Biography – Kristi Mally

Meaningful Movement and Purposeful Play, Every Body, Every Day is the vision that drives Kristi’s approach to teaching, learning, and living. Her teaching experiences started with PK-8 physical education, where she developed of love of working with children, an enthusiasm for writing curriculum, and a motivation to advocate for our profession. Kristi earned her Ph.D. – as a way to continue her desire to positively impact the physical education profession. This degree coupled with her teaching experiences allowed her to transition into teaching and serving future physical education teachers at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, and currently at Winona State University, where she is a Professor in the Physical Education and Sport Science department. Kristi embraces the responsibility, and opportunity, to give back to the profession by acting as a bridge between research, theory, and practice through her scholarly, creative, and service-related work. Outside of teaching, Kristi enjoys being physically active, playing with her family, digging in her garden, and reading!