The Health and Human Performance Department will lead in the preparation of competent
professionals who demonstrate meaningful, high-impact scholarship and positively influence
the well-being of communities they serve. The Department serves as a pathway to a
variety of degrees, all which foster critical thinking, creativity, innovation, and
competency to meet the professional aspirations and well-being of every student.
The APSU Department of Health and Human Performance offers two Bachelor's degrees
with seven concentrations. Both degrees provide students with the tools necessary
for success through our curriculum, internship opportunities, laboratory experience,
student teaching, and service learning projects.
Health and Human Performance at Austin Peay
APSU Students & Faculty Help With Aphasia Treatment
The CCC-ICAP provided intensive treatment by combining speech therapy with photography
to help clients regain their confidence and communication skills.
The Department of Health and Human Performance also offers four master's degrees for
graduate students wishing to continue their education. Three of the four degrees offered
can even be completed 100% online.
Kadi Bliss awarded Inaugural Tenured Faculty Award for Excellence in Teaching Recipient
"There are many reasons why I enjoy teaching, but mostly I love watching my students
grow in their personal and professional competence. I try to create opportunities
for students to engage in experiential, hands-on activities where they can practice
in real life what they are hearing about in class and reading in course material.
I am humbled and honored to be awarded the Tenured Faculty Award for Excellence in
Teaching."
Department of Health and Human Performance Austin Peay State University Dunn Center, Room 268 P.O. Box 4445 Clarksville, TN 37044 (931) 221-6111 leszczakt@apsu.edu
Where have Health and Human Performance alumni gone?
Meet Samantha Shemwell (MPH graduate, 2023)
Samantha Shemwell began the Master of Public Health (MPH) program in Fall 2022. She
currently serves as THRED Program Specialist for the Todd County Health Department
in Kentucky.
"The MPH Program at APSU was a phenomenal experience for me. I proved to myself and
others that it was worth it. During my time in the MPH Program, it gave me an opportunity
to use the material I learned during real public health events to help prepare me
for my future. Not only did I build new relationships with my classmates, but I had
an outstanding group of professors as additional support. APSU will forever be family
to me."
