Brian Culp (@culturenmotion) examines quality of life and community supports for health, physical activity, recreation, and sport. He is a Professor and former department chair in the Wellstar College of Health and Human Services at Kennesaw State University. Central to his scholarship is a focus on youth development, cross-cultural communication, placemaking and spatiality. In addition to creating and facilitating opportunities for students to participate in research and civic engagement, he has helped design funded community based inter-generational programming for various populations. Prior to his current position, Dr. Culp taught successfully at Armstrong Atlantic State University and Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis. At each of these stops, he has trained future professionals for sustained community engagement in the United States, Canada, Africa, and the Dominican Republic. He has been involved with groups such as SHAPE America, Physical Education Health Education Canada, Sport for Life, The Centers for Disease Control, The National Center for Civil and Human Rights and the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards.

A recipient of numerous awards, Dr. Culp has been a Fulbright Scholar in Montreal, Canada and is a Fellow of the National Association for Kinesiology in Higher Education (NAKHE) the North American Society (NAS), and was inducted as an Fellow of the Association Internationale des Écoles Supérieures d’Éducation Physique (AIESEP) in 2025. Recently, he has been an invited speaker for the AIESEP International Conference in Santiago, Chile, the Jennifer Wall Keynote at McGill University along with the Peter J. Karpovich Lecture at Springfield College. Media features have included CBC Radio and NPR discussing health disparities and youth literacy for exercise and sport. Brian is a graduate of The University of Georgia and Georgia State University.

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Dr. Culp also does compensated work for various organizations. Please reach out if you have an inquiry either here or at brianculp.pe@gmail.com.