Hongwei Guan

Associate Professor and Director China Ex Program, Health Sciences and Public Health
Phone: 607-274-1551
Office: Smiddy Hall 310, Ithaca, NY 14850

Education Honors and Awards
  • Mobley International Distinguished Alumni Award, School of Public Health, Indiana University, Bloominmgton, IN, 2017
  • R. Tait McKenzie Award, Society of Health and Physical Educators (SHAPE America), Boston, 2017
  • Certificate of Appreciation, Invited Keynote Speaker of the 15th SCSEPF Annual Conference, the Society of Chinese Scholars on Exercise Physiology and Fitness (SCSEPF), Hong Kong, SAR, China, 2016
  • Recognition and Appreciation of Leadership, ICSPAH, Minneapolis, MN, 2016
  • Outstanding Research Award, Shanxi Orient Fitness & Health Industry Co. LTD, Changzhi, Shangxi Province, China, 2012
  • Outstanding Service Award, International Chinese Society for Physical Activities and Health (ICSPAH), 2010
  • Faculty Excellence Award, Ithaca College, 2009
  • Honorary recognition for collaboration with Student Affairs and Campus Life, Ithaca College, 2008
  • Dean’s Award in Service, School of Health Sciences and Human Performance, Ithaca College, 2008
  • John R. Endwright Scholarship, School of Health, Physical Education, and Recreation (HPER), Indiana University, 2004
  • Associate Instructor Research Award, School of Health, Physical Education, and Recreation (HPER), Indiana University, 2003
  • Gallahue-Morris Graduate Research Award, School of Health, Physical Education, and Recreation (HPER), Indiana University, 2002
  • University Fellowship, School of Health, Physical Education, and Recreation (HPER), Indiana University, 2002
  • University Fellowship, School of Health, Physical Education, and Recreation (HPER), Indiana University, 2001
  • Honorable Mention, Student Technology Center, University Information Technology Services (UITS), Indiana University, 2001
  • University Fellowship, School of Health, Physical Education, and Recreation (HPER), Indiana University, 2000
  • Consultant of the Month, University Information Technology Services (UITS), Indiana University, April 2000
  • Honor for Outstanding Young Researcher, Beijing University of Physical Education (BUPE), Beijing, China, 1996
  • Award for Outstanding Research on National Children’s Basic-Gymnastics Exercise. First Prize, June 1993, Beijing, China, 1993
Research Interests
  • Motor Skill, Physical Activity, Physical Fitness and Health Promotion
  • Measurement and Evaluation
  • Aging and Balance
  • Fitness Prescription, Exercise Training and Elite Performance
  • Technology Application
  • Culture, Global Experiential Learning and Global Citizenship