By Laurel White When Chris Hodge had COVID-19, her symptoms were mostly indistinguishable from the asthma she deals with on a regular basis. For her, the aftermath of the illness has been more challenging. She finds herself to be a little more forgetful. Sometimes, she walks into rooms and her purpose slips away. She pauses …
UW–Madison’s Beth Fields, an associate professor in the School of Education’s Department of Kinesiology, was recently featured on a Badger Talks podcast alongside Jolie Hope, executive director of the Three Gaits Therapeutic Horsemanship Center in Stoughton, Wisconsin. The two discussed Riding in the Moment — a community-based program using horse interaction to improve the quality …
By Hannah Black, School of Human Ecology University of Wisconsin–Madison researchers are using augmented reality to make the homes of older adults safer. Their innovation will not only streamline a sometimes clunky process but also support a more affordable and community-based approach that can reach more people. It’s an urgent issue: Older adults in Wisconsin …
Two projects involving students and guided by staff from the UW–Madison School of Education have been selected for 2025–26 Wisconsin Idea Fellowships, a public service program administered by the Morgridge Center for Public Service. This year’s cycle was the most competitive in the program’s history, with 10 projects selected and 23 undergraduate students participating. Each …
By Jason Gohlke, UW–Madison Office of Strategic Communication As part of the annual UW Day at the Capitol on April 30, 2025, School of Education researchers and faculty were among nearly 300 UW–Madison alumni, students, and staff who provided their unique perspective on the university’s critical role in the future of Wisconsin. The university’s top capital …
By Laurel White A School of Education faculty member recently received a $7 million funding award for a five-year project aimed at improving access to community health care for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. The project will be led by Karla Ausderau, a professor of occupational therapy in the School of Education’s Department of …
By Laurel White A new study from a School of Education faculty member shows that, despite experiencing ageism at similar levels, the physical health outcomes related to these experiences are different among white and Black adults in the U.S. The study, published in the Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities, used data from roughly …
By Laurel White Uncovering whether strength training can help individuals combat depression is at the heart of new UW–Madison research led by a School of Education faculty member. Jacob Meyer, an assistant professor in the Department of Kinesiology, is leading the four-year, $2.7 million project funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Meyer says there …
Winnow Literary, a digital journal of poetry and occupation housed in UW–Madison’s Occupational Therapy program in the Department of Kinesiology, is now live. The journal was created by Dan Rortvedt, a clinical assistant professor in the Occupational Therapy program. It was supported by a 2024 School of Education Staff Innovation Grant, awarded for the project …
UW–Madison’s Dane B. Cook, a professor in the School of Education’s Department of Kinesiology, has been selected to receive a 2025 Mary Frances Early College of Education Alumni Award from the University of Georgia. Cook will be recognized with the Lifetime Achievement Researcher Award, which honors a graduate of the college who has demonstrated success …