Greg Bellinder, PhD(c)
Coordinator, Adapted Physical Education Added Authorization, and Assistant Professor, Department of Kinesiology
Phone: (626) 815-6176
Email: [email protected]
Office Location: West Campus, Mary Hill Center Room 101 C
Video Introduction
Greg Bellinder, PhD candidate, joined Azusa Pacific University in 2014 as an adjunct professor in the adapted physical education program and was hired as an assistant professor in 2016. He is passionate about the meaningful inclusion of students with disabilities in physical education classes with their nondisabled peers, as well as the inclusion of people with disabilities in the local and global church.
Bellinder was awarded APU’s Chase A. Sawtell Inspirational Faculty Award in 2025. He teaches graduate and undergraduate courses in motor development, physical education, and adapted physical education. In each of his undergraduate courses, Bellinder prioritizes academic service-learning, touting the irreplaceable value added by the hands-on application of course content. At the post-baccalaureate level, he leads the Adapted Physical Education Specialist Credential program. At all levels, he enjoys investing in students.
Before joining APU full-time, Bellinder worked for 11 years in a Southern California school district as an adapted PE specialist, teaching physical education to students with diverse abilities. He and his wife, Beth (an APU alumna), have been blessed with four amazing children. In their free time, the Bellinders enjoy hiking and serving at their local church.
Education
- PhD Candidate, Leadership Studies, California Baptist University
- MS, Education (Concentration in Teaching and Learning), California Baptist University
- BS, Kinesiology (Concentration in Pedagogy), California State University, San Bernardino
Credentials/Certifications
- Adapted Physical Education Specialist Credential
- Single Subject Teaching Credential, Physical Education
Academic Area
- School of Health Sciences
Expertise
- Inclusion of Students with Disabilities in General Physical Education
- Motor Assessment of Students with Disabilities
- Physical Education Pedagogy
- The Individualized Education Program (IEP) Process
Courses Taught
- GE 100 – First Year Seminar (Kinesiology)
- KIN 270 – Human Motor Control, Learning, and Development
- KIN 424 – Disability, Movement, and Inclusive Engagement
- KIN 450 – Physical Education in Elementary Schools
- PE 452 – Adapted Physical Education
- KIN 478 – Senior Preparation in Kinesiology
- KIN 495 – Internship in Exercise Science
- KIN 551 – Curriculum Theory and Design in Physical Education
- PE 552 – History and Philosophy of Physical Education
- KIN 582 – Seminar in Professional Literature
- KIN 596 – Inclusive Physical Education
- KIN 600 – Physical Education Teaching Methods for Individuals with Mild to Moderate Disabilities
- KIN 604 – Motor Assessment for Students Living with Disabilities
- KIN 605 – Management of Adapted Physical Education Programs
- KIN 606 – Field Experience in Adapted Physical Education