Congratulations to Dr. Kristen Pickett on receiving an ICTR KL2 Career Development Award! Kristen’s proposed study is titled “Examining the effects of social engagement on exercise outcomes: In-home cycling for individuals with Parkinson disease”. The …
Year: 2017
Dr. Dane Cook Selected to Receive UWPA Postdoc Mentoring Award
Dr. Dane Cook of the Kinesiology Department was nominated by is postdoc students to be one of the recipients of the 2018 UWPA Postdoc Mentoring Award! He will be recognized for is excellence in mentorship …
Cindy Kuhrasch Interviewed on Class Size Opinion at UW Madison
Our PETE Program Director, Cindy Kuhrasch, was interviewed by The Badger Harold to weigh in on her opinion of the day old question “are smaller classes or bigger classes best for college students?” Kuhrasch starts …
Dr. Beth Larson Interviewed About Eating Habits in WalletHub Article
An interview with Dr. Beth Larson of UW- Madison’s Occupational Therapy Program was featured in a WalletHub article about the fattest states in America. In the article she discusses healthy eating habits and environmental inaccessibility …
‘Dallas Doing Good’ puts spotlight on UW-Madison alum Austin
October 09, 2017 Carla Austin was recently featured by Dallas Doing Good for her career serving children as an occupational therapist and her volunteer work at Chase’s Place. Austin is a member of the UW-Madison …
Farrar-Edwards interviewed by NBC15 about Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center event
September 28, 2017 UW-Madison’s Dorothy Farrar-Edwards spoke with NBC15 about the upcoming Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center’s 16th annual community event about Alzheimer’s prevention. Farrar-Edwards is a Vilas Distinguished Achievement Professor with the School of Education’s Department …
Athletic Training students gain valuable experiences through summer internships
October 04, 2017 Students at UW-Madison have the qualifications to compete for some of the top internships across the country. Like their colleagues from across campus, several students with the Department of Kinesiology’s Athletic Training …
2017 Caroline Thompson Memorial Lecture
On September 28th, the Occupational Therapy Program hosted Dr. Gordon Muir Giles at the Wisconsin Discovery Institute to give his lecture titled “Two Approaches to Neurocognitive Rehabilitation: Skills or Strategies”. Dr. Giles spent the day …
Undergraduate Welcome Back Party Huge Success!
On Friday 9/15, the Kinesiology Department hosted our annual Undergraduate Student Welcome Back Pizza Party! So many students came down to meet and chat with each other and our awesome faculty members! This is going …
MS-Occupational Therapy Group Advising Session Fall 2017
MS-Occupational Therapy Group Advising Session, Thursday, September 14th, 4:45 PM. MS-Occupational Therapy Group Advising Session, Wednesday, September 20th, 12:00 PM. MS-Occupational Therapy Group Advising Session, Wednesday, October 11th, 12:00 PM. Session details: …