• MS, Health Education and Promotion, Kent State University, 2006
• BS, Health Education (K-12), Ashland University, 2004

• Certified Health Education Specialist, National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc.
• Certified Intrinsic Health and Wellness Coach, Totally Coached, Inc.

Citations listed below are presented in a standardized, modified format for display purposes only. They do not necessarily reflect the preferred style and conventions of the faculty member or discipline.

• Pickett, Andrew, Ammon, Robin, Kruger, Laura, Yang, Hyung Suk, Cota, Andrea, Brown, K M., and Damon, Z J.. Higher education in a pandemic: An exploratory study of student disparities and faculty strategies for promoting student success during COVID-19, 1-15. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF KINESIOLOGY IN HIGHER EDUCATION, 2022. (DOI: 10.1080/24711616.2022.2115956)

• “Pie the Professor”, Student Athlete Advisory Committee, 2022
• “Professor of the Game”, Academic Affairs, 2022
• School of Education “Excellence in Teaching” award finalist, School of Education, 2021
• Belbas-Larson Award for Excellence in Teaching finalist, University of South Dakota, 2021
• Lambda Chi Teaching Award, Lambda Chi; University of South Dakota, 2020
• “Community Service Organization of the Year” award finalist, University of South Dakota Student Services: Young Professionals of Exercise and Sport, 2019
• “Excellence in Teaching” , School of Education, 2019
• “Outstanding Advisor of the Year” award finalist, University of South Dakota Student Services: Young Professionals of Exercise and Sport, 2019
• Teaching in Excellence Nomination, University of South Dakota, 2017
• Ashland University Alumni SOAR Vocation Exploration , Ashland University, 2015
• Building Healthy Academic Communities, Ohio Statehouse, 2014
• Leadership Development Academy , Ashland University, 2010
• Masters Student Leadership and Service Award, Kent State University, 2006

• Pickett, Andrew, Ammon, Robin, Brown, K M., Kruger, Laura, and Damon, Z J., Sport management education in a pandemic: Student disparities and faculty strategies for promoting student success during COVID-19. Presented at the North American Society for Sport Management Conference, Virtual. (January 2021)