A Pioneer of Adapted Physical Education: Part 2 of an Interview with Jeff McCubbin

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This is part 2 of a 3 part series where Dr. Barry Lavay, an adapted physical education professor at California State University, Long Beach and longtime contributor to the podcast, interviews Dr. Jeff McCubbin about his career in the field of APE, as well as his insights on the status of APE and where we are going. Dr. Jeff McCubbin is a pioneer in the field of APE and has many noteworthy achievements. More specifically, Dr. McCubbin served as the Dean of the College of Health and Human Sciences at Colorado State University from 2011-2019. Prior to that he was a University Distinguished Professor of Exercise Science and Executive Associate Dean in the College of Health and Human Sciences at Oregon State University. Dr. McCubbin is also a past president of the National Consortium for Physical Education for Individuals with Disabilities. Within the second episode, Dr. Lavay and Dr. McCubbin give some advice to young faculty members within the field of APE and how to seek and manage grants. In addition, Dr. McCubbin reflects on the importance of mentoring young professionals within the field of APE. Finally, in this episode they discuss the identity crisis within our field of APE. Asking those powerful questions of who are we and where are we going as a field.