Jennifer A Schachner

Jennifer A Schachner is a Lecturer in the Department of Kinesiology at San José State University (SJSU). She holds a Bachelor of Science (2000) and Master of Arts (2002) in Kinesiology with a specialization in Adapted Physical Activity from SJSU, and is pursuing a Doctor of Education in Kinesiology at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, expected to graduate in 2018. Her teaching includes undergraduate courses such as Stress Management, Introduction to Kinesiology, and Taekwondo, alongside lab sessions focused on physical activity planning and therapeutic exercise.

• Education
  • Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology, SJSU (2000)
  • Master of Arts in Kinesiology, SJSU (2002)
  • Doctor of Education in Kinesiology, UNC Greensboro (expected 2018)

Her research focuses on adapting martial arts for older adults and individuals with disabilities, informed by her master's thesis Wheelchair Martial Arts: An Instructor's Manual and doctoral dissertation The Effect of Martial Arts on People over the Age of 60. She is a 5th-degree Taekwondo black belt and has developed adapted martial arts programs and self-defense classes.

Jennifer serves as Program and Operations Director at the Timpany Center, a therapeutic recreation facility partnered with SJSU. She has previously worked as a Program Manager for a corporate fitness company in Silicon Valley and as a senior fitness instructor at Foothill Community College.

• Licenses/Certifications
  • ACE Personal Trainer
  • AFFA Group Exercise Instructor
  • ISSA Functional Fitness and Senior Fitness
  • EMS First Aid/CPR Instructor
  • Matter of Balance Master Trainer
  • EnhanceFitness Master Trainer