Human Performance and Sport Studies Faculty & Staff
Kolby Cordingley, MPE-AA
Department Chair | Associate Lecturer, PEAC Coordinator, GTA Coordinator
Office: Reed Gym 201 H
Kolby Cordingley is a professor of practice in the Â鶹´«Ã½AV Human Performance and Sport Studies Department. He earned a Bachelor's degree in Physical Education and a Master’s degree in Physical Education with an emphasis in Athletic Administration. Mr. Cordingley has taught at ISU for the last 24 years and has taught a wide variety of courses, and is currently serving as the Be Fit activity courses program director and the (HPSS) Department Chair. While teaching at ISU he also coached wrestling for 20 plus years including 12 years as the head coach at Highland High School, where he was twice named the 5A Idaho Coach of the Year and earned seven 5th/6th District Coach of the year awards as well. His proudest accomplishment while serving as the head coach of Highland was being a part of nine 5A State Academic championships, which is awarded to the team with the highest cumulative GPA. Mr. Cordingley believes that his greatest achievements in his coaching and teaching career has been creating meaningful relationships where athletes and students feel safe and valued. Kolby feels grateful every day for the opportunity he has to work in the College of Education with amazing people including the faculty, staff, and students of Â鶹´«Ã½AV.
Focus Areas: Coaching; Sport Safety
Sean Dahlin
Professor, Athletic Administration Coordinator
Office: ISU-Pocatello
Sean Dahlin is currently an associate professor/program director of athletic administration at Â鶹´«Ã½AV. Before ISU, he was a professor at Central Washington University for 6 1/2 years and at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside for two years. Sean earned his Ph.D. in Sport Management from Ohio State University and has more than 10 years of experience in athletic administration and coaching at the intercollegiate and high school levels. He centers his research on leadership in sport (servant and inclusive leadership), organizational culture, positive organizational behavior and coaching effectiveness, particularly within intercollegiate athletics.
Focus Areas: Sport Leadership
Justin Dayley
Outdoor Adventure Center Director; Outdoor Education Program Liaison
Office: Pond Student Union Building
Focus Areas: Outdoor Recreation Management
Tayler Elizondo, MS,CSCS
Clinical Instructor
Office: Reed Gym 201 B
Focus Areas: Biomechanics; Strength and Conditioning
Caroline Faure, EdD
Professor
Office: Reed Gym 202
Focus Areas: Sport Safety; Sport Management
Dr. Caroline “Smitty” Faure, EdD; ATC-L is a Professor in the Department of Human Performance and Sport Studies. Faure’s teaching philosophy highlights the importance of rigor, relevancy, and relationships in higher education. Experiential learning is a cornerstone of her classes. By integrating activities like the Bengal Triathlon, Faure strives to provide contextually rich instruction that extends beyond classroom walls.
Faure’s research focus has concentrated on facilitating appropriate concussion management practices in youth and high school sport programs. A separate line of research has focused on various areas of logistical management of sport. She has authored or co-authored more than 100 manuscripts and publications across numerous platforms, including scholarly journals, commercial publications, and mass media.
Faure has been the recipient of numerous awards throughout her career. She won the Kole-McGuffey Award for Outstanding Graduate Research at ISU in 2007, was honored as Idaho’s Collegiate Educator of the Year by numerous external organizations, and for her work delivering statewide sports concussion education, she received ISU’s Outstanding and Distinguished Service Awards in 2010 and 2011, respectively.
Elaine Foster, PhD
Assistant Professor
Office: Reed Gym 201 E
Focus Areas: Sport Philosophy and Ethics; Physical Education
Dr. Elaine Foster is an Assistant Professor in the Human Performance and Sport Studies (HPSS) Department at Â鶹´«Ã½AV. She has degrees in Exercise Science, Physical Education, Athletic Administration, and Sport Pedagogy and Character Development. Her scholarly studies focus on sport philosophy and the subjective value of physical activity. Dr. Foster teaches a variety of courses, including history and philosophy of kinesiology, coaching philosophy and ethics, issues in sport, and methods of teaching physical education.
Maren Hunter, MPE
Clinical Instructor
Office: Reed Gym 201 C
Focus Areas: Outdoor Education; Recreation Management
Camille Long, MPA-AA
Clinical Instructor
Office: Reed Gym, Room 201D
Camille was born and raised in Pocatello, Idaho and attended and graduated from Highland High School. She got a scholarship to run track at Montana State University as a sprinter, where she competed for 3 years before transferring to Â鶹´«Ã½AV to finish her degree and last 2 years of athletic eligibility. Camille graduated from Idaho State in 2013 with a degree in Secondary Education- History major, English Minor. She then went on to continue her education at Â鶹´«Ã½AV, attaining her master's degree in Physical Education and Athletic Administration. After graduating, she got a job teaching at Highland High School, where she spent 7 years teaching English Language Arts and 4 years teaching Physical Education. She made a career transition in the fall of 2025 to a Clinical Instructor at Â鶹´«Ã½AV in the Human Performance and Sport Studies Department in the College of Education. She has also been the head Track and Field coach at Highland for the last 10 years, and been involved in coaching track for 18 total years. Camille married the love of her life, Tucker, in 2018, and has two incredible daughters, Vivian (5) and Opal (3). She is passionate about impacting the lives of others through education and positive coaching relationships!
Focus Areas: Sport Management
Michael Meyers, PhD, FACSM
Professor and Director of Human Performance and Sports Studies Laboratory
Office: Reed Gym 201 F
Focus Areas: Physiology, Epidemiology, and Orthopaedic aspects of sport trauma, treatment, rehabilitation and prevention
Michael C. Meyers, PhD, FACSM, is a Professor and Director of the Human Performance Laboratory. Dr. Meyers is a Fellow in the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM), named an Outstanding Researcher at ISU, and is an active member of the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine (AOSSM), the National Athletic Trainers' Association (NATA), and the American Society for Testing and Materials International (ASTM). He has an extensive multidisciplinary background in the physiology, epidemiology, and orthopaedic aspects of musculoskeletal trauma, treatment, rehabilitation, and prevention. Dr. Meyers has authored 90 journal publications, 250+ abstracts/ proceedings, and over 560 scientific/medical presentations, with research published in top-tier sports medicine journals. He has been featured in numerous magazines, and radio/television programs, and is a recipient of the Sports Trauma and Overuse Prevention (STOP) Sports Injuries Award from the AOSSM. Dr. Meyers is a highly sought-after keynote speaker and researcher focusing on sport injuries.
Shad Robinson, MPE-AA, CSCS
Clinical Instructor and Lab Coordinator
Office: Reed Gym 201 G
Focus Areas: Sport and Exercise Science; Strength and Conditioning
Shad Robinson is a Clinical Instructor in the Department of Human Performance and Sport Studies. He holds degrees in Sport and Exercise Science and Athletic Administration and is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist. Shad teaches courses in Strength and Conditioning, Motor Development, Exercise Physiology Lab, First Aid/CPR and Sport Safety, and Tests and Measurements in Human Performance. He advises students, serves as the program’s Assessment Coordinator, sits on the College of Education Scholarship Committee, and participates on the ISU Athletics Advisory Board. With over a decade of strength and conditioning coaching experience, he brings real-world expertise into the classroom and has published research on muscular strength balance, athlete coping skills, and injury epidemiology.
HPSS Staff
April DeLozier
Administrative Assistant II
Office: Reed Gym 201
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