Specialties:预防医学、健康和健康促进、运动科学、专业教练、教员发展、个人和组织安全。
Teaching full time at CLC since:2009; previous academic appointments at McHenry County College and University of Illinois at Chicago.
Subjects taught at CLC:Contemporary health issues, biomechanics and kinesiology, theory and practice of fitness, principles of wellness and life coaching, philosophy of coaching.
Other professional experience:获得国家员工和组织发展研究所颁发的优秀教师奖;获得了国家健康研究所颁发的“领导圈”奖;出版了两本书:《健康促进学术成功》和《健康促进照顾者成功》。在威斯康辛州绿湾的绿湾包装工健康中心,健康和健康促进博物馆以阿迪托博士的名字命名。
Education:B.S. and M.S., University of Illinois at Chicago; Ed.D., Loyola University Chicago.
What I do to engage students:I use analogies as appropriate and do whatever it takes to help students understand the relevance and application of course material to their specific life goals and circumstances.
Specialties:Exercise science; health and wellness promotion serving as department chair for the massage therapy program.
Teaching fulltime at CLC since:2013; previously taught for more than 13 years in Arizona at Chandler-Gilbert Community College and briefly at A.T. Still University. She also was an adjunct and later a full-time lecturer at Arizona State University. She has substantive experience with online, hybrid and traditional course delivery.
Other professional experience:In industry, she served as a fitness and wellness coordinator, senior health educator, strength and conditioning coach, personal trainer and student athletic trainer. Professor Pabedinskas is also a Certified Strength and Conditioning Coach®through the National Strength and Conditioning Association. She was a varsity scholarship women’s basketball player at Arizona State University.
Subjects taught at CLC:Exercise testing and prescription, sport and exercise nutrition, theory and practice of fitness, personal wellness, total fitness and health and wellness practicum.
Education:A.A., Allan Hancock Community College; B.S., M.S. and Ph.D., Arizona State University.
Main goal in teaching:I strive for learner-centered instruction with a goal of helping each student achieve a level of excellence in knowledge, skills and abilities that allows students to serve effectively in their chosen profession. In order to accomplish this goal, I incorporate an assortment of teaching methods, including: multimedia technology, problem-based learning and hands-on/experiential activities.