Faculty Profiles
Dr. Nell Faucette
Professor
Email: faucette@usf.edu
Office: PED 229
Dr. Nell Faucette is a Professor in the Physical Education program at the University
of South Florida.
Dr. Faucette began her tenure in higher education in 1984 when she graduated with
her Doctoral degree from the University of Georgia. Since that time, Dr. Faucette
has served in numerous professional leadership capacities including Co-Editor of the
Journal of Teaching in Physical Education for 4 years (the leading research journal
in sport pedagogy and teacher education in North America), Editorial Board member
for JTPE for 9 years, reviewer for several other research publications in her field,
Program Chair for the AERA Special Interest Group in Physical Education, and Research
Consortium Fellow for the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation,
and Dance.
She has published 27 research papers, 36 abstracts, and several book chapters related
to her areas of expertise in preservice and in-service teacher professional development.
In addition, she has made over 75 presentations, many of which were at the national
or international level.