News: Kinesiology
Alina Swafford publishes M.S. thesis manuscript
Alina Swafford, a graduate of the M.S. in Kinesiology program, recently had her thesis manuscript accepted by the European Journal of Applied Physiology. The title of the article is “No...
Internationally Known Martial Artist to Teach Brazilian Jiu-jitsu this Fall
Class Name PEM 2402, Beginning Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and PEM 2403, Intermediate Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Instructor Ricardo Libório, an internationally known martial artist, co-founder of American Top Team and Brazilian Top Team and...
Schellhase, Ingersoll Receive Honors, Recognition from National Athletic Trainers’ Association
The National Athletic Trainers’ Association recently recognized Dean Christopher Ingersoll and Kristen Schellhase, associate lecturer and athletic training program director, during the organization’s convention in July. Schellhase received the Athletic...
UCF Partners with The Paragon School to Develop Health Promotion Interventions for Youth with Autism Spectrum Disorder
When Jeanette Garcia, an assistant professor in the School of Kinesiology and Physical Therapy was in grade school and high school in Pittsburgh, she noticed that students were split into...
First Kinesiology Student Accepted into DeVos Sport Business Management Program
When Gabriella Pacetti ’19 BS found out she had been accepted into the DeVos Sport Business Management Program at UCF, she was shocked. “I was like ‘Do they have the...
Graduate Students Win UCF and College Awards for Outstanding Research, Teaching
Michael La Monica ’18Ph.D. is the recipient of UCF’s 2018-19 award for Outstanding Dissertation in the Social Science, Humanities, Education, Business, Art and Health category. He completed his doctorate in...
UCF Elite Athletes Make the Grade
Elite athletes Natalia Coelho and Mattie Rogers have never met, but they share at least three things in common. Both are majoring in sport and exercise science, maintain 4.0 grade-point averages,...
Kinesiology Students Win Competitive National Scholarships
Six students in the School of Kinesiology and Physical Therapy have each won a $1,500 scholarship from the National Strength and Conditioning Association Foundation. Nicholas Coker, Nicolas Clark, Kylie Harmon,...
UCF Sports Scientist Says GPS Is Changing the Game
UCF Sports Science Director Michael Redd (Ph.D. in exercise science, ’18) recently visited the Fox 35 News studio in Orlando to describe his use of GPS to monitor the university’s...
UCF Athletics, Kinesiology Program Team Up for Student-Athletes’ Well-Being
Athletics Director Danny White (left) and Interim Dean Jeffrey Stout UCF Athletics and the university’s new School of Kinesiology and Physical Therapy are partnering to enhance the well-being and performance...
