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Steve Mitchell has been at Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University in Ohio since 1992. He is the Associate Dean for Administrative Affairs and Graduate Education in the College of Education, Health and Human Services, and a Professor in Curriculum and Instruction.

Steve holds a PhD from Syracuse University and Bachelors and Master’s degrees from Loughborough University in England. He has authored numerous articles and book chapters related to standards-based teaching in Physical Education, and has co-authored three textbooks, including two related to teaching games for understanding within public school physical education, with one now into its fourth edition.

Steve is a past-president of the Ohio Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (OAHPERD), a role in which he fronted advocacy efforts that led to a mandatory standards based Physical Education assessment system in the state of Ohio. More recently, Steve has been a member of the SHAPE America Board of Directors and a member of the Board of Examiners of the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP).