Dr. Donald Dengel, associate professor of exercise physiology, gave a talk this past week at the 27th International Symposium of European Group of Pediatric Work Physiology in Mawgan Porth, United Kingdom. His topic was, “Impact of Changes in Screen Time on Blood Profiles and Blood Pressure in Adolescents Over a Two Year Period”.
In addition, Dengel also had a monograph printed;
Dengel DR, Hearst MO, Harmon JH, Lytle LA: Impact of changes in screen
time on blood profiles and blood pressure in adolescents over a two
year period. In: Willaims CA, Armstrong N (eds.), Children and
Exercise XXVII: The Proceedings of the XXVIIth International Symposium
of the European Group of Pediatrics Work Physiology, September, 2011, 121-125. 2012. Oxon, England: Routledge.
Stoffregen re-appointed consulting editor of journal
Congratulations to Dr. Tom Stoffregen, Kinesiology movement science professor, who has been re-appointed as a Consulting Editor for the Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception & Performance.
Stoffregen published in Science et Motricité
Thomas Stoffregen, Kinesiology movement science professor, has published an article in the journal, Science et Motricité.
The citation is Stoffregen, T.A. Motion sickness considered as a movement disorder [“Le mal des transports comme trouble de la motricit´e”], Science et Motricité, 74, 19-30.
Science et Motricité is recognized as one of the premier kinesiology journals published in France.
Kinesiology PhD candidate Azizah Jor’dan will attend 2011 National Institute on Aging Grants Technical Assistance Workshop
Azizah Jor’dan, PhD candidate in Kinesiology, has been selected to participate in the 2011 Grants Technical Assistance Workshop (TAW) hosted by the National Institute on Aging (NIA). The Grants TAW is tailored to students in gerontology and related fields, and investigators in different stages of their research careers. The workshop consists of sessions and presentations that are designed to give participants substantial advice from the NIA about preparing for a research career in aging and in taking the next step toward building an independent research career. Ms. Jor’dan will present her dissertation research investigating postural motion in older adults with cognitive deficits.
The Grants TAW will be held November 17-18 at the Sheraton Hotel Boston in association with the Gerontological Society of America (GSA) 64th Annual Scientific Meeting. Ms. Jor’dan is advised by Prof. Michael G. Wade. Congratulations!
LaVoi talks about Lynx and WNBA playoffs on KARE-11
Tucker Center Associate Director Dr. Nicole LaVoi appeared on KARE-11 on September 15 with Boua Xiong to discuss the hype around the Minnesota Lynx playoff run. Watch the segment, “Move over boys! Here come the Lynx.”
Sport Management lecturer Roy Gaddey featured on UMNews
School of Kinesiology lecturer Roy Gaddey has brought a world of knowledge to University of Minnesota classrooms. Having been a vice president of business development for a Fortune 500 company, the owner of a sports marketing firm, and a real estate developer, he brings a unique combination of professional and academic experience to the classroom.
Gaddey teaches SMGT 3421 Business of Sport in the School of Kinesiology. In addition, he teaches business and marketing education in the Department of Organizational Leadership, Policy, and Development (OLPD).
Gaddey was recently featured in a UMNews article, highlighting his contributions and involvement with the University.
To read the full article, click here.
Ingraham to participate in local and national activities this fall
Dr. Stacy Ingraham, Kinesiology lecturer in exercise physiology, will have a busy fall semester.
Ingraham has been invited to lead a discussion on “Experience-Based Approaches to Teaching Fitness and Wellness” at the McGraw-Hill National Symposium in New York on September 22 and 23. In addition, she has been selected to serve on the Wellness Advocacy Working Group, a national organization whose goal is to initiate significant advocacy efforts that will create change in attitudes and support for college and university wellness and physical activity programs. McGraw-Hill Education’s executive editor is serving in an advisory position and the group is supported in part by McGraw-Hill’s Health and Human Performance editorial group.
On October 29, Ingraham will speak at the Minnesota State High School Wrestling Coaches Association Conference in Elk River, Minnesota. Her topic is, “Nutritional Considerations for Athletes: Optimizing Performance.”
