Many of our Kinesiology Faculty, Staff and Students attended the American College of Sports Medicine Annual Meeting in Denver May 30-June 3 to promote and share the wonderful research being done here in Madison. 3 Graduate Students were honored by the ACSM for their scientific abstracts/posters! Congratulations! Adam T. Corkery Abstract Title: Cerebral Pulsatility and …
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 …
Date Tuesday, June 27, 2017 Time 6 p.m. – 8 p.m. Location Tejas Grill & Sports Bar Address 1201 Lamar St. Houston Texas 77010 Description UW-Madison’s Athletic Training Program is hosting its annual Alumni and Friends Reception on Tuesday night, June 27. The event runs from 6 to 8 p.m. at Tejas Grill & Sports Bar, …
Shari Clark will receive the Wisconsin Athletic Trainers Association’s (WATA) Outstanding Educator Award. This honor recognizes a member of the WATA for their outstanding contribution to the education of athletic trainers and athletic training students in Wisconsin. Click here to read more!
The work of UW-Madison’s Jill Barnes was recently featured in the National Institutes of Health’s National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute’s (NHLBI) “Spotlight on Research.” The release of the story was timed to help draw attention to Brain Awareness Week, March 13-19. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE ABOUT DR. BARNES’ RESEARCH!
February 07, 2017 Students with UW-Madison’s occupational therapy and nursing programs are gaining valuable experience working together in interprofessional learning sessions led by the School of Education’s Debbie Bebeau, the School of Nursing’s Paula Jarzemksy and other faculty members. A report on this topic, headlined “Teaching Teamwork,” appears in the Fall/Winter 2016 edition of the …
The Kinesiology Department and Wisconsin Center for Educational Research’s, Janet Branchaw, contributed to a released study examining evidence on undergraduate research experiences in the field of S.T.E.M. CHECK OUT THE ARTICLE to learn more about this important study!
UW-Madison’s Lisa Cadmus-Bertram recently appeared on Wisconsin Public Radio’s “The Larry Meiller Show” to talk about a research project she is leading that is examining how to motivate cancer patients to become more physically active. Cadmus-Bertram is an assistant professor with the School of Education’s Department of Kinesiology. She directs the Wisconsin Physical Activity Epidemiology Lab …