Dr. Juergen Konczak, professor in biomechanics, has published an article in the November issue of Journal of Motor Behavior:
Konczak J, Corcos DM, Horak F, Poizner H, Shapiro M, Tuite P, Volkmann J, Maschke M. Proprioception and motor control in Parkinson's disease. J Mot Behav. 2009 Nov;41(6):543-52.
The article originated from an interdisciplinary University-sponsored workshop on Proprioception and Motor Control in Parkinson's Disease that Prof. Konczak organized in September 2008 and represents the collective expertise from several national and international experts in this area.
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David W. Johnson, professor of Educational Psychology, was awarded the Jeffrey Rubin Theory to Practice Award, which is cosponsored by the International Association for Conflict Management and the Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School. It is given to unique individuals whose professional contributions demonstrate a strong competence in (a) theory development and empirical research, (b) ability to move effectively and skillfully between theory and practice in their professional activities, (c) history of conducting rigorous research that has important practical implications, and (d) history of translating findings in a manner that makes them accessible to students and practitioners. Prof. Johnson's nomination was described as "an exemplar of the best the field has to offer in terms of theory, practice, and their intersection." The award will be presented at the association's annual conference in Boston in June 2010.
Curriculum and Instruction graduate students Danny Hoyt, Muffet Trout, Kathryn Engebretson, and Jason Martel received news that their American Education Research Association (AERA) symposium proposal, organized by Misty Sato, an associate professor in the department, was accepted to the Self-Study SIG. They will present their self-studies in teacher education which focus on the process of becoming, the role of ethical care, identity and ethos development, and the role of subject matter discipline. Discussant Todd Dinkleman will critique and compare the findings with a university-based model of student teacher supervision preparation that uses a collaborative inquiry approach.]]>
Tyler Johnson, senior kinesiology major, is profiled in a full-length UMNews feature this week. Johnson has managed to juggle family, a business, an internship, and military service while attending school.
Mary Jo Kane, Ph.D., professor and director of the School of Kinesiology and director of the Tucker Center, was quoted in The New York Times on November 11 in an article titled, For All the Wrong Reasons, Women's Soccer Is Noticed. The piece follows up on the suspension of college soccer player Elizabeth Lambert of the University of New Mexico after she engaged in shoving, punching, tripping and yanking an opponent down by the ponytail November 5 in a 1-0 loss to Brigham Young.
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Dr. Arthur Leon, exercise science professor, has been invited to chair two sessions at the 2009 American Heart Association's Annual Scientific Sessions in Orlando, FL, November 14 to 18. The sessions are entitled "Exercise as an Intervention to Improve Health and Functioning in Patients with CVD," and "Cardiac Rehabilitation and Exercise Training." Dr. Leon also will give a presentation to summarize the sessions. ]]>
This past weekend Martha Bigelow, associate professor of second languages and cultures education in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction, together with Elaine Tarone, professor and director of CARLA (Center for Advanced Research on Language Acquisition), and Kit Hansen, lecturer in Writing Studies, gave a keynote address at the MinneTESOL conference about their research with Somali teens on second language acquisition.]]>
Jill Watson, a doctoral candidate in second languages and cultures education in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction, has been selected as an expert consultant to the Aligned Literacy Project sponsored by the Minnesota Department of Education (MDE). Her area of expertise is initial literacy development by English language learners with limited formal schooling. Expert consultants to the project will work to align literacy instruction practices in the state, and will produce 4 webinars to serve as platforms for professional development and school literacy instruction design.]]>
Associate Professor Kendall King (Curriculum and Instruction, Second Languages and Cultures Education) is traveling to Brasilia, Brasil in November to deliver a keynote address for the Brazilian Association of Applied Linguistics. Her topic is language policy and language teaching for a plural and just society.]]>
Maureen Weiss, Ph.D., professor in the School of Kinesiology and co-director of the Tucker Center for Research on Girls & Women in Sport, presented research with doctoral student Lindsay Kipp and collaborator David Goodman (Simon Fraser University) at the Sport Canada Research Initiative Conference in Ottawa on November 4. The title of the presentation was, Unsportsmanlike aggression in youth hockey: Attitudes, perceived social approval, situational temptation, and role models. The annual conference brings together academics and policymakers to translate research in an effort to enhance the quality of physical activity participation of Canadian youth and adults. The Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada funded the research.]]>