
Dr. Elizabeth I. Ackley
Brian H. Thornhill Assoc Professor of Health & Human Perform
Department: Health and Human Performance
Office: 377 Cregger Center
540-375-5292
ackley@roanoke.edu
Degrees
- B.S. Kinesiology - SUNY Cortland College, Cortland, NY
- M.S. Exercise Science - Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN
- Ph.D. Human Performance - Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN
Research & Teaching Interests
- Health Equity
- Special populations
- Chronic disease
- Physical activity epidemiology
- Exercise testing and prescription
- Human performance and exercise physiology
- Community-based participatory research
- Research methods and measurement issues
Scholarly Activities
Professional Affiliation
- American College of Sports Medicine
- International Society of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity
- Director, Center for Community Health Innovation at Roanoke College (www.roanoke.edu/healthinnovation)
Recent Presentations (†denotes mentored undergraduate research student)
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†Rohrbaugh, P., †Kolcz, H., & Ackley, E. Neighborhood Resources Supporting Physical Activity: Perceived Access and Weight-Related Health Status in Youth. Southeast American College of Sports Medicine Annual Convening, Greenville, SC [2019, February] Undergraduate Research Award Winner – 3rd Place
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†Ansell, K., †Freeman, M., †Hutchinson, E., †Kolcz, H. †Rohrbaugh, P., †Sitze, H., & Ackley, E. Active Commuting and Weight-Related Health Status in Elementary School-Aged Youth: A Preliminary Investigation. Southeast American College of Sports Medicine Annual Convening, Greenville, SC [2019, February]
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†Kolcz, H., †Hannon, J., & Ackley, E. Evaluating Physical Activity in a Local Afterschool Program: Comparison to Established National Guidelines. Southeast American College of Sports Medicine Annual Convening, Greenville, SC [2019, February]
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†Priester, K., †Freeman, M., & Ackley, E. Neighborhood Access to Healthy Foods and Weight-Related Health Status in Elementary School-Aged Youth. Southeast American College of Sports Medicine Annual Convening, Greenville, SC [2019, February]
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Walkington, H., Hall, E., Shanahan, J., Ackley, E., & Stewart, K. Salient practices of award-winning undergraduate research mentors: Excellence, freedom and control. International Society for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning. Bergen, Norway [2018, October].
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Ackley, E. The Roanoke Valley Community Healthy Living Index: A Grassroots Approach to Community Health Surveillance. International Society for Physical Activity and Healthy, London, UK [2018, October]
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Miller, P.C, Vandermass-Peeler, M., Ackley, E., Ketcham, C., & Palmer, R. J. Excellence in Mentoring Undergraduate Research and Inquiry. Council on Undergraduate Research Annual Meeting, Arlington, VA [Panel; 2018, July]
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Hall, E., Walkington, H., Ackley, E., Shanahan, J., & Stewart, K. Achieving balance in academic identity and career – insights from award winning undergraduate research mentors. Society for Research in Higher Education. Newport, Wales, UK [2017, December].
