Dr. Carena Winters
Dr. Carena Winters
Director of Exercise is Medicine® and Associate Professor of Exercise Science
- Email address cwinter2@ju.edu
- Telephone number (904) 256-7922
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Biography
Areas of Specialization
Exercise is Medicine®, exercise epidemiology, exercise in the prevention and management of chronic disease
Education
- Ph.D., Exercise Physiology, University of Pittsburgh
- MPH, Epidemiology, University of Pittsburgh
- BS, Psychology, Eastern Kentucky University
- BS, Adult Fitness, Eastern Kentucky University
Credentials
- Fellow, American College of Sports Medicine
- Certified Clinical Exercise Physiologist, American College of Sports Medicine
- Exercise is Medicine Credential
Professional Information
Dr. Carena Winters is an expert in the areas of movement as a medicine, exercise physiology, and exercise epidemiology. She has over 20 years’ experience leading health promotion planning and implementation in university and community settings in addition to providing individualized programming. Dr. Winters has a passion for helping people of all abilities create a culture of daily movement for lifetime well-being.
Dr. Winters launched the Global Exercise is Medicine on Campus (EIM-OC) initiative in May 2009 with Dr. Robert E. Sallis and the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) and is a member of the Global EIM Advisory Board. In 2019, she was presented with the Exercise is Medicine Global Leadership Award. Dr. Winters is an ACSM Certified Clinical Exercise Physiologist (ACSM-CEP) with the EIM credential. Her passion is sharing her knowledge of exercise physiology, epidemiology, and the Exercise is Medicine® initiative in the classroom and the community.
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