University of Wisconsin–Madison

Upcoming ELOTD Webinar

The Occupational Therapy Program will be hosting a webinar on Tuesday 10/11 at 4:00 PM CST. The webinar will include information about the Doctor of Occupational Therapy (OTD) Program at UW-Madison. Attendees will have the opportunity to receive information from the UW-Madison OTD Program Director, Admissions Coordinator, Fieldwork Coordinator and Capstone Coordinator. The webinar will …

Dr. Kathleen Miller Presents at Kinesiology Seminar

Dr. Kathleen Miller is an alumnus of the Kinesiology program, having received her BS, MS, and Ph.D. here. Today she was invited back to the program to speak at the graduate student seminar. She currently works at National Institute of Aerospace (NASA) as a Research Scientist and her presentation was titled “Ionizing Radiation and the …

Jo Safrit Lecture

  We are excited to announce that we will be hosting the Jo Safrit lecture again this year! Join us on Friday Septemer 30th from 12:05-12:55 in Ingraham Hall for this years Jo Safrit Lecture from Dr. Weimo Zhu. Dr. Zhu will be providing his lecture titled “Variability: Human Nature and it’s Impact on Measurement …

Kinesiology Welcomes Students Back!

The Kinesiology Department welcomed EMS and PE undergrads back to campus last Friday with a pizza and t-shirt party!  It was great to see everyone and we’re looking forward to a great semester.  

Welcome New Kinesiology Faculty and Staff!

Welcome to Kinesiology  Rebecca Gray  Rebecca comes to the UW Madison after working for 20 years in healthcare administration.  She has a Bachelor’ Degree in Healthcare Management as well as a Master of Business Administration in Healthcare Management.  Rebecca looks forward to using her vast background in her new role as the Program Administrator in …

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Julie Stamm comments on PSA from Brett Favre

Julie Stamm was recently interviewed by WPR regarding her response to the new PSA from Brett Favre about waiting until high school to play tackle football. Repetitive head impacts can have serious impacts on brain development and Julie notes “I think it’s important to make the point that it’s not about not playing football,” she …

Julie Stamm’s new book to be released in July!

The Department of Kinesiology is thrilled to house so many amazing faculty and staff who are doing really important and exciting work! Among them is Julie Stamm, assistant professor and author of “The Brain on Youth Sports: The Science, the Myths, and the Future” which will be released on July 6th. Julie was recently contacted …

“Riding in the Moment” with Dr. Beth Fields

Dr. Beth Fields has partnered with Beaming Inc., a non-profit that provides equine-assisted therapeutic riding, to create the “Riding in the Moment” program to help people living with dementia. This is the second program of this kind in the U.S. and the first in Wisconsin! According to Dr. Fields, primary investigator of the Geriatric Health …

Jake Lindheimer receives 2021 New Investigator Award

Congratulations to Dr. Jake Lindheimer for winning the 2021 New Investigator Award from the American College of Sports Medicine! This award is intended to recognize new investigators who, as a consequence of their educational background/training and quality of initial independent research productivity, have begun and are likely to continue to make a significant contribution to …