Educational Background

• HSD, Health & Safety Doctorate, Indiana University
• MS Physical Education, Indiana University
• BS Physical Education, Luther College

Teaching Areas

• Program Planning in Health Education and Promotion
• Peer Education in Health
• Methods in Health Education
• Alcohol and Drug Education
• Women's Health Issues
• Health Promotion & Disease Prevention
• Community Health Promotion and Disease Prevention

Professional Activities

• Hamluk, B., Kolander, C., Lonning, M., Schroeder, R., Spect, J, and Wilfert, M. CHOICES Shaping Our Future Leaders: NCAA Partners for Campuswide Prevention, U.S. Department of Education, Washington, D.C. October, 2004.
• AAHE/NCATE Readers Training. Workshop organizer and presenter. American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance. Philadelphia, PA. April, 2003.
• Kolander, CA and Rowe, J. Positive Choices: An evaluation of the social norms campaign with student-athletes. Southern Academy of Women in Physical Activity, Sport, and Health. Gatlinburg, TN. October, 2003.
• Kolander, CA and Rowe, J. Positive Choices: An evaluation of the social norms campaign with student-athletes. Southern Academy of Women in Physical Activity, Sport, and Health. Gatlinburg, TN. October, 2003.

Selected Publications

• Kolander, CA, Ballard, D, and Chandler, CK. (2005) Women's Contemporary Health: Issues For Today and the Future. 2nd Edition. St. Louis: WCB/McGraw Hill Higher Education.
• Wilson, RW and Kolander, CA. (2003) Drug Abuse Prevention: A School and Community Partnership. 2nd Edition. Jones and Bartlett Publishers.
• Kolander, CA, Speck, BJ, and Saffell, CA. (March/April 2002) Spiritual and Personal Wellness: Advice to Caregivers on Living Life More Fully. In Encircling Care: A New Vision for Congregational Caregiving, Church and Society, Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), 92(4): 35-39.