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Dr. Jennifer Bhalla has always had a passion for sport and physical activity. As a six-sport athlete in high school with exceptional grades, she earned a scholarship to Rutgers University and received her Bachelor’s Degree in Sport and Exercise Science. Upon graduating, she pursued her passion in Sport Psychology with an emphasis in youth development through physical activity by receiving a MS degree from Smith College, and a PhD from the University of Virginia.
Over the past several years, she has collaborated on research studies and papers on positive youth development, cultural and parental influence on sport participation, and issues regarding young athletes. In 2011, she received the Research Writing Award from the Research Consortium of the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (AAHPERD).
An inspirational role model, she is has committed to running a marathon in every state and province (currently at 12 and counting, including the Boston marathon). It should come as no surprise to learn she was the first female athlete inducted into her high school’s Athletic Hall of Fame.
After six years of supporting highly-motivated students at the University of Minnesota, she moved to Oregon where she is currently serving as Assistant Professor in Exercise Science at Pacific University and is the President-Elect of Oregon SHAPE.
