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Dr. Chris Rhea’s TEDx Talk on Virtual Reality and Physical Therapy
On April 20, 2017, Dr. Chris Rhea gave a TEDx Talk titled “Gaming to health care-virtual reality in physical rehabilitation.”
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KIN Faculty members, Dr. Greg Daniels, Dr. Louisa Raisbeck, and Dr. Christopher Rhea, are presented with three awards from HHS.
Dr. Greg Daniels won the HHS Mary Frances Stone Teaching Excellence Award. This award honors tenured and non-tenure track faculty in the School of HHS for teaching excellence. Clarence and Jane Stone established this award to honor their daughter. They believed that “educational strength depends on the development and retention
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Online Ed.D. in Kinesiology Student Shows Learning Can Be Active
Momentum and velocity aren’t terms most kids associate with physical education (PE) class. When learning to shoot a basketball, they focus more on getting the ball into the basket than on calculating arc and rotation. Scoring may come to mind more than heart rate. But a recent STEM in Sports
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Ed.D. in KIN student Misti Wajciechowski and her team hosted STEM in Sports for teachers and students.
Ed.D. in KIN 2016 cohort student Misti Wajciechowski, assistant professor at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) and her colleague, Tim Lampe, director for athletic facilities with VCU Athletics hosted a “Richmond Virginia metro area (RVA) STEM in Sports” event at VCU Stuart C. Siegel Center for teachers and students in Richmond
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Ed.D. in Kinesiology student David Kyle shares his excitement about UAH’s wheelchair basketball team
The junior varsity wheelchair basketball team at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) ranked fourth place in the 2017 NWBA Southeastern Junior Division Conference Championship and was invited to 2017 National Wheelchair Basketball Tournament. David Kyle, a member of the Ed.D. in Kinesiology 2015 cohort, serves as the director
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Ed.D. in Kinesiology student Eric Tucker served as a moderator at NC State Social Work Symposium
Ed.D. in Kinesiology student, Eric Tucker recently served as a moderator for an open discussion in policing and community engagement with local policy leaders and law enforcement at NC State Social Work Symposium. The theme of this symposium was “Policy and Advocacy: Intersectionality of Poverty, Race, and Gender.” The City
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DeAnne Brooks is awarded 2017 HHS Emerging Leader Award by the School of Health and Human Sciences
UNCG Ed.D. alumni Dr. DeAnne Brooks was recently honored as the recipient of the 2017 HHS Emerging Leader Award. This award recognizes exceptional achievements and significant contributions to the recipient’s profession, community/society or university. DeAnne is currently an assistant professor at Salem College, where she has developed as a leader
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Ed.D. in KIN Student Katie Wurst Appointed as the director of rugby at Queens University of Charlotte
Ed.D. in KIN student Katie Wurst, a member of the 2014 Ed.D. in Kinesiology cohort was recently appointed as the Director of Rugby at Queens University of Charlotte. Her responsibilities are to lead develop both men’s and women’s rugby teams at Queens University.. Katie has almost 15 years of rugby
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Ed.D. in KIN student Teresa Martilik and her students participated in National Special Olympics Unified Conference
Ed.D. in KIN student Teresa Martilik, a member of the 2015 Ed.D. in Kinesiology cohort presented with her teacher colleague, Megan Smith and her students, Daniel Morel and Zachary Lineberry at the National Special Olympics Unified Conference. This conference targeted Special Olympic staff and educators and focused on inclusive fitness
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ED.D. STUDENTS AND FACULTY GOT TOGETHER AND CHEERED ON THE SPARTANS
On February 25, approximately 60 of the Ed.D. in Kinesiology students, faculty, staff, and their families gathered together for a social hosted by the Ed.D. in Kinesiology online program. Students and faculty gathered for food and fun prior to the UNCG Men’s baseball game vs. Michigan State, Women’s softball game
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Neil Barrett Recognized at Carolina Hurricanes Game
Kinesiology Undergraduate student, Neil Barrett, was recognized for his service to the United States Air Force Friday February 17, 2017 at the Carolina Hurricane’s Hockey game.
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Ed.D. students got together at ATEC 2017
Athletic Training (AT) professionals, educators, and researchers from all over the country gathered in Dallas, TX from February 17-19 for the 2017 Athletic Training Educator’s Conference (ATEC). This conference offers educators a chance to network and present the research focused on the teaching and learning of AT students and professionals.