During the 2025 National Association for Kinesiology in Higher Education (NAKHE) Conference, Dr. DeAnne Brooks was named Outstanding Reviewer for the International Journal of Kinesiology in Higher Education. Dr. Brooks states that “it was a surprise and an honor” and that when giving feedback on articles she “tries to be kind and offer feedback that people can use to make their manuscript stronger.”
One of the highlights of the conference for Dr. Brooks was going on a tour of Old San Juan which was led by current Ed.D. student, Taisha Hernández Zambrana. The tour consisted of the history of the buildings, meaning behind the different flags, politics, education system, and much more.
As she has attended the NAHKE conference for the past six years, Dr. Brooks encourages anyone who is interested to go as it is a smaller conference which allows attendees to network and get to know each other in an intimate setting, and recommends the conference for those with several different interests in kinesiology and want to develop their leadership and teaching practices in the discipline.
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