Alongside lead author Wendy Wood of Colorado State University, UW-Madison’s Beth Fields recently co-authored a report that was featured in the journal Disability and Rehabilitation. Fields is an assistant professor with the School of Education’s Department of Kinesiology. The purpose of their study was to map studies of hippotherapy over 30 years as a guide to …
Everyone has heard they should “eat healthy and exercise” for better quality of life, and cancer survivors are no different. “The largest branch of our research program focuses on lifestyle interventions for cancer survivors,” says UW–Madison’s Lisa Cadmus-Bertram, an assistant professor with the School of Education’s Department of Kinesiology and a member of the Cancer Prevention and …
UW-Madison alumni Virginia “Ginny” Conway and Michael Conway recently created two funds in support of the School of Education, one with the Department of Kinesiology’s Adapted Fitness Program and the other in the Dance Department. Virginia Conway received a degree in physical education from the School of Education in 1978, while Michael Conway received his degree from UW-Madison’s Department …
Wisconsin Public Radio (WPR) shared a report that notes the work of UW-Madison’s Julie Stamm and the Department of Kinesiology’s efforts to better engage with students in large lectures. Started in 2016, the Redesigning for Active Learning in High-Enrollment Courses (REACH) initiative at UW–Madison is aimed at increasing engagement and attendance in large lecture classes. While some …
UW-Madison’s Kelli Koltyn and Kevin Crombie recently participated in a symposium titled “Exercise and the Endocannabinoid System: Implications for Mental Health” at the annual meeting of the American College of Sports Medicine in Orlando, Florida. Koltyn is a professor with the School of Education’s Department of Kinesiology, while Crombie is a graduate student with the department. …
Kelli Koltyn and Susan Andreae recently received a UW-Madison Contemporary Social Problems Initiative Award for their project titled “Enhancing Maintenance of Standing Up and Moving more in Older Adults.” Koltyn is a professor with the School of Education’s Department of Kinesiology, while Andreae is an assistant professor with the department. Older adults spend most of the …
UW-Madison’s Jerry Dempsey, who is recognized as a leading authority on pulmonary physiology, received an honorary degree from Western University in his hometown of London, Ontario, Canada, on June 18. Dempsey is the John Robert Sutton Professor Emeritus of Population Health Sciences, and the director of the John Rankin Laboratory of Pulmonary Medicine. He also holds …
UW-Madison’s Nick Frost and Susan Andrae participated in the Collaborative Center for Health Equity’s (CCHE) Health Equity Leadership Institute (HELI), which took place June 17-21. Frost is an assistant professor with the School of Education’s Department of Counseling Psychology, while Andrae is an assistant professor with the School of Education’s Department of Kinesiology. HELI is an intensive, weeklong career development …
UW-Madison’s Tim Gattenby received a certificate of appreciation from the Badger Battalion. Gattenby is a distinguished faculty associate with the School of Education’s Department of Kinesiology and the director of its adapted fitness and personal training program. Gattenby was instrumental in opening a relationship between the Badger Battalion, the Department of Kinesiology, and its adapted fitness initiatives. Gattenby …
UW-Madison student Adam Corkery was selected by the American Kinesiology Association (AKA) to receive the 2019 American Kinesiology Association National Master’s Scholar Award. Corkery recently earned his master’s degree from the School of Education’s Department of Kinesiology this spring, while also working in the Barnes Lab. Corkery studies exercise physiology, having already published work on how exercise’s improvement …