Nicole Peritore, PhD

Assistant Professor Augusta University

  • Augusta GA

Nicole Peritore is an assistant professor of kinesiology in the College of Education and Human Development at Augusta University.

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Areas of Expertise

Food Insecurity
Health Promotion
Healthy Living
Community Health

Accomplishments

Nominee, College of Education Faculty Service Award, Augusta University

2021

Nominee, College of Education Faculty Service Award, Augusta University

2020

Hackensmith Outstanding Graduate Award, Department of Kinesiology and Health Promotion, University of Kentucky

2009

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Education

University of Kentucky

PhD

Communication

2016

University of Kentucky

Graduate Certificate

Maternal and Child Health

2012

University of Kentucky

MS

Kinesiology and Health Promotion

2012

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Affiliations

  • National Physical Activity Society : Member
  • Nutrition & Obesity Policy Research & Evaluation Network : Rural Food Access Working Group
  • Georgia Society for Health Educators : Member
  • Journal of Health Education Teaching : Reviewer
  • American Journal of Health Promotion : Reviewer

Media Appearances

Augusta University Launches New Degree for Health Promotion

Augusta CEO  online

2019-06-12

“This program enables graduates to work in many areas of community health, identify health disparities and work in and around communities to improve health outcomes,” said Dr. Nicole Peritore, assistant professor of kinesiology.

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Ask professors: Making the grade

Jagwire  online

2019-01-09

“My number one piece of advice for a student in my class is to not only come to class– but participate- be present! When you get engaged with the class, it not only becomes more enjoyable for you as a student, but you will get more out of it,” Dr. Nicole Peritore, College of Education, Department of Kinesiology.

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Professional Disc Golf Association Releases Disc Golf Interest Survey

PRWeb  online

2018-07-26

“Being in academia, I am always interested in the ‘why’ behind things,” Dr. Peritore said. “So naturally the ‘why’ behind the growth of disc golf has caught my attention. More specifically, there is a gap in published or research information about why people enjoy disc golf so much and the ways that enjoyment may contribute to the growth of the game.”

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Articles

The Mentorship Maze: Navigating the Undergraduate-Researcher Quandary

nternational Journal of Kinesiology in Higher Education

Hannah Bennett, Nicole Peritore, A. Maleah Holland-Winkler

2021

Mentoring undergraduate student research is both challenging and rewarding for faculty members. With so many other obligations in research, teaching, and service, inexperienced faculty members may become quickly overwhelmed by volunteering time to mentor undergraduate research projects. Mentoring undergraduate research is often categorized as service; this may lead tenure-track assistant professors who are working to build a research portfolio to opt out of the mentorship process.

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Extension as a Backbone Support Organization for Physical Activity Promotion: A Collective Impact Case Study From Rural Kentucky

Journal of Physical Activity and Health

Margaret McGladrey, Angela Carman, Christy Nuetzman, Nicole Peritore

2020

Background: Rural counties in the United States face daunting structural issues that reduce their populations' physical activity levels, including geographic isolation as well as deficits in infrastructure, public transportation, health care providers, and funding. Methods: Funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention provided an opportunity to assess how Extension enhanced the collective impact of systems-level physical activity promotion programming through a multisectoral coalition in Clinton County, Kentucky.

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Community-Wide Efforts to Improve the Consumer Food Environment and Physical Activity Resources in Rural Kentucky

Preventing Chronic Disease

Alison Gustafson, Margaret McGladrey, Tammy Stephenson, Janet Kurzynske, Janet Mullins, Nicole Peritore, Kathryn Cardarelli, Ann Vail

2019

Community interventions to improve access to food and physical activity resources can reduce obesity rates and improve obesity-related health outcomes. We describe a Kentucky community project that consisted of collaborating with grocery store managers to improve the consumer food environment and partnering with community members to improve walking trails, bicycle racks, and other physical activity resources. We surveyed 2 random samples of community residents in 6 participating rural counties, 741 in 2016 (year 1) and 1,807 in 2017 (year 2).

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