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Walkington, H., Shanahan, J., Hall, E., Ackley, E., & Stewart, K. Striving for Excellence in Undergraduate-Research Mentoring: The Challenges and Approaches to Ten Salient Practices. International Society for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Annual Convention, Alberta, CAN [2017, October]
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Walkington, H., Stewart, K., Shanahan, J. O., Hall, E., & Ackley, E. Salient Practices of Award Winning Undergraduate Research Mentors – Excellence, Freedom, and Control. Society for Research in Higher Education Annual International Conference, South Wales, United Kingdom [2016, December]
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Shanahan, J., Ackley, E., Hall, E., Stewart, K., & Walkington, H. Ten Salient Practices of Undergraduate Research Mentors. International Society for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, Los Angeles, CA [2016, October]
Extracurricular
Community service; trail running; mountain biking; urban farmingBooks
Walkington, H., Hall, E., Shanahan, J. O., Ackley, E., Stewart, K. (2018). Striving for Excellence in Undergraduate Research Mentoring: The Challenges and Approaches to Ten Salient Practices. (In Vandermaas-Peeler, M., Moore, J., & Miller, P. C., (Eds.), Excellence in Mentoring Undergraduate Research. Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press
Recent Publications
- Hall, E., Walkington, H., Ackley, E., Shanahan, J. O., & Stewart, K. (2018). Mentoring perspectives on the place of undergraduate research mentoring in academic identity and career development: An analysis of award winning mentors”. International Journal of Academic Development, 23(1), 15-27. https://doi.org/10.1080/1360144X.2017.1412972
- Shanahan, J. O., Walkington, H., Ackley, E., Hall, E., & Stewart, K. (2017). Award-winning mentors see democratization as the future of undergraduate research. CUR Quarterly: Undergraduate Research and Higher Education of the Future, 37(4), 4-11. Doi: 10.18833/curq/37/4/14
- †Mueller, C., Ackley-Holbrook, E. (2016). Impact of a school cross-country program on health-related physical fitness and self-efficacy in youth with sensory impairments. PALAESTRA, 30(1).
- Ackley-Holbrook, E., Kang, M., & Morgan, D. W. (2016). Development and implementation of the Walk for Health program: A pedometer-based walking intervention for adults with visual impairment. Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness, 110(1).
- Shanahan, J. O., Ackley-Holbrook, E., Hall, E., & Stewart, K., Walkington, H. (2015). Ten salient practices of undergraduate research mentors: A review of the literature. Mentoring and Tutoring: Partnership in Learning. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13611267.2015.1126162
Awards and Honors
- Brian H. Thornhill Endowed Professor (2017)
- Roanoke College Faculty Scholar Award (2012, 2017)
- "Rising Star" Harris Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching, Virginia Foundation for Independent Colleges (2015)
Grants
External
- “Invest Health Collaboration: Examining Best Practices through the ReFresh Model” (2018). Reinvestment Fund, Co-Author [$22,500 – Funded]
- “Building Healthy, Equitable Communities for Children and Families” (2018). ChangeLab Solutions & Robert Wood Johnson Foundation [$67,000 - Technical Assistance; Awarded
- “Community Investment Grant: The Roanoke Valley Community Healthy Living Index” (2017). Freedom First Credit Union, Author [$5,000 – Funded]
- “Northwest Food Access Planning Grant” (2017). City of Roanoke HUD Grant, Lead Author [$55,064 – Funded]
- “Invest Health: Strategies for a Healthier Roanoke Valley” (2016). Robert Wood Johnson Foundation & Reinvestment Fund, Author [$60,000 – Funded]
Internal
- 2017 Faculty Scholar Award, Roanoke College [Funded]
Faculty Summer Research Award, Roanoke College [Funded]
Pathways Service Learning Grant, Roanoke College [Funded]
Pathways Undergraduate Research Award, Roanoke College [Funded] - 2016 Pathways Service Learning Grant, Roanoke College [Funded]
Pathways Undergraduate Research Award, Roanoke College [Funded] - 2015 Faculty Summer Research Award, Roanoke College [$4,300]
Pathways Undergraduate Research Grant, Roanoke College [$1,800]
Pathways Service Learning Grant, Roanoke College [$900] - 2014 Faculty Summer Research Award, Roanoke College [$4,000 – Funded]
- 2013 Experiential Service Learning Grant, Roanoke College [$900 – Funded]
Summer Scholar Research Program, Roanoke College [Awarded] - 2011 Undergraduate Research Assistant Program, Roanoke College [Awarded]
Library Materials Grant, Roanoke College [$1,790 – Funded]
Faculty Starter Grant, Roanoke College [$1,500 – Funded]
Course Materials Grant, Roanoke College [$1,500 – Funded] - 2010 Faculty Enrichment Grant, Roanoke College [$600 – Funded]
Faculty Starter Grant, Roanoke College [$2,000 – Funded]
Faculty Pedagogical Development Grant, Roanoke College [$500 – Funded]