Dr. Karen Meaney Ed.D, Texas State University

Dr. Karen Meaney Ed.D.

Dr. Meaney recently joined the faculty in the Department of Health, Physical Education, and Recreation at Texas State Univerity. Texas State’s strong support of service-learning will enable her to continue service-learning efforts focused on combating childhood obesity. Dr. Meaney developed and received federal funding to implement the FUN & FIT service-learning program. FUN & FIT provides economically and culturally relevant nutrition education and physical activity to overweight children from low income African – American and Hispanic – American families. Previously Dr. Meaney served as a faculty member at Texas Tech University and Associate Director of the Teaching, Learning, and Technology Center where she directed the university’s service-learning programs.