Dr. Walters is an Associate Professor in the Kinesiology Department at California State University, Long Beach. She received her B.S. at San Diego State University in Kinesiology, M.S. in Health and Exercise Science at Colorado State University, and Ph.D. in Parks, Recreation, and Tourism Management at Clemson University. As the former Director of Adult Fitness at Colorado State University, Dr. Walters has years of experience working with older adults in a health and fitness setting. Her research experience includes developing and implementing large scale, interdisciplinary physical activity interventions, many of which include older adults as the priority population. Dr. Walters research interests also include women’s and girl’s physical and emotional health. Lastly, Dr. Walters is the co-founder of Smart Fit Chicks, a for profit wellness coaching company and is the president of Smart Fit Girls, a non-profit organization aimed at improving the physical and emotional wellbeing of adolescent girls.

The mission of Smart Fit Girls is to improve the physical and emotional health of adolescent girls by introducing them to non-traditional physical activities and activities aimed at improving self-esteem and body image.

Many Womxn experience the discouragement of failed attempts to feel healthy. We offer personalized wellness coaching to give Womxn the tools to rise above the current health culture, help them find their motivation, and make lasting health changes.

As the Director of Adult Fitness, I supervise ~50 practicum students a semester in a supervised exercise setting. The Adult Fitness Program is open to all CSU employees and the surrounding community for use as a fitness facility. Unlike most gyms, the Adult Fitness Program offers free student trainers, blood pressure assessments, fitness assessments, group fitness classes, and lockers. In addition to managing the day to day operations of the Adult Fitness Program, I teach two undergraduate courses in the Health and Exercise Science Department. The first course is the lecture component to the Adult Fitness Practicum, where students learn how to properly prescribe exercise to individuals based on their fitness and health backgrounds. This course is intended to prepare the students to take the ACSM-CPT exam. The second course I teach is a Health Promotion Programming course where the students learn the skills necessary to prepare a proposal or wellness program.

-Updated and organized the fitness assessments-Provided evaluations and feedback for all group fitness instructors-Collaborated with other fitness staff to hire new personal trainers-Organized and offered wellness events (ex: "Love Your Body Day" on valentines day) to all CMU employees and students-Planned a week long event to celebrate NIRSA's NRSFD (National Recreation and Sports and Fitness Day) at CMU

Adult Fitness Program-Taught group fitness classes-Supervised practicum students-Assessed members blood pressuresPhysical Activity Laboratory-Organized and ran pilot study -Familiarized myself with lab equipment: DXA, Parvo, Dual Belt Treadmill, -Published master's thesis: Ehlen KA, Reiser RF 2nd, Browning RC, Colorado State University, Fort Collins. Energetics and biomechanics of inclined treadmill walking in obese adults. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2011;43:1251-1259.