School of Kinesiology doctoral candidate, Amanda Bonikowske, has accepted a tenure track assistant professor position at Carroll University in Waukesha, Wis., in the department of human movement sciences.
Bonikowske is advised by associate professor, Dr. Beth Lewis.
Stoffregen and student to be published in Gait & Posture
Professor of kinesiology and director of the Affordance Perception-Action Laboratory (APAL), Dr. Thomas A. Stoffregen, has had an article accepted for publication in Gait & Posture. The article titled, “Body load and the postural precursors of motion sickness,” was written with Frank Koslucher, an APAL graduate student. The five-year impact factor for Gait & Posture is 2.63.
KIN alumnus featured on CEHD website
School of Kinesiology alumnus, Joe Wentzel, is currently featured on the CEHD website for his undergraduate research. The profile describes his path to physical therapy by getting a job in the Human Sensorimotor Control Lab (HSC) through the Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program (UROP). HSC researchers work to increase understanding of how the human brain controls movement.
Wentzel, who will begin the U’s physical therapy doctorate program this summer, said, “As for working in the lab, I believe it’s something any undergraduate should try to do. Not only did it allow me to step outside the classroom and do something that I felt was meaningful but it helped me understand just how ground work in academia is built.”
Read the full story here.
Stoffregen article covered in premier French paper, Le Figaro
Professor of kinesiology and director of the Affordance Perception-Action Laboratory (APAL), Dr. Thomas A. Stoffregen‘s recent article from PLOS ONE, “Getting your sea legs,” has been covered in Le Figaro, one of the oldest and most prestigious newspapers in France. Co-author Dr. Benoit Bardy, is quoted discussing the study.
Article citation: Stoffregen, T. A., Chen, F.-C., Varlet, M., Alcantara, C., & Bardy, B. G. (2013). Getting your sea legs. PLOS ONE, 8(6), e66949. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0066949
Stoffregen presents two posters at inaugural EuroMov conference
Thomas A. Stoffregen, Ph.D., director of the Affordance Perception-Action Laboratory (APAL) and professor of kinesiology, presented two posters at the Inaugural Conference at EuroMov, Montpellier, France, June 24-25:
Stoffregen, T. A., & Chen, Y.-C. Cognitive and postural precursors of post-bout nausea in young boxers.
Stoffregen, T. A., Wade, M. G., & Jor’dan, A. Body sway during visual tasks in Alzheimer’s Disease.
Co-author Dr. MIchael G. Wade is a Professor of Kinesiology at the University of Minnesota. Co-author Dr. Azizah Jor’dan received her Ph.D. in Kinesiology from the University of Minnesota and is now a postdoctoral fellow at Harvard University. Co-author Yi-Chou Chen is a Ph.D. candidate in Kinesiology at the University of Minnesota.
Kane & LaVoi publish in Journal of Sport Management
Drs. Mary Jo Kane and Nicole M. LaVoi, School of Kinesiology, director and associate director, respectively, of the Tucker Center, have an article forthcoming in the Journal of Sport Management with co-author and Tucker Center Affiliated Scholar Janet Fink, University of Massachusetts—Amherst. “The Freedom to Choose: Elite Female Athletes’ Preferred Representations Within Endorsement Opportunities” examined the choices Division I scholarship athletes made regarding how they would like to be portrayed if given the same amount of financial reward and recognition within marketing campaigns. Findings revealed that the overwhelming majority of sportswomen picked images of on-court athletic competence though 30% preferred to be portrayed in a dual fashion, meaning representations of competence and traditional femininity. The article can be found here at the Journal of Sport Management website. A poster describing the research project can be downloaded here.
MinnPost quotes LaVoi on youth sports
Dr. Nicole M. LaVoi, teaching faculty in the School of Kinesiology and associate director of the Tucker Center, is quoted on youth sports in “Rethinking Youth Sports: Businessman David Baird Tries a Different Kind of Hockey Camp,” a MinnPost profile of David Baird, a businessman and founder of The Difference, an organization that fosters leadership development through hockey.
Human Sensorimotor Control Laboratory members to present at NASPSPA
Several members of the Human Sensorimotor Control Lab (HSCL) will be contributing to the North American Society for the Psychology of Sport and Physical Activity (NASPSPA) conference in New Orleans next week. Jürgen Konczak, Ph.D., professor of kinesiology and director of the HSCL, will be one of three program chairs for the conference, serving as the program chair for the Development Perspective section.
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Tucker Center at Saints baseball
The Tucker Center has been invited, along with this year’s record-setting University of Minnesota women’s hockey team, to “Celebrate Women’s Sports Night” on Saturday, May 18 at 7:00 pm at the Saint Paul Saints‘ Midway Stadium as they host the New Jersey Jackals. Other championship women’s teams from around the state will also be in attendance to celebrate the many accomplishments of women in sport in the state of Minnesota this year.
Tucker Center receives generous financial commitment to support Internship Program
In honor of the 20th anniversary of the Tucker Center for Research on Girls & Women in Sport in the School of Kinesiology, Heather L. Burns and Kathleen A. Maloy have made a significant financial commitment to the University of Minnesota Foundation through their Live to Give Charitable Trust Fund to establish the Tucker Center Internship Fund for Gender Equity in Sport. The program is designed to mentor, educate, and provide a quality research experience for aspiring undergraduate students who work collaboratively with Tucker Center faculty and graduate students on important research projects. Students receive hands on experience by participating in a full spectrum of research opportunities.
