Each year, EdD Orientation is an event that students, faculty, and the department look forward to with excitement. It marks the first time the incoming cohort comes together, not only to learn more about the program, but to begin building the relationships and support systems that will carry them through their EdD… Continue reading…
The 3rd Year Visit was a meaningful opportunity for our online EdD in KIN students to step back onto campus, reconnect with one another, and refocus for the final stages of their doctoral journey. Over the course of three days, students were able to move beyond the screen and experience in person community, support, and momentum that… Continue reading…
Randy Lazicki, an alumnus of UNC Greensboro’s Doctor of Education in Kinesiology (EdD in KIN) program, has recently transitioned into a full-time academic role as an Assistant Professor in the Doctor of Physical Therapy program at Campbell University. In this position, he brings together years of clinical, leadership, and research experience to support the… Continue reading…
Kinesiology Graduate Student Appreciation Week Events
EdD in KIN student Taisha Hernandez Zambrana is celebrating two exciting milestones in scholarship and leadership this year: acceptance into the prestigious AIESEP PhD Summer School Program and the successful launch of a growing high school Powerlifting Club in Florida. Taisha will attend AIESEP’s PhD Summer School Program, which will be hosted in June 2026 in Taipei, Taiwan. AIESEP is widely… Continue reading…
Career fields in sports and health sciences are growing to serve athletes of all ages, from children on recreational teams to collegiate and professional athletes. Building those workforces in our state is the mission of UNCG’s School of Health and Human Sciences (HHS).
There’s so much we don’t know about women athletes. It’s my lifelong pursuit to understand and educate women about their physiology. Samantha Goldenstein, U.S. Army Reserve veteran and Kinesiology alumna
Several faculty in the Kinesiology department had a busy December! The 16th World Congress for Sport Psychology took place in Hong Kong, China. The Congress celebrated the International Society of Sport Psychology’s 60th anniversary with the theme of Global Past, Present, and Future of Science and Practice in Sport, Exercise, and Performance Psychology from December 8 –12, 2025. Fittingly, Dr. Diane Gill gave one of the keynote… Continue reading…
On February 20th, 2026, The UNCG Department of Kinesiology welcomed Dr. Tracie Canada for a thought-provoking colloquium centred on her book, Tackling the Everyday: Race and Nation in Big-Time College Football. A cultural anthropologist, ethnographer and assistant professor at Duke University, Dr Canada shared insights from her ethnographic research inside a Division I college football program, offering students and faculty a closer look… Continue reading…
