Keri S. Diez
Assistant Professor and Health Education and Promotion Curriculum Coordinator
EDUCATION
PhD, University of New Orleans, New Orleans, Louisiana: Curriculum & Instruction and Human Performance & Health Promotion, December 2001. Concentrations: Gerontology and Adult & Higher Education Minor: Counselor Education
CERTIFICATES/CERTIFICATIONS
Graduate Gerontology Certificate, University of New Orleans, December, 2001.
First Aid - National Safety Council
PUBLICATIONS
Pleban, F. T. & Diez, K. S. (2006-In Press). Fathers as Mentors. In Why Fathers Count.
Fargo, ND: Journal of Mens Studies Press, Inc.
Wood, R.J., Drolet, J. C., Wood, A.R., & Diez, K.D. (2005). Pull yourself up: Fostering
positive youth development on an adolescent substance abuse treatment unit. In Focus on Psychotherapy Research. Hauppauge, NY: Nova Science Publishers, Inc.
Diez, K. S., Lew, K. M., Wood, R. J., Davis, F. M., & Hebert, E. (2003). Drug use behaviors
among college athletes. Louisiana Association of Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance Journal. Spring, 2003.
Anderson, P. B., Diez, K. S., & Tynes, S. F. (1998). Sexuality and senior Olympians,
Electronic Journal of Human Sexuality,
http://www.ejhs.org/volume1/anderson/olympian.htm
PRESENTATIONS
Diez, K. S., Wood, R. J., & Hebert, E. (2005). Drug and alcohol use behavior among college athletes: Prevention planning for the student athlete. 2005 Southern District of the American Alliance for Health, Physical Activity, Recreation and Dance, Little Rock, Arkansas.
Diez, K. S., Wood, R. J. & Pleban, F. T. (2004). Cinemaeducation: Strategies for Utilizing Popular Film in Coordinated School Health Programs. 2004 American School Health Assocation’s Annual Meeting: Pittsburg, PA.
Wood, R. J., Pleban, F. & Diez, K. S. (2004). School Spirit: Strategies for Creating a Coordinated School Spiritual Health Program. 2004 American School Health Association’s Annual Meeting: Pittsburg, PA.
Aucoin, J. R., Diez, K. S., Wood, R. J., & Hebert, E. (2004). Stress and health risk behaviors in college athletes. 2004 American College Health Association’s Annual Meeting. New Orleans, Louisiana, June 8-12, 2004.
Lew, K. M., Diez, K. S., Aucoin, J. R., Wood, R. J., Hebert, E. P., Fitzgerald, J. & Hess, A. (2004). A comparison of college athletes’ and non-athletes’ alcohol and drug use behaviors. 119th Conference of the American Alliance for Health, Physical Activity, Recreation and Dance. New Orleans, Louisiana, March-April, 2004.
GRANTS
Gibson, A. B., Diez, K. S. & Kilpatrick, M. (2003). Enhancing the Health Studies Classroom Through Professional Training and Development. Southeastern Louisiana University. Awarded: $892.00.
Wood, R. J., Diez, K. S. & Hollander, D. J. (2003). CITI - The Centers Innovative Teaching Initiative. Southeastern Louisiana University. Awarded: $4,000.
Diez, K. S. (2002). Student Technology Small Grant. Southeastern Louisiana University. Awarded: $2,922.98.
Diez, K. S. & Gibson, A. B. (2002). Health Teaching Enhancement Grant. Southeastern Louisiana University. Awarded: $922.75.
Diez, K. S. (2002). Student Technology Surplus Computer Proposal. Southeastern Louisiana University.