Health and Wellness Services

Health and Wellness Services Faculty

Chair

Jennifer Plos
Jennifer Plos,
Ed.D., AT-Ret

Chair, Professor
(309) 298-1506
JM-Plos@wiu.edu

Exercise Science

Tamara Bories
Tamara Bories, Ph.D.

Professor
Exercise Science Program Coordinator
(309) 298-1981
TL-Bories@wiu.edu

Chris Kovacs
Christopher Kovacs, Ph.D.

Professor
(309) 298-1981
CR-Kovacs@wiu.edu

Miguel Narvaez
Miguel Narvaez, Ph.D.

AssociateProfessor
(309) 298-2685
MA-Narvaez2@wiu.edu

Tim Piper
Tim Piper, Ed.D.

Associate Professor
National Strength & Conditioning Association Program Director
(309) 298-1781
TJ-Piper@wiu.edu

Jennifer Plos
Jennifer Plos, Ed.D., AT-Ret

Professor
(309) 298-1506
JM-Plos@wiu.edu

Health Sciences

Maureen Bezold
Maureen Bezold, Ph.D., MPH

Associate Professor
(309) 298-2402
MP-Bezold@wiu.edu

Biniyam Berhanu Melesse
Biniyam Berhanu Melesse, Ph.D., MPH

Assistant Professor
(309) 298-1690
BB-Melesse@wiu.edu

Mei Wen
Mei Wen, Ph.D., MPP

Professor
(309) 298-1642
M-Wen@wiu.edu

Nutrition

Lorri Kanauss
Lorri Kanauss, Ph.D., RD, LDN

Professor
(309) 298-1049
L-Kanauss@wiu.edu

Emily Shupe
Emily Shupe, Ph.D., RD, LDN

Professor
(309) 298-1244
er-shupe@wiu.edu

Graduate Coordinators

Miguel Narvaez
Miguel Narvaez, Ph.D.

Kinesiology
(309) 298-2685
MA-Narvaez2@wiu.edu

Renee Polubinsky
Renee Polubinsky, Ed.D., AT-Ret

Public Health
(309) 298-1981
RL-Polubinsky@wiu.edu