More than 100 years ago, the field of occupational therapy emerged in the U.S. to support the health and well-being of World War I veterans and people with mental health conditions. The University of Wisconsin–Madison’s Occupational Therapy (OT) program was founded in 1943. Members of the university’s OT program Class of 1951. “There were very …
CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE INTERVIEW Kinesiology Professor Dr. Dorothy Farrar-Edwards was interviewed on “For the Record” on the new “All of Us” project that is aiming build the largest medical database ever created. This is a fantastic opportunity for everyone to help advance medical research for decades to come. If you are interested, please …
On November 13th, 50 High School students from the Hmong American Academy came to the Natatorium to visit different labs and learn about all of the wonderful opportunities someone with a Kinesiology major has in store! If you would like to schedule a tour of Kinesiology Laboratories, please contact Steven Wright to set something up!
Three people with ties to UW-Madison’s physical education teacher education program are co-presenting a session on Friday, Oct. 26 at the Wisconsin Health and Physical Education Convention. The presentation is titled, “Building Relationships to Teach All Students,” and it is being delivered by Dan Timm, Chandra Anderson and Jessica Landergott. Timm is a faculty associate …
Early Morning Fitness at the NAT – Open House October 22 – November 2, 2018 Women aged 40+ are invited to Our Open House to participate in the Early Morning Fitness Class at the UW Natatorium, 2000 Observatory Drive. Class meets Monday through Friday from 6:40am -7:40am. Aerobic Dance is taught on MWF with an …
The brainstem is a complex and early-developing brain region that is responsible for sensory, motor, autonomic, and critical-for-life functions. However, technological barriers have prevented researchers from being able to examine substructures of the brainstem with neuroimaging. In this research, we will examine specific white matter tracts and nuclei within the brainstem in relation to the sensorimotor and core symptom challenges commonly experienced by …
Please join the Kinesiology Department for the 2018 William P. Morgan Lecture on Thursday, October 25 at 4:00. This years lecturer is Professor John S. Raglin, PhD from Indiana University who will be giving a lecture entitled “The Psychology of Physical Activity from Too Little to Too Much: An academic legacy of Dr. William Morgan. …
The Kinesiology Department started another academic year off with a bang! We invited all of our students both old and new to come together for pizza, laughs and to welcome all of the new students!
Thank you to the 150+ alumni who traveled from all around the country and world to come together to celebrate the 75 years of the UW-Madison Occupational Therapy Program and all the amazing accomplishments of each other!
This alumni story was sent to us by Randi Bryn Simenson, MS, OTR/L, C-NDT from the Children’s National Medical Center: I come from a triple OT loving family! Please let me introduce 3 OT’s from 2 generations: Katie, Randi, and Marit Simenson. My mother, Katie Simenson started the tradition in 1954 when she graduated from the University of …