Degrees and Certifications

• M.A.in Education: Sports Administration, Wayne State University
• B.B.A. in Business Management, Saginaw Valley State University
• United States Army

Certifications

• American Red Cross First Aid/CPR/AED Instructor r.21 (2022)
• Precision Nutrition Level 1 Nutrition Certification (2021)
• Relax and Renew Level 1 Restorative Yoga Certification (2019)
• Yoga Calm Wellness 1 Training (2014)
• Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Course Completion (2014)
• Registered Yoga Teacher – 200-hour (2010)

 

Responsibilities

Kristen M. Kaszeta is an Associate Professor of Teaching in the Division of Kinesiology, Health, and Sports Studies at the College of Education. She has developed and taught numerous health, wellness, and exercise courses, both online and in-person.

Kristen serves as the Program Coordinator of Health and Physical Education and is responsible for contributing to Certified Adapted Physical Education (CAPE) teaching credentials; she also coordinates the Lifestyle Fitness Activities (LFA) program, which comprises 34 different 1-3-credit health, wellness, and exercise classes offered to students from across the university. This LFA program provides students from across the university with the skills, knowledge, and confidence to participate in a broad range of physical activities for a lifetime. Lastly, Kristen oversees the Yoga and Mindfulness minor. The minor allows undergraduate students in any department across all WSU schools and colleges to add yoga and mindfulness skills and knowledge as a credential to their degree programs.
 

Academic Interests

• Use of technology in exercise & fitness for teaching
• Virtual learning and learner experiences in exercise & fitness

Grants

Kaszeta, K. (Principal Investigator)
Building Healthy Communities
Source: United Dairy Industry of Michigan
Award: $10,000;
August 23, 2019 – June 30, 2020

McCaughtry, N. (Principal Investigator) & Kaszeta, K. (Co-Investigator)
Building Healthy Communities
Source: Michigan Health Endowment Fund
Award: $500,000;
August 15, 2019 – August 14, 2021

McCaughtry, N. (Co-Principal Investigator) & Kaszeta, K. (Co-Investigator)
Building Healthy Communities: Engaging Elementary Schools
Source: Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
Award: $450,000
January 1, 2019 – September 31, 2020

McCaughtry, N. (Principal Investigator) & Kaszeta, K. (Co-Investigator)
Building Healthy Communities
Source: Michigan Department of Health and Human Services
Award: $100,000;
October 1, 2019 - September 30, 2020

Kaszeta, K. (Principal Investigator) & Nate McCaughtry (Co-Investigator)
Building Healthy Communities
Source: Communications Technology Network
Award: $20,535;
September 1, 2019 – August 31, 2020

McCaughtry, N. (Principal Investigator) & Kaszeta, K. (Co-Investigator)
Building Healthy Communities
Source: Michigan Department of Health and Human Services
Award: $141,509;
October 1, 2018 - September 30, 2019

McCaughtry, N. (Principal Investigator) & Kaszeta, K. (Co-Investigator)
Brilliant Detroit
Source: Target Corporation
Award: $75,000
October 1, 2018 – September 30, 2019

McCaughtry, N. (Co-Principal Investigator), Centeio, E.E. (Co- Principal Investigator), Barcelona, J. (Co-Investigator), & Kaszeta, K. (Co-Investigator)
Building Healthy Communities: Engaging Elementary Schools
Source: Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
Award: $450,000
January 1, 2018 – September 31, 2019

McCaughtry, N. (Principal Investigator) & Centeio, E.E. (Co-Investigator)
Building Healthy Communities: Engaging Elementary Schools
Source: Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
Award: $450,000
January 31, 2017 – September 31, 2018
Role: Program Manager

McCaughtry, N. (Principal Investigator) & Centeio, E. E. (Co-Investigator)
Building Healthy Communities
Source: Michigan Department of Health and Human Services
Award: $141,509;
October 1, 2017 - September 30, 2018
Role: Program Manager

McCaughtry, N. (Principal Investigator)
Brilliant Detroit
Source: Target Corporation
Award: $75,000
October 1, 2017 – September 30, 2018
Role: Program Manager

McCaughtry, N. (Principal Investigator)
Building and Supporting the Public Health Platform at Brilliant Detroit
Source: Brilliant Detroit
Award: $36,382
October 1, 2017 – September 1, 2018
Role: Program Manager

McCaughtry, N. (Principal Investigator)
Brilliant Detroit Garden Resource Program
Source: Gannett Foundation
Award: $2,500
July 1, 2017 – June 30, 2018
Role: Program Manager

Community Engagement Activities

Teaching Faculty Committee (AAUP-AFT Local 6075), Vice-Chair
(2019 – Present) Formerly the Lecturer Steering Committee, the Teaching Faculty Committee is focused on bringing together Wayne State's full-time contingent faculty to address our shared concerns about job security, compensation, merit review, workloads, service, and professional development.

