STEPHENVILLE, Texas \u2014 Tarleton State University School of Kinesiology faculty member Dr. Joe Priest is one of 18 awarded the honor of Regents Professor by The Texas A&M System Board of Regents for the 2023-2024 school year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The award was established in 1996 to recognize outstanding faculty members for their work and commitment to higher education.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAs a seasoned professional, Dr. Joe Priest has never taken the easy path nor rested on his achievements,\u201d said Dr. Kayla Peak, Dean of the School of Kinesiology within the College of Health Sciences. \u201cAlways moving forward is the daily mission that Priest embraces and is precisely how he continues to make a powerful and lasting impact on the students, university and the profession. We are all better because of his unyielding commitment to academic discovery and the educational journey.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dr. Priest’s dedication to academic excellence and student success has been evident throughout his distinguished career. Having been a professor at Tarleton State for the past 33 years, his goal has been to help students follow his life mantra of \u201caiming high.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI have had friends and colleagues that have received this award before, and I am honored to be mentioned in the same paragraph as them,\u201d said Dr. Priest. \u201cThe best part about this job is celebrating our students’ success. When I see their names popping up as coaches for track or football, or in YMCA\u2019s or in the medical field, it\u2019s gratifying to think that I might have contributed to a little piece of that success.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dr. Priest has taught several classes including kinesiology, biomechanics, exercise physiology and exercise electrocardiography, for which he wrote the curriculum. One of his highest achievements is opening the Laboratory for Wellness and Motor Behavior on Tarleton State\u2019s Stephenville campus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDr. Priest is a master teacher, but the best part of his teaching occurs in the Laboratory for Wellness and Motor Behavior (LWMB),\u201d explained Dr. Peak. \u201cThe LWMB, established by Priest in 1994, serves as a type of \u2018community clinic\u2019 space in which Dr. Priest immerses his students in High Impact Experiences within a real-world setting to prepare the students for future careers in the healthcare professions of physical therapy, occupational therapy, chiropractic care, cardiac rehab and much more.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Along with establishing the LWMB, Dr. Priest is the author of the book \u201cAfter Everybody Else Gave Up\u201d which discusses the work that has been done in his lab to help those who suffer from paralysis due to injury or disease.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cPriest has a servant\u2019s heart for those who have been forgotten by traditional healthcare. He is committed to providing \u2018exercise as medicine\u2019 so that individuals living with traumatic cerebrovascular conditions can regain hope, social connectedness (with their student trainer and other patients) and a sense of community,\u201d stated Dr. Peak.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dr. Priest explained that his hope for the future in his field of study is that other universities would see the work being done in the LWMB and would adopt a similar learning space on their campuses so that individuals suffering can continue to find hope and people who will not give up on them.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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