Dengel receives GPS Alliance International Travel Grant
Dr. Donald Dengel, associate professor of exercise physiology, has been awarded a GPS Alliance International Travel Grant from the University of Minnesota for $1,000.
Dengel will be traveling to the United Kingdom to present his paper, “Impact of Changes in Screen Time on Blood Profiles and Blood Pressure in Adolescents Over a Two Year Period” at the European Group of Pediatric Work Physiology XXVII Biennial Conference
from September 19 – 23.
The other authors on the paper are M.O. Hearst, J.H. Harmon, and L.A. Lytle. Mr. Harmon is an associate in Dengel’s Laboratory of Integrative Human Physiology.
Two School of Kinesiology undergrads selected as CEHD student bloggers
Kong Chang and Erika Sperl-Imhoff will be blogging for the College of Education and Human Development this academic year. Both fifth year seniors, Chang is a sport management major from St. Paul, while Sperl-Imhoff is a kinesiology major from Minneapolis.
Chang hopes to work in youth sports following graduation. “I want to work with youth in athletics because as coaches we can provide a positive sport experience and so positively influence youth,” he said.
Sperl-Imhoff hopes to use her kinesiology degree to continue working in athletic training. She currently works as the student athletic trainer for the Gophers’ men’s and women’s swimming and diving and men’s gymnastics teams.
You can follow the adventure of Chang & Sperl-Imhoff’s senior year via the CEHD student blogs.
Tucker Center receives major gifts to support gender equity scholarship, education, and outreach
The School of Kinesiology’s Tucker Center for Research on Girls & Women in Sport has received two generous and substantial gifts to support a doctoral fellowship and a research and education fund for innovative scholarship related to gender equity in sport.
Heather Burns and Kathleen Maloy have established the Tucker Center Doctoral Fellowship for Gender Equity in Sport and the Tucker Center Research Fund for Gender Equity in Sport. The fellowship will support a Tucker Center doctoral student whose academic focus is dedicated to identifying and eliminating gender bias and discrimination in sport and physical activity. The research fund will provide ongoing support for scholarly activity and educational/outreach initiatives.
Burns and Maloy have long admired the ground-breaking work of the Tucker Center. Their desire to support the Tucker Center’s efforts stems from their work through Live to Give Charitable Trust Fund, as well as their commitment to and passion for gender equity in sport. “Live to Give makes strategic and catalytic gifts to promote social justice, equity, and human rights with a particular focus on girls and women,” says Burns. “Kathleen and I believe that gender equity in sport can catalyze gender equity in other socioeconomic and political arenas.”
Professor Mary Jo Kane, director of the Tucker Center, says, “I am overwhelmed by the generosity of these two amazing women. Their gifts will allow us to attract and support the ‘best and the brightest’ students from around the globe to come to the U of M and conduct research that will truly make a difference. Their investment will create new opportunities for discovery and will allow those of us who work in the Tucker Center to have an impact in the broader society around issues involving gender equity in sport.”
Dengel is co-investigator on $100,000 Hyundai Hope on Wheels grant
In a ceremony today, Dr. Don Dengel, exercise physiology associate professor in Kinesiology, was presented with a “check” for $100,000 from Hyundai Hope on Wheels for the grant, “Development of Methods to Measure Cerebral Vascular Function in Survivors of Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia.” Dr. Dengel is co-investigator with Dan Mulrooney, MD, in Pediatric Oncology. The ceremony was held in the new University of Minnesota Amplatz Children’s Hospital.Congratulations, Dr. Dengel!
Kihl appointed to editorial board of Journal of Issues in Intercollegiate Athletics
Lisa Kihl, PhD, Kinesiology sport management associate professor, has been appointed to the Editorial Review Board for the Journal of Issues in Intercollegiate Athletics. The peer-reviewed journal focuses on cross-disciplinary research regarding college sport in the United States. Congratulations, Dr. Kihl.
LaVoi addresses challenges of drawing fans for women’s sports
School of Kinesiology lecturer and Tucker Center associate director Nicole LaVoi appeared on WCCO TV on Sept. 1, answering Jason DeRusha’s “Good Question” on attracting fans to the stands for the Minnesota Lynx and women’s sports. “Even when the men are losing they’ll get front page above the fold, while female athletes are relegated to the hinterlands of the sports section or not covered at all,” said LaVoi.
