Some senior students at AHA are enrolled in a year long internship course in which they collaborate with UNCG faculty on a science based research topic. This collaboration not only prepares students for the coming college experience, it also gives them the opportunity to perform an in depth research project on something they’ve been considering to pursue.
Dr. Michael Hemphill and Dr. Erin Reifsteck are two of the Ed.D. in KIN program’s newest faculty members. After sitting down with them it’s no wonder that they are so well liked by their peers and students. Their commitment to student success and passion for applied research is deeply evident and a common theme from where they started and how they ended up here.
The Georgia Athletic Trainers’ Association (GATA) is proud to name Sophia Brown, an athletic trainer at Childrens Healthcare of Atlanta (CHOA), as the Jerry Rhea Athletic Trainer of the Year. The award will be presented at the GATA Honors & Awards Dinner in Macon on January 20 as part of their annual educational conference.
Jason Moody, a Senior Undergraduate student in the Department, is making a difference by research.
The Department of Kinesiology has so much to be thankful for this Thanksgiving, but we would like to humbly extend our gratitude to Dr. JoAnne Safrit who made a $1 million contribution to the Department of Kinesiology by establishing the Safrit-Ennis Distinguished Professorship in Kinesiology.
Second year student in the MSAT program, Katelyn Ward, is really showing the community what it means to be caring and thankful this Holiday season. A huge thank you to Katelyn and everyone involved for your generosity and kindness. Do something bigger altogether.
Dogs can do some amazing things, but have you ever heard of a Medical Alert Assistance Dog for a Head Athletic Trainer? Kourtney Sappenfield, a first year sport and exercise psychology master’s student had; and she decided to bring the experience to the classroom.
On November 9, 2017 ten doctoral students selected as finalists from across the university, ranging from nanoscience to education, were challenged to present their thesis in just three minutes.
The Ronald E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Program, one of eight federal TRIO programs, will serve promising UNCG students who are first-generation with financial need or members of a group that is traditionally underrepresented in research and advanced graduate studies.
Congratulations to Yuki Sugimoto, who has been selected to receive the Theodore & Loretta Williams Research Fund for Arts Health Award in HHS for 2017-2018!
