Chad Killian

Chad Killian

Assistant Professor
Phone: (603) 862-3282
Office: UNH CHHS Kinesiology Department, New Hampshire Hall, Durham, NH 03824

Chad Killian is a certified K-12 Health & Physical Education teacher and an Assistant Professor for the Department of Kinesiology at the University of New Hampshire. His primary research efforts focus on exploring the design, use, and efficacy of digital learning in physical education. He seeks to understand the extent to which innovative approaches to teaching and learning can support quality physical education programming and promote positive outcomes in physical education and physical activity environments.

Courses Taught

  • HPE 500: Intro to Health and PE
  • HPE 601: Lifetime Sports
  • HPE 603: Team Sports
  • HPE 675: Motor Development and Learning
  • HPE 694: Supervised Teach in Health/PE
  • HPE 766: Middle/Sec PE Practicum

Education

  • Ph.D., Kinesiology & Exercise Science, University of Illinois

Research Interests

  • Design and development
  • Digital Technology
  • Physical Education

Selected Publications

  • Daum, D. N., Goad, T., Mosier, B., & Killian, C. M. (2022). Toward Quality Online Physical Education: Research Questions and Future Directions. International Journal of Kinesiology in Higher Education, 6(4), 199-211. doi:10.1080/24711616.2021.1930295

  • Osterlie, O., Sargent, J., Killian, C., Garcia-Jaen, M., Garcia-Martinez, S., & Ferriz-Valero, A. (2022). Flipped learning in physical education: A scoping review. EUROPEAN PHYSICAL EDUCATION REVIEW. doi:10.1177/1356336X221120939

  • Østerlie, O., Killian, C., & Sargent, J. (2022). Flipped Learning in Physical Education Opportunities and Applications. Taylor & Francis.

  • Killian, C. M., & Woods, A. M. (2022). Physical education students' usage and perceptions of a supplemental online health-related fitness knowledge curriculum (iPE). EUROPEAN PHYSICAL EDUCATION REVIEW, 28(3), 633-650. doi:10.1177/1356336X211065953

  • Goad, T., Killian, C. M., & Daum, D. N. (2021). Distance Learning in Physical Education: Hindsight Is 2020 - Part 3. JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION RECREATION AND DANCE, 92(4), 18-21. Retrieved from https://www.webofscience.com/

  • Killian, C. M., Daum, D. N., Goad, T., Brown, R., & Lehman, S. (2021). How Do We Do This? Distance Learning in Physical Education - Part 2. JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION RECREATION AND DANCE, 92(4), 11-17. Retrieved from https://www.webofscience.com/

  • Daum, D. N., Goad, T., Killian, C. M., & Schoenfeld, A. (2021). How Do We Do This? Distance Learning in Physical Education - Part 1. JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION RECREATION AND DANCE, 92(4), 5-10. Retrieved from https://www.webofscience.com/

  • Webster, C. A., D'Agostino, E., Urtel, M., McMullen, J., Culp, B., Egan Loiacono, C. A., & Killian, C. (2021). Physical Education in the COVID Era: Considerations for Online Program Delivery Using the Comprehensive School Physical Activity Program Framework. JOURNAL OF TEACHING IN PHYSICAL EDUCATION, 40(2), 327-336. doi:10.1123/jtpe.2020-0182

  • Killian, C. M., Woods, A. M., Graber, K. C., & Templin, T. J. (2021). Factors Associated With High School Physical Education Teachers’ Adoption of a Supplemental Online Instructional System (iPE). Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 40(1), 136-145. doi:10.1123/jtpe.2019-0188

  • R. Richards, K. A., Killian, C. M., Kinder, C. J., Badshah, K., & Cushing, C. (2020). Chapter 4: Twitter as a Professional Development Platform Among U.S. Physical Education Teachers. Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 39(4), 454-463. doi:10.1123/jtpe.2020-0001

  • Gawrisch, D. P., Richards, K. A. R., & Killian, C. M. (2020). Integrating Technology in Physical Education Teacher Education: A Socialization Perspective. QUEST, 72(3), 260-277. doi:10.1080/00336297.2019.1685554

  • Killian, C. M., Kinder, C. J., & Woods, A. M. (2019). Online and Blended Instruction in K–12 Physical Education: A Scoping Review. Kinesiology Review, 8(2), 110-129. doi:10.1123/kr.2019-0003

  • Killian, C. M., & Woods, A. M. (2018). Expanding Learning Opportunities in Kinesiology Through the Use of Flipped Instruction. Kinesiology Review, 7(4), 332-338. doi:10.1123/kr.2018-0046

  • Killian, C., Graber, K. C., & Woods, A. M. (2016). Flipped instructional model in physical education. In Physical education and new technologies (pp. 102-111). Croatian Kinesiology Association.