Kim Holton, Ph.D.

Instructional Assistant Professor
Department of Health Education & Behavior

Holton CV

Contact Info

FLG 125
P.O. Box 118210
Gainesville, FL 32611-8210
(352) 294-2896 | mkholton@ufl.edu


Biography

Kim Holton, PhD, CHES joined the Department of Health Education and Behavior as an Instructional Assistant Professor in 2018. Dr. Holton received her Ph.D. in Health Behavior from the College of Health and Human Performance at the University of Florida in 2014. She also holds a M.S. in Zoology and B.S. in Ecology. She has many years of experience in health promotion practice, serving communities through her work with non-profits and employees through her work in higher education. Dr. Holton has been teaching yoga and meditation since 2002 and is a certified Narrative Enneagram teacher. She also serves as Associate Director of UF Mindfulness and co-chair of the Healthy Gators Coalition.

Dr. Holton’s areas of interest include worksite health promotion, mindfulness, complementary and integrative medicine, and global learning. In the classroom, she encourages self-awareness and authentic connection to create a safe and productive learning environment.