It is bittersweet to watch this amazing cohort of post-professional OTD students graduating. A huge congratulations to Sunshine Broeren, Sheryl Butler, Kara Daily, Desiree Hayes, Yasmeena Ougayour, Lionel Palomar, and Ashlee Parker! We are so proud of the amazing work that they have done, working and getting their post-professional doctorate at the same time. We …
On May 8th, Occupational Therapy graduate student, Yasmeena Ougayour was highlighted in UW News where she shared her journey to and beyond UW-Madison. “I’m proud to represent a group of low-income, multi-ethnic and first-generation college students,” she says. “When I was a freshman, I did not think I’d ever be getting a doctorate. But you …
We are so proud of all of our graduating students from this year! On Saturday, May 13th, we gathered with students, friends, and family to host our own Kinesiology Graduation ceremony. We enjoyed hearing from the department chair, Dr. Andrea Mason, undergraduate student advisor, Dr. Morgan Shields, and from student speaker, Nathan Engelbrecht, all congratulating …
By Sofie Schachter Dodgeball. Tag. Hula hooping. Capture the flag. This is what many people remember when they think back to their physical education experiences in school. But Cindy Kuhrasch, the program coordinator for UW–Madison’s BS in Physical Education (PE) program, is working to change that perception one student and class at a time. Kuhrasch says coursework …
It is with great pleasure that we announce that the Divisional Committee voted unanimously in favor of recommending that Dr. Kristen Pickett be promoted to Associate Professor with tenure! Dr. Pickett is a faculty member in the Occupational Therapy program. She is the primary investigator of the Sensory Motor Integration Lab (SMIL) where her research …
Our very own Cindy Kuhrasch is one of the Spring 2023 Staff Innovation Grant recipients! The Staff Innovation grant was developed by the Dean’s Office in the School of Education (SoE) seeks to reward the ingenuity and dedication of SoE university and academic staff through a new funding opportunity for innovative projects. The grant seeks …
Adapted Fitness Conway Fellow, Benazir Meera, was featured for her outstanding work with children with autism. This article is a fantastic feature of Benazir and all of the ways she has been involved in the kinesiology department as well as the contributions she has made to so many different programs within the department. Within the …
Last Thursday, we welcomed family and friends of the ELOTD 2024 cohort to view their posters and congratulate them during their pinning ceremony. We loved seeing them all talk about their projects which they have worked so diligently on and then cheered them on as they received their pins from their faculty advisors. The pinning …
Each year, Choice Magazine publishes its list of Outstanding Academic Titles. This prestigious list reflects the best in scholarly titles, both print and digital, reviewed by Choice during the previous year and contains approximately ten percent of some 5,000 works reviewed annually by Choice. We are excited to announce that this year, Dr. Julie Stamm’s …
Jess Gorzelitz and Angie Brellenthin, both alumni of the Kinesiology Ph.D. program, are featured in a new article in Medium after one of Jess’s studies was published finding evidence that supports previous research showing the health benefits of weightlifting in addition to aerobic exercises. Check out the article here for some great advice on incorporating …