• Vice-Chair (2021 - Present)
• Secretary (2019 - 2021)

Contract Negotiations Action Team (AAUP-AFT Local 6075), Member
(2020-2021) This committee is focused on action items to support the work of the Contract Negotiation Team. Items include, but are not limited to, social media campaigns, postcard campaigns, virtual organizing events, in-person organizing events, etc. 

Promotion Factors for Teaching Faculty 2N Committee, Member
(2021-2022) This 2N committee was established to establish a promotion process for Teaching Faculty, including but not limited to appropriate levels of approval of such promotions, University factors, and selective-salary and promotion guidelines as appropriate.

Presentations

 Kaszeta, K., Centeio, E. E., Barcelona, J., & McCaughtry, N. 2018). Facilitators and Barriers to a Whole School Approach: Building Healthy Communities. Presented at American School Health Association conference, Indianapolis, IN.

Snapp, E., Centeio, E. E., Kaszeta, K., & McCaughtry, N. (2018). Facilitators and Barriers to Physical Activity and Healthy Eating Programming in Urban Schools. Presented at the National SHAPE America conference, Memphis, TN

Gutuskey, L., Centeio, E.E., Kaszeta, K., & McCaughtry, N. (March, 2017). Outcomes from a whole-school healthy eating and physical activity program. Presented at the Society of Health and Physical Educators' (SHAPE America) conference, Boston, MA, March 2017

Maljak, K., Centeio, E.E., Kaszeta, K., McCaughtry, N., Garn, A., Shen, B., Martin, J., Kulik, N., & Somers, C. (2016). Facilitators and barriers of implementing after school healthy kids clubs. Presented at the annual meeting for Society of Health and Physical Educators of America (SHAPE America), Minneapolis, MN.

Guyton, E., Eggleton, C., McCaughtry, N., Kaszeta, K., & Centeio, E. (2017). Building a sustainable community health platform. Poster presented at the annual Great Lakes Chapter SOPHE conference in Grand Rapids, MI.

Kaszeta, K., Centeio, E., & McCaughtry, N. (2016) Facilitators and barriers to physical activity and healthy eating programming in urban schools. Presented at Motion Coalition conference, Detroit, MI.

Centeio, E.E., McCaughtry, N., & Kaszeta, K. (2016). Using healthy school initiatives to increase academic achievement of students. Presented at Michigan Elementary and Middle School Administrators Association Annual Conference.

Publications

Centeio, E. E., Barcelona, J., Kaszeta, K., & McCaughtry, N. (2018). Creating policy to sustain school change. Journal of Youth Development, 13(3), 176-190.

Gutuskey, L., Centeio, E.E., Kaszeta, K., & McCaughtry, N. (2017). Outcomes from a whole-school healthy eating and physical activity program. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 88(S1), A93-A93.

Maljak, K., Centeio, E.E., Kaszeta, K., McCaughtry, N., Garn, A., Shen, B., Martin, J., Kulik, N., & Somers, C. (2016). Facilitators and barriers of implementing after school healthy kids clubs. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 87(S2), A60.

Courses taught by Kristen Marie Kaszeta

Winter Term 2025 (future)

• LFA1020 - Individualized Skills Development Laboratory
• LFA2330 - First Aid and CPR

Fall Term 2024 (current)

• LFA1020 - Individualized Skills Development Laboratory
• LFA1470 - Mindfulness, Fitness and Stress Management
• LFA2330 - First Aid and CPR

Winter Term 2024

• LFA1020 - Individualized Skills Development Laboratory
• LFA2330 - First Aid and CPR

Fall Term 2023

• LFA1020 - Individualized Skills Development Laboratory
• LFA1660 - Healthy at Home
• LFA2330 - First Aid and CPR

Winter Term 2023

• LFA1020 - Individualized Skills Development Laboratory
• LFA1640 - Strength Training for Beginners
• LFA2330 - First Aid and CPR

Fall Term 2022

• LFA1020 - Individualized Skills Development Laboratory
• LFA1640 - Strength Training for Beginners
• LFA2330 - First Aid and CPR

Spring-Summer Term 2022

• LFA2330 - First Aid and CPR

Winter Term 2022

• LFA1020 - Individualized Skills Development Laboratory
• LFA1470 - Mindfulness, Fitness and Stress Management
• LFA2330 - First Aid and CPR

Recent university news spotlights

• Lifestyle Fitness Activity courses help students improve physical and mental health

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