University of Wisconsin–Madison

Category: Department of Kinesiology

UW–Madison’s Ausderau is awarded COVID-19 Response grant from Wisconsin Partnership Program

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UW–Madison’s Karla Ausderau, an assistant professor in the School of Education’s Department of Kinesiology, has been awarded a COVID-19 Response Research and Education Award from the Wisconsin Partnership Program (WPP) at the UW–Madison School of Medicine and Public Health. Ausderau’s project, titled “Implications of COVID-19 on Service Delivery, Health, and Well-Being for People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities,” …

Paper identifies training gaps for care partners of hospitalized older adults

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A research team from UW–Madison has published a paper in Health Education Journal that is titled, “Education and skills training for care partners of hospitalised older adults: a scoping review.” The study was led by Madeline Carbery and Samantha Schwartz, both graduate students in occupational therapy in the School of Education’s Department of Kinesiology. Beth Fields, …

Tool developed by UW–Madison researchers will help seniors age in place

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A research study that is co-led by UW–Madison’s Jung-hye Shin, Kevin Ponto, and Beth Fields focusing on the development of a novel home assessment tool to aid in modifying homes for people with disabilities has been awarded a grant from RRF Foundation for Aging. Shin, the principal investigator, and Ponto are associate professors with the School of Human Ecology’s Design Studies …

Five from School of Education are named Morgridge Fellows

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Five individuals with ties to the UW–Madison School of Education have been named Morgridge Fellows. They are: The five are among 12 fellows who were selected through a juried process, and will participate in a year-long learning community designed to further institutionalize and support community-engaged scholarship. Community-engaged scholarship is defined as: teaching, research, and scholarly activities …

Adapted Fitness program gets shout out in Madison Magazine

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UW–Madison’s Adapted Fitness program, in the School of Education’s Department of Kinesiology, received a shout out in a Madison Magazine article, headlined “5 Madison-area locals giving us fit-spiration.” The article is a Q&A with five fitness-focused locals in the Madison area, who talked about their fitness goals, favorite workouts, and more. Autumn Neugent, a former Ms. Wheelchair Wisconsin …

UMOJA Magazine features new UW grad Stephanie Woodson

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New UW–Madison graduate Stephanie Woodson was featured in UMOJA Magazine recently, in an article headlined “McNair Scholar Demonstrates Unprecedented Strength Amid Adversity.” Woodson earned her bachelor’s degree in health promotion and health equity in May 2021 from the School of Education’s Department of Kinesiology. “Life gave Stephanie Woodson plenty of reasons to just quit. She didn’t,” …

Summer 2021 Learning Connections alumni magazine available online

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The latest edition of Learning Connections, a magazine for alumni and friends of the UW–Madison School of Education, is now posted online. The ​Summer 2021 issue centers on the challenges brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic and the many lessons learned. The cover story, headlined “Within every challenge, an opportunity,” spotlights how COVID-19 presented an unexpected crisis. But …

New book by UW–Madison’s Stamm dispels common myths about youth sports

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UW–Madison’s Julie Stamm has a new book coming out that is titled, “The Brain on Youth Sports: The Science, the Myths, and the Future.” Stamm is a clinical assistant professor in the School of Education’s Department of Kinesiology. Aimed at parents, coaches, youth sports administrators, and health care providers, “The Brain on Youth Sports” dispels common …

UW–Madison grad Shehrose Charania featured on NPR

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Shehrose Charania, a recent graduate of UW–Madison’s Health Promotion and Health Equity program within the School of Education’s Department of Kinesiology, shared her remarkable story on NPR’s Weekend Edition. A first-generation college student whose parents immigrated from Pakistan to Chicago, Charania spoke about her dreams for her senior year of college, and how the pandemic upended …

Seven students from School of Education receive Leadership Certificates

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Seven UW–Madison students pursuing degrees within the School of Education received a Leadership Certificate from the Center for Leadership and Involvement during the 2020-21 academic year. The students who were recognized, and their fields of study, include: Additionally, Shehrose Charania was selected as this year’s recipient of the Anne Louise Martino Women’s Leadership Award. Since its creation in 2002, the Leadership …