Justine McAlpine has been a faculty member in the Department of Kinesiology since
2000. During this time, she has taught primarily PETE courses, but has also served
as SOAP/Assessment Coordinator, General Option Coordinator, Kinesiology Pedagogy Club
Advisor, as well as on the President's Committee on Disability and the University
Health, Safety, and Wellness Committee. Justine enjoys offering outside certification
opportunities to her students including, Water Safety Instructor (WSI), Basic Water
Rescue, Lifeguard Training, First Aid/CPR/AED Instructor, and Lifeguard Instructor.
Justine has also made a point of hiring Fresno State Kinesiology alumni to staff her
summer swim school.
Justine has been an active volunteer for the American Red Cross since 1995, serving
as site coordinator for CPR Saturday for ten years, Humboldt County Water Safety Chairperson,
and Fresno-Madera Special Events Committee Chairperson. She received the Exceptional
Volunteer of the Year award for Humboldt County in June 2000, before moving to Fresno.
Justine presents regularly at professional conferences with topics related to aquatic
fitness, integration of technology in APE training courses, and Common Core. She
also holds water safety in-services for local school districts and is a board member
for the Parent-Faculty Club at Saroyan Elementary School.
- Aquatics & Adapted Aquatics instruction
- Water Safety
- Elementary Physical Education
- Aquatic Fitness
- PETE ~ Physical Education Teacher Education
Presenter, CAHPERD Conference, Implementing Common Core Assignments and Activities in Aquatics, February 2017
Presenter, CAHPERD Conference, The Use of Tablets in a University-Level Introduction to Adapted Physical Education
Course, February 2017
Presenter, NAPEC (National Adapted Physical Education Conference), The Use of Tablets in a University-level Introduction to Adapted Physical Education course, November 2016
Presenter, Regional Adapted Physical Education meeting, Fresno, CA May 2016
California Physical Education-Heath Project, CSU work group implementing Common Core with Physical Education Teacher Preparation
candidates, 2015 to 2018
Presenter, CAHPERD 2005 annual conference, The Role of Aqua Aerobics in the Physical Education Curriculum
Author, American College of Sports Medicine Fit Society Page, Think About Water Safety Before Diving In, Spring 2002
Author, A Curriculum for Training Water Aerobics Instructors, 1995
