Ingraham’s research leads to Ride-Along

July 18, 2014

Stacy Ingraham, PhD., senior lecturer in the School of Kinesiology and director of the Human and Sports Performance Lab, recently went on a ride-along with the St. Louis Park Police Department as part of research that analyzes heart-rate responses of police officers and firefighters on the job. Ingraham and her research team are collecting data from the St. Louis Police Department, the SWAT Team, the University of Minnesota Police Department and the Hopkins Fire Department. Research shows that over 2,000 police officers die every year from a cardiovascular event compared to 70 who die due to other causes. Research has also revealed that 50% of police officers die within 5 years of retirement and a police officer’s life expectancy is 15 years less than the average individual. Ingraham and her research team will continue to collect data to help assess risks presented while on the job and developing a plan to minimize these risks.

CBC Canada interviews Kane on media coverage and female athletes

July 11, 2014

Dr. Mary Jo Kane, director of the Tucker Center and professor in the School of Kinesiology, talks with Leigh Anne Power in a podcast from CBC Radio Canada’s Central Morning Show, “Why Women’s Sports Doesn’t Get Media Coverage.”

Labedz & Slagel join Tucker Center Summer Internship Program

July 10, 2014

The Tucker Center’s Summer Internship Program for Gender Equity in Sport welcomes two new interns this year. Elizabeth Labedz and Lauren Slagel are already hard at work on several research projects from coding data to developing a literature review as well as other projects that make the Tucker Center productive in ways that garner local and national recognition.

Labedz comes to the TC as a program coordinator from the national non-profit Playworks [link], via an undergrad degree in Gender and Women’s Studies at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. Elizabeth says she’s excited to work in the Tucker Center because our research has a profound and direct impact on girls and women who engage in sport and physical activity. Read more about Elizabeth here…

Slagel hales from St. Olaf College, graduating this past May with a double major in biology and exercise science. She too is excited about the opportunity to be a part of the Tucker Center and work on projects that relate to her own passions for health and fitness. Read more about Lauren here…

The Internship Program for Gender Equity in Sport is designed to mentor, educate, and provide a quality research experience to aspiring students who work collaboratively with Tucker Center faculty and graduate students on important research projects. Interns receive a stipend and hands-on experience by participating in a full spectrum of research opportunities. The program benefactors “believe that gender equity in sport can catalyze gender equity in other socioeconomic and political arenas. Supporting the Internship Program allows the Tucker Center to attract the ‘best and the brightest’ students and to mentor them in ways that will enhance their commitment to gender equity through participation in sport and physical activity.”

UK’s Globe and Mail quotes Kane on media coverage

July 8, 2014

Dr. Mary Jo Kane, director of the Tucker Center and professor in the School of Kinesiology, is quoted in a Globe and Mail article, “Unforced error: Where are the female athletes on TV?” The article, also quoting TC Affiliated Scholar Cheryl Cooky, looks at media coverage of Canada’s Genie Bouchard, a Wimbledon finalist this year.

Bosch has manuscript accepted for publication

July 7, 2014

Tyler Bosch (Ph.D., ’14) is the lead author of an article to be published in the Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research.

The article entitled, “Abdominal Body Composition Differences in NFL Football Players” examined visceral adipose tissue in professional football players using dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA). This is the first paper to examine visceral adipose tissue in these professional athletes and examined the visceral adipose tissue levels by position.

This article was part of Bosch’s doctoral dissertation. Donald R. Dengel, Ph.D., a professor of kinesiology and director of the Laboratory of Integrative Human Physiology was a co-author.

Leon gives keynote at International 22nd Puijo Symposium

July 3, 2014

Local Kuopio newspaper featuring Dr. Leon and the Symposium — Local Kuopio newspaper featuring Dr. Leon

Arthur Leon, MD., professor of kinesiology and emeritus director of the Laboratory of Physiological Hygiene and Exercise Science (LPHES), presented at the International 22nd Puijo Symposium that was held June 24-28 in Kuopio, Finland.

