Karen Caldwell

Department Rank:
Adjunct Instructor

Area:
Basic Instruction Program

Office: Convocation Center
Email: caldwllkl@appstate.edu

Education

Training in Chen style Tai chi chuan includes study with Master's
Yang Yang, Wang Hai Jun, and Zhang Xue Xin as well as Sifu Justin
Meehan of the St. Louis Chinese Internal Arts Center. Received
instructor certificate from the St. Louis Chinese Internal Arts
Center in 2000. Doctoral level education in Family and Child
Development completed at Virginia Tech in 1993.

Teaching Specialties

Full time teaching responsibilities in the Department of Human
Development and Psychological Counseling in marriage and family
therapy and expressive arts. Special focus on mind-body
interventions.

Current Courses Being Taught

Course taught in HLES is PE 1748 Beginning Tai Chi Chuan

Professional Affiliations / Organizations

No content available.

Research Interests

Development of mindfulness through mind-body practices.

Selected Publications

Caldwell, K., Harrison, M., Adams, M., Quin, R., & Greeson, J.
(2009). Developing mindfulness in college students through tai chi
chuan courses: Effects on self-regulatory self-efficacy, mood,
stress, and sleep quality. Poster session International Tai Chi
Symposium on Health, Education, and Cultural Exchange, July 5-10,
2009. Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN. Member of the Academic
Committee.
Caldwell, K., Harrison, M., Adams, M., Triplett, N. T. (2009).
Effect of Pilates and taiji quan training on self-efficacy, sleep
quality, mood, and physical performance of college students.
Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies, 13(2), 155-163.