Ed.D. in KIN Orientation via Zoom

Following Ed.D. in KIN tradition, our 7th cohort of doctorate students participated in orientation in June. However, things were a bit different this year. Given the current circumstances we welcomed the 2020 cohort to the UNC Greenboro community via Zoom instead of in person. The students were greeted by a… Continue reading…

Juneteenth Statement on Racial Justice

In recognition of Juneteenth, the Department of Kinesiology at UNCG would like to share a statement with our community related to recent events. We are shaken by the recent deaths of Rayshard Brooks, George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, and Breonna Taylor — the latest public atrocities added to the more than… Continue reading…

A message from the UNCG Ed.D. in KIN faculty to our students, alumni and friends about our “shared fate” and how with your help, we can focus on antiracism and social justice

In these times of uncertainty and unrest, we have continued to operate under our “business as usual” mode…however, we realize that it is important to pause and take time to affirm that we will not tolerate racism in our country.  We are eager to find ways to ensure that our students… Continue reading…

Amanda Durall, her husband, and her newborn baby

Defending Dissertations During COVID-19

Dr. Amanda Durall never imagined that she would complete her doctorate in the backseat of her minivan in the middle of a global pandemic.  “My dissertation year was a crazy experience, to say the least,” said Durall, an associate lecturer in exercise science at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.