Leon has been invited to the conference regularly since 1982 and was highlighted in the local newspaper. The conference attracts the top names within the field of physical exercise in clinical medicine and allows for attendees to share the latest developments through workshops and talks.

This year, his presentation was titled, “Evidence of protective effects of aerobic physical activity and VO2max fitness against CVD and all-cause premature mortality.”

Dr. Leon presenting at the 2014 Puijo Symposium in Kuopio, Finland

LaVoi and colleagues publish in Sociology of Sport Journal special issue

July 2, 2014

Dr. Nicole M. LaVoi, faculty in the School of Kinesiology and associate director of the Tucker Center, has published an article, “We Walk the Line: An Analysis of the Problems and Possibilities of Work at the Sport Psychology-Sport Sociology Nexus,” in a special issue of the premier journal in the field, the Sociology of Sport Journal. The article, written with Ted Butryn, Kerrie Kauer, Tamar Semerjian, and Jennifer Waldron, addresses the authors’ experiences at the interdisciplinary boundary of sport psychology and sport sociology.

Tucker Center affiliate Kaiser’s paper accepted at OSCLG annual conference

June 26, 2014

Tucker Center affiliated scholar Kent Kaiser, Ph.D., has had his paper, “Athletes in the Twittersphere: A Two-Part Exploratory Study Supporting a Postmodernist ‘Genderlect’,” accepted for the Organization for the Study of Communication, Language and Gender (OSCLG) 37th Annual Meeting in Santa Clara, CA, in October. Kaiser is an associate professor of communication at the University of Northwestern–St. Paul.

Chicago Tribune quotes LaVoi on daughters and sport

June 24, 2014

Dr. Nicole M. LaVoi, faculty in the School of Kinesiology and associate director of the Tucker Center, is quoted in the Chicago Tribune article “Steering reluctant daughters to play sports.” LaVoi states that “parents should emphasize physical activity itself, as the value of competitive sports has been oversold.”

Kane on panel at AP Sports Editors 2014 conference

June 24, 2014

Dr. Mary Jo Kane, director of the Tucker Center and professor in the School of Kinesiology, is a panelist at the 2014 Associated Press Sports Editors (APSE) annual conference in Arlington, VA, on June 26. The session, “Portrayal of women by sports media: A frank discussion about how women are presented in sports coverage. It’s not about the level of coverage; it’s how it is presented,” also includes Christine Brennan, USAToday sports columnist and best-selling author, Missy Meharg, University of Maryland Terrapins field hockey head coach for 27 years, and Monica McNutt, former Georgetown basketball standout and sports reporter and anchor at CTV Washington. Kane’s invited presentation is “Does sex really sell?: Consumer Responses to Media Representations of Women’s Sports.”

Iserman published through NETA

June 24, 2014

Michael Iserman, M.Ed. student of Stacy Ingraham, Ph.D., has been published through the National Exercise Trainers Association (NETA). Iserman’s book is titled, The Fitness Professional’s Manual.

Along with his work towards obtaining his M.Ed in Applied Kinesiology, Iserman serves as NETA’s Director of Personal Training as well as is the President of the Minnesota Distance Running Association.

Iserman holds accreditation through the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM), National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA), National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM) and the American Council on Exercise (ACE). He has previously served on ACE’s Industry Advisory Panel and as the Chair of NETA’s Certification Board.

Leon named editor, prestigious presenter and co-author of Ph.D. presentation

June 23, 2014

Arthur Leon, MD., professor of kinesiology, and director of the Laboratory of Physiological Hygiene and Exercise Science (LPHES), has been named editor of the International Journal of Food and Nutrition.

Dr. Leon has also been invited as a presenter at the 22nd International Puijo Symposium in Kuopio, Finland, held June 24-28. His topic is entitled, “Independent and additive effects of VO2 max and aerobic exercise on CVD and all- cause mortality.”

In addition to his new title and presentation invitation, Leon’s Ph.D doctoral advisee, Derek Salisbury, named Dr. Leon a co-author of his poster presentation entitled, “Comparison of the effectiveness of arm-ergometry and treadmill training on walking capability of PAD patients with claudication.”

