Dr. Lisa Cadmus-Bertram, assistant professor of Kinesiology; Epidemiology, recently presented at the 2019 UW Wellness Symposium. Her interactive workshop, “Exercise is Medicine:Steps to a Healthier, Happier You”, introduced attendees to the Exercise is Medicine initiative and presented information about the wellness benefits of even modest physical activity. Attendees identified their own personal barriers to increasing …
The Montoye-Nagle lecture series was established to honor the contributions to the Department of Kinesiology at UW-Madison by Professors Emeriti Henry Montoye and Francis J. Nagle. Henry Montoye was at UW-Madison from 1977 to 1989 and known for his research on the relationship between exercise & health. He served as the Chair …
A story out of the University of Georgia explains new research on sport-related concussions (SRC) that’s co-authored by Andrew Winterstein and Dee Warmath, a former faculty member at UW-Madison. Warmath and Winterstein’s study — which was published in the journal Sports Health: A Multidisciplinary Approach — reveals that knowing how to report a concussion may be …
Congratulations to Dane Cook, PhD, for the recent cost-extension of his VA grant focusing on Gulf War Illness. In addition to being a Professor of Kinesiology, Dr. Cook is a Health Science Specialist at the Madison VA. He conducts research on the psychobiology of exercise, using exercise as a model to study both biological (e.g. …
“With a racing heart but steady nerves, he crouches in his stance 3 yards behind the quarterback. The play is set in motion, and he takes the handoff. He sprints through a hole in the line and into the open field. He is running free, until a shadow out of the corner of his eye …
Football season is here, sparking important conversations about concussions and safety. Dr. Stamm was recently interviewed by WISC-TV Live at Four to discuss safety in youth football. Watch the interview here Dr. Julie Stamm| Twitter/Insta/Facebook: @JulieStammPhD
Everyone has heard they should “eat healthy and exercise” for better quality of life, and cancer survivors are no different. Kinesiology professor, Dr. Lisa Cadmus-Bertram’s research program largely focuses on lifestyle interventions for cancer survivors. Dr. Cadmus Bertram and Jess Gorzelitz, a kinesiology graduate student, opened a clinical trial to study the effects of a …
The Kinesiology Department’s Dr. Julie Stamm recently did an interview with Parents Magazine regarding the safety in youth football. The article looks at both the ups and downs of youth football and its relationship with chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), a neurodegenerative disease caused by repeated hits to the head. The article also offers some ideas …
Thanks to everyone who came to Kinesiology’s annual Welcome Back Pizza Party and a special thanks to Lisa Cappabianca for organizing and carrying out such a terrific event!! We all had a great time getting to know the people in this department! Let’s make this a great school year!
This year Virginia “Ginny” Conway ’78, an alumna from University of Wisconsin – Madison’s School of Education with a degree in Physical Education and Michael Conway ’78, an alum from Engineering, created two funds in support of the School of Education. One in the Adapted Fitness Program of the Kinesiology Department, and the other in …