Kristin Hoffner
Director and Teaching Professor,
College of Health Solutions
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Phone: 602-496-2205
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Health South 440A 9020 Phoenix, AZ 85004
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Mail code: 9020Campus: Dtphx
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Long Bio
Kristin Hoffner is a teaching professor in the College of Health Solutions. She has been teaching at ASU within the kinesiology program since 2003, during which she was also a student in the same program. Since receiving her degree in 2006, she has continued to teach and work within this program, and seen it through many changes (in curriculum, campus, department, school, and college!). Her main focus as a teaching faculty member is the students. Hoffner works dilligintly with her colleagues to ensure that the program promotes student-centered learning. The program's faculty members pride themselves on developing challenging, relevant courses that utilize many different evidence-based pedagogical styles and methods. We prepare students for success in graduate school and careers within health and healthcare.
Hoffner's research interests include exercise psychology, exercise and depression, exercise and anxiety, health psychology, behavior change theory, motivational theory, sport and performance psychology, coaching behaviors, team cohesion, self esteem, motivation, and optimal performance.
Education
- M.S. Kinesiology (Sport and Exercise Psychology), Arizona State University 2006
- B.A. Kinesiology (Sport Management and Communications), University of Michigan-Ann Arbor 2003
Research Interests
Exercise psychology, exercise and depression, exercise and anxiety, health psychology, behavior change theory, motivational theory, sport psychology, coaching behaviors, team cohesion, self esteem, motivation, optimal performance, performance psychology.
Courses
2025 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| KIN 348 | Psych Skills for Optimal Perf |
| KIN 454 | Motivational Theory Exe/Health |
2024 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| KIN 352 | Psychosocial Aspects/Phys Act |
| KIN 348 | Psych Skills for Optimal Perf |
| CHS 394 | Special Topics |
| CHS 494 | Special Topics |
| CHS 492 | Honors Directed Study |
2024 Summer
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| KIN 352 | Psychosocial Aspects/Phys Act |
| KIN 348 | Psych Skills for Optimal Perf |
2024 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| CHS 394 | Special Topics |
| KIN 348 | Psych Skills for Optimal Perf |
| KIN 454 | Motivational Theory Exe/Health |
| KIN 452 | Exercise Psychology |
2023 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| KIN 352 | Psychosocial Aspects/Phys Act |
| CHS 394 | Special Topics |
| KIN 348 | Psych Skills for Optimal Perf |
| KIN 101 | Introduction to Kinesiology |
| KIN 348 | Psych Skills for Optimal Perf |
2023 Summer
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| KIN 352 | Psychosocial Aspects/Phys Act |
| CHS 494 | Special Topics |
| KIN 348 | Psych Skills for Optimal Perf |
2023 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| CHS 394 | Special Topics |
| KIN 348 | Psych Skills for Optimal Perf |
| KIN 454 | Motivational Theory Exe/Health |
| CHS 493 | Honors Thesis |
| KIN 452 | Exercise Psychology |
2022 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| KIN 352 | Psychosocial Aspects/Phys Act |
| CHS 492 | Honors Directed Study |
| CHS 394 | Special Topics |
| KIN 348 | Psych Skills for Optimal Perf |
| KIN 101 | Introduction to Kinesiology |
| KIN 101 | Introduction to Kinesiology |
2022 Summer
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| KIN 352 | Psychosocial Aspects/Phys Act |
| CHS 394 | Special Topics |
| KIN 348 | Psych Skills for Optimal Perf |
2022 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| CHS 394 | Special Topics |
| KIN 348 | Psych Skills for Optimal Perf |
| KIN 454 | Motivational Theory Exe/Health |
| CHS 493 | Honors Thesis |
| KIN 450 | Biopsychosocial Perspectives |
2021 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| KIN 352 | Psychosocial Aspects/Phys Act |
| CHS 492 | Honors Directed Study |
| CHS 493 | Honors Thesis |
| CHS 394 | Special Topics |
| KIN 348 | Psych Skills for Optimal Perf |
| KIN 450 | Biopsychosocial Perspectives |
2021 Summer
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| KIN 352 | Psychosocial Aspects/Phys Act |
| KIN 348 | Psych Skills for Optimal Perf |
2021 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| CHS 394 | Special Topics |
| CHS 494 | Special Topics |
| KIN 348 | Psych Skills for Optimal Perf |
| CHS 492 | Honors Directed Study |
| KIN 348 | Psych Skills for Optimal Perf |
| KIN 454 | Motivational Theory Exe/Health |
| KIN 454 | Motivational Theory Exe/Health |
2020 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| KIN 352 | Psychosocial Aspects/Phys Act |
| KIN 348 | Psych Skills for Optimal Perf |
| CHS 494 | Special Topics |