Tucker Center affiliated scholar video on youth sport and obesity prevention

June 21, 2014

Toben Nelson, professor in the School of Public Health and Tucker Center Affiliated Scholar, has published a video summarizing his “Healthy Youth Sports Study” research work, investigating the relationship between youth sport participation and obesity prevention strategies.

Orange County Register quotes Kane on Title IX

June 18, 2014

Dr. Mary Jo Kane, director of the Tucker Center and professor in the School of Kinesiology, is quoted in The Orange County Register article, “Titan women of the Title IX era,” on the history of Title IX.

Dengel Co-Investigator on University of Minnesota Foundation grant

June 11, 2014

Donald Dengel, Ph.D., professor of kinesiology, and director of the Laboratory of Integrative Human Physiology (LIHP), will serve as a co-investigator for a University of Minnesota funded grant titled, “Novel Functional MRI of Reno-Cerebrovascular Endothelial Dysfunction with PCO2/PO2 Challenges in Chronic Kidney Disease.”

This grant proposes to use combine functional MRI methods with the active management of end-tidal PCO2/PO2 (partial pressure of carbon dioxide and oxygen), to study both reno-cerebral physiological functionality and vascular reactivity in the same chronic kidney disease patient. If successful, this method will provide clinicians with a non-invasive method to examine the kidney.

Dengel on AHA/EACPR Writing Group

June 11, 2014

Donald Dengel, Ph.D., professor of kinesiology, and director of the Laboratory of Integrative Human Physiology (LIHP) will serve on the writing group that will develop a joint policy statement from the American Heart Association and the European Association for Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation. The policy statement is concerned with a “Healthy Lifestyle Promotion, Education, and Interventions: Defining Key Stake Holders and Roles.”

Bosch receives doctorate & fellowship

June 11, 2014

Dr. Tyler Bosch successfully defended his doctoral dissertation and has accepted a Post-doctoral Fellowship at the University of Minnesota School of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology. Dr. Bosch completed his Ph.D. under the advisement of Donald Dengel, Ph.D., professor of kinesiology, and director of the Laboratory of Integrative Human Physiology (LIHP). Bosch began his new position on June 2. Congratulations!

LaVoi on athlete domestic violence, guests on Edge of Sports radio blog

May 28, 2014

Dr. Nicole M. LaVoi, faculty in the School of Kinesiology and associate director of the Tucker Center, guests in the May 28 episode of the Left Jab Radio/Edge of Sports radio blog commenting on domestic violence and athletes, especially at the collegiate level.

Hear it here: 05-28-14 Edge of Sports

Dengel has manuscript accepted for publication

May 28, 2014

Donald Dengel, Ph.D., professor of kinesiology, and director of the Laboratory of Integrative Human Physiology (LIHP) has authored an article that will be published in the Journal of Pediatrics.

The article, “Cardiac autonomic dysfunction and arterial stiffness among children and adolescents with ADHD treated with stimulants,” examined the effects of ADHD medications on the development of cardiovascular risk factors. Lead author of this article is Dr. Aaron Kelly, a 2004 graduate of the School of Kinesiology.

Ross quoted in Pioneer Press’ article examining Kevin Love’s future with Timberwolves

May 28, 2014

Stephen Ross, Ph.D., associate professor in the School of Kinesiology and director of undergraduate programs, was quoted in the recent Pioneer Press article, “If Timberwolves-Love split happens, timing could be everything.”

Come January, the Wolves could offer Kevin Love a contract worth $26 million, but reports are that Love has no intention of resigning with the team and will choose to opt out of the final year in his contract (2015-16′). The best case scenario for both parties would appear to be a trade by the NBA Draft on June 26, or a trade before the February deadline.

In the article, Ross observed that Timberwolves fans wouldn’t necessarily be mad at Love himself, but the organization. He also noted a non-winning season could contribute to the frustration.

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