Kimberly L. Oliver

Associate Professor

Physical Education, Recreation & Dance

Phone: (575) 646-4074
E-mail: kOliver@nmsu.edu

Curriculum Vitae

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Kimberly Oliver is an Associate Professor in Physical Education Pedagogy. She teaches courses in foundations, elementary and secondary physical education methods and supervises student teachers. She has taught at The University of Georgia and The University of Alabama prior to coming to NMSU. She earned her Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction from Virginia Tech; her M.A. in Physical Education from California State University, Fresno; and her B.A. in Recreation Administration from California State University, Chico. She has taught K-12 physical education in the public schools. Her research focuses on developing curriculum to assist adolescent girls in critically examining forms and processes of bodily enculturation that threaten their health and well being. She has co-authored a book with Peter Lang Publishing entitled "Bodily Knowledge: Learning about Equity and Justice with Adolescent Girls (Oliver & Lalik, 2000) and has several research articles in journals such as Teachers College Record, The Journal of Curriculum Studies, and Journal of Teaching in Physical Education. She has presented her research at several national and international venues.

Publications:

Oliver, K.L and Lalik, R "The Beauty Walk, this ain't my topic': learning about critical inquiry with adolescent girls". Journal of curriculum studies, Vol. 36, No. 5: 555-586, 2004.

Oliver, K.L and Lalik, R "The body as curriculum: learning with adolescent girls". Journal of curriculum studies, Vol. 33, No. 3: 303-333, 2001.

Oliver, K.L "Images of the Body from Popular Culture: Engaging Adolescent Girls in Critical Inquiry". Sport, Education and Society, Vol. 6, No. 2: 143-164, 2001.

Oliver, K.L "Adolescent Girls' Body-Narratives: Learning to Desire and Create a "Fashionable" Image". Teachers College Record, Vol. 101, No. 2: 220-246, 1999.

Oliver, K.L "A Journey Into Narrative Analysis: A Methodology for Discovering Meanings". Journal of Teachings in Physical Education, 17: 244-259, 1998.