Benefactors 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 commitment to and passion for gender equity in sport as well as their work through the Live to Give Charitable Trust Fund. “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. 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.”
Ivanhoe Broadcast Television features LaVoi in Fall 2013 “Smart Woman” segment
This fall, Dr. Nicole M. LaVoi, teaching faculty in the School of Kinesiology and associate director of the Tucker Center, will appear in a television show produced by Ivanhoe Broadcast News, a syndicated television news-gathering organization. The segment is based on the 2007 Tucker Center Research Report, “Developing Physically Active Girls: An Evidence-based Multidisciplinary Approach,” and appears as part of Ivanhoe’s “Smart Woman” syndicated series. Ivanhoe provides TV stations with news segments offering viewers health solutions with the latest breakthroughs in science and medicine, tips on staying healthy, and advice from women for women. Ivanhoe reaches 11 of the top 20 television markets including Rochester, La Crosse, and Eau Claire (though not the Twin Cities) reaching an audience of 80 million households.
LaVoi in two AAHPERD research symposia
Dr. Nicole M. LaVoi, teaching faculty in the School of Kinesiology and associate director of the Tucker Center, is part of two research-based symposia at the annual American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (AAHPERD) Conference in Charlotte, NC:
- “Conducting Research on Female Athletes: Strategies for Success,” is a session organized by the National Association for Girls and Women in Sport (NAGWS). The purpose of this session is to provide a multi-disciplinary overview of research related to female athletes and share strategies for conducting research with female athletes.
- LaVoi and Tucker Center Affiliated Scholar Dr. Cindra S. Kamphoff, Minnesota State University-Mankato, will present their national database findings, “Females in Positions of Power Within U.S. High School Sports.” This session is part of the Research Consortium Grant Findings.
Calhoun wins Innovative Ideas Award
Austin Stair Calhoun, Director of eLearning + Digital Strategies in the School of Kinesiology and Ph.D. candidate in sport sociology, was awarded the 2013 CEHD Civil Services Bargaining Unit Innovative Ideas Award.
Kane delivers Raymond A. Weiss Lecture at AAHPERD
Professor Mary Jo Kane, School of Kinesiology faculty and director of the Tucker Center, will deliver the 2013 American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (AAHPERD) Research Consortium Raymond A. Weiss Distinguished Lecture in Charlotte, NC, on April 24. In her lecture, “An Examination of Female Athletes’ Interpretations of Media Representations: A Window into the Construction of Dual Identity & ‘Selling Sex’ in Women’s Sports,” Kane examines how “selling sex” by creating “sexy babe” images suppresses interest in—not to mention respect for—women’s sports.
Postdoctoral Research Award presentation to be given by Thul
Dr. Chelsey Thul, recent graduate and Tucker Center Affiliated Scholar, will give a Postdoctoral Research Award presentation, “Disparities in physical activity among Minnesota adolescents of Somali, and other Non-Hispanic African American and White race,” at the University of Minnesota’s 7th Annual Pediatric Research, Education and Scholarship Symposium to be held Friday, April 19, 2013 from 11:45 – 5:00 PM in the Coffman Union Campus Club.
Why the Women’s Frozen Four was not on television
Dr. Nicole M. LaVoi, associate director for the Tucker Center and faculty in the School of Kinesiology, appeared on WCCO’s “Good Question,” interviewed by Heather Brown. Dr. LaVoi comments on why the Women’s Frozen Four did not appear on a television broadcast.
Tucker Center accepting internship applications, deadline April 1
The Tucker Center is now accepting internship applications until April 1. More information is available here …
Kane presents at USC Conference on Sports
Professor Mary Jo Kane, School of Kinesiology faculty and director of the Tucker Center, will give an invited presentation, “Exploring Female Athletes’ Interpretations of Media Images: A Window into the Construction of Social Identity & ‘Selling Sex’ in Women’s Sports,” at the USC Conference on Sports: Gender Issues and Sports on March 6. Her paper is part of a larger study conducted with Dr. Nicole M. LaVoi, Associate Director of the Tucker Center, and Dr. Janet Fink from UMass-Amherst. The conference is sponsored by USC’s Annenberg Institute of Sports, Media and Society.
Article on coach-athlete sexual abuse quotes LaVoi
The Clarion Ledger (Gannett) has published an article, “Sexual abuse and sports: So much shame, so much blame,” that quotes Dr. Nicole M. LaVoi, associate director for the Tucker Center and faculty in the School of Kinesiology. LaVoi comments on the sometimes problematic power differential between an athlete and her coach.
Wiese-Bjornstal, LaVoi keynote, Bhalla workshops at North Central Sport Psychology Conference
School of Kinesiology faculty Drs. Diane Wiese-Bjornstal, Nicole M. LaVoi, and Jennifer Bhalla, along with several of their graduate students, will be attending the North Central Sport Psychology Conference at Minnesota State University – Mankato this February 22 and 23. Wiese-Bjornstal will give the opening keynote—”Sports Medicine Psychology: Encompassing Multidisciplinary Theory, Research, and Practice”—and LaVoi will give the closing keynote, “Barriers and Supports for Female Coaches: An Ecological Approach.” Bhalla will lead a round-table lunch discussion with Mankato colleague Dr. Cindra Kamphoff on ” Lessons Learned Consulting with Groups and Athletes.”