SAMANTHA ROSS-CYPCAR

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Assistant Professor

Special Education

Orcid identifier0000-0003-0830-4343 (opens in a new tab)⁠

Assistant Professor
Special Education

u6060231@utah.edu (opens in a new tab)

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COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT & OUTREACH
U-FIT (opens in a new tab)⁠
1 Aug 2025
Program director for 10-week on-campus adapted physical activity program for children aged 3 to 30 years old. Approximately 75 kids per semester, and 80-100 U of U student volunteers. Offer 5 program areas: swim, dance, sport, fitness, and individualized activities.
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT & OUTREACH
Utah Society of Health and Physical Education, Adapted Physical Education
1 Aug 2024
Member, event planning committee, coordinate event space, and program activities and scheduling.
PROFESSIONAL BOARD OR COMMITTEE PARTICIPATION
National Consortium for Physical Education for Individuals with Disabilities (opens in a new tab)⁠
10 Jul 2023 - 1 Jan 2026
Awards Committee
HONOR/AWARD
Halley Poindexter Young Scholar Award
1 Jan 2023
National Association for Kinesiology in Higher Education
PROFESSIONAL BOARD OR COMMITTEE PARTICIPATION
National Consortium of Physical Education for Individuals with Disabilities (NCPEID)
1 Jan 2023
Awards Committee
HONOR/AWARD
Dr. G Arthur Broten Young Scholar Recognition Award
1 Jan 2021
Western Society of Kinesiology and Wellness
HONOR/AWARD
Recreation/Leisure Leadership Award
1 Jan 2021
Society of Health and Physical Educators West Virginia (SHAPEWV)
HONOR/AWARD
American Kinesiology Association Writing Award
1 Jan 2018
Oregon State University Kinesiology program
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT & OUTREACH
Organizer, IMPACT for Life at Open Streets Corvallis
1 Jan 2018 - 31 Dec 2018
Program outreach and demonstration of adapted physical activity games
HONOR/AWARD
Steven Skaggs Award of Excellence
1 Jan 2018
Kinesiology, Adapted Physical Activity program College of Public Health and Human Sciences, Oregon State University
HONOR/AWARD
Thayer Fellowship
1 Jan 2018
College of Public Health and Human Sciences, Oregon State University
HONOR/AWARD
Art Kioski Travel Scholarship
1 Jan 2017
Oregon State University
HONOR/AWARD
Dublin Fellowship
1 Jan 2017
College of Public Health and Human Sciences, Oregon State University
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT & OUTREACH
Program Coordinator, IMPACT for Life
1 Jan 2017 - 31 Dec 2019
Community partnership program to support inclusive physical activity opportunities for adults with disabilities in the Corvallis community. Kinesiology, Adapted Physical Activity Program, College of Public Health and Human Sciences, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT & OUTREACH
Program Coordinator, Individualized Movement and Physical Activity for Children Today (IMPACT) Community Extension at Boys & Girls Club/Osborn Aquatics Center
1 Jan 2017 - 31 Dec 2017
Kinesiology, Adapted Physical Activity Program, College of Public Health and Human Sciences, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR
HONOR/AWARD
Graduate Training Grant
1 Sep 2016
U.S. Department of Education
HONOR/AWARD
Dublin Fellowship
1 Jan 2016
College of Public Health and Human Sciences, Oregon State University
HONOR/AWARD
Scholarship
1 Jan 2016
President’s Commission on Status of Women (PCOSW)
HONOR/AWARD
Art Kioski Travel Scholarship
1 Jan 2015
Oregon State University
HONOR/AWARD
Scholarship
1 Jan 2015
Oregon Public Health Association, Disability Section
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT & OUTREACH
Invited Speaker, RideAble 20th Anniversary Dinner Auction
1 Nov 2014 - 30 Nov 2014
Title: Celebrating 20 years of horses changing lives: Impacting individuals and our community.
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT & OUTREACH
Presenter, RideAble Baker Family Foundation Grant presentation
1 Aug 2014 - 31 Aug 2014
Title: Horsemanship for the Special Needs Community Project
HONOR/AWARD
Nominated, Volunteer of Oregon, Local Recognition Award
1 Jan 2010
Eugene, Oregon
HONOR/AWARD
Rippey Scholarship
1 Jan 2010
University of Oregon
HONOR/AWARD
Deans Scholarship
1 Jan 2009
University of Oregon

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES