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Eric Brubaker

Chair of Allied Health Professions Department, Director of Physical Education & Health, Professor of Health Sciences

(434) 582-7033

evbrubak@liberty.edu

Vitae

Education

  • Ed.D., Educational Leadership, Liberty University
  • M.S., Physical Education & Health, Emporia State University
  • B.S., Physical Education & Health, Liberty University

Biography

Dr. Brubaker came to Liberty University in the fall of 1998 as an undergraduate student-athlete on the baseball team. Upon his graduation in 2002, Dr. Brubaker began his teaching career as a physical education & health educator in the Virginia Public School system. Over the course of 5 years he taught middle school health and physical education and also coached high school baseball and girls basketball.

Following his stint as a public school educator, Dr. Brubaker returned to work at Liberty in 2007 and has served full time since teaching in the Allied Health Professions Department. He has been the Director of the Physical Education & Health program since 2013, and also serves as the department chairman for department.

Dr. Brubaker constantly seeks to train successful physical education & health teachers who will be able to go out into the schools and make a difference in the lives of their students both academically and spiritually.

 

Courses Taught

  • PHED 200 Basketball/Soccer
  • PHED 201 Innovative Games/Flag Football
  • PHED 202 Racquet Sports
  • PHED 225 Weight Training/Conditioning
  • PHED 389 PE Student Aide: Secondary
  • PHED 451 Secondary Physical Education Methods
  • HLTH 205 Accident Prevention & Care (First Aid)
  • HLTH 440 Methods and Resources in Teaching Applied Sciences in Schools
  • HLTH 441 MethodsĀ and Resources in Teaching Applied Sciences in School Practicum

 

Professional Memberships

  • Member of Shape America
  • Member of VAHPERD (Virginia Health, Physical Education, Recreation, & Dance)

 

Research Interests

  • School Health Education
  • Physical Education Pedagogy
  • Educational Technology
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