Stephen Ross quoted in Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Stephen Ross, professor of kinesiology, is quoted n the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
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October 02, 2008
October 01, 2008
Ingraham warns of dangers of mixed martial arts
Lecturer Stacy Ingraham (School of Kinesiology) warns City Pages readers of the dangers of mixed martial arts, particularly for women.
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September 29, 2008
Spletzer wins Eloise M. Jaeger Award
Elizabeth Spletzer, kinesiology education specialist and coordinator of the PE initial licensure program, was awarded the prestigious Eloise M. Jaeger Award by the University of Minnesota Women's Physical Education Alumnae Association at their annual breakfast September 27.
LaVoi to give talk at Sport Morality Symposium
Tucker Center Associate Director Nicole LaVoi will be part of the Sport & Morality Symposium at the annual Association of Moral Education conference held in November at the University of Notre Dame.
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Stoffregen: Recent publications
Professor Tom Stoffregen (Kinesiology) has had two articles accepted for publication and three recent publications on findings from research supported by his NIH, NSF, and/or European grants.
Dengel: Recent publication
Professor Don Dengel (Kinesiology) has published an article on diet revision in overweight children.
September 16, 2008
Konczak: Recent publications
Professor Jürgen Konczak (Kinesiology) has just published two journal articles.
Lavoi: Partnership and presentation
Nicole Lavoi, associate director of the Tucker Center, has several pieces of good news to report:
- This fall Nicole and research assistant Chelsey Rodd are writing a position paper in partnership with Team Up for Youth on sports-based youth development for underserved girls. Team Up for Youth is a nonprofit organization that helps create after-school sports opportunities for girls and boys.
Ross discusses value of naming rights
Stephen Ross, assistant professor in the School of Kinesiology, recently discussed whether naming rights for sporting venues are worth the cost to the brand.
September 15, 2008
Wiese-Bjornstal to edit RQES
Diane Wiese-Bjornstal, associate professor of kinesiology, has been selected to be an associate editor for Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport (RQES).
Weiss to visit several Chinese universities
Maureen Weiss, professor of Kinesiology, will join representative faculty of CIC universities (Committee on Institutional Cooperation) in visiting five universities in China (Beijing, Tianjin, Chengdu, Xian, Shanghai).
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Ingraham: Cut the stretching
Lecturer Stacey Ingraham (Kinesiology) suggests eliminating pre-workout stretching and using the time for more exercising instead.
Get the most out of your workout in the shortest amount of time
Daily Herald (Ill.) Sept. 15, 2008
September 11, 2008
Lewis comments on stand-up classroom
Beth Lewis, assistant professor in the School of Kinesiology, was quoted today in an article on an innovative classroom for elementary students in Marine on St. Croix. Kids in this classroom have "stand-up workstations" where they can stand or sit on high stools. Beth will be studying how many more calories students will burn at their workstations compared to being seated at traditional desks.
Standing up to the task
Star Tribune (Minn.) Sept. 10, 2008
September 04, 2008
Konczak and colleagues chosen for Neuroscience '08
The American Society of Neuroscience has chosen a poster presentation by Professor Juergen Konczak (School of Kinesiology), Heidi Vander Velden (M.A., kinesiology, '06), and L. Jaeger to be included in the media materials of their upcoming Annual Conference, November 15-19 in Washington, DC.
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August 21, 2008
Dengel: Recent publication
Professor Don Dengel (Kinesiology) recently published an article with three of his former graduate students: Andrea Thelen (M.A., 2006), Aaron Kelly (Ph.D., 2004) and Eric Williamson (M.Ed., 2002). The article is based on Andrea's thesis.
Wiese-Bjornstal elected to President's Physical Fitness board
Diane Wiese-Bjornstal, associate professor in the School of Kinesiology, was elected to the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports Science Board for 2009-2012. The board's activities include review and input on the long-standing President's Challenge program as well as many other initiatives related to physical activity and health across the lifespan. The board includes ten scholars who are selected because of their significant contributions to the research and science of physical activity, fitness, health, and sports.
