Sharon Jalene

Ms. Jalene was filmed for ACUE’s Course in Effective Teaching Practices. She is featured in the module: Aligning Activities and Assignments With Course Outcomes.

Jalene is a Lecturer for the Department of Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. She has developed three courses for her department and teaches courses related to physical activity and health, anatomy and physiology, and neurophysiology. Additionally, Jalene created a campus-wide service project, Fitness4Finals, which serves over 1,000 students each year.

Jalene was awarded the Faculty Excellence Award for 2013-2014 and again for 2014-2015 as well as the Allied Health Science Distinguished Service Award for 2014-2015. She was also a recipient of the Milestone Course Development grant, Research-based Course Redesign grant, and Critical Thinking and Writing grant from the Office of the Provost.

As a PhD candidate, Jalene’s research focuses on EEG spectral analysis and tDCS as an intervention in various populations.