COL(R) Jesse Germain, Ph.D. Director of Kinesiology Professor Department Academic Counselor Department of Physical Education jesse.germain [at] westpoint.edu About Education Dr. Jesse Germain is a professor and director of kinesiology in the Department of Physical Education at the United States Military Academy (USMA). He is originally from Long Island, New York. A 1987 USMA graduate, Germain returned to the Department of Physical Education in 1996 as a rotating military instructor and then again in 2004 as an academy professor. After almost three decades in uniform, he retired from the Army in 2015 and took a position as director of kinesiology and professor of sport leadership. Germain is married to Kate and has a daughter, Darby, and sons David, Christopher, and John. Ph.D. - University of FloridaM.A. - U.S. Naval War CollegeM.S.Ed. - Old Dominion UniversityM.B.A. - Rivier UniversityB.S. - U.S. Military Academy