Authors Meghan McCue, Kara Marlatt, J. Sirard, and Kinesiology associate professor of exercise physiology, Dr. Donald Dengel, recently had a manuscript accepted for publication.
Their contribution, “Examination of changes in youth diet and physical activity over the summer vacation period,” is to be published in the Internet Journal of Allied Health Sciences and Practice.
Graduate students Meghan McCue and Kara Marlatt are currently advisees of Dr. Donald Dengel.
Dr. Dretzke taught MESI Summer Institute class and will present at MWERA Conference
Dr. Beverly Dretzke, Research Associate at CAREI, was invited to teach a professional development class tapping her expertise in applied research and data analysis. The class, “Analyzing Survey Data Using Microsoft® Excel,” was part of the Technical Data Analysis Skills session track at MESI‘s July Summer Institute. Dretzke’s class focused on applications using Excel’s Analysis Toolpak and PivotTable reports. Participants in the class included University of Minnesota graduate students and staff, evaluators from independent research organizations, local government analysts, and staff from area colleges and universities. Much of the content from the professional development class is also available in Dretzke’s publication Statistics with Microsoft® Excel, which is now in its fifth edition with Pearson. Dretzke will be presenting a similar workshop at the 2012 Mid-Western Educational Research Association Conference. The MWERA conference will be held in Evanston, IL in November.
Yonas hosted families at prosopagnosia information workshop at ICD
Al Yonas, professor and Sherryse Corrow, doctoral student at the Institute of Child Development, hosted families with children with prosopagnosia (face-blindness) in Minneapolis over the weekend of July 27, 2012. The weekend was designed to offer summaries of current research, information about fostering social skills and working with prosopagnosia in classroom settings, as well as to provide the opportunity to share concerns and other insights. Families from across the country gathered at the day-long workshop and undergraduates and other researchers in Al Yonas’s lab participated, and all reports indicate it was a total success!
Anderson presents to Euroscience Open Forum and Royal Irish Academy about research integrity
Melissa Anderson, Ph.D., professor in the Department of Organizational Leadership, Policy, and Development (OLPD), presented a paper on research integrity and international research collaboration at the Euroscience Open Forum (ESOF), Europe’s largest general science meeting, which was convened July 11-15, 2012 in Dublin. While there, she also presented an invited address at the Royal Irish Academy. As part of the Science in the City program, she was one of nine ESOF speakers invited to participate in Alchemists’ Apertif, designed to bring ESOF to the media and public through interactive panel presentations at pubs.
Goh selected as faculty mentor for American Psychological Association Minority Fellowship Program
Michael Goh, Ph.D., associate professor in the Department of Organizational Leadership, Policy, and Development (OLPD), was one of ten faculty members selected nationwide to be an expert faculty and mentor for the American Psychological Association Minority Fellowship Program (MFP) at the Psychology Summer Institute (PSI) July 8-14, 2012 in Washington, DC.
Two OLPD graduate students complete the President’s Emerging Leaders (PEL) Program
The President’s Emerging Leaders (PEL) program recently graduated its latest cohort of 25 University leaders. Two members of this year’s cohort came from the Higher Education Program in the Department of Organizational Leadership, Policy, and Development (OLPD).
- Daniel Jones-White, Analyst, Office of Institutional Research
(Ph.D. student, EDPA-Higher Education) - Amber Schultz, Director of Admission, University of Minnesota, Crookston
(Ed.D. student, EDPA-Higher Education)
EDPA alum leads research that is improving health services nationwide
Eric Campbell, director of research at Mongan Institute for Health Policy in Massachusetts General Hospital and an associate professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School, is highlighted on the College of Education and Human Development website. Campbell received his Ph.D (EDPA-Higher Education) in 1996 from the Department of Educational Policy and Administration which is now the Department of Organizational Leadership, Policy, and Development (OLPD).
“When Eric Campbell won a national award for the impact of his research on health care this year, some of the first people he thanked were his Ph.D. advisers (Melissa Anderson and Karen Seashore) at the University of Minnesota.”
McNair Scholars present their research
Eight CEHD undergraduate students are presenting their research and posters at the U of M TRiO Ronald E. McNair Scholars Program’s Twentieth Annual Poster Presentation and Reception. A total of 20 students have participated from the University of Minnesota Twin Cities, Duluth, and Rochester campuses; the University of Wisconsin Stevens Point; and Carleton College. The students conducted research this summer under the direction of University faculty research mentors. CEHD majors represented include Business and Marketing Education/Human Resource Development, Family Social Science, Kinesiology, and Youth Studies.
All are invited to attend the event on Thursday, August 2, 2012, from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. in Coffman Memorial Union – Mississippi Room.
LA Times, Charlotte Observer quote Kane on Muslim Olympian sportswomen
Dr. Mary Jo Kane, professor in the School of Kinesiology and director of the Tucker Center, is quoted on the female Muslim athletes competing in the Summer Olympics in London in a piece in the Charlotte Observer titled, “Female Muslim athletes are pioneers for progress” and in the Los Angeles Times in an article titled, “London Olympics: Women from three Muslim countries are pioneers.”
“Female Muslim athletes are pioneers for progress.” Kane said. “It [progress] is a very slow process, but one of the things sport teaches us as human beings is perseverance.”
Kanes guests on League of Women Voters’ “We The People”
Dr. Mary Jo Kane, professor in the School of Kinesiology and director of the Tucker Center, will be a guest on “We the People,” a League of Women Voters cable access program. The program will broadcast through the month of August and will focus on Title IX.
