Weiss presents in Florida, receives grant renewal
Maureen Weiss, professor of kinesiology, gave a keynote presentation at the 10th anniversary meeting of The First Tee on November 3 in Jacksonville, Florida. In her presentation, titled, "More than a game: Impact of The First Tee life skills programs on positive youth development," Maureen shared results from three years of longitudinal data documenting the effectiveness of this youth development program on life skills learning and developmental outcomes. In addition, Maureen's grant for this research was renewed by Philip Morris Youth Smoking Prevention Programs for next year, bringing her four-year grant total to over half a million dollars.