Matthew Symonds EdD, MS

Matthew Symonds, EdD, is a professor in the School of Health Science and Wellness at Northwest Missouri State University. Symonds also coordinated the university's faculty and staff wellness program for eight years. His primary teaching responsibilities are in the applied health and sports science area and his research interests are in physical activity and sports behavior. Symonds has served as board president and is in his fifth term on the Maryville Parks and Recreation Board of Directors. Symonds is also a past president and former health division chair of the Missouri Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance