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Business as Usual: Ten Ed.D. in KIN Students Defend Their Dissertations Virtually
Congratulations are in order for ten Ed.D. in KIN students who defended their dissertations virtually. A virtual defense was in the plans the entire time, but no one would have predicted that students, faculty, and staff would be arranging defenses during a global pandemic. However, with all of the challenges
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Ed.d. in Kin Student, Mark Snow, Wins People’s Choice Award in Webinars Worth Watching Competition
Mark Snow, a member of the 2017 cohort of Ed.D. in KIN students, recently competed in UNCG’s Webinars Worth Watching (W^3) Competition. During the competition, Mark had 10 minutes to present his work in a webinar format. His presentation was titled, “Creation of Online Active Learning Faculty Development Page.” Mark
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Ed.D. in Kin Doctoral Candidate Awarded Grant for Dissertation
Allen Adeimy is a physical education educator and athletic director at Ellerbe Middle School. Now in his fourth year as a doctoral student a part of UNCG’s Ed.D. in KIN, he is working on his dissertation to complete his degree. His project focuses on Ellerbe Middle School’s in-school intramural sports
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Ed.D. in KIN Winter Social: Partnership, Pizza, & Play
The Ed.D. in KIN program recently hosted our annual winter social. The social is a chance for students, alumni, faculty, and families to come to campus for partnership, pizza, and play. Over 80 students, alumni, faculty, and family members were in attendance for the event. The evening kicked off in
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KIN Faculty, Dr. Erin Reifsteck, Awarded The Dorothy V. Harris Memorial Award
At the recent Association for Applied Sport Psychology (AASP) National Conference, KIN faculty, Dr. Erin Reifsteck was awarded the Dorothy V. Harris Memorial Award. “The Dorothy V. Harris Memorial Award acknowledges the distinguished contributions of Dr. Dot Harris (1931-1991) to sport psychology by recognizing the efforts of a current AASP
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Former Graduate Student Success
Kym Fasczewski, a former graduate student in UNC Greensboro’s Kinesiology program recently published an article in Disability and Health Journal. The article is titled, “I ride for MS: The impact of bike MS participation on motivation for physical activity in individuals with multiple sclerosis.” The purpose of this study was
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Ed.D. In KIN Student Awarded $76,000.00 Research Grant to Study the Health and Environmental Impacts of Antimicrobial Resistant Bacteria and Antimicrobial Resistant Genes along the Critically Endangered Catawba River
Patricia Williams, a second-year student in the Ed.D. program in Kinesiology and Instructor of Biology at Gaston College, and a colleague were awarded a research grant from the Women’s Impact Fund to study the antimicrobial resistant genes and bacterial species present in the critically endangered Catawba River. The Catawba River
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First Year Ed.D. in KIN student, Darnell Clark, elected to NSCA Board of Directors
Darrnell Clark, a member of the Ed.D. in KIN 2019 cohort, has been elected to the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) board of directors for a three-year term. Darnell shared with us, “This is a great personal achievement for me and one that I am particularly proud of. To
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Surprise Visit From Online Ed.D. in KIN Student
An Ed.D. in KIN online student, Adam Graham, surprised director of the Ed.D. program, Dr. Pam Brown, last week by stopping by her office door to say hello. Adam was on campus in his professional role as the men’s basketball athletic trainer for Tennessee Tech, who was playing UNC Greensboro
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Ed.D. Program Helps Coach Educator Make An Impact In U.S. Soccer
Jené Baclawski began playing soccer at 4 years old. While coaches motivated her, practices of her youth were filled with isolated skills training, drills, and 2-mile runs. Now 42, Baclawski is a coach educator enrolled in UNC Greensboro’s online Doctor of Education in Kinesiology (Ed.D. in KIN). She’s worked with
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KIN-dos! Ed.D. in KIN Online alum Eric Tucker receives promotion at UNC Health Alliance
Congratulations are in order for Ed.D. in KIN alumni Eric Tucker who recently received a promotion to Program Manager on the UNC Health Alliance Population Health Clinical Services team. Eric is a licensed clinical social worker and faculty at NC State in the Department of Social Work. Since joining the
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David Kyle, 2019 Ed.D. graduate, Continues his Line of Research
David Kyle, a recent Ed.D. in KIN alumni has been busy since graduating with his doctorate. His dissertation was titled, “The Impact of Youth Adapted Sport on Physical Activity of Adults with Disabilities.” In this project, he found that adults who participated in adapted youth sport perceived that it had