About me
Deborah Rhea, Ed.D. is professor of Kinesiology and founding director of The LiiNK Project at Texas Christian University. She is an author, researcher, motivational speaker, educational consultant, and behavior change trainer. LiiNK (Let’s inspire innovation ‘N kids), a recess and character intervention, is moving schools to think differently about creating a whole child, whole adult learning environment. Dr. Rhea has received national media attention as a result of LiiNK from many different news outlets such as The Today Show, the Washington Post, and the NBC Nightly News. She has published in numerous journals and presented professionally on living a healthy and productive life. Dr. Rhea has received numerous awards for her research to transform school policies and create intrinsically motivated active, healthy children and adults.