JAMES C HANNON, PhD portrait
  • Adjunct Professor, Health and Kinesiology

Professional Service

  • AAHPERD Research Consortium. Role: Committee Member. Research Writing Award Committee. 10/2012 - 10/2014
  • UAHPERD. Role: President. President. 07/2012 - 07/2014
  • AAHPERD, Research Consortium . Role: Review Panel Chair. Responsible for soliciting reviewers and making accept/reject decisions for 40 research abstracts submitted to the pedagogy panel sub-section, “comprehensive school physical activity”. 07/2012 - 09/2012
  • AAHPERD, Research Consortium . Role: Proposal Reviewer. Reviewed conference proposals in Physical Activity Epidemiology section. 07/2012 - 07/2012
  • The Physical Educator . Role: Editorial Board . Served as editorial review board member for the journal. 02/2010 - 02/2013

Internal Service

  • Dean's Advisory Council. Member, 07/2013 - present. College service.
  • Faculty Committee on Community and Governmental Relations . Member, 06/2013 - 06/2016. University service.
  • University Advisory Council on Teacher Education (UACTE) . Representative from COH, 07/2012 - present. University service.
  • International Education Committee . Member, 04/2012 - present. College service.
  • Health Sciences - IPE Scholarship & Research Subcommittee . Member representing COH, 04/2012 - present. Other service.
  • University of Utah Seed Grant Committee . Ad-hoc reviewer, 04/2012 - 04/2012. University service.
  • Post-tenure review committee . Member, 03/2012 - 03/2102. Department service.
  • University Campus Recreation Committee (2010 -2011)Appointed by President Young. 07/2010 - present. University service.
  • Sport Pedagogy Tenure-Track Assistant/Associate Professor Search Committee Chair . 07/2010 - 05/2012. Department service.
  • University Advisory Council on Teacher Education (UACTE) (2009-2011)Representative from College of Health . 07/2009 - present. College service.
  • Director of Graduate Studies . 07/2008 - present. Department service.
  • Department Leadership Committee . 07/2008 - present. Department service.

Community Partnership

  • Appointed, Utah Representative Eric Hutchings Physical Education/Physical Activity Policy Steering Committee, Salt Lake City, UT. 08/2013 - present

Honors & Awards

  • Outstanding Mentor Award. American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance, 02/2014
  • Inducted, Kaneland High School Hall of Fame, “Lifetime Achievement Category.”. 07/2011
  • Recipient, University of Utah, College of Health, New Investigator Award,. 07/2011

In the Media

  • Expert Participant, Governor Gary Herbert’s (Utah) Press Conference, Salt Lake City, UT. March 2013. Benefits of physical activity breaks for cognitive performance in children and adults. 03/2013.
  • By Wendy Leonard, Deseret News, Salt Lake City, UT. Article Published on November 28, 2012 – More physical activity in schools could spark an educational revolution in Utah. 11/2012.