Texas Woman's University Denton, Texas August 1994 Health Studies GPA 4.0/4.0
Master of Business Administration
The University of Texas at Austin Austin, Texas August 1984 Marketing/Finance GPA 3.63/4.0
Bachelor of Arts
The University of Texas at Austin Austin, Texas December 1980 Spanish/French GPA 3.7/4.0
Studies in Nursing
Vanderbilt University School of Nursing Nashville, Tennessee September 1976 - May 1978 Nursing GPA 3.65/4.0
WORK EXPERIENCE
President
April 1992 – present Deborah Kern, LLC Keynote addresses, workshops and staff training for corporations, associations, hospitals, universities, fitness centers and spas.
Director
September 2003 – March 2006 Lake Austin Spa Resort, Austin TX
Director
November 1995 - January 1998 The Mind/Body Wellness Center at the Spa at the Crescent Court Hotel Dallas, Texas
Wellness Program Coordinator
July 1991 - August 1992 Texas Woman's University Wellness Center Denton, Texas
Departmental Director
February 1990 - June 1991 The Women's Health Connection Arlington Hospital, Arlington, Virginia
Program Coordinator
September 1989 - February 1990 The Women's Health Connection
Corporate Wellness Consultant
July 1988 - May 1989 Self-Employed, Dallas, Texas
Associate Director
July 1984 - July 1986 Las Colinas Preventive Medicine Center, Irving, Texas
Personal Trainer and Group Exercise Instructor
November 1995 – December 1997 The Spa at the Crescent Court Hotel Dallas, Texas
September 1984 -August 2000 The Sports Club at the Four Seasons, Las Colinas, Texas
June 1993 - 1997 Dallas Country Club, Dallas, Texas
May 1989 - June 1991 Body Business, Inc., Washington, D.C.
May 1989 - June 1991 The White House Athletic Center, Washington, D.C.
January 1982 - August 1984 Northwest Athletic Center, Austin, Texas
ACADEMIC WORK EXPERIENCE
Instructor
September 1992 - June 1994 Texas Woman's University, Denton, Texas Department of Health Studies
Teacher
August 1986 - June 1988 The Greenhill School Dallas, Texas
Teaching Assistant II
September 1982 - January 1984 The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
National Wellness Association- Board of Advisors International Dance Exercise Association
CERTIFICATIONS
Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES)
October 1995
Integral Yoga Institute Certified Hatha Yoga Instructor
November 1994
Certified Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapist
July 2000
American Council on Exercise – Group Exercise Instructor
June 1986
Neuromuscular Integrative Action
May 1991
Adult Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation
January 2000
Four Seasons Resort and Club Personal Training
March 1993
Healing Touch Levels I, IIA, IIB
1992 - 1994
MANUSCRIPTS
Cox, T., & Kern, D. (1994). Use of the Delphi Technique in defining the role of worksite health promotion in health care reform. Worksite Health.
Kern, D. and Curtis, H. (2000). Mind/Body Fitness Guidelines. IDEA Health and Fitness Source.
Kern, D. (2000). The Power of Music. IDEA Health and Fitness Source.
Kern, D. (1999). In the Realm of the Spirit. IDEA Health and Fitness Source.
Kern, D. & Baker, J. (1997). The Effects of an Internally Directed Teaching Approach in Aerobic Dance. Women’s Health Issues.
Kern, D. (1994). Walk it off: A self-efficacy-based walking program for non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus patients. Patient Education Material.
BOOKS
Kern, D. (1999) Everyday Wellness for Women
Kern, D. and Wolfe, K (2003) Create the Body Your Soul Desiresdden’ page)