Congratulations Diane!
Lewis discusses machine calorie counters
Assistant Professor Beth Lewis (Kinesiology) was interviewed recently by WCCO's Jason DeRusha on the topic of how many calories are used when exercising on a treadmill or elliptical machine.
Good Question: Do Treadmill Calorie Counts Work?
WCCO (Minn.) August 18, 2008
August 12, 2008
Dengel comments on dangers of fluid loss
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Don Dengel, professor in the School of Kinesiology, is quoted in an August 9 New York Times article covering Olympic boxing. Dengel talks about the dangers of fluid loss as a measure for rapidly losing weight.
Boxer collapses while trying to make weight
New York Times (N.Y.) August 9, 2008
August 05, 2008
Ross quoted in two Olympic articles
Stephen Ross, Kinesiology assistant professor, is quoted in the Opinion Exchange section of the August 3 Star Tribune. The article focuses on the viewership of the upcoming Beijing Summer Olympics. Stephen is also quoted in Sunday's Milwaukee Journal Sentinel about the new high-tech sporting goods used by Olympic athletes in this year's Games.
The Olympics: A modern spectacle
Star Tribune (Minn.) August 3, 2008
Olympic athletes will put many high-tech devices to test
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Wis.) August 3, 2008
July 23, 2008
Lewis quoted in article on e-mail fitness reminders
Assistant professor Beth Lewis (Kinesiology) and her recent study on the effectiveness of telephone exercise coaching are mentioned in this article on e-mail fitness programs.
You've got mail - Now get moving
MSNBC.com (July 22, 2003)
July 22, 2008
Omli and Lavoi: Upcoming publication
Jens Omli, Kinesiology Ph.D. candidate, and Nicole LaVoi, associate director of The Tucker Center, have had their manuscript, "The perfect storm: Background anger in youth sports" accepted for publication in the Journal of Sport Behavior. Expected publication date is early 2009.
June 30, 2008
Smith: Presentation and appointment
Thomas Smith, Kinesiology research associate, has been invited to present a paper to the First World Conference on E-Learning, in Las Vegas, Nov 17-21, 2008. His paper is titled "Benchmarking Social Cooperation in Web-Based versus Face-to-Face Learning Environments."
In addition, Smith has been appointed Chair of the Professional Standards and Education (PSE) Standing Committee of the International Ergonomics Association (IEA), a committee that accredits ergonomist certifying bodies and provides certification guidelines to graduate-level ergonomics/human factors (E/HF) education programs worldwide.
Congratulations, Thomas!
June 26, 2008
Ingraham: Use stretching time for exercise instead
Professor Stacy Ingraham (Kinesiology) comments in an article on getting the most out of fitness routines.
How to make your workout quick and sweaty
U.S. News & World Report (D.C.) June 25, 2008
June 18, 2008
Students take to scooters to avoid high gas prices
One of our sport management students was quoted in an article on how students are saving on gas by riding scooters.
High gas prices have scooter sales booming
MPR (Minn.) June 7, 2008
June 17, 2008
Kinesiology faculty and students present in Ontario
Kinesiology professors Thomas Stoffregen, Juergen Konczak, and Maureen Weiss gave invited presentations at the annual meeting of the North American Society for Psychology of Sport and Physical Activity in Niagara Falls, Ontario, June 4-8. Several of their graduate students attended as well and presented at poster sessions/symposiums: Nicole Bolter, Jennifer Bhalla, Melissa Price (students of Professor Weiss), Azizah Jor'dan, Ken Yoshida (students of Professor Michael Wade), and Russ Giveans (student of Professor Stoffregen).
Stoffregen and students Jor'dan, Yoshida, and Giveans presented in a symposium proposed and organized by Dr. Michael Wade, who was unable to attend the conference.
