H. Xin
Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville, Department of Kinesiology and Health Education
United States

Dr. Xin joined the Department of Kinesiology and Health Education at SIUE in Fall, 2011. She obtained her bachelor's degree in Clinical Medicine from the Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, China. She practiced medicine both in psychiatry and internal medicine in China for many years. In 2007, Dr.Xin received her master's degree in Public Health (MPH) from the Department of Public Health Education, University of North Carolina at Greensboro. In 2011, she received her doctoral degree in Public Health (DrPH) from the same department. Her dissertation focused on examining individual, family, and community resilience to a natural disaster among Vietnamese refugees in North Carolina by using an ethnographic approach. 

Dr. Xin's research interests focus on working with vulnerable populations and their mental health disparities. For example, she conducted studies with multiethnic international refugee groups. The goal is to reduce their vulnerabilities to mental disorders including disaster mental disorders within a social-ecological domain, and increase their access to mental health care. Furthermore, Dr. Xin has been actively involved in health-related program evaluation by using community-based participatory research/evaluation methodologies. She is a professional member of the American Public Health Association, American Evaluation Association, Mental Health America, and the Association of Refugee Service Professionals. 

A. Karamehic-Muratovic
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University of Kentucky, Department of Anthropology and Sociology
United States

Ajlina Karamehic-Muratovic, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor at Saint Louis University, Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice. Her background is in Health Communication, especially as relevant to minority populations and communities. She has experience in evaluation on large and nationally funded grants, as well as in substance abuse prevention, cancer prevention, and culturally appropriate interventions. Her current projects focus on health interventions with refugee and immigrant populations. She teaches medical sociology, research methods, statistics, program evaluation and needs assessment and mental health.

D. Cluphf
http://www.siue.edu/education/khe/cluphfbio.shtml

Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville, Department of Kinesiology and Health Education

David Cluphf received his Ed.D. in Physical Education Teacher Education in 1999 from West Virginia University. As an Associate Professor and Program Director in the Physical Education Teacher Education Masters Programs at SIUE he teaches Action Research and Research Methods in Physical Education. At the undergraduate level he teaches Early Childhood PE, Curriculum, Team Activities, and directs Field Placements. His primary research focus is on contextual applications of theoretical models. Additionally he has research interests in the study of teaching and assessment. He has co-authored articles that have been published in Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly, Physical Educator and Assessment Updates. He has also made numerous presentations at national and regional conferences.

Dr. Cluphf's previous publications include:

Cluphf, D., & Lox. C. (2009). The use of electronic student-teacher journals as a form of program assessment. Assessment Updates

Cluphf, D., & Vogler, E.W. (2008). Lesson Study as a form of professional development for physical educators. ICHPER. 3(2), 86-94.

Cluphf, D., (2007). Lesson study as a form of professional development for physical educators. Illinois AAHPERD.

Schroeder C., & Cluphf, D., (2007). Intramurals as a means of promoting physical activity in elementary school. IllinoisAAHPERD.

Rees, K.S., Thompson, S., Rees, C., Cluphf, D. (2005). Unexpected Findings in an Alternative High School: New Implications for Values Education. Californian Journal of Health Promotion Volume 3, Issue 1, 130-139

Cluphf, D., Schroeder, C., & Lox. C. (2004). A pilot study on the effect of involvement in physical education class on the affective states of at-risk middle school students. Illinois Schools Journal, 83, 77-82.

Cluphf, D. (2003). A low-ropes initiative unit for at-risk students. Strategies, 17, 13-17.