Olya Clark

My main goal in the classroom is not to cover certain material during a semester but to let my students make their own connections and discoveries based on both the information I present and their own exploration, experience, and discussion. I view the students as fellow scholars. I encourage them to rigorously examine economic, political, and organizational contexts and systems and the role the students as individuals play within them.

Contact Info

oclark@springfield.edu

Office

Room 120
Wellness & Recreation Complex
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Department of Physical Education and Health Education

School of Physical Education, Performance and Sport Leadership Information

Doctor of Philosophy in Public Health, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Mass., 2018
Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction (Summa Cum Laude), Keene State College, Keene, N.H., 2006
Master of Arts in Intercultural Management and Diversity Studies, School for International Training, Brattleboro, Vt., 2006
Bachelor of Arts/Master of Arts in History and English Language, Petrozavodsk State University, Petrozavodsk, Russia, 1999

Prior to coming to Springfield College, Olya Clark taught courses in public health and education at Keene State College, Marlboro College Graduate School, and the University of Massachusetts. She has extensive teaching, research, and other professional experiences in the fields of public health and education in Russia, India, and the United States.

Research Interests

Aging and Elderly Health Issues
Health Communication Health Promotion
Health Inequity and Determinants of Health
Vaccine Hesitancy and Science Denial
Public Health Pedagogy

Courses Taught

HLTH 210: Consumer & Environmental Health
HLTH 304: Health Education Methods and Pre-Practicum: Pre K-12
HLTH 260: Drugs and Society

Certifications and Memberships

Teacher Certification in Elementary Education