News: Kinesiology

Kinesiology Grad Student Receives McKnight Doctoral Fellowship

Written By: Camille Dolan '98 | May 12, 2021
Maxine Furtado, a graduate student starting the Ph.D. program in exercise physiology, is a recipient of the McKnight Doctoral Fellowship.  The coveted program is awarded to up to 50 students each year...

Kinesiology Graduate Students Receive Graduate Dean’s Fellowship

Written By: Drexler B. James '13 | May 4, 2021
Two incoming Ph.D. students in Exercise Physiology, Trevor Dufner and Jessica Moon, have been awarded the UCF Graduate Dean’s Fellowship.  The UCF Graduate Dean’s Fellowship is a yearly stipend awarded...

UCF muscle research needed to help send astronauts to Mars

Written By: Spectrum 13 | April 18, 2021
It is been more than a month since NASA’s Perseverance landed on Mars, the rover safely touching down sparking interest in many around the world for a trip to the Red...

Fukuda Named National Strength and Conditioning Association Fellow

Written By: Megan Pabian | April 14, 2021
David Fukuda, an associate professor and Division of Kinesiology chair, has been awarded Fellow status by the National Strength and Conditioning Association. National Strength and Conditioning Association Fellows are an accomplished group of professionals who promote...

Stout Elected as Fellow of National Academy of Kinesiology

Written By: Megan Pabian | April 14, 2021
Congratulations to Pegasus Professor Jeffrey Stout, who has been elected by his peers as Fellow in the National Academy of Kinesiology. Stout joins the 2021 inductees alongside the College of Sciences’ Pegasus Professor Peter Hancock....

Six Students Awarded HUT Scholarships in 2020-21 Academic Year

Written By: Drexler B. James '13 | April 14, 2021
Congratulations to six CHPS students who have been awarded Honors Undergraduate Thesis scholarships in Fall 2020 and Spring 2021 terms. The HUT scholarships are awarded to students enrolled in Directed...

New Exercise Physiology Doctoral Student Receives UCF Fellowship, Plans to Work Closely with Athletic Training Faculty Mentor

Written By: Drexler B. James '13 | April 14, 2021
Andrew Skibski, an incoming doctoral student in the Exercise Physiology program, is the newest recipient of the Presidential Doctoral Fellowship. The fellowship is awarded to superior graduate students who are...

Three Faculty Members Receive Research Incentive Award

Written By: Drexler B. James '13 | April 14, 2021
Congratulations to the three CHPS faculty members who received the 2021 UCF Research Incentive Award. This year’s winners from the College of Health Professions and Sciences are: Jacqueline Towson, from...

2021 Founders’ Day Honorees

Written By: ALLISON HURTADO ’12 | April 7, 2021
The annual recognition celebrates the outstanding academic achievements of our faculty members and students.

Meet the 2021 Pegasus Professors

Written By: ALLISON HURTADO ’12 | April 7, 2021
Issa Batarseh, Cristina Fernández-Valle, Luis Martínez-Fernández, Marshall Schminke and Jeffrey Stout have been selected as the 2021 Pegasus Professors.

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