Professional Highlights
- Research interests include minimizing health disparities for individuals with disabilities through the improvement of inclusive physical activity opportunities in school- and community-based settings.
- West Virginia University 2019 Foundation Award for Outstanding Teaching
- APENS Certified Adapted Physical Educator, National Consortium for Physical Education for Individuals with Disabilities
- Vice President - National Consortium for Physical Education
for Individuals with Disabilities (2019-2021)
Educational Background
- Ph.D., Education/Kinesiology-Adapted Physical Education, The University of Virginia
- M.Ed., Education/Kinesiology-Adapted Physical Education, The University of Virginia
- B.S., Kinesiology/Physical Education, James Madison University
Research Interests
- Minimizing health disparities for individuals with disabilities
- Barriers and facilitators to Inclusive physical activity in school- and community-based physical activity settings
- Physical Education teacher/instructor preparation and self-efficacy toward teaching students with disabilities
Biographical Sketch
Dr. Andrea Taliaferro received her B.S. in kinesiology, physical education from James Madison University (2000) and holds a M.Ed. (2002) and Ph.D. (2010) from the University of Virginia in the area of education/kinesiology, adapted physical education. She has extensive academic preparation and experience in the areas of adapted physical education/activity, physical education, curriculum, motor development, research methods and statistics.
Taliaferro 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).