Faculty List

Robyn L. Anderson, Ph.D., MPH

Professor of Integrative Physiology & Health Science
Joined Alma College Faculty in 1993
EHS / MCE 119
(989) 463-7159
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Education

  • Ph.D., Univ of Pittsburgh, 1993
  • M.P.H., Univ of Pittsburgh, 1993
  • M.S., Indiana Univ of Pennsylvania, 1988
  • B.S., Indiana Univ of Pennsylvania, 1985

Research Interests

(S)partners for Heart Health with Michigan State University, Physical Activity Epidemiology, Overweight/Obesity in Children, Aqua Exercise for Adults and Seniors

Recent Courses Taught

Directed Student Presentations and Achievements

  • Currie Scholars Program: The Effects of an Eight-Week Aquatic Exercise Program on Activities of Daily Living (ADLs) in the Elderly Population
  • The Effect of (S)Partners for Heart health Intervention Program on the Body Composition and Food Consumption Habits of Fifth-Grade Students at Nikkari Elementary School
  • Infant Mortality: Sierra Leone
  • HIV and Hepatitis B in Rural Sierra Leone, West Africa
  • The Effects of Water Aerobics on Cardiovascular Fitness Measured Using the 100-Step Water Test
  • Home-Based Healthcare: An Imperfect Solution to the Critical Healthcare Professional Shortage in Sub-Saharan Africa
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Selected Articles

  • Elizabeth Fishback and Robyn L. Anderson, Ph.D., MPH.  "The Effects of Land and Water Exercise Programs on Functional Balance in Older Adults."  International Journal of Aquatic Research and Education.  2010;4(3):344-345  August 2010.
  • Robyn L. Anderson, Ph.D., MPH and Elizabeth Fishback.  "Balance Specific Training in Water and on Land in Older Adults: A Pilot Study."  International Journal of Aquatic Research and Education.  2010;4(3):300-311  August 2010.

Recent Presentations

  • Dr. Robyn Anderson with Kara Moser.  "Fifteen-year Trends in BMI for Gratiot County 6th Grade Students."  Gratiot County Health Summit.  MidMichigan Medical Center.
  • Dr. Robyn Anderson with Panel.  "King Coal."  Environmental Studies Program.  Alma College.
  • Dr. Robyn Anderson.  "Reproductive Health."  Gulu, Uganda.
  • Dr. Robyn Anderson.  "Women's Health Issues."  Sports Outreach Institute.  Kampala, Uganda.
  • Dr. Robyn Anderson.  "Michigan/Gratiot County: Issues in Childhood Overweight."  Alma College Center for Responsible Leadership.  Alma College.  March 2008.
  • Dr. Robyn Anderson, Dr. Elizabeth Cameron, Dr. Deborah Dougherty, Dr. Janet Navarro.  "Advanced Models of Service Learning-Across the Disciplines at Alma College."  Michigan Campus Compact.  Livonia Michigan.  February 2007.
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Selected External Research Grants

  • Robyn Anderson with Friends of the Fred Meijer Heartland Trail.  "Friends of the Fred Meijer Heartland Trail."  Consumers Energy Foundation Grant.  Effective: January 2006.

Awards, Honors, Recognitions

  • 2007 Promotion to Full Professor of EHS
  • 2006 Faculty Barlow Award

Professional Memberships

  • Aquatic Exercise Association
  • Michigan Public Health Association
  • Delta Omega National Honor Society in Public Health

Service to the College

Service to the Community

 

Alma College students have the ability to design their own area of academic concentration—with the assistance of a faculty advisor—to meet specific educational or career goals. In recent years, students have graduated with Programs of Emphasis majors in such fields as arts management, archaeology and anthropology, environmental policy and community advocacy, Foreign Service and international law, and music technology and digital media.

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Graduate Profile

Shabnam Mirsaeedi

Shabnam Mirsaeedi
Graduation: 2005
Major: Political Science

One person can make a difference in the world. Sometimes it’s difficult to believe but Shabnam Mirsaeedi proves it’s true.

“When I was living in Iran, I saw children suffering in poverty,” she says. “Since then I’ve wondered, 'Why do I live the way I live? Why is there so much inequality and injustice in the world? What can I do to make change?'”

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