The Health and Human Performance Department will lead in the preparation of competent
professionals who demonstrate meaningful, high-impact scholarship and positively influence
the well-being of communities they serve. The Department serves as a pathway to a
variety of degrees, all which foster critical thinking, creativity, innovation, and
competency to meet the professional aspirations and well-being of every student.
The APSU Department of Health and Human Performance offers two Bachelor's degrees
with seven concentrations. Both degrees provide students with the tools necessary
for success through our curriculum, internship opportunities, laboratory experience,
student teaching, and service learning projects.
Health and Human Performance at Austin Peay
APSU Students & Faculty Help With Aphasia Treatment
The CCC-ICAP provided intensive treatment by combining speech therapy with photography
to help clients regain their confidence and communication skills.
The Department of Health and Human Performance also offers four master's degrees for
graduate students wishing to continue their education. Three of the four degrees offered
can even be completed 100% online.
"The opportunity to connect with and mentor passionate students about how exercise
and movement can impact their lives personally and professionally is one of the greatest
joys I experience in my faculty role at APSU. Interacting with students daily gives
me a platform and daily challenge to start each day with a positive outlook, give
maximum effort, be willing to learn from mistakes.Being recognized with the Socrates
Award for Teaching Excellence is an honor."
Department of Health and Human Performance Austin Peay State University Dunn Center, Room 268 P.O. Box 4445 Clarksville, TN 37044 (931) 221-6111 leszczakt@apsu.edu
Where have Health and Human Performance alumni gone?
Meet Samantha Shemwell (MPH graduate, 2023)
Samantha Shemwell began the Master of Public Health (MPH) program in Fall 2022. She
currently serves as THRED Program Specialist for the Todd County Health Department
in Kentucky.
"The MPH Program at APSU was a phenomenal experience for me. I proved to myself and
others that it was worth it. During my time in the MPH Program, it gave me an opportunity
to use the material I learned during real public health events to help prepare me
for my future. Not only did I build new relationships with my classmates, but I had
an outstanding group of professors as additional support. APSU will forever be family
to me."
