Associate Professor
Jiann-Ping Hsu School of Public Health
College of Health and Human Sciences
Georgia Southern University
Hollis Building 1119
PO Box 8076
Statesboro, GA 30460
(912) 681-0091 - Voice
dzwald@georgiasouthern.edu

   Dr. Zwald is the Director of the Physical Activity Program, the Director of Coaching Education, and an Associate Professor in the Jiann-Ping Hsu School of Public Health at Georgia Southern University. He also is the Past President of the National Council for Accreditation of Coaching Education. His previous academic appointment was at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he was the Director of the Physical Education Activity Program in the Department of Physical Education, Exercise and Sport Science. He received his Ph.D. from Ohio University in Higher Education Administration. He also holds a M.S. from Ohio University in Physical Education and a B.S. from the College of William and Mary in Health, Physical Education and Recreation.

   His teaching and research focuses on administration, pedagogy and coaching education. He has published articles, book chapters, manuals and has presented his research and work at over sixty international, national, regional, and state conferences. He has trained, evaluated, supervised, and supported over 700 graduate assistants and faculty teaching physical activity classes. In 1988, under his direction, the Physical Education Activity Program at the University of North Carolina was recognized by AAHPERD and NASPE as one of the  'Most Successful' Physical Education Basic Instructional Programs in the United States. Under his direction at Georgia Southern University, the Coaching Education Program was recognized by the National Council for Accreditation of Coaching Education as the second college or university in the United States to offer an accredited coaching education program. He was recognized by the United States Tennis Association as a member of the USA Tennis All-American Team and selected for the 2003 USA Team Tennis Adult Volunteer Award.

   He taught health and physical education in the public schools for eight years and coached various sports for thirteen years at the interscholastic and collegiate levels. His professional affiliations include the American Alliance of Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance, the National Association for Sport and Physical Education, the National Council for Accreditation of Coaching Education, the National Association for Girls and Women in Sport, the Georgia Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance and the United States Tennis Association.

  Drew and his wife Victoria enjoy visiting their daughter Jami and grandsons Corey Drew and Hunter, exercising, traveling, golfing and relaxing at the coast.

Maintained by: Melissa Vinston  08/24/2004