- American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM)
- National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA)
- National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM)
Do you have a passion for health, wellness and fitness sports?
Pennsylvania Western University’s Exercise, Health and Sport Sciences Department provides endless opportunities, preparing you for careers in health and wellness, nutrition, physiology, strength and conditioning, commercial fitness, cardiac rehabilitation, sport management and more.
Our programs blend academic and hands-on clinical training, giving students a well-rounded education and preparing them to sit for certification examinations offered by professional organizations, including:
PennWest graduates have gone on to work with professional organizations like the Pittsburgh
Pirates, IMG Sports Marketing at Rutgers and the New York Yankees.
Department Chair
Justin Barroner
California Campus
barroner@pennwest.edu
Assistant Chairs
Jeff Hatton
California Campus
hatton@pennwest.edu
Ruth Stauffer
Edinboro Campus
rstauffer@pennwest.edu
Department Faculty and Staff