Directory

Director

Justin Haegele

Justin A. Haegele

Justin A. Haegele, PhD, is a Professor and the Director of the Center for Movement, Health, & Disability in the Department of Human Movement Sciences at Old Dominion 91¶ÌÊÓƵ (Norfolk, VA, USA). Contextualized within the interdisciplinary field of adapted physical activity, his primary research interests center on exploring how disabled individuals experience physical activity participation, including within school-based physical education contexts. Since joining Old Dominion 91¶ÌÊÓƵ in 2015, Dr. Haegele has amassed over 250 peer-reviewed research publications, as well as several edited or authored texts. He currently serves as the director of Project CAPER and the co-director of the MAMC, two adapted physical activity training collaboratives that are funded through the US Department of Education focused on training doctoral scholars in the field. He is also currently the president of the North American Federation of Adapted Physical Activity, and the editor-in-chief for the peer-reviewed publications Quest (2022-2024) and Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly (2023-2025).

Connect with Dr. Haegele

·¡³¾²¹¾±±ô:ÌýJhaegele@odu.eduÌýOffice: 757-683-5338 Twitter: @justin_haegele

Co-Director

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Xihe Zhu

Xihe Zhu, PhD., is a Professor in the Department of Human Movement Sciences at Old Dominion 91¶ÌÊÓƵ. He obtained his doctorate degree in kinesiology from 91¶ÌÊÓƵ of Maryland - College Park. His research focuses on epidemiological, psychological, and pedagogical variables such as physical activity, health-related fitness, motivation, and learning among school-aged children and adolescents. Specifically, he examines the longitudinal growth and correlates of fitness and knowledge, and interventions and models to promote physical activity and health among a variety of populations, including those with disabilities.

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Connect with Dr. Zhu

·¡³¾²¹¾±±ô:Ìýx2zhu@odu.eduÌýOffice: 757-683-3545

Camp Webber Director

Ally Keene

Ally Keene

M. Ally Keene is the director of Camp Webber. She received her PhD in Health & Sport Pedagogy at Old Dominion 91¶ÌÊÓƵ in 2024.ÌýHer research interests include amplifying the voices of disabled people and improving the physical education experience for all students.ÌýDr. KeeneÌýis currently an Assistant Professor of KinesiologyÌýat Elizabeth City 91¶ÌÊÓƵ 91¶ÌÊÓƵ. She is also the Director for Camp Webber, an adapted sports camp for youth that are blind and visually impaired, through the Center for Movement, Health, and Disability at ODU.Ìý

Connect with Ally

·¡³¾²¹¾±±ô:Ìýmkeen002@odu.edu

Monarchs Move Director

Baillie Ollila sits on gymnasium floor along with four other people.

Baillie Ollila

Monarchs Move was developed by ODU's doctoral student, Baillie Ollila. Baillie graduated with a B.S. in Kinesiology- Rehabilitation Science from UW-Eau Claire. She has 8 years of experience working with individuals with disabilities. She has experience with adapted sports, adapted dance, and teaching. Baillie's goal in developing programming is to provide opportunities for individuals with disabilities to explore movement in various physical activity settings.

Affiliated Doctoral Students

  • Kat Creveling - Health & Sport Pedagogy
  • Monica Klock - Health & Sport Pedagogy
  • Sheyla Martinez Rivera - Health & Sport Pedagogy
  • Michihito Ichihara - Health & Sport Pedagogy
  • Baillie Ollila - Health & Sport Pedagogy