Julie Stamm was recently interviewed by WPR regarding her response to the new PSA from Brett Favre about waiting until high school to play tackle football. Repetitive head impacts can have serious impacts on brain …
Year: 2021
Julie Stamm’s new book to be released in July!
The Department of Kinesiology is thrilled to house so many amazing faculty and staff who are doing really important and exciting work! Among them is Julie Stamm, assistant professor and author of “The Brain on …
“Riding in the Moment” with Dr. Beth Fields
Dr. Beth Fields has partnered with Beaming Inc., a non-profit that provides equine-assisted therapeutic riding, to create the “Riding in the Moment” program to help people living with dementia. This is the second program of …
Jake Lindheimer receives 2021 New Investigator Award
Congratulations to Dr. Jake Lindheimer for winning the 2021 New Investigator Award from the American College of Sports Medicine! This award is intended to recognize new investigators who, as a consequence of their educational background/training …
GHSRL Baldwin Seed Project
Congratulations to the Geriatric Health Services Research Lab for securing Baldwin Wisconsin Idea Endowment grant funding! Students in the lab, Alicia Oestreich, Samantha Schwartz, Lesley Thao, and Olivia Condon worked together along with their supervisor …
Cindy Kuhrasch on NPR Ideas Network
Cindy Kuhrasch, the program coordinator of the PETE program was recently featured on NPR’s Ideas network. During their time together Cindy and Larry Meiller discussed the differences between and the benefits of physical activity and …
Athletic Training Podcasts with Julie Stamm
Julie Stamm has been featured in two different podcasts in the last couple of months to discuss her career, research, and upcoming book! Concussion Corner Podcast Concussion Corner is a podcast hosted by Dr. Jessica …
Cindy Kuhrasch Featured in Local News
Throughout the pandemic, Cindy Kuhrasch has been featured multiple times in the news for her work in helping families find ways to stay engaged in physical activity while also having fun. We are deep in …
Bowling for a Cause
Cindy Kuhrasch has been working with St. James Catholic School in Madison since they began reopening their school to children. Their partnership has been a great experience for Cindy’s students studying physical educations as they …
Kevin Biese published in Physical Therapy in Sport
Congratulations to Kevin Biese for publishing his original research, “Association of lower extremity injuries and injury mechanism with previous concussion history in adolescent athletes” in volume 48 of Physical Therapy in Sport! Kevin is a …