Assistant Professor
Stephen F. Austin State University
My name is Dr. Robyn Whitehead. I am an assistant professor at Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches, TX. I have a doctorate degree in health and exercise psychology from the University of the Rockies in Denver, CO. I have been an ACSM Certified Exercise Physiologist for twenty-two years and also hold an AFAA Group Fitness Instructor certification as well. I was the 2020-2021 and 2021-2022 Executive Board Chair for the NSCA Exercise and Sport Psychology Special Interest Group. I have been involved with the NSCA Exercise and Sport Psychology Special Interest Group since 2016. 2023 will be my tenth year of service with NSCA. I have been teaching at Stephen F. Austin State University for eleven years. My research interests include body image and self-esteem, behavior modification, and female exercise physiology and psychology through the menstrual cycle.