JILING LIU

Dr. Jiling Liu is a Clinical Associate Professor and Associate Department Head for Graduate Studies in the Department of Kinesiology and Sport Management at Texas A&M University. He holds a PhD in Kinesiology from Texas A&M (2016) with prior degrees from Shanghai University of Sport (M.Ed., 2004) and Shandong Normal University (B.S., 2001). His teaching focuses on integrating self-regulated learning and transformative pedagogy into Physical Education courses, with multiple Quality Matters认证 online courses. He has received the 2021 ICSPAH Teaching Award and the 2022-2023 Provost Teaching Excellence Award for his instructional innovation.

Research interests include effective teaching methodologies, motivation in physical activity, and measurement evaluation. He leads a Presidential Transformational Teaching Grant-funded action research project and has authored/co-authored over two dozen peer-reviewed articles. Key contributions include meta-analyses of global physical activity levels and studies on goal orientation in education.

Leadership roles include serving as ICSPAH Secretary, JOPERD editorial board member, and Program Coordinator for Physical Education Certification. Recognitions include SHAPE America Research Fellow (2019) and Gold Recognition from CIRTL. He advises master’s committees and has co-authored publications with several graduate students.