Tara Blackshear, Ed.D.

Associate Professor

Name

Contact Info

Phone:
410-704-3172
Office:
Burdick Hall, 120 G
Email:
tblackshear@towson.edu
Hours:
Wednesday 2-4pm
or by appointment

Education

Ed.D., Exercise and Sport Science, The University of North Carolina-Greensboro

M.Ed., Physical Education, Florida A&M University

B.S., Physical Education, Florida A&M University

Areas of Expertise

Health, Physical Education, and Physical Activity
Social, Cultural, and Structural Equity in Health, Physical Activity, and Education

Select Publications 

  • Blackshear, T. B. (2025). The First: Trailblazing While 鈥淭alking Back鈥� to Ensure We Aren鈥檛 the Last 鈥� 2025 Praxis Lecture Dedicated to Anita J. Turner, Quest,
  • Blackshear, T. B. (2025). Culturally equitable approaches to physical activity programming for Black American adolescent girls, Youth, 5(1), 26.
  • Blackshear, T. B., & Culp, B. (2025). Cultural Equity in Physical Education: Case Studies for Transformative Practice. Human Kinetics.                         
  • Blackshear, T. B. (2024). Black Girls as Transformative Leaders in Physical Activity Programs, Journal of Healthy Eating and Active Living, 4(2), 60-68.
  • Blackshear, T. B., & Baucum, T. (2024). BLinG-HealthTM: A Peer-Led Physical Activity Program for Black Adolescent Girls鈥攁 pilot study, Women in Sport and Physical Activity Journal. Advance online publication.
  • Blackshear, T. B., & Culp, B. (2023). Critical Race Studies in Physical Education. Human Kinetics.
  • Blackshear, T. B. (2022). #SayHerName: Black women physical education teachers of the year. Journal of Teaching in Physical Education.
  • Blackshear, T. B., & Culp, B. (2022). The 鈥楬idden Figures鈥� of physical education: Black Women who paved the way in PE, Momentum Magazine, Winter 2022, 21-24.
  • Blackshear, T. B. (2022). The use of FITNESSGRAM庐 in PETE: Is it appropriate? International Journal of Kinesiology in Higher Education, 6(1), 2-14.
  • Blackshear, T. B. (2021). Dads matter, too: Fathers鈥� impact on physical activity in Black women. Journal of African American Women and Girls in Education, 1(3), 10-27.
  • Blackshear, T. B., & Culp, B. (2021). Transforming PETE鈥檚 initial standards: Advancing racial equity and social justice in physical education, Quest, 73 (1), 22-44.

Research

  • Health & Physical Activity Promotion 
  • Fitness Testing & Assessment in Physical Education 
  • Equity 鈥� Race and Gender

Professional Memberships

  • SHAPE America: The Society of Health and Physical Educators
  • American College of Sports Medicine
  • SHAPE Maryland: The Society of Health and Physical Educators

  • National Association of Kinesiology in Higher Education

Service

  • Academic Senate Subcommittee Member, Faculty Compensation   
  • Academic Senate Subcommittee Member, Teaching Evaluation Task Force

 Courses Taught

  • KNES 480 鈥� Seminar in Physical Education 
  • KNES 492 鈥� Elementary Physical Education University Supervision
  • KNES 493 鈥� Secondary Physical Education University Supervision