • Silver Medalist, Commonwealth Games, Triple Jump Malaysia, 1998) • 2-Time World Championships Finalist (Triple Jump, Athens 1997, France, 2003) • 4-Time African Champion, Triple Jump (1998, 1999, 2000, 2003) • 2-Time All-African Games Triple Jump Champion (South Africa 1999, Nigeria 2003) • 2-Time African Silver Medalist, (1995 Long Jump, 2002 Triple Jump) • 4th Place Finish, World Cup in Athletic, Representing Africa, Triple Jump, Johannesburg, South Africa (1998) • 7th Place World Ranking, Track and Field News Magazine (USA, 1998) • 3-Time Olympic Games Participant, , Sydney, Greece, (Atlanta 1996, Sydney 2000, Athens 2004) • 4-Time World Championships Participant (Sweden 1995, Greece 1997, Spain 1999, France 2003) • Kumasi Sports Stadium Triple Jump Record Holder, 16.91 meters (1997) • Accra Sports Stadium Long Jump Record Holder, 8.10 meters (1995) • United States National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Champion, Long Jump (1996) • 2-Time and Double National Secondary Schools Athletics Championship, Long and Triple Jump (Accra, 1990 and Tamale, 1991) • International Athletic Foundation (IAF) Project 03.4.5 Director (2003) • Member, African Athletes Commission, Western Region (2002-Present) • Participant, Olympic Games, Sydney (Triple Jump) • Olympic Games International Olympic Committee (IOC) candidate for the Athletes Commission (2000). • World Championships, International Association of Athletic Federations (IAAF) candidate for the Athletes Commission (2003). • Runner up, NCAA outdoor (Long Jump) • 4-Time African Champion (Triple Jump) |
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