Health & Exercise Science Programs

Kimberly Feiler, MSHS — kfeiler@lasierra.edu
(951) 785 2294

Kimberly E. Feiler PHD

Chair of Health & Exercise Science (2009)
PhD, Texas Woman's University, 2021

Physical activity, Sociological aspects of health and fitness

Catherine Hendon, MS — chendon@lasierra.edu
(951) 785 2079

Catherine Hendon MS

Professor of Health and Exercise Science (2024)
MS University of Oregon, 1983

Physiology, assessment, lifetime fitness

Robert Thomas, PhD — rthomas@lasierra.edu
(951) 785 2082

Robert K. Thomas EdD

Professor of Health & Exercise Science (2001)
EdD Boston University, 2007

Exercise physiology, sociology of sport, research methods

Ledy Ann Patel — lpatel@lasierra.edu
(951) 785 2293

Ledy Ann Patel MS

Professor of Health & Exercise Science (2022)
MS Nutrition, Loma Linda University, 2019

Nutrition and dietetics, lifestyle medicine, health education, lifestyle diseases

Estefany Ruiz, ND, MS — eruiz@lasierra.edu
(951) 785 2084

Estefany Ruiz ND, MS

Health & Exercise Science Office Coordinator (2024)
ND & MS Nutrition, National University of Natural Medicine, 2024

Adjunct Faculty

Rita Amen - ramen@lasierra.edu
Silvano Cardenas - scardena@lasierra.edu
Roseanne DeLeon - rdeleonc@lasierra.edu
Joseph Feiler - nfeiler@lasierra.edu
Rowandalla Goudeau - rgoudeau@lasierra.edu
Walter Lancaster - wlii@live.com
Brian Murphy - bmurphy@lasierra.edu
Justin Swanson - jswanson1@lasierra.edu
Alicia Thomas - athomas1@lasierra.edu

Collaborating Faculty

Stephanie Adrian, MS — sadrian@lasierra.edu

Stephanie Adrian

Assistant Professor of Health and Exercise Science (2014)
MS California Baptist University, 2013

Structural Kinesiolgy, lifetime fitness

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Contact and Location

hes@lasierra.edu
(951) 785-2084
Alumni Pavilion Annex