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Kevin Crombie, a dissertator in Dr. Kelli Koltyn’s Exercise Psychology Lab, was recently selected to receive a Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Predoctoral Fellowship from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH/NIH) for a project titled “The influence of exercise in reducing anxiety and fear responses via the endocannabinoid system in …
Students, family members and friends are invited to join the Department of Kinesiology faculty and staff to honor and recognize our Spring and Summer graduates following UW-Madison’s Commencement at Camp Randall. The departmental event is scheduled for Saturday, May 12, 2018 from 2:30 pm – 4:30 pm on the Natatorium East Lawn. Recognition ceremony will begin promptly at 3:00 pm. Students will be individually recognized …
Jessica (Jess) Gorzelitz, a second year PhD student in Dr. Lisa Cadmus-Bertram’s Physical Activity Epidemiology Lab, successfully passed her preliminary examinations over winter break. She has now advanced to candidacy status to work on her dissertation, which will focus on exercise interventions in survivors of gynecologic cancer. Her specific research interests include women’s health, women …
A BIG congratulations to Dr. Dave Bell for receiving tenure with the Kinesiology Department! Dr. Bell runs the Wisconsin Injury in Sport Lab in the Kinesiology Department at UW-Madison.
UW-Madison recently hosted its annual Day of Play, a community outreach initiative for elementary school students and their families. The event, which took place at the UW-Madison Natatorium on Friday, Feb. 9, was organized and administered through a partnership between Rec Sports and the School of Education’s Physical Education Teacher Education program. The two groups worked together to …
Dr. Jacob (Jake) Lindheimer, a third-year Post-Doctoral Fellow in Dr. Dane Cook’s exercise psychology laboratory, has been selected by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Office of Research and Development to receive a 5-year Career Development Award (similar to the NIH K99 award). Currently, Jake holds a dual appointment with the New Jersey War Related …
January 31, 2018 UW-Madison’s Jill Barnes will be delivering a presentation at the fourth annual Healthy Hearts for Women Symposium hosted by the University of Kentucky Medical Center.Barnes will be giving a talk on Friday, Feb. 2, titled, “Sex-specific factors regulating pressure and flow.” Barnes is an assistant professor with the School of Education’s Department of Kinesiology. She heads …
On January 18, 2018, the Kinesiology celebrated the years of service of the faculty and staff during the 2018 Commemorate luncheon! 50% of our faculty and staff have been working for the department for 10 years or more and 25% have been around for more than 20 years and we definitely think that is something …