John Buckwalter

Dean
College of Health and Human Sciences

 

Since 2013, John Buckwalter has served as dean of the College of Health and Human Sciences at Kansas State University.

The College Health and Human Sciences is comprised of five departments, a school, multiple centers and institutes and has an enrollment of roughly 2,700 students.

Buckwalter is committed to promoting a culture of excellence within the college and creating an environment where students can access transformational educational experiences.

Prior to joining K-State in 2013, he spent six years at the University of Texas at Arlington as chair of the department of kinesiology and then as the associate dean for Research and Graduate Studies in the College of Education and Health Professions.

Prior to moving to Texas, he spent 12 years at the Medical College of Wisconsin as a faculty member in the department of anesthesiology.

Buckwalter earned a Bachelor of Arts in Spanish at Centenary College in Shreveport Louisiana, and Masters of Science and Doctorate in Kinesiology from the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville.

He is past-chair on APLU's Board on Human Sciences and a fellow of both the American Physiological Society and the American College of Sports Medicine.