UW-Madison School of Education
It is bittersweet to watch this amazing cohort of post-professional OTD students graduating. A huge congratulations to Sunshine Broeren, Sheryl Butler, Kara Daily, Desiree Hayes, Yasmeena Ougayour, Lionel Palomar, and Ashlee Parker! We are so proud of the amazing work that they have done, working and getting their post-professional doctorate at the same time. We …
On May 8th, Occupational Therapy graduate student, Yasmeena Ougayour was highlighted in UW News where she shared her journey to and beyond UW-Madison. “I’m proud to represent a group of low-income, multi-ethnic and first-generation college students,” she says. “When I was a freshman, I did not think I’d ever be getting a doctorate. But you …
We are so proud of all of our graduating students from this year! On Saturday, May 13th, we gathered with students, friends, and family to host our own Kinesiology Graduation ceremony. We enjoyed hearing from the department chair, Dr. Andrea Mason, undergraduate student advisor, Dr. Morgan Shields, and from student speaker, Nathan Engelbrecht, all congratulating …
By Sofie Schachter Dodgeball. Tag. Hula hooping. Capture the flag. This is what many people remember when they think back to their physical education experiences in school. But Cindy Kuhrasch, the program coordinator for UW–Madison’s BS in Physical Education (PE) program, is working to change that perception one student and class at a time. Kuhrasch says coursework …
It is with great pleasure that we announce that the Divisional Committee voted unanimously in favor of recommending that Dr. Kristen Pickett be promoted to Associate Professor with tenure! Dr. Pickett is a faculty member in the Occupational Therapy program. She is the primary investigator of the Sensory Motor Integration Lab (SMIL) where her research …
Our very own Cindy Kuhrasch is one of the Spring 2023 Staff Innovation Grant recipients! The Staff Innovation grant was developed by the Dean’s Office in the School of Education (SoE) seeks to reward the ingenuity and dedication of SoE university and academic staff through a new funding opportunity for innovative projects. The grant seeks …
Adapted Fitness Conway Fellow, Benazir Meera, was featured for her outstanding work with children with autism. This article is a fantastic feature of Benazir and all of the ways she has been involved in the kinesiology department as well as the contributions she has made to so many different programs within the department. Within the …