June 11, 2008
Kinesiology's Carol Nielsen on Twin Cities Live
Carol Nielsen, executive secretary in Kinesiology, appeared on KSTP's Twin Cities Live yesterday to talk about her experiences as an Explore Minnesota celebrity for the Mainstreets Minnesota promotion. See Carol's interview at this link:
http://www.twincitieslive.com/
(Click on Tuesday, June 10, then the forward button to "Lynn and Carol: Minnesota Mainstreets")
June 05, 2008
Nielsen appearing in Explore Minnesota
Carol Nielsen, executive secretary in Kinesiology, is a film star for Explore Minnesota! Carol and her friend, Lynn Lane, who works in Carlson School of Management, were chosen last fall to star in the promotional campaign "Explore Minnesota -- Mainstreets." You can see Carol and Lynn in a commercial currently on local channels, or you can watch their videos online.
Next Tuesday, July 10, Carol and Lynn will appear on KSTP-TV's Channel 5 Twin Cities Live to talk about their experience making the videos. The show airs from 3 to 4 p.m.
Congratulations, Carol!
June 03, 2008
Kane comments on Title IX
Professor Mary Jo Kane (Kinesiology) is quoted in a recent article on Title IX.
Examining the progress and problems of Title IX
East Valley Tribune (Ariz.) May 31, 2008
Kane featured in Pioneer Press interview
Professor Mary Jo Kane (Kinesiology) recently discussed how the media portrays women athletes in a Pioneer Press interview.
Bob Sansevere: Questions with Mary Jo Kane, University of Minnesota professor, on the portrayal of female athletes
Pioneer Press (Minn.) June 3, 2008
May 29, 2008
Kinesiology publications
The University and the School of Kinesiology are well-represented in the most recent issue of the Journal of Sport Management (2008, May) with two articles. "Toward a Grounded Theory of Student-Athlete Suffering and Dealing With Academic Corruption" is authored by kinesiology professor Lisa A. Kihl and her graduate students Tim Richardson and Charles Campisi; the second article, "An Empirical Assessment of Spectator-Based Brand Equity," is authored by kinesiology professors Stephen D. Ross and Keith C. Russell, along with former Ph.D. student Hyejin Jina Bang.
May 28, 2008
Weinberg, Kane to discuss kids' sports involvement
Rich Weinberg, Distinguished University Teaching Professor of child psychology in the Institute of Child Development and Director, Center for Early Education and Development, and Mary Jo Kane, Professor and Chair, School of Kinesiology, and Director, Tucker Center for Research on Girls and Women in Sport, will be on the "Good Enough Moms" (GEMS) radio show on FM 107, Sunday, June 1. The radio show will feature Weinberg and Kane talking about children's involvement in sport. A story on GEMS, a show that explores the many facets of motherhood in today's world, can be found at UMNNews.
Wiese-Bjornstal comments on injury in girls' sports
Diane Wiese-Bjornstal, professor in the School of Kinesiology, is quoted in an article on the prevalence of injury in girls' organized sports.
Equal (and risky) opportunity
Deleware Online (Del.) April 29, 2008
May 23, 2008
Kane comments on marketing female athletes
Mary Jo Kane, professor and chair of the School of Kinesiology and director of the Tucker Center for Research on Girls & Women in Sport, was quoted in an article about Annika Sorenstam and other female athletes in the Greensboro News-Record.
Annika Sorenstam plays with class, grace
Greensboro News-Record (N.C.) May 23, 2008
May 22, 2008
Leitschuh wins first U.S. kinesiology Fulbright
Carol Leitschuh, research associate and lecturer in adapted physical education in the School of Kinesiology, has received a coveted Fulbright Award for 2009. She will be teaching and conducting research in the Czech Republic. According to the Fulbright office, Letschuh is the first Kinesiology academic in the United States to win the award.
Congratulations, Carol!
May 14, 2008
Kin doctoral students practice therapeutic horticulture
Jeannie Larson, Ph.D. student in Education-Recreation, Park, and Leisure Studies (Kinesiology), was featured in an article in the Star Tribune today on horticulture therapy. Jeannie has been running a therapeutic horticulture program through the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum that uses plants to "improve the body, lift the spirit, and stimulate the mind." Li-jung Lin is also mentioned in the story and has been working with Jeannie in the program. Li-jung is also a Ph.D. student in Education-RPLS.
