Congratulations to the Geriatric Health Services Research Lab for securing Baldwin Wisconsin Idea Endowment grant funding! Students in the lab, Alicia Oestreich, Samantha Schwartz, Lesley Thao, and Olivia Condon worked together along with their supervisor to submit their proposal for The Riding in the Moment Project: Preparing Community Partners to Enhance Dementia Quality of Life. …
Cindy Kuhrasch, the program coordinator of the PETE program was recently featured on NPR’s Ideas network. During their time together Cindy and Larry Meiller discussed the differences between and the benefits of physical activity and exercise. They also spoke with callers about the physical, mental, and emotional benefits of activity, especially during the pandemic. Cindy …
Julie Stamm has been featured in two different podcasts in the last couple of months to discuss her career, research, and upcoming book! Concussion Corner Podcast Concussion Corner is a podcast hosted by Dr. Jessica Schwartz PT, DPT, CSCS. Earlier this month, Dr. Julie Stamm was invited to discuss repetitive brain trauma in youth sports, …
Throughout the pandemic, Cindy Kuhrasch has been featured multiple times in the news for her work in helping families find ways to stay engaged in physical activity while also having fun. We are deep in the winter months and the way we exercise is a little different, but perhaps more important than ever. Cindy reminds …
Cindy Kuhrasch has been working with St. James Catholic School in Madison since they began reopening their school to children. Their partnership has been a great experience for Cindy’s students studying physical educations as they have been able to gain student teaching experience. Over the last week Cindy organized a “bowling for a cause” event …
Congratulations to Kevin Biese for publishing his original research, “Association of lower extremity injuries and injury mechanism with previous concussion history in adolescent athletes” in volume 48 of Physical Therapy in Sport! Kevin is a graduate student in Dr. Dave Bell’s Wisconsin Injury in Sport Lab. The objective of this research was primarily to determine …
Beth Olson, an associate professor in the Department of Nutritional Sciences, joined our very own director of the physical education teacher education program Cindy Kuhrasch for a discussion of wellness in the winter months during the December 15 episode of The UW Now Livestream. Olson talked about healthy eating, while Kuhrasch covered the health benefits …
The COVID-19 Pandemic has caused a lot of change for all of us. For Dr. Columna, that meant figuring out how to transition his Fit Families program online so that he may continue to serve the 23 families participating in the study, and making sure that his participants were able to stay active and engaged …
Huge congratulations to Laura Prieto, a graduate student working with Dr. Columna! Laura is one of NINE finalist in the UW 3-Minute Thesis presentations! Three Minute Thesis® is an international competition in which graduate students explain their thesis research to a general audience. Students in research-based master’s and PhD programs from all disciplines are eligible …
Cindy Kuhrasch, PETE Program Director, has been receiving a lot of recognition since this pandemic began. She has been acknowledged for her ability to adapt quickly to our new reality and show PE teachers and Families alike that getting active at home can be simple and fun, and provides an opportunity for fun family-bonding. Getting …