Patricia Schneider, PHD, MPH, MS, CHES, ACSM
Fall 1980 - Fall 2120
Current Position
Biography
Patsy Schneider, PhD, MPH, MS, CHES, ACSM-HFI, has spent the last 25 years dedicated to the health and wellness profession. She has spent most of her career in corporate wellness guiding many fortune 100 and 500 companies on health improvement strategies. Patsy continues to share her knowledge as adjunct faculty at the World Instructor Training Schools, Sacred Heart University, Southern California University and Georgia Military College. Patsy has served as a CT SOPHE board member since 2022 and volunteers with Special Olympics and Give Kids the World. In her free time, she can be found with her husband, bonus kids and black Labrador Sammee.
Degrees
Ph.D., Health Education and Promotion , Walden University , Minneapolis , Minnesota, United StatesDissertation: Health Educators Experiences Recommendations for Physical Activity for Mental Health in Women
MPH, Public Health - Population Health , Southern Connecticut State University , New Haven , Connecticut, United StatesDissertation: The Use of Physical Activity to Reduce Symptoms Associated with Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD): A Pilot Study,
M.S., Exercise Physiology , Southern Connecticut State University , New Haven , Connecticut, United States
Professional Licensures and Certifications (All other/non-healthcare)
Certified Health Education Specialist , May 2002, National Commission for Health Education Credentialing , Connecticut, United States
Health Fitness Specialist , July 1998, American College of Sports Medicine , Indiana, United States
Professional Membership
Fall 2020 - Ongoing
CT SOPHE, September 2020, Director, Board Member
