Curriculum Vitae
Timothy A. Mirtz, DC, PhD

Port Orange, Florida


EDUCATION

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas

  • Health, Sport and Exercise Science, 2007

  • Specialization: Exercise Science

  • Specialization: Physical Education Pedagogy

  • Specialization: Preventive Medicine and Public Health

  • Specialization: Health Education

  • Dissertation: The attitudes, beliefs, and knowledge of university students on health-related scientific and pseudoscientific concepts. (Advisor: Leon Greene, PhD)
    Note: Specialization refers to 18+ hours of coursework in the specific cognate area.

Master of Science in Education (MSE), University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas

  • Health, Sport and Exercise Science, 2003

  • Specialization: Health Education

  • Thesis: Assessing the attitudes and knowledge of evidence-based medicine among pre-medical advisors. (Advisor: Richard Washburn, PhD, MPH)

Doctor of Chiropractic (DC), Cleveland University, Overland Park, Kansas

  • Chiropractic Medicine, 1989

  • Specialization: Clinical Orthopedics

  • Specialization: Clinical Neurology

  • Specialization: Manipulative Therapeutics

  • Specialization: Diagnostic Imaging

  • Thesis: Atlanto-axial instability in Down Syndrome: the role of clinicians in physical education participation. (Advisor: Raymond Ratliff, PhD)
    Note: Specialization refers to 18+ hours of coursework in the specific cognate area.

Bachelor of Arts (BA), Bethany College, Lindsborg, Kansas

  • Biology and Physical Education, 1986
    (Advisors: John Eads, MS and James Krob, EdD)


LICENSURE

Kansas State Board of Healing Arts — 2004 to present

  • License No. 0103972

  • Status: Exempt

Kansas State Board of Healing Arts — 1989 to 2003

  • License No. 0103972

  • Status: Active

Indiana Department of Education — 2014 to present

  • Teaching Certificate No. 10066294

  • Content Area: Physical Education

  • Status: Inactive

Indiana Department of Education — 2013

  • Teaching Certificate No. 10066294

  • Content Area: Physical Education

  • Status: Active


EXPERIENCE: Institutions, Positions, Roles & Responsibilities

Bethune-Cookman University, Daytona Beach, Florida — August 2013 to present
College of Arts and Humanities
School of Education — Department of Secondary and Physical Education

  • Associate Professor (tenured April 2019)

  • Assistant Professor (August 2013 to April 2019)

  • Chair, Department of Secondary and Physical Education (May 2014 to present)


TEACHING EXPERIENCE: Courses Taught

Bethune-Cookman University, Daytona Beach, Florida — August 2013 to present
Associate Professor (tenured April 2019)
Assistant Professor (August 2013 to April 2019)

College of Arts and Humanities (Jan Boulware, PhD, Dean)
School of Education (Vivian Jones, PhD, Assistant Dean—Education)
Department of Secondary and Physical Education

College of Nursing and Health Sciences (Sandra Tucker, RN, PhD, Dean)
Department of Rehabilitation Sciences (Torrance Williams, DHSc, ATC)
Department of Gerontology (Ashley Jennings, PhD)

Graduate Courses Taught
Master’s in Athletic Training curriculum:

  • ATR 550 — Research and Statistical Measures

  • ATR 512 — Clinical Human Performance