Dr. Andrea Taliaferro
Dr. Andrea Taliaferro
Dr. Taliaferro has extensive academic preparation and experience in the areas of adapted physical education/activity, physical education, curriculum, motor development, research methods and statistics. She holds a national certification from NCPERID as a Certified Adapted Physical Educator and has experience working with individuals with disabilities in a variety of physical activity/education contexts including school- and community-based programming. She has contributed to several local, county and statewide interdisciplinary initiatives including McDowell CHOICES and the National Inclusion Project Partnership.
Taliaferro serves as the director of the Friday Adapted Physical Education Practicum Program at West Virginia University. She also currently serves as an Advisory Council member for the National Drowning Prevention Alliance and as the Vice President for the National Consortium for Physical Education for Individuals with Disabilities (2019-2021).
Taliaferro’s research focuses on: 1) Minimizing health disparities for individuals with disabilities; 2) Barriers and facilitators to Inclusive physical activity in school- and community-based physical activity settings; 3) Physical Education teacher/instructor preparation and self-efficacy toward teaching students with disabilities
Education:
D., Education/Kinesiology-Adapted Physical Education, The University of Virginia (2010)
M.Ed., Education/Kinesiology-Adapted Physical Education, The University of Virginia (2002)
B.S., Kinesiology/Physical Education, James Madison University (2000)
Full bio: https://cpass.wvu.edu/faculty/pek/andrea-taliaferro
Program highlights:
https://cpass.wvu.edu/academics/online-masters/pete