Dr. Chris Rhea and Dr. Donna Duffy were invited to give two presentations at the Pink Concussion Summit. The Summit was hosted by the International Paediatric Brain Injury Society (IPBIS) and the International Brain Injury Association (IBIA) in Rome, Italy, from 20-23 September, 2017. The first presentation provided an update… Continue reading…
Dr. Catherine Ennis, longtime faculty and researcher within the Department of Kinesiology, has just been posthumously awards the Distinguished Teaching Aware in STEM Education.
Ph.D. students Yuki Sugimoto and Brittany Holland presented at the International Ankle Symposium on September 15, 2017.
Dr. William Adams’s research focuses on cranking up the heat, literally. Adams is studying the effects of heat on athletes, and is working diligently to educate and prevent injuries due to heat in athletes. His research published on September 18, 2017 highlights every State’s Health and Safety Policies on preventing… Continue reading…
This summer, our very first online cohort reached a major milestone and we couldn’t be more proud. Fourteen students traveled to UNCG to present their dissertation proposals. Proposal Week was a four-day event set up for this group. This event was quite special as it was the first time the… Continue reading…
The Department of Kinesiology is proud to highlight Dr. Erin Reifsteck, one of our many esteemed alumni who have invested their knowledge and skills gained at UNCG to work professionally. As an alum of both the Master’s as well as the Doctoral program, Reifsteck brings an especially strong perspective to her work through teaching, mentoring, and researching.
On April 20, 2017, Dr. Chris Rhea gave a TEDx Talk titled “Gaming to health care-virtual reality in physical rehabilitation.”
Dr. Greg Daniels won the HHS Mary Frances Stone Teaching Excellence Award. This award honors tenured and non-tenure track faculty in the School of HHS for teaching excellence. Clarence and Jane Stone established this award to honor their daughter. They believed that “educational strength depends on the development and retention… Continue reading…
Momentum and velocity aren’t terms most kids associate with physical education (PE) class. When learning to shoot a basketball, they focus more on getting the ball into the basket than on calculating arc and rotation. Scoring may come to mind more than heart rate. But a recent STEM in Sports… Continue reading…
Ed.D. in KIN 2016 cohort student Misti Wajciechowski, assistant professor at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) and her colleague, Tim Lampe, director for athletic facilities with VCU Athletics hosted a “Richmond Virginia metro area (RVA) STEM in Sports” event at VCU Stuart C. Siegel Center for teachers and students in Richmond… Continue reading…
