FITNESS INSTITUTE of TEXAS

Staff Directory

Rachel Watson — Assistant Professor of Practice, Executive Director

Portrait of Rachel Watson in the College of Education at the University of Texas at Austin.

  • Office: Bellmont Hall 942A
  • (512) 471-0081
  • r.watson@utexas.edu
  • M.S., University of Texas at Austin, (Kinesiology) – 2016
  • B.A., University of Texas at Austin, (Kinesiology, Exercise Science) – 2014

Zachary Couch — Operations Director

  • Office: Bellmont Hall 966
  • (512) 471-0081
  • zcouch@austin.utexas.edu
  • M.S., The University of Texas at Austin – 2023
  • B.S., Furman University, SC, (Health Sciences) – 2019

Dr. Brittany Crim — Director of Nutrition and Program Development, Registered Dietitian

  • Office: Bellmont Hall 942B
  • (512) 471-0081
  • bcrim@austin.utexas.edu
  • Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin, (Health Education and Health Behavior) – 2013
  • M.S., University of Alabama, (Human Nutrition) – 2007
  • B.S., UT Southwestern Allied Health Science Center, (Clinical Dietetics) – 2005

Dr. Jeff Monaco — Assistant Professor of Instruction                               

  • Office: Bellmont Hall 942A
  • (512) 471-0081
  • jmonaco@austin.utexas.edu
  • Ph.D., Concordia University Chicago, (Health & Human Performance) – 2021
  • M.S., A.T. Still University, Arizona School of Health Sciences, (Kinesiology, Sports Performance & Conditioning) – 2010
  • B.S., The University of Utah, (Exercise and Sport Science) – 2005

Zoe Mantarakis — Assistant Professor of Practice, Yoga Instructor

  • Office: Bellmont Hall 942B
  • (512) 471-0081
  • zoe@austin.utexas.edu
  • B.A., University of California, Berkeley