Katie Schuver, PhD, LADC, C-IAYT, E-RYT 500, YACEP

Dr. Katie Schuver is a yoga teacher, yoga therapist, and mental health therapist who has been teaching mindful movement practices for over 20 years. She serves as Lead Faculty for the Yoga Focus Area at the Earl E. Bakken Center for Spirituality & Healing, where she develops curriculum and teaches undergraduate and graduate level courses in Hatha Yoga history, asana, pranayama, meditation, philosophy, lifestyle, and ethics, and also leads an annual learning abroad course to Northern India to study these traditions.

As part of her PhD study in Kinesiology at the University of Minnesota, Dr. Schuver minored in Prevention Science, as well as in Integrative Therapies and Healing Practices through the Bakken Center for Spirituality & Healing. Her research at the University of Minnesota focuses on the healing effect of mindfulness-based Yoga on reducing depressive symptoms in women with depression. Dr. Schuver is currently a Lecturer in the School of Kinesiology, and teaches courses in research methods, health promotion, and behavioral aspects of physical activity. 

Dr. Schuver also works as an outpatient mental health therapist to assess and support individuals dealing with complex mental and emotional health and substance use disorders. She specializes in teaching effective communication, emotion regulation, coping skills, and interpersonal relationship skills. Dr. Schuver has extensive experience in supporting clients who struggle with depression, anxiety, grief, life challenges, life transitions, and trauma, using evidence-based therapeutic strategies.

Hatha Yoga Teacher Training

• CSPH 5322 Foundations of Hatha Yoga: Alignment & Movement Principles
• CSPH 5323 Hatha Yoga Philosophy, Lifestyle, & Ethics
• CSPH 5324 Hatha Yoga Teaching Principles & Methodology
  
  

Yoga Fundamentals Course

• CSPH 5317 Yoga: Ethics, Spirituality, & Healing

Learning Abroad Course

• CSPH 5319 Yoga & Ayurveda in India

Kinesiology Courses

• KIN 3001 Lifetime Health and Wellness
• KIN 4214 Health Promotion
• KIN 3982 Research Methods in Kinesiology, Physical Activity, Health Promotion and Sport 
• KIN 5181 Understanding Kinesiology Research
• KIN 5123 Motivational Interventions in Physical Activity

SELECTED PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS

Lewis, B. A., Schuver, K., & Dunsiger, S. (2023). Evaluating the feasibility and efficacy of a home-based combined high intensity interval and moderate intensity training program for increasing physical activity among low-active adults: A randomized pilot trial. Plos One, 18(2), e0281985.

Lewis, B. A., Schuver, K., Dunsiger, S., Samson, L., Frayeh, A. L., Terrell, C. A., ... & Avery, M. D. (2021). Randomized trial examining the effect of exercise and wellness interventions on preventing postpartum depression and perceived stress. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 21, 1-11.

Lewis, B., Dunsiger, S., & Schuver, K. (2021). The Relationship Between Exercise Attitudes And Exercise Behavior Among Postpartum Women: 762. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, 53(8S), 255.

Lewis, B.A. & Schuver, K. (2019). Primary Research Dimensions of Exercise Psychology. In the APA Handbook of Sport & Exercise Psychology.

Lewis, B.A., Schuver, K., Dunsiger, S., Samson, L., Frayeh, A.L., Terrell, C.A., … & Avery, M.D. (2018). Rationale, design, and baseline data for the Healthy Mom II Trial: A randomized trail examining the efficacy of exercise and wellness interventions for the prevention of postpartum depression. Contemporary Clinical Trials, 70, 15-23.

Lewis, B. A., Gjerdingen, D., Schuver, K., Avery, M., & Marcus, B. H. (2018). The effect of sleep pattern changes on postpartum depressive symptoms. BMC Women's Health, 18(1), 1-7.

Lewis, B. A., Billing, L., Schuver, K., Gjerdingen, D., Avery, M., & Marcus, B. H. (2017). The relationship between employment status and depression symptomatology among women at risk for postpartum depression. Women's Health, 13(1), 3-9.

Schuver, K. & Lewis, B.A. (2017). Theories of Behavior Change. In the American College of Sports Medicine’s Resources for the Health Fitness Specialist, 2^nd Edition. Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins.

Bonikowske, A.R., Schuver, K.J., & Lewis, B.A. (2017). Yoga for management of type 2 diabetes: A review for clinicians. Journal of Clinical Exercise Physiology, 6, 50-58.

Schuver, K.J. & Lewis, B.A. (2016). Mindfulness-based yoga intervention for women with depression.  Complementary Therapies in Medicine, 26, 85-91.

Schuver, K, Lewis, B. (2013). Theories of Behavior Change.  In Liguori, G., Dwyer, G., Fitts, T., & Lewis, B (Eds.), American College of Sports Medicine’s Resources for the Health Fitness Specialist (pp. 233-248). New York: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.

Lewis, B. A., Gjerdingen, D. K., Avery, M. D., Sirard, J. R., Guo, H., Schuver, K., & Marcus, B.H. (2014). A randomized trial examining a physical activity intervention for the prevention of postpartum depression: The healthy mom trial. Mental Health and Physical Activity, 7(1), 42-49.

Schuver, K. J. (2014). Mindfulness-Based Yoga Intervention for Women with Elevated Levels of Depressive Symptoms (Doctoral dissertation, University of Minnesota). 

Lewis, B.A., Schuver, K., Gjerdingen, D., Avery, M., Sirard, J., & Marcus, B.H. (2015). The relationship between prenatal antidepressant use and the decision to breastfeed among women enrolled in a randomized exercise intervention trial.  Journal of Human Lactation, 1-6.