Members of the Kinesiology Undergraduate Student Organization (KUSO) and Ann Swartz, PhD, ACSM Fellow, professor and chair of the Department of Kinesiology Exercise Science & Health Promotion Unit, visited Lambeau Field to meet with the Assistant Strength Coach Grant Thorne. The students were given a… Read More
Undergraduate students from the Department of Kinesiology participated in the first ever Skills Test Fest event. The Fest was created in a student-designed and led-class project in the KIN430 Exercise Testing course taught by Clinical Associate Professor Laura Rooney, PhD, MS. Students in the class designed… Read More
Three PhD students from the Department of Kinesiology presented at the Midwest Chapter of the American College of Sports Medicine (MWASCM) Conference in November. They were Kristen Deal (poster), Andrew Kaplan (oral) and Saira Talwar (poster). Talwar won the “Outstanding… Read More
Graduate student Christa Wamsley (MS in kinesiology) and undergraduate student Erin Crownover (BS in kinesiology), with Professor and Chair Ann Swartz, PhD, ACSM Fellow, from the Department of Kinesiology Exercise Science & Health Promotion (ESHP) Unit, have been working on… Read More
The 2018 edition of UWM Research has launched, celebrating the stories and work of nearly 100 UWM faculty members, students and staff… including several of the College of Health Sciences’ own. Kinesiology and physical therapy graduate student David Cornell (pictured… Read More
On Wednesday, October 18, doors officially opened on the newly renovated and expanded Healthy Urban Bodies program at UW-Milwaukee. The result of collaborative effort of Kinesiology and Nutritional Sciences programs at the College of Health Sciences (CHS), the expanded Healthy… Read More
Every second Sunday in October for the last thirteen years, UWM faculty, staff and students have come together for a fun run/walk in the neighborhood to raise money for UWM student scholarships. This year, more than 1,200 runners, walkers, strollers… Read More
Two faculty from the College of Health Sciences (CHS) travelled in June to the 5th annual Weight Stigma Conference, held in Prague, the Czech Republic. Presenting research results Professor Christy Greenleaf, PhD, undergraduate program director for the Department of Kinesiology,… Read More
Stacy Gnacinski was planning to become a physician assistant until she took a sport psychology course that was a prerequisite for the kinesiology master’s program. She loved it so much, she pursued it as a career. Read the full story
As a recent recipient of a “UWM Student Leadership Award”, undergraduate Nutritional Sciences student Kelly Braun is showing what student leadership looks like. Student recipients are selected for their growth and development as a leader and involvement in campus and… Read More