Phrosini Samis-Smith
Phrosini Samis-Smith, DHEd, MSSA, MSCEP Assistant Dean for Health Professions Assistant Professor of Healthcare Leadership phrosini.samissmith@valpo.edu 219.464.5295 LeBien Hall, 122
Biography
Professor Samis-Smith joined the College of Nursing and Health Professions faculty in 2017 and teaches in the undergraduate health science and healthcare leadership programs. She holds a master’s degree in clinical exercise physiology from Indiana University, in addition to a master’s degree in sports management from Valparaiso University. She completed her doctorate in health education from A.T. Still University. Professor Samis-Smith previously served as an adjunct professor at Prairie State College where she taught fitness assessment and exercise program design. She was also a community outreach specialist in the healthcare industry.
Professor Samis-Smith’s area of expertise is health and well-being and she is published in Research Directs in Health Science and Research Directs Psychology and Behavior. She currently serves on the Valparaiso YMCA Foundation Board of Directors.
Professor Samis-Smith has an enthusiasm for exercise and is a licensed high school soccer official.
Education
- D.H.Ed. — A.T. Still University
- M.S. Sports Education — Valparaiso University
- M.S. Clinical Exercise Physiology — Indiana University
- B.S. Kinesiology — Indiana University
- Overview
- Erica Allen
- Karen Allen
- Julie Brandy
- Randy Brush
- Jessica Bruskoski
- Jamie Bump
- Theresa Carlson Carroll
- Christina Cavinder
- Jennifer Easthope
- Jenna Gamble
- Grace Gass
- Jodi Gass
- Janneal Gifford
- Jordan Griffiths
- Karen Hernes
- Peixing Jiang
- Nicole Joy
- Theresa Kessler
- Kerstin Koch
- Gail Kost
- David Lantis
- Zheng Li
- Eugene Lin
- Evan Lines
- Rachael Payne
- Kelly Migler
- Courtney Molchan
- Rami Musleh
- Christine Paquin
- Kate Patterson
- Pam Pinchok
- Lynette Rayman
- Bailey Regier
- Claudine Ruzga
- Phrosini Samis-Smith
- Nola Schmidt
- Constance Sheets
- Jennifer Smolnicky
- Karen Stacy
- Jana Stedman
- Sara Story
- Joseph Zart
- Joseph Zaweski
- Susan Zaweski
- Katie Zromkoski