Department Chair
Professor & Chair
Assistant Chair
Associate Professor
Office Manager & Fiscal Tech
Office Manager
Graduate Program Director, Exercise Science
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
Undergraduate Program Director, Exercise Science
Master Lecturer
Graduate Program Director, Health & Physical Education
Associate Professor
Undergraduate Program Director, Health & Physical Education
Lecturer
Graduate Program Director, Park, Recreation & Tourism Studies
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
Undergraduate Program Director, Park, Recreation & Tourism Studies
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
Graduate Program Director, Sport Management
PROFESSOR
Undergraduate Program Director, Sport Management
LECTURER
Exercise Science Faculty
Hunter Jared Bennett Ph.D.
- NORFOLK, VA 23529
- hjbennet@odu.edu
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
2018 STUDENT RECREATION CTR
757-683-4387
David Branch
- NORFOLK, VA 23529
- dbranch@odu.edu
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
2026 STUDENT RECREATION CTR
757-683-4514
Kyle Davis
- NORFOLK, VA 23529
- jkdavis@odu.edu
LECTURER
1005 STUDENT RECREATION CTR
757-683-4754
Laura C. Hill
- NORFOLK, VA 23529
- lhill@odu.edu
Master Lecturer
2022 STUDENT RECREATION CTR
757-683-4624
Leryn Reynolds
- NORFOLK, VA 23529
- lreynold@odu.edu
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
2018 STUDENT RECREATION CTR
757-683-4974
Philip Sabatini
- NORFOLK, VA 23529
- psabatin@odu.edu
SENIOR LECTURER
1005 STUDENT RECREATION CTR
757-683-4995
Zachary Sievert
- NORFOLK, VA 23529
- zsievert@odu.edu
LECTURER
2018 STUDENT RECREATION CTR
757-683-3356
David Swain
- NORFOLK, VA 23529
- dswain@odu.edu
PROFESSOR
2024 STUDENT RECREATION CTR
757-683-6028
Patrick Wilson
- NORFOLK, VA 23529
- pbwilson@odu.edu
Associate Professor
2003A STUDENT RECREATION CTR
757-683-4783
Health & Physical Education Faculty
Justin Haegele
- NORFOLK, VA 23529
- jhaegele@odu.edu
Associate Professor
2009 STUDENT RECREATION CTR
(757) 683-5338
Katelyn Makovec
- NORFOLK, VA 23529
- ksmither@odu.edu
Lecturer
2030 STUDENT RECREATION CTR
757-683-3355
Xihe Zhu
- NORFOLK, VA 23529
- x2zhu@odu.edu
Professor & Chair
2010 STUDENT RECREATION CTR
757-683-3545
Sport Management Faculty
Robert Case
- NORFOLK, VA 23529
- rcase@odu.edu
- Web Page
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
2025 STUDENT RECREATION CTR
757-683-5962
Yoseph Mamo
- NORFOLK, VA 23529
- ymamo@odu.edu
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
STUDENT REC CENTER
757-683-3351
Lamar Reams
- NORFOLK, VA 23529
- lreams@odu.edu
- Web Page
Associate Dean for Professional Studies and Research
2015 STUDENT RECREATION CTR
757-683-3938
Michelle Redmond PhD
- NORFOLK, VA 23529
- mredmond@odu.edu
LECTURER
2020 STUDENT RECREATION CTR
757-683-3354
Lynn Ridinger
- NORFOLK, VA 23529
- lridinge@odu.edu
PROFESSOR
2018 STUDENT RECREATION CTR
757-683-4353
Yilun Zhou
- NORFOLK, VA 23529
- yzhou@odu.edu
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
2018 STUDENT RECREATION CTR
757-683-6309
Park, Recreation and Tourism Studies Faculty
Shelly Beaver
- NORFOLK, VA 23529
- sbeaver@odu.edu
Senior Lecturer
1006A STUDENT RECREATION CTR
757-683-4415
Eddie Hill
- NORFOLK, VA 23529
- ehill@odu.edu
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
2014 STUDENT RECREATION CTR
757-683-4881
Betsy Kennedy
- NORFOLK, VA 23529
- bkennedy@odu.edu
MASTER LECTURER
1006B STUDENT RECREATION CTR
757-683-4703
Lindsay Usher
- NORFOLK, VA 23529
- lusher@odu.edu
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
2019 STUDENT RECREATION CTR
757-683-7056
Christopher Zajchowski
- NORFOLK, VA 23529
- czajchow@odu.edu
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
2015 STUDENT RECREATION CTR
757-683-5078
Emeriti Faculty
Sheri Colberg-Ochs
Professor Emerita, Exercise Science
scolberg@odu.edu
Steve Knott
Professor Emeritus, Health & Physical Education
SKnott@odu.edu
Organizational Chart
Department Chair
Xihe Zhu
- NORFOLK, VA 23529
- x2zhu@odu.edu
Professor & Chair
2010 STUDENT RECREATION CTR
757-683-3545
Accreditation