Program seeds a path to healing
Star Tribune (Minn.) May 14, 2008
Dengel, alums publish article
Professor Don Dengel (Kinesiology) has published an article with former students Thomas Olson (Ph.D.) and Jennifer Tracy (M.A.) in the recent issue of Open Sports Medicine Journal on "Validity of a Low-Flow Pneumotach and Portable Metabolic Measurement System." Download article [.pdf].
May 12, 2008
Kane quoted in article on women's sports
Mary Jo Kane, professor and chair of the School of Kinesiology and director of the Tucker Center for Research on Girls & Women in Sport, is quoted as an expert in women's sports in a recent New York Times article.
The uneven playing field
New York Times (N.Y.) May 11, 2008
Leitschuh publishes poetry
Carol Leitschuh, Kinesiology lecturer and research associate, can count published poet among her community engagement activities. In April, Carol's book Harmony with God, Choral Prayer and Preparation was published by Liturgical Press at St John's Abbey in Collegeville, Minnesota. Each poem is complemented by an original choral refrain composed by Dr. Lynn Trapp. The refrain is vocal pedagogy and spiritual enhancement for all involved: directors, singers, and instrumentalist.
This month, Carol's prayer Spirit of Unity is the text used in a commissioned musical arrangement for drums and organ. On May 10, Dr. Kathy Romey in the School of Music conducted a 250-person choir at St. Olaf Church in the world premier of Spirit in Unity set in the Voices of Africa concert with the Minnesota Chorale along with the choirs of St.Olaf, Central Lutheran, St. Peter Claver, and the Twin Cities African choirs.
May 08, 2008
Reiff receives UROP grant
Chris Reiff from the School of Kinesiology's Laboratory of Integrative Human Physiology (LIHP) has been awarded an Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP) grant to support his research project titled "Differences in Caloric Expenditure in Standing versus Sitting Desks."
Congratulations, Chris!
May 07, 2008
Bendickson discusses self defense strategies
Anita Bendickson, a long-time self-defense instructor in the University's Physical Activity Program, has recently been featured in a number of WCCO News stories. These stories detail important information on defending against attackers.
Police: Woman jumps out window fleeing from rapist
WCCO News (Minn.) May 5, 2008
Self-defense online tutorial
WCCO News (Minn.) May 5, 2008
Groping Don Shelby and YouTube (Esme Murphy's blog)
WCCO News (Minn.) May 5, 2008
Self-defense expert demonstrates the basics
WCCO News (Minn.) May 6, 2008
Six UROP students for APAL
In 2007-08, six undergraduate research assistants have received awards from the University to support their research in the School of Kinesiology's Affordance Perception-Action Laboratory (APAL). These competitive awards, from the Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP), have been made to Elizabeth deSanto, Mallory Dzubay, Kyle Elm, Zoe Fung, Christie Pelzer, and Alison Smith.
Please join us in congratulating the APAL and these exceptional undergrads!
May 05, 2008
Kin doctoral student wins Bush Leadership Fellowship
Frank Moe, Kinesiology Ph.D. student and Minnesota state legislator from Bemidji, has been awarded a 2008 Bush Leadership Fellowship. Frank is pursuing a Ph.D. in Education-Recreation, Park, and Leisure Studies and is advised by Professor Keith Russell.
The fellowships, presented by the Bush Foundation, support full-time academic or self-designed study in a wide range of fields including educational policy and leadership, immigrant business development, public health, ecological education and improvement, and Native American culture and language preservation. Bush Fellows include women and men in such fields as public service, education, government, health, business, engineering, architecture, science, farming, forestry, law, trade unions, law enforcement, journalism, and social work.
Congratulations Frank!
Kinesiology students win dissertation fellowships
Two Ph.D. candidates in the School of Kinesiology, Drew Bailey and Jung Hyun Kim, have been awarded Doctoral Dissertation Fellowships for 2008-09 from the Graduate School. These competitive, prestigious, all-University fellowships are designed to support outstanding Ph.D. candidates in devoting full time to their dissertation writing and research. They carry a nine-month stipend of $22,000 plus tuition for thesis credits and/or required seminars during the academic year.