| CHS 394 | Special Topics |
| KIN 348 | Psych Skills for Optimal Perf |
2020 Summer
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| KIN 352 | Psychosocial Aspects/Phys Act |
| KIN 454 | Motivational Theory Exe/Health |
2020 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| KIN 452 | Exercise Psychology |
| KIN 452 | Exercise Psychology |
| CHS 494 | Special Topics |
| KIN 348 | Psych Skills for Optimal Perf |
| CHS 493 | Honors Thesis |
2019 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| KIN 101 | Introduction to Kinesiology |
| KIN 352 | Psychosocial Aspects/Phys Act |
| KIN 348 | Psych Skills for Optimal Perf |
| CHS 492 | Honors Directed Study |
| CHS 494 | Special Topics |
| CHS 494 | Special Topics |
| CHS 394 | Special Topics |
Presentations
(Since 2020)
- (Scheduled) Guest Speaker, SSP 454 Sport Medicine Class, “Psychology of Injury”, October 2024
- (Scheduled) Invited Presenter, Arizona State University Commission on the Status of Women and ASU Staff Council Conference, “Controlling your Controllables”, October 2024
- Invited Presenter, AT Still Kinesiology Summer Institute, “Motivational Theory in Sport and Health: The science behind getting what you want”, Tempe, AZ, July 2024
- Invited Presenter, Ed Plus Lunch and Learn, “Controlling your Controllables (to help you stay productive and mentally fresh)”, (SkySong) Scottsdale, AZ, December 2023
- Invited Presenter, ASU Career Services, “Controlling your Controllables (to help you stay productive and mentally fresh)”, December 2023
- Invited Presenter, Arizona State University Commission on the Status of Women and ASU Staff Council Conference, “Controlling your Controllables (to help you stay productive and mentally fresh)”, Tempe, AZ & Zoom, October 2023
- Invited Speaker, AT Still Kinesiology Summer Institute, “Motivational Theory in Sport and Health: The science behind getting what you want”, Tempe, AZ, August 2023
- Invited Presenter, CHS Career Track Faculty Promotion Workshop, “Presenting your CV to Highlight your Contributions”, August 2023
- Invited Presenter, Psychology Staff Development Group, “Controlling your Controllables (to help you stay productive and mentally fresh)”, Tempe, AZ, July 2023
- Invited Speaker, Arizona Society for Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation Annual Conference, “Finding Authentic Drive: Promoting adaptive motivation in ourselves and others”, Phoenix, AZ, May 2023
- Invited Speaker, Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College, “Controlling your Controllables (to help you stay productive and mentally fresh)”, May 2023
- Invited Speaker, MTC 598/PSY 598: Science of Art, Music, and Brain Activity (SAMBA) Seminar “Finding your Flow: An exploration of flow, motivation, and intensity management, April 2023
- Speaker, CHS Faculty Mentoring Group, Preparing for your annual evaluation, October 2022
- Sparky’s Cup Education Lightning Talks, “Game-Changing AI Applications in Sport: Maximizing Potential and Minimizing Risk”, October 2022
- Invited Presenter, Arizona State University Commission on the Status of Women and ASU Staff Council Conference, “Controlling your Controllables”, October 2022
- Invited Speaker, Kinesiology Institute, AT Still, “Motivational theory in sport and health: The science behind getting what you want”, Mesa, AZ, August 2022
- Invited Speaker, Career Track Faculty Promotion Workshop, “Presenting your CV to highlight your contributions”, August 2022
- Guest Lecture, EXW 560: Cardiopulmonary Rehab “Behavior modification and cardiac rehabilitation”, January 2022
- Invited Presenter, Arizona State University Commission on the Status of Women and ASU Staff Council Conference, “Staying motivated and positive in times of uncertainty”; “But I hate exercise, how can it make me happy?”, October 2021
- Invited Speaker, NTE Faculty Promotion Workshop, “Presenting your CV to highlight your contributions”, August 2021
- Invited Speaker, Arizona Society for Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation (ASCVPR), “Helping people help themselves: Promoting adaptive motivation and avoiding burnout”, April 2021
- Invited Speaker, ASU Foundation Learning and Development, “Staying motivated and positive in times of uncertainty (or when our world is falling apart)”, March 2021
- Presenter, ASU Innovation Quarter, “Staying motivated and positive in times of uncertainty”, December 2020
- Panelist, Greatest HIITs: Degree programs in kinesiology, sports and exercise science, October 2020
- Presenter, Arizona State University Commission on the Status of Women and ASU Staff Council Conference, “Staying motivated and positive in times of uncertainty”, October 2020
- Panelist, NTE Faculty Promotion Workshop, “Presenting your CV to highlight your contributions”, August 2020
- Panelist, Greatest HIITs: Degree programs in kinesiology, sports and exercise science, June 2020
- Invited Speaker, ASU Leadership Academy, “Exercise, motivation, and mental health”, May 2020
- Panelist, NTE Faculty Promotion Workshop, April 2020