Dannon Cox

PhD, University of Northern Colorado, 2020.
Area of Study: Sport and Exercise Science – Sport Pedagogy

MEd, Texas State University, 2016.
Area of Study: Education

BA, University of Oklahoma, 2011.
Area of Study: Journalism

Assistant Professor, University of Northern Colorado
Colorado School of Public Health (2022-Present)

Adjunct Professor, University of Northern Colorado
Colorado School of Public Health (2021-2022)

Graduate Teaching Assistant, University of Northern Colorado
Department of Kinesiology, Nutrition & Dietetics (2016-2020)

Graduate Teaching Assistant, Texas State University
(2014-2016)

Areas of Interest

• University Physical Activity Programming
• Yoga Education
• Digital Media Pedagogies
• Qualitative Research

Active Schools Online Course – Professional Development Pre/Post

Pre/post surveys for the Active Schools Online Professional Development course, Evidence-Based Strategies for Physical Education & Physical Activity 0-credit course. The survey is divided into six sections: Participant Demographics, Self-Reported Knowledge, Stage of Change, School Implementation, Communities of Practice & Ongoing Support, and Dispositions. Enrolled learners are asked to complete the pre-test in the first module and the post-test at the end of the last module.

Fight the Funk Youth Leadership Summit

This program titled Fight the Funk Leadership Summit is a collaboration between Generation Schools Network and the University of Northern Colorado, which aims to address mental health issues among rural high school students in northeastern Colorado. Fight the Funk is an existing program bringing youth leadership teams together to address mental health issues within their local communities. Fight the Funk Leadership Summit will include two one-day events for up to 300 students to address youth substance use and prevention on HCC. This HCC-focused Fight the Funk will utilize the HB21-1317 resource toolbox aimed to raise awareness of cannabis and the prevention of HCC us by building stress management skills. Additionally, the Fight the Funk Leadership Summit will collaborate with the University of Northern Colorado’s Mindfulness Teachers Collaborative to implement mindfulness curriculum, specifically focusing on mindfulness in conjunction with the various coping strategies.

Koru Mindfulness – Loneliness

The purpose of this study is to investigate social connectedness, loneliness, and mindfulness practices among college students to develop future health promotion programming.

Oasis: A Residential Student Mindfulness Retreat

The Oasis Retreat, organized by the University of Northern Colorado’s Mindfulness Teachers Collaborative, sponsored by the Colorado School of Public Health and UNC’s Center for Applied Contemplative Studies, and supported though Colorado House Bill 21-1317, Regulating Marijuana Concentrates, aims to enhance awareness of and provide educational resources and mindfulness-based skills for understanding the impacts of cannabis use, particularly its high-concentration forms. This retreat features a diverse range of activities, including keynote presentations on mindfulness and addiction, mindful eating sessions, guided meditations, and other mindfulness-based training. These are designed to mitigate destructive habits and foster a deeper understanding and practice of mindfulness techniques among participants.

The outcomes of the retreat are multifaceted. It seeks to increase participants’ awareness of cannabis and its effects, develop participants’ mindfulness and stress management skills, and encourage the adoption of these practices to manage and prevent substance misuse. The retreat also focuses on engaging community partners and training facilitators to broaden its impact. By the end, the retreat aims to cultivate a well-informed and proactive approach towards handling stress and substance use, benefiting educators, students, and the wider community alike

• Del Mar Chavarria-Soto M. & Cox, D. (2022). Strategies for Integrating Spanish in Yoga. Strategies: A Journal for Physical and Sport Educators.
• Dauenhauer, B., Krause, J. M., Cox, D., Hodgin, K. L., McMullen, J. M., & Carson, R. L. (2022). A two-year evaluation of professional development workshops focused on physical education and school physical activity. Teaching and Teacher Education.
• Cox, D. & Stoepker, P. (2021). Strategies for Integrating Breathing and Yoga Sequences in the Classroom. Strategies: A Journal for Physical and Sport Educators.
• Cox, D. & Krause, J. M. (2021). Graduate Teaching Assistants’ Experiences Using Digital Media Pedagogies in University Physical Activity Courses. The Physical Educator.
• Cox, D., Krause, J. M., & Roth, K. (2020). Welcome to the Matrix: Intersecting Physical Education and Technology Standards. Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance, 91(7), 52-55.
• Lahman, M. K. E., De Oliveira, B., Cox, D., Sebastian, M. L., Cadogan, K., Rundle Kahn, A., … Zakotnik-Gutierrez, J. (2020). Own Your Walls: Portraiture and Researcher Reflexive Collage Self-Portraits. Qualitative Inquiry, 27, 136-147.
• Cox, D., Krause, J. M., & Smith, M. A. (2019). Technology in university physical activity courses: a mini-ethnographic case study. The Qualitative Report, 24(10), 2554-2574.
• Cox, D. (2018). Yoga’s flexibility in math. Strategies: A Journal for Physical and Sport Educators, 31(4), 45-49.
  Cox, D. & Meaney, K. (2018). Lights, camera, project-based learning! Strategies: A Journal for Physical and Sport Educators, 31(1), 23-29.