See the video below and a transcript of the appearance here.
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U of M School of Kinesiology welcomes new director, Prof. Li Li Ji
Li Li Ji, PhD, begins his tenure this week as the director of the School of Kinesiology. Formerly of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Prof. Ji served as chair of UW’s Department of Kinesiology from 1994-1997 and from 2003-2010. He received his B.S. from East China Normal University in Shanghai, China, and his M.S. and Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He was awarded a postdoctoral fellowship from the Institute for Enzyme Research at UW-Madison.
Prof. Ji is a noted exercise physiologist and researcher in biochemical and molecular physiology and nutrition and aging. His areas of expertise include oxygen free radicals and antioxidant protection. Welcome, Professor Ji!
Yawen Yu, Kinesiology PhD, accepts post-doctoral fellowship at U of Nebraska
Yawen Yu, Ph.D., who successfully defended her doctoral dissertation on August 18, has accepted a post-doctoral fellowship at the University of Nebraska-Omaha. She will work in the Nebraska Core Biomechanics Facility, under the direction of Professor Nick Stergiou. Dr. Stergiou is one of the top international researchers on the dynamics of human movement in clinical populations, and post-doc positions in his lab are highly sought after and very prestigious.
Dr. Yu was a student in the Affordance Perception-Action Laboratory, working under the supervision of Professor Tom Stoffregen.
Professor Kane quoted in USA Today column on sports idols
Mary Jo Kane, professor of sport sociology in Kinesiology and director of the Tucker Center, was quoted in a USA Today column by Christine Brennan, titled “Some top male athletes had a woman as their sports idol“.
Kane notes that “as a result of Title IX, we have now created a critical mass of women who have played sports. We now have a generation or two of great women athletes, and a generation of male athletes growing up who see women’s sports not as an insult or a step down, but instead see female athletes as role models.”
LaVoi discusses ’15-minute’ exercise study on Fox 9 News
Dr. Nicole LaVoi, Kinesiology lecturer and associate director of the Tucker Center for Research on Girls & Women in Sport, was interviewed on Fox 9 News August 16 on the new study that finds that just 15 minutes of daily exercise can increase one’s life span by as much as three years. The finding challenges current recommendations that call for 30 minutes of physical activity five days a week.
Watch the segment:
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Kane’s article on portrayal of female athletes gets growing attention
This month’s article in The Nation by Kinesiology professor Mary Jo Kane on how sport media portray female athletes has been garnering a great deal of attention nationally. Prof. Kane, professor and director of the Tucker Center for Research on Girls & Women in Sport, wrote “Sex Sells Sex, Not Women’s Sports,” for The Nation‘s special issue on the role and impact of sports in U.S. culture. Since its release in the August 5-22 edition of the publication, references to the article have appeared on National Public Radio’s home page, the New Yorker, and Women’s eNews. Read more at the links below.
http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/books/2011/08/for-love-of-the-game-1.html
http://www.npr.org/2011/08/02/138919822/the-nation-sports-dont-need-sex-to-sell
http://www.womensenews.org/story/athleticssports/110815/jordans-choice-maya-moore-helps-all-team-players
Kinesiology Ph.D. graduate and colleagues publish in Ecological Psychology
Marc Russell Giveans, a recent Kinesiology Ph.D. graduate, is the lead author on an article published with his adviser, Prof. Tom Stoffregen, director of the Affordance Perception-Action Laboratory in Kinesiology, and three other colleagues:
Giveans, M. R., Yoshida, K., Bardy, B. G., Riley, M. A., & Stoffregen, T. A. (2011). Postural sway and the amplitude of horizontal eye movements. Ecological Psychology, in press.
Dr. Giveans received his Ph.D. in Kinesiology, emphasis in Human Factors/Ergonomics, in 2010. Ken Yoshida is a current Ph.D. advised by Prof. Stoffregen. Dr. Bardy and Dr. Riley are colleagues from Montpellier, France and the University of Cincinnati, respectively.