Dr. Elizabeth Keida is an Associate Professor in the Department of Health Promotion and Wellness at SUNY Oswego. She received both her M.S. in Science Education and her M.S. in Exercise Physiology from Syracuse University and her doctorate from St. John Fisher in Executive Leadership where her research focused on the “Relationship Between College Students’ Knowledge of the Risk Factors for Type 2 Diabetes and Health Behaviors” using the Health Belief Model as the theoretical framework. Dr. Keida is a nationally certified YMCA Diabetes Educator, has completed the Wellcoaches Core Training, and is a Certified Worksite Wellness Specialist and Program Manager.
Dr. Keida teaches evaluation research, health promotion, disease, and exercise physiology at SUNY Oswego. She also serves as the Health Promotion and Wellness Club Advisor and mentors student interns interested in worksite health promotion.
Dr. Keida’s research interests are using the dimensions of wellness as a foundation to combat chronic disease. Currently, Dr. Keida is the lead researcher/program manager on a Worksite Health Promotion program; Discover Wellness: Find a Healthier You. This program aims to support SUNY Oswego’s initiative of developing a wellness culture on campus and in the community. Ultimately, these programs target health behaviors to minimize health risk factors related to type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Dr. Keida, and her student research team, launched Discover Wellness: Find A Healthier You in the spring of 2019 and it is continuing to infiltrate other SUNY institutions and the Oswego community.
Education:
- Ed.D., Education in Executive Leadership, St. John Fisher College
- MS, Exercise Physiology and Science Education, Syracuse University
- BS, Biology with a concentration in Health Professions, Le Moyne College
Teaching:
- HSC 101 Introduction to Health Promotion and Wellness
- HSC 310 Disease, Lifestyle and Environment
- HSC 332 Essentials of Exercise Physiology
- HSC 460 Exercise Prescription and Leadership
- HSC 488 Evaluation and Research in Health Promotion