Campus Directory

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

Courses

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

Non-Academic Positions

Director, Center for Community Health Innovation at Roanoke College (www.roanoke.edu/healthinnovation)

Recent Presentations (^†denotes mentored undergraduate research student)

^†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 – 3^rd Place
^†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]
^†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]
^†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]
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].
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]
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]
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].
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]
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]
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 farming

Books

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]