MS-Occupational Therapy Group Advising Session, Thursday, September 14th, 4:45 PM. MS-Occupational Therapy Group Advising Session, Wednesday, September 20th, 12:00 PM. MS-Occupational Therapy Group Advising Session, Wednesday, October 11th, 12:00 PM. Session details: Master of Science-Occupational Therapy Program GROUP ADVISING SESSIONS Group Advising Sessions offer prospective students an opportunity to learn about …
Kevin Crombie, a dissertator in Dr. Kelli Koltyn’s Exercise Psychology Lab, was recently selected to receive the Dr. Raymond A. Weiss Research Endowment Grant from the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM). The Dr. Raymond A. Weiss Research Endowment Grant has been established for ACSM student members wishing to advance research into the health benefits …
August 22, 2017 A recent report from Andy Baggot of UWBadgers.com puts a spotlight on the service learning aspects of a class offered through the School of Education’s Department of Kinesiology. The course, “Kinesiology 508: Lifestyle Redesign and Health Promotion for College Students,” is led by Elizabeth Larson, an associate professor with the Department of Kinesiology’s Occupational Therapy Program. …
UW-Madison’s Kelli Koltyn is leading a team of researchers that recently received funding from the National Institutes of Health to conduct a study titled “Translating a ‘Stand Up and Move More’ Intervention by State Aging Units to Older Adults in Underserved Communities.” Koltyn is a professor of exercise psychology with the School of Education’s Department …
Our PETE Alum, Jacob Breunig, is the State Rep for this amazing program that brings cutting edge technology into Sauk Prairie School District’s Physical Education curriculum! He has been a Physical Education teacher for 14 years with 12 in Sauk Prairie. He enjoys working with K-5 students. In his spare time he enjoys coaching soccer …
Three UW-Madison graduate students with the School of Education’s Department of Kinesiology were honored by the American College of Sports Medicine for their scientific abstracts/posters at the ACSM Annual Meeting in Denver May 30 to June 3. Those being recognized, and their projects, are: • Adam T. Corkery -– “Cerebral Pulsatility and Habitual Exercise.” • Ryan J. Dougherty …
UW-Madison’s David Bell on Tuesday received the 2017 New Investigator Award from the National Athletic Trainers’ Association (NATA) Research and Education Foundation. Bell was recognized at the NATA Clinical Symposia in Houston. The New Investigator Award, according to the foundation’s website, “recognizes a researcher who is likely to continue to make significant contributions to the body of knowledge …
Presentation: Two Approaches to Neurocognitive Rehabilitation: Skills or Strategies. Description Occupational therapists can assist clients with neurocognitive disorders from neurological insult or injury re-develop skills via practicing those skills to the point where they become automatic (the development of knowledge without conscious decision-making), or can attempt to teach clients strategies that the client can tailor …