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Janna LaFountaine

Associate Professor
Director of Coaching Certificate Program

Year at CSB: Since 2000

Education:

• 1990: MS from St. Cloud State Univ.--Health Education
• 1981: BS from Gustavus Adolphus--Physical Education, Health Education and Coaching

Academic Load:

• First Year Seminar – Sport and Society
• Introduction to Coaching
• Coaching Methods
• Sport Psychology
• Sports Drugs & Nutrition
• Sport Administration
• Gender & Sport
• Health Psychology

Scholarship:

• Refereed Journal Articles:
  • LaFountaine, J. (2009) Student athlete wellness gender perspectives, Journal of Coaching Education, 2, (2).
  • LaFountaine, J.(2007) Wellness among first year collegiate female athletes, Women in Sport and Physical Activity Journal ,16, (2), 83-90.
  • LaFountaine, J., Neisen, M., & Parsons, R. (2006). Wellness factors in first year college students. American Journal of Health Studies, 21, (4), 217-218.
• National Conference Presentations:
  • LaFountaine, J. Women Coaches’ and Athletic Director’s Perceptions of Women Coaching Boys, presented at American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation & Dance National Convention as part of Research Consortium, Indianapolis, IN, March 19, 2010.
  • LaFountaine, J. Wellness Aspects in College Female Athletes, presented at the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation & Dance National Convention as part of the National Association for Girls and Women in Sport, Fort Worth, TX, April 12, 2008.
  • LaFountaine, J. Wellness Aspects in First Year College Female Athletes, presented at Girls and Women Rock: Celebrating 35 Years of Sport and Title IX Academic and Legal Conference, Cleveland, OH, March 31, 2007.
  • LaFountaine, J. Wellness among college students: gender variations (Poster presentation). Presented at the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation & Dance National Convention as part of the Research Coordinating Board of the American Association of Health Education, Baltimore, MD. March 16, 2007.
  • LaFountaine, J. & Fischer D. V. Training athletes with minimal equipment (poster presentation). Presented at the National Coaching Educator’s Conference, East Lancing, Michigan. June 17, 2006.
  • LaFountaine, J. & Shepherd, L., Exploring Wellness and Academic Achievement in College Males, presented at the 2^nd Annual Conference on the College Male, St. John’s University, February 26, 2005
• Professional Presentations:
  • LaFountaine, J. “Title IX update” Women Studies Class, Thursday, Oct. 8, 2009, Cathedral High School, St. Cloud, MN.
  • LaFountaine, J. “Playing Hard, Undervalued?” Hot Chocolate Hot Topics on women and sports on Monday, April 20^th, 2009 in the CSB Center for Women.
  • LaFountaine, J. Wellness Results for CSB/SJU Athletes, presented at CSB Athletic Department staff meeting Oct. 16, 2007.
  • LaFountaine, J. Wellness Results for CSB/SJU Athletes, presented at SJU Athletic Department staff meeting Nov. 1, 2007.
  • LaFountaine, J. Girls & competition: Classroom & courtside, presented at the Resource Training & Solutions Gifted Talented Network, St. Cloud, MN, May 24, 2007.
  • LaFountaine, J., Greenwood, D., Schoenecker, K. & Carlson, K., Food and athletes – the perfect match, presented to student athletes at St. John’s University and College of St. Benedict, March 22, 2007.
  • LaFountaine, J. & Twohy, K., Wellness among College Students: Gender Variations, presented at Friday Forum, College of St. Benedict, February 16, 2007.
  • LaFountaine, J., Neisen, M., & Parsons, R. The “Magic” of Wellness: Tips for Improving your GPA, presented at Friday Forum at St. John’s University, April 8, 2005.
  • LaFountaine, J., Twohy, K. The “Magic” of Wellness: Tips for Improving your GPA, presented to Academic Advising Staff, May, 2005.
  • LaFountaine, J. Sport as a vehicle for social change, presented at Friday Forum, College of St. Benedict, January 20, 2006.
  • LaFountaine, J. Stage Fright! Teaching and evaluating oral presentations, presented at First Year Symposium Roundtable, College of St. Benedict, October, 17, 2006.
  • LaFountaine, J. MN School Health Education Conference: Active Ideas to teach Health Education, 1999.
  • LaFountaine, J., MN School Health Education Conference: Using Children’s Literature to teach Elementary Health, 2000.

Other Scholarly Activities:

• Faculty Development Grant Awarded: Women Coaches’ and Athletic Director’s Perceptions of Women Coaching Boy’s Teams at Minnesota High Schools, Dec. 2008.
• LaFountaine, J., Neisen, M., & Parsons, R. (2007) Wellness factors in first year college students Headwaters,24,60-65.
• LaFountaine, J. Wellness aspects in first year college female athletes, Power point presentation posted on Ithaca College Title IX Conference web-site May 2007.
• LaFountaine, J., Habitat for Humanity in New Orleans, presented as a brown bag lunch, College of St. Benedict, January 24, 2007.
• Faculty Development Grant Awarded: Wellness and College Students, January 2007.
• Faculty Mini-Grant Awarded: Wellness among College Students: Developmental Study, February 2007.
• LaFountaine, J., Developing an Effective Coaching Certification Curriculum on a College Campus, http://www.csbsju.edu/csbphyed/curriculum/courses/devcoachingcurric.htm, 2006.
• Dept. of Education Grant Application: Focus on First Years, February 2007. (Health & Wellness Grant Writing Team Member)
• LaFountaine, J. St. Ben’s ACE report, CSB Alumni Tennis Newsletter, 2001-2006.
• LaFountaine, J. (2005, January). Celebrate winter. CSB/SJU Community Newsletter.

Additional Experience:

• 5 years college coaching experience
• 11 years adjunct professor at SCSU
• 19 years high school coaching experience

Professional Organization:

• American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation & Dance (AAHPHERD)
• National Association of Sport & Physical Education (NASPE)
• National Association for Girls and Women in Sport (NAGWS)

Family

• Janna and her husband Mike reside in St. Cloud and have three children.