College of Health Sciences Dean Keeps Busy

In addition to her academic leadership role at Marywood University, Shelby W. Yeager, M.Ed., Dean of Marywood’s College of Health Sciences, is keeping busy with personal and professional accomplishments, both locally and internationally.

Dean Yeager traveled to Paris, France, in April to run in the 2025 Paris Marathon, dubbed “the world’s largest marathon,” which she successfully finished. This race is not her first distance-running event. She has competed in numerous marathons over the years, including those in New York City (for charity), Chicago, and Philadelphia, as well as the Steamtown Marathon in Scranton and more than 15 half marathons. The Paris Marathon marks her first international competition.

On the professional front, the Scranton Counseling Center Board of Directors voted unanimously to appoint Dean Yeager as one of its new directors. Her board tenure begins on July 1, and she brings a wealth of experience as an academic administrator with a professional/clinical background in health sciences, including the areas of kinesiology, sports medicine, and athletic training.

Dean Yeager has led Marywood’s College of Health Sciences since March 2022. She was a long-term faculty member and department chair prior to her appointment as dean, beginning her academic career at Marywood in 2004. Before that, she was an athletic trainer at Wilkes University, then assumed clinical and administration roles at John Heinz Rehabilitation Institute and Keystone College. Additionally, she worked as part of the Sports Injury Prevention Program at the Hospital for Special Surgery, New York City.

Dean Yeager earned her bachelor of kinesiology and sports medicine degree from Temple University and a master’s in health and physical education from East Stroudsburg University. She is a licensed athletic trainer and strength and conditioning coach with an emphasis on movement assessment, injury reduction, and corrective exercises. She also holds multiple specialty certifications from the USA-Weightlifting, National Academy of Sports Medicine, and Functional Movement Screening. In 2024, she was inducted into the Order Cor Mariae-Pro Fide et Cultura at Marywood University, an honor bestowed for 20 years of distinguished service.