Mesa Specialists

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San Diego Mesa College's faculty and staff have a wide variety of skills and expertise ranging from local politics, ethnomusicology, and American literature to genetics, physics, and behavioral analysis.  Specialists are associated with one or more categories that are either in their field of study or general interest.

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Name Expertise/Interests Department
Professor

Health

Elizabeth Barrington

Exercise, Nutrition


Area of Expertise

Stress management, exercise motivation and management, nutrition, weight loss and management, diabetes management and prevention for Type 2 diabetes

More:

Elizabeth Barrington has taught Health and Lifestyles and Physical Education at San Diego Mesa College since 1988. In the early 1990s, Elizabeth wrote and delivered the first online academic course in Southern California and she continues to serve on the San Diego Community College District committee for online education. She has also directed projects and studies on exercise behaviors, drug abuse and treatment, and HIV/AIDS.  She has presented her research at scientific conferences and is published in several journals.




Role at Mesa

Professor, Health


Degrees

  • Master of Public Health with an emphasis on health promotion, San Diego State University
  • Bachelor of Arts, Behavioral Science, National University
  • Associates Degree, Psychology, Miramar College

Health


Contact

Phone
(619) 388-2664

Email
ebarring@sdccd.edu

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