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Dr. William Adams is Cranking Up the Heat
Dr. William Adams’s research focuses on cranking up the heat, literally. Adams is studying the effects of heat on athletes, and is working diligently to educate and prevent injuries due to heat in athletes. His research published on September 18, 2017 highlights every State’s Health and Safety Policies on preventing the leading causes of sudden…
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Ed.D. in KIN’s ‘14 Cohort Enters The Homestretch
This summer, our very first online cohort reached a major milestone and we couldn’t be more proud. Fourteen students traveled to UNCG to present their dissertation proposals. Proposal Week was a four-day event set up for this group. This event was quite special as it was the first time the whole cohort was required to…
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Alumni Profile: Erin Reifsteck
The Department of Kinesiology is proud to highlight Dr. Erin Reifsteck, one of our many esteemed alumni who have invested their knowledge and skills gained at UNCG to work professionally. As an alum of both the Master’s as well as the Doctoral program, Reifsteck brings an especially strong perspective to her work through teaching, mentoring, and…
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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 of great scholars and teachers”.…
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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 of UAH’s Ability Sport Network. He…
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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 of Raleigh and City of…
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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 in the areas of academia,…