Zelazo featured in The Harvard Center on Developing Child video series
Phil Zelazo, professor, Institute of Child Development (ICD), is one of several well-known child development researchers who are featured in a new video discussing executive function from The Harvard Center on the Developing Child. The video is part of the Center’s InBrief series that explains recent scientific research on early childhood development. You may view the video and more from the series here: http://developingchild.harvard.edu/resources/multimedia/videos/inbrief_series/inbrief_executive_function/
Read more about ICD research on executive function in this Connect magazine story.
ICD alumnus’ research on risk factors of children’s violent behavior featured in StarTribune
Doug Gentile (Ph.D. 1998), currently associate professor at Iowa State University, was featured in the StarTribune, discussing his research that explains six risk factors that predict violent behavior in children. Gentile’s research found that factors such as heavy exposure to violent media content, combined with factors such as low parental involvement, gender, and a bias toward hostility, can increase the likelihood of violent behavior. Gentile explains more in a YouTube post, “Until now, we haven’t really had a very good way of predicting who is likely to be more physically aggressive. So if we use these in schools, we might be able to profile kids, figure out who the higher risk kids are, and target some programming directly towards them that actually may end up having a larger effect.”
You may read the StarTribune post here: http://www.startribune.com/local/blogs/161933985.html
You may view the YouTube video here:
KIN wishes Olympic connections good luck in London
In light of the 2012 Summer Olympics, the School of Kinesiology is proud to recognize its connections to the Games unfolding in London, England over the next two weeks.
Alumni representing the School are former Gopher star and current Minnesota Lynx guard Lindsay Whalen (B.S., sport management, 2004); triple jumper Amanda Smock (Ph.D., exercise physiology, 2010); and Olympic Committee Member Angela Ruggiero (M.Ed., applied kinesiology, 2010). In addition, Roberto Sobalvarro, instructor for PE 1031 Sabre Fencing and PE 1033 Foil Fencing in the School of Kinesiology, has been named the head coach of the Women’s Epee U.S. Olympic Team.
The School of Kinesiology shares the Olympic games’ mission to encourage and support the promotion of ethics in sport, with aim to enrich the quality of human life. Congratulations, and good luck!
Dengel publishes with former advisee, attends NIH committee meeting
Dr. Don Dengel has had two articles accepted for publication with lead author Danielle Templeton, his PhD advisee who completed her doctorate in 2010:
Templeton DL, John R, Painter P, Kelly AS, Dengel DR: Effects of the Left Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD) on the Compliance and Distensibility of the Carotid Artery. Heart and Vessels (in press).
Templeton DL, Mosser KHH, Chen J, Stone MD, John R, Dengel DR, Thompson LV: Effects of Left Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD) placement on myocardial oxidative stress markers. Heart, Lung & Circulation (in press).
Dr. Dengel’s other summer activities included attending the Pediatric Exercise Data Harmonization Project meeting at the University of California-Irvine on July 12. This NIH-sponsored committee is developing a national registry for pediatric exercise data and consists of experts from the United States, Canada and Europe.
Dengel elected to NASPM Board of Directors
Congratulations to Dr. Don Dengel, associate professor of exercise physiology, who has been elected to the Board of Directors for the North American Society for Pediatric Medicine. He will serve a four-year term.
Kane comments on MPR program on Penn State sanctions
Dr. Mary Jo Kane, professor in the School of Kinesiology and director of the Tucker Center, was a guest on Minnesota Public Radio’s The Daily Circuit on Monday, July 23, in a program on the Penn State sanctions, “NCAA lays out Penn State punishment.” Kane was joined on the program by Michael Buckner, attorney for universities before NCAA committees, and Chuck Smart, President of the Compliance Group and former member of the NCAA Enforcement Staff.
Elementary education’s Carly Smith named Queen of the Lakes for 2013
The Department of Curriculum and Instruction congratulates elementary education student Carly Smith, who has been recognized as the Queen of the Lakes for the 2013 Minneapolis Aquatennial Festival. Produced by the Minneapolis Downtown Council, the Aquatennial Festival is a civic celebration of the City of Minneapolis.
CBS Minnesota featured a story on Smith and others. For more information on the Minneapolis Aquatennial, please visit their website.
2012 Colloquium on P12 STEM Education Research
The Colloquium on P-12 STEM Education is an interactive national forum, hosted by the STEM Education Center, that brought together 140 educators, researchers, STEM professionals, and other STEM stakeholders in a dynamic two-day colloquium, July 9 and 10. Sessions were hands-on, participatory, and experiential. This was an opportunity to learn about the newest research in STEM education, bridge the gap between research and practice to implement effective practices, see and experience what is working in P12 STEM education classrooms, and discuss next steps and potential solutions for the issues encountered in STEM education.
To view more images of the days’ events, go to the STEM Education Center’s Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.449547888399423.100092.154478357906379&type=1
U of M creates nation’s first academic minor in integrative leadership
The University of Minnesota’s Board of Regents voted to approve a new academic minor in “integrative leadership,” designed to train future leaders to bridge institutional, geographical, and national boundaries to address social, economic, and political challenges. The new graduate-level program will align with the work of the Center for Integrative Leadership, a joint venture between the Humphrey School of Public Affairs, Carlson School of Management, College of Education and Human Development, and the School of Public Health.
See full press release.
The Department of Organizational Leadership, Policy, and Development (OLPD) will serve as the minor’s academic home.
Details on the minor can be found on the OLPD website at www.cehd.umn.edu/olpd/grad-programs/ILM.
EDPA alum named as head coach/GM of NAHL hockey team
John Hamre was named the new head coach and general manager of the Coulee Region Chill of the North American Hockey League (NAHL). In 2007 Hamre received his Ph.D. in educational policy and administration-higher education from the Department of Educational Policy and Administration now the Department of Organizational Leadership, Policy, and Development (OLPD).
Full press release.