Stewart, Tara

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Stewart, Tara

Assistant Professor of Health and Human Performance

(423) 252-1113

tstewartspan@tnwesleyan.edu

PUBLICATIONS

Prairie, T., Wrye, B., Bowman, A.S., Weatherby, N., & Thareja, G. (2019). “Does location of practice or religiosity predict negative physician attitudes or beliefs toward LGB+ individuals?” Journal of Religion and Health. doi: 10.1007/s10943-019-00894-8.

Prairie, T., Wrye, B., & Murfree, S. (2017). The intersection of physician autonomy, religious faith, and medical practice when working with LGBT+ patients. Health Promotion & Practice. http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/1524839917738974

Owusu, A., Bowman, A. S., Bosumtwi-Sam, C., Prairie, T., Trueblood, A., & Flores, K. (2017). 2015 Global school health policies and practices survey (G-SHPPS): Ghana report basic and secondary schools. U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) & World Health Organization (WHO), Atlanta GA & Geneva Switzerland.

COURSES OFFERED

Bioethics;
Epidemiology;
Health and Aging;
Health Disparities;
Health Promotion;
Ethics in Leadership;
 Research Principles and Techniques.
 

BIOGRAPHY

Dr. Prairie-Stewart joined the department of Health and Human Performance as an assistant professor in 2019 teaching public health courses. She has a passion for community service and promotes service learning within her classes by creating community collaborations to help address the evolving needs of the Athens’ region.

My teaching experience includes a combined seven years as an instructor and graduate teaching assistant for online and classroom-based courses. As an instructor, I employ innovative and traditional teaching styles including experiential learning, flipped classroom approaches, online teaching, and lecturing. My goal as an educator is to create an open and safe learning environment that allows a diverse group of students to achieve their learning goals. This includes actively encouraging classroom participation by students from traditionally underrepresented groups. I strive to challenge students to use hands-on learning by presenting difficult course material in a way that is relatable to them.

Outside of TWU, I enjoy spending my time hiking and camping along the Appalachian Trail, working on my family’s mini farm, creating art, visiting museums, and listening to live music.