Biography

Dr. Angela K. Beale-Tawfeeq is an Associate Professor, and Program Coordinator of the Health/Physical Education, Teacher Education (HPETE) Program, in the Department of Content Area Teacher Education (CATE), in the College of Education, at Rowan University.  Dr. Beale Tawfeeq’s belief as an educator and researcher are grounded in her mission of “building bridges to break down barriers” in communities, a trend that was established during her developmental years, via personal, educational, and physical activity experiences. She believes that “physical education is public health” and through her research, service, and teaching, strives to encourage students to remember that they are not just “gym teachers”, but they are “lifesavers” and “change agents” in the lives of the children and communities they serve.

Dr. Beale Tawfeeq specializes in youth development through aquatic physical activity, curriculum development in health and physical education, and water safety and drowning prevention education in K-12 schools, and community-based organizations. She currently serves as a board member and director of education and research for Diversity In Aquatics (DIA), a non-profit 501 4c organization, whose mission is to educate, promote, and support water safety and healthy aquatic activities for vulnerable populations,  member of the American Red Cross, Scientific Advisory Council, Aquatic Sub Council; board member of the Habitheque Blue and Green Fund, which was formed to promote and further societal awareness of emerging technologies and techniques for water conservation, ecosystem restoration and renewable energy, while also providing a vision for scaling these advancements for global impact. and actively engaged in the inaugural development of the US National Water Safety Action Plan. 

Dr. Beale-Tawfeeq earned her B.A, in English and M.S. in Therapeutic Recreation from Howard University, in Washington D.C., her doctorate, in Physical Education, Teacher Education, from the Florida State University, in Tallahassee Florida, and Master of Public Health, in Community Health with a global perspective, from Arcadia University, in Glenside, Pennsylvania. Dr. Beale-Tawfeeq has been recognized with several national awards and honors, presented on the international, national, regional, and local levels, and has been published in several refereed journals.

Education

Ph.D., Physical Education Teacher Education, The Florida State University 

MPH, Community Health Concentration, Arcadia University

M.S., Therapeutic Recreation, Howard University 

B.A., English and Secondary Education, Howard University