Holly Huddleston
Assistant Professor
College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences
Ph.D., Middle Tennessee State University, Specialization: Exercise Science
Location: Sport Science Center 2
615-460-6520holly.huddleston@belmont.edu
Biography
Dr. Huddleston came to Belmont in fall 2011. She earned a Doctor of Philosophy from Middle Tennessee State University in Human Performance; Master of Science from University of Memphis in Human Movement Science (concentrations in Exercise Science and Health Promotion); and Bachelor of Science from Lipscomb University in Kinesiology. Prior to her time at Belmont, she worked in health promotion with the senior population and coordinated the Memphis branch of Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's Team in Training program.
Dr. Huddleston divides her teaching time between wellness (Honors and interdisciplinary learning communities) and exercise science classes. Her research interests are in the area of physical activity assessment and the relationship between regular movement and various measures of cognitive enhancement. She is a member of the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) and is a Certified Exercise Physiologist (EP-C).
Service-Learning pedagogy and outcomes
IPE measurement of physical activity/exercise in populations with limb differences
Huddleston, H.R., Barry, V., & Caputo, J.L. (2016). School day energy expenditure in elementary school children. Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 13, 1010-1012.
Huddleston, H., Fry, M.D. & Brown, T.C. (2012). Corporate fitness members’ perceptions of the environment and their intrinsic motivation. Journal of Sport Psychology, 21, 1132-1239.
Williams, C.L., Bynum, L.A., & Huddleston, H. (2023). Leveraging Academic & Practice Partnerships to Address Rural Health Outcomes in Tennessee. Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health National Conference
Huddleston, H.R. (2017). Web-based Activity Breaks: Impacts on Energy Expenditure in Elementary School Children. American School Health Association National Conference
2023- BASIC Research Course Funding- Community Health Assessment & Improvement
2022- BASIC Research Course Funding- Community Health Assessment & Improvement