Employed Since:

2014

Educational History:

B.S., psychology, Virginia Tech; second major, sociology, Virginia Tech; M.A., community counseling, West Virginia University; M.S. and Ph.D., kinesiology with an emphasis in sport and exercise psychology, West Virginia University.

Fields of Expertise:

Behavioral and Psychological aspects of Exercise and Behavior Change; Weight Management; Sport Psychology and Performance Enhancement.

Professional Highlights:

National Certified Counselor, #343325 (2014-present)
Certified ACSM/NPAS Physical Activity in Public Health Specialist (2018-present)
Certified Mental Performance Consultant (2020-present)

Nominee, VFIC Excellence in Instructional Technology Award, 2021
Outstanding Faculty Member Buzzy Award winner, Athletics Department, 2018
Going Global First Year Seminar Teaching Excellence Award, 2016-2017
Nominee, Health and Human Performance Department, University of Tennessee Alumni Association Outstanding Teacher Award, 2014
Inaugural American Kinesiology Association Writing Award winner, 2011
Phi Beta Kappa, 2001-present

Research

Peacock, J. (2025). COVID-19, long COVID, and healthy days in a sample of higher education
employees. Under review.

Peacock, J., Feldman, K., Delbridge, A.*, & Uhl, H.* A mixed methods analysis of patient adherence to
home-based physical therapy exercises (2024). Rehabilitation Research, Policy, and Education,
38(1), 31-45.

Vosloo, J. & Peacock, J. (2023). Supporting athletes with long COVID: Practice recommendations for
sport psychology professionals navigating the unfamiliar and unknown. Journal of Sport Psychology
in Action, 15(4), 247-262.

Peacock, J. (2021). University employees’ perceptions of health during the early stages of the COVID-
19 pandemic. Journal of Further and Higher Education, doi.org/10.1080/0309877X.2021.1887464.

Peacock, J. (2021). Comparing health factors among collegiate athletes and non-athletes and between
NCAA divisions and sport type. Accepted to the Journal for the Study of Sport and Athletes in
Education, February 2021.

Peacock, J. (2020). Relationships between prosocial factors and college student health. Journal of American College Health, DOI: 10.1080/07448481.2020.1750413.

Peacock, J.C., Perry, L.*, & Morien, K.* (2018). Bariatric patients’ reported motivations for surgery and their relationship to weight status and health. Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases, 14, 39- 45.

Peacock, J. C., Covino, R., Auchter, J., Boyd, J., Klug, H., Laing, C., & Irvin, L. (2016). University Faculty Perceptions and Utilization of Popular Culture in the Classroom. Studies in Higher Education,
doi: 10.1080/03075079.2016.1180673.

Peacock, J. C., Schmidt, C., & Barry, K. (2016). A Qualitative Analysis of Post-Operative Nutritional
Barriers and Useful Dietary Services Reported by Bariatric Surgical Patients. Obesity Surgery, doi: 10.1007/s11695-016-2096-1

Peacock, J. C., Sloan, S. S., & Cripps, B.* (2013). A qualitative analysis of bariatric patients’ post- surgical barriers to exercise. Obesity Surgery, 24, 292-298. doi 10.1007/s11695-013-1088-7.

Peacock, J. C. & Zizzi, S. (2011). A survey of bariatric surgical patients’ experiences with behavioral and psychological services. Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases, 8, 777-783.

Peacock, J.C. (2010). An assessment of patient behavioral requirements pre- and post-surgery at accredited weight loss surgical centers. Obesity Surgery, 21, 1950-1957.

Zizzi, S. & Peacock, J.C. (2010). Working with reluctant and resistant clients. In Andersen M. & Hanrahan S. (eds.) Routledge Handbook of Applied Sport Psychology pp. 30-39.

* indicates undergraduate student

Personal Highlights:

Proud mom of two