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Faculty
Pronouns: He / Him / His
Director of Student Success; Lecturer of Integrative Physiology and Health Science
Sports Medicine
Monday
By appointment, but please feel free to contact me at any time and we can easily find a good time to meet virtually, outside, or even go for a walk!
Tuesday
By appointment
Wednesday
By appointment
Thursday
By appointment
Friday
By appointment
My career began at Alma in 2007. I’m an educator and clinician dedicated to providing the best possible opportunities and experiences for the betterment of my students and patients. Collaboration, understanding, compassion, and support are all key elements of these practices.
My educational background:
B.S., Kinesiology, The Pennsylvania State University (2001)
M.S., Kinesiology, Michigan State University (2005)
Ph.D., Educational Leadership, Central Michigan University (2019)
The assessment and treatment of somatic dysfunction in the thoraco-lumbar spine and pelvis.
Men’s gender identity development, including conformity to masculinity norms, hyper-masculinity, hegemonic masculinity, men’s gender role conflict, toxic jock identity, and the phenomenon of transcendence.
Signature Courses:
Orthopedic Assessment I, Orthopedic Assessment II, Introduction to Manual Medicine
Books:
Liping Bu, Public Health and the Modernization of China, 1865-2015. Routledge, 2017 https://www.routledge.com/Public-Health-and-the-Modernization-of-China-18652015/Bu/p/book/9781138845817
Liping Bu and Ka-che Yip, eds. Public Health and National Reconstruction in Post-War Asia: International Influences, Local Transformations. Routledge, 2015.
Liping Bu, Darwin Stapleton and Ka-che Yip, eds. Science, Public Health, and the State In Modern Asia. London: Routledge. 2012.
Liping Bu. Making the World Like US: Education, Cultural Expansion, and the American Century. Praeger. 2003.
Frank Ninkovich and Liping Bu, eds. The Cultural Turn: Essays in the History of U.S. Foreign Relations. Chicago: Imprint Publications. 2001.