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 …
Congratulations to Dr. Kristen Pickett on receiving an ICTR KL2 Career Development Award! Kristen’s proposed study is titled “Examining the effects of social engagement on exercise outcomes: In-home cycling for individuals with Parkinson disease”. The KL2 Scholars Program provides promising young clinical and translational investigators the training, mentoring, and protected time to develop an independent …
Dr. Dane Cook of the Kinesiology Department was nominated by is postdoc students to be one of the recipients of the 2018 UWPA Postdoc Mentoring Award! He will be recognized for is excellence in mentorship and the work he puts into their research and career development. He will be recognized during the Postdoc Post-Holiday Celebration on …
Our PETE Program Director, Cindy Kuhrasch, was interviewed by The Badger Harold to weigh in on her opinion of the day old question “are smaller classes or bigger classes best for college students?” Kuhrasch starts by saying “I don’t know if it is necessarily class size that matters, as does the ability to use different …
An interview with Dr. Beth Larson of UW- Madison’s Occupational Therapy Program was featured in a WalletHub article about the fattest states in America. In the article she discusses healthy eating habits and environmental inaccessibility to fresh produce and food. CLICK THIS LINK to read just the interview with Dr. Larson, and feel free to …
October 09, 2017 Carla Austin was recently featured by Dallas Doing Good for her career serving children as an occupational therapist and her volunteer work at Chase’s Place. Austin is a member of the UW-Madison School of Education’s Board of Visitors. She graduated from UW-Madison with a bachelor’s degree in occupational therapy. UW-Madison’s OT program is …
September 28, 2017 UW-Madison’s Dorothy Farrar-Edwards spoke with NBC15 about the upcoming Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center’s 16th annual community event about Alzheimer’s prevention. Farrar-Edwards is a Vilas Distinguished Achievement Professor with the School of Education’s Department of Kinesiology. The speakers at the event will be presenting evidence-based strategies to maintain healthy brains, including diet, exercise and …
October 04, 2017 Students at UW-Madison have the qualifications to compete for some of the top internships across the country. Like their colleagues from across campus, several students with the Department of Kinesiology’s Athletic Training Program used their summer break to gain real-world work experiences – while also having a lot of fun. Students involved …
On September 28th, the Occupational Therapy Program hosted Dr. Gordon Muir Giles at the Wisconsin Discovery Institute to give his lecture titled “Two Approaches to Neurocognitive Rehabilitation: Skills or Strategies”. Dr. Giles spent the day meeting faculty members and students to discuss research and tour our facilities. Dr. Giles will be presenting this lecture as …
On Friday 9/15, the Kinesiology Department hosted our annual Undergraduate Student Welcome Back Pizza Party! So many students came down to meet and chat with each other and our awesome faculty members! This is going to be a great year for the Department!