Department of Kinesiology

UW-Madison School of Education

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Mission Statement

To create, interpret, transmit, and apply knowledge related to movement, exercise, and human occupation with the ultimate goal of enhancing human health, productivity, and quality of life.

My Cause My Cleats: Former Badgers standout Biegel supporting UW-Madison’s Adapted Fitness program

Former Badgers football standout and current Miami Dolphins linebacker Vince Biegel will be wearing a special set of cleats during Sunday’s game against the New York Giants that will spotlight — and eventually help raise …

Video games teach balance, reduce symptoms in autistic adolescents

anuary 6, 2022 By Charlene N. Rivera-Bonet While balance training may not necessarily sound fun to most adolescents, video games typically do. And for adolescents with autism spectrum disorder, video games that improve their balance by teaching …

Dr. Mason Selected for AKA Leadership Institute

We are pleased to announce that department chair, Andrea Mason has been selected to be a part of the American Kinesiology Association Leadership Institute! The AKA Leadership Institute utilizes a mentoring model to provide exceptional …

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Departmental Statement on Diversity

The University of Wisconsin-Madison Department of Kinesiology endorses the UW-Madison Institutional Statement on Diversity:

“Diversity is a source of strength, creativity, and innovation for UW-Madison.
We value the contributions of each person and respect the profound ways
their identity, culture, background, experience, status, abilities, and opinion
enrich the university community.”
We are committed to creating a welcoming and engaging environment
that encourages open dialogue to better our scholarship,
to promote a broad spectrum of ideas,
and to apply those ideas in service of the health and wellness
of all individuals in our community.
We are dedicated to implementing practices, procedures, and structures
that foster the integration of ideas from all members,
and believe this commitment elevates the quality and value of all discourse.