Drew Bailey, student in Education-Recreation, Park, and Leisure Studies, emphasis Outdoor Education/Recreation, is advised by Associate Professor Keith Russell. His research topic, Cultivating Wisdom through a Service-Learning Experience, explores how alternative types of education may contribute to the development of wisdom in young people. In his fellowship application, Drew writes, "If the future is plagued with conflict, the instability is not something that exists 'out there somewhere' but a current that flows from inside individuals. To ensure both individual and social well-being, it may be necessary to not only teach students to recall facts and to think critically, but to think wisely as well."
Jung Hyun (Kenny) Kim is a Kinesiology student whose emphasis area is Exercise Physiology. He is advised by Professor Arthur Leon and Professor Victor Koscheyev. His research topic is Regulation of an Energy-Efficient Physiologically Designed Cooling Garment through a Finger Calorimeter Feedback System for Thermal Comfort During Extravehicular Activity (EVA). He is investigating optimal cooling regimes imposed by a cooling garment with participants at different modes and intensities of work as an analog for astronaut thermal comfort under different levels of exertion during EVA. A second aim of his study is to develop a physiological model of a finger calorimeter feedback system as an indicator of human thermal status while working in a protective garment. Kenny writes, "This research will . . . help to better understand human thermoregulatory responses and provide physiological principles for designing a cooling garment."
May 01, 2008
Warpeha in MN Daily
Doctoral student Joe Warpeha (Kinesiology) was quoted in a Minnesota Daily article on the University of Minnesota Police Department's Biggest Losers weight loss contest. The Kinesiology department's Laboratory of Physiological Hygiene and Exercise Science was also feature.
Minneapolis and campus police seek to shed pounds and gain a new image
Minnesota Daily (Minn.) May 1, 2008
April 28, 2008
Wade keynotes in Kuwait
Michael Wade, Kinesiology professor, was invited to give the keynote address at the First International Conference on Physical Education, Sport, and Health in Kuwait City, Kuwait, April 1-3. This was an inaugural event for the State of Kuwait. The conference was sponsored by the Ministry of Education and the Kuwait Public Authority. Kinesiology Ph.D. graduates Husain Al-Makaimi, Salman Mohammed, and Mubarak Redah were involved in the conference organization and all three hold faculty appointments at the College of Education in Kuwait. Michael also participated in the local TV program "Good Morning, Kuwait."
April 24, 2008
LaVoi to appear on WCCO
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On Sunday, April 27, at 10:00 p.m. Tucker Center Associate Director Nicole LaVoi will be featured on WCCO TV talking about the Parents And Coaches Together (PACT) sport education program she helped co-develop for the Minnesota Youth Soccer Association.
UPDATE: View the story and video at http://wcco.com/specialreports/parents.coaching.behave.2.709792.html.
April 23, 2008
Omli receives NIMH traineeship
Jens Omli, Kinesiology Ph.D. candidate, has been offered a two-year NIMH traineeship at the Institute of Child Development. He will be working with Professors Dante Cicchetti and Nicki Crick to acquire new research skills, including measurement of HPA-axis functioning, which will allow him to investigate the influence of angry parent behavior on emotional outcomes in youth sport participants.
Congratulations, Jens!
April 22, 2008
Leitschuh named Fullbright alternate
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Carol Leitschuh, Kinesiology research associate and lecturer, was named Fulbright Scholar Alternate for 2008-09. Further awards for Carol's proposal are contingent on agency resolution of financial disparities between the dollar and the euro. If funded Carol will work in the Czech Republic lecturing at Palacky University in Olomouc and conducting pilot research on motor development for infants and toddlers living in orphanages.
April 14, 2008
Lavoi on MPR
Nicole LaVoi, associate director of the Tucker Center for Research on Girls & Women in Sport, was featured on this morning's news segment on Minnesota Public Radio. She discussed the newly released 2007 Tucker Center Research Report: Developing Physically Active Girls.