Everyone has heard they should “eat healthy and exercise” for better quality of life, and cancer survivors are no different. Kinesiology professor, Dr. Lisa Cadmus-Bertram’s research program largely focuses on lifestyle interventions for cancer survivors. Dr. Cadmus Bertram and Jess Gorzelitz, a kinesiology graduate student, opened a clinical trial to study the effects of a …
The Kinesiology Department’s Dr. Julie Stamm recently did an interview with Parents Magazine regarding the safety in youth football. The article looks at both the ups and downs of youth football and its relationship with chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), a neurodegenerative disease caused by repeated hits to the head. The article also offers some ideas …
Thanks to everyone who came to Kinesiology’s annual Welcome Back Pizza Party and a special thanks to Lisa Cappabianca for organizing and carrying out such a terrific event!! We all had a great time getting to know the people in this department! Let’s make this a great school year!
This year Virginia “Ginny” Conway ’78, an alumna from University of Wisconsin – Madison’s School of Education with a degree in Physical Education and Michael Conway ’78, an alum from Engineering, created two funds in support of the School of Education. One in the Adapted Fitness Program of the Kinesiology Department, and the other in …
An ESPN report from Baxter Holmes showcases important research from UW-Madison’s David Bell on the potential dangers associated with youth sports specialization. Bell is a faculty member with the School of Education’s Department of Kinesiology and its athletic training program. Bell also is director of the Wisconsin Injury in Sport Laboratory (WISL). In a series of studies in 2017 and …
UW-Madison’s Jerry Dempsey, who is recognized as a leading authority on pulmonary physiology, received an honorary degree from Western University in his hometown of London, Ontario, Canada, on June 18. Dempsey is the John Robert Sutton Professor Emeritus of Population Health Sciences, and the director of the John Rankin Laboratory of Pulmonary Medicine. He also holds …
The Kinesiology department is looking forward to participating in Grandparents University July 11-12 and July 18-19! This is an awesome program that we have participated in for the last 3 years! This year, grandparents and their grandchildren will be exploring the study of human movement through lab experiences in anatomy, physiology, occupational therapy, sports injury, …
UW–Madison researchers, including several with ties to the School of Education’s Department of Kinesiology, recently published a study on the effectiveness of activity trackers, including Fitbits, with JMIR Publications’ mHealth and uHealth. Their study focuses on activity trackers, including various models of the Fitbit, which are now ubiquitous in certain populations. The team hoped to …
VSA, the International Organization on Arts and Disability, posted a report highlighting work UW-Madison’s Karla Ausderau and her team conducted with the Madison Children’s Museum to make that facility more accessible to children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD).
Check out the report WPR did on our department’s implementation of REACH! Access the news article here!