PEAP Groundbreaking Ceremony on May 4

4/24/12 The groundbreaking ceremony for our new PEAP building will be held at 3:30 pm on May 4, 2012 at the construction site on the corner of John Kimbrough Blvd and Penberthy Blvd.  Construction begins on May 7, 2012.  Please plan to attend this special event along with members of the Board of Regents, the administration, Dean, and special guests. ...

Dr. Kelly Wilson to Join Faculty

4/24/12 Dr. Kelly Wilson, Associate Professor and Coordinator of the Undergraduate and Graduate Health Education programs at Texas State University, has signed a letter of appointment to become a tenure-track Associate Professor of Health Education effective August 1, 2012 pending approval of university administration.  Dr. Wilson was a graduate of our Health Education PhD program in 2004 and has been a professor at Texas State University since then.  She is a Fellow of the American Sc ...

Chancellor Sharp approves name change of the CSHD

April 17, 2012 The Center for the Study of Health Disparities (CSHD) has undergone a whirlwind of changes recently.  Changes within the past several months include new leadership, a new external advisory board, new faculty and student affiliates, new space (in Blocker) as well as organizational changes.  A critical one however, is the recent approval of a name change for the center. Chancellor Sharp has approved changing the name of the CSHD to the Transdisciplinary Center for Health E ...

Former Student Runs Boston Marathon

4/16/12 The Department of Health & Kinesiology congratulates Jill McKean, Class of 2000, B.S., Kinesiology (Sport Management option) who ran the Boston Marathon on Monday, April 16th with a finish time of 05:49:53.  Jill, we are so proud of you! ...

2012 College Sport Symposium

4/6/12 The Department of Health and Kinesiology is pleased to announce another outstanding event that our faculty will be hosting.   On April 20, 2012, the Laboratory for the Study of Intercollegiate Athletics will be hosting the 2012 College Sport Symposium at the Zone.   The event will feature Mike Slive (SEC Commissioner), President R. Bowen Loftin, Tommy Bain (Cotton Bowl Classic), Grant Teaff (Executive Director, AFCA) and be moderated by John Rhadigan (Fox Spo ...

Students Sweep TACSM Meeting

3/6/12 Students from the department had a impressive showing at the Texas Chapter of the American College of Sports Medicine (TACSM) annual meeting. Three Ph.D. candidates swept the top three positions in the doctoral student research competition at TACSM (L-R):   First Place: David Ferguson (Huffines Institute, Dr. Tim Lightfoot) Third Place:  John Seawright (Vascular Biology Lab, Dr. Christopher Woodman) Second Place:  Yang Lee (Redox Biology & Cell Signaling Lab, Dr. John L ...

Marla Hall SOPHE

3/2/11 Marla Hall, a Ph.D. candidate in health, has been awarded a 21st Century Scholarship from the Society for Public Health Education (SOPHE).  The award provides conference support to full-time undergraduate and graduate level students to attend the SOPHE Midyear Scientific Conference, or Annual Meeting or Health Education Advocacy Summit.  The scholarship will be for the 2012 Midyear Scientific Conference, held next month in Nashville.  It has been a big week for Hall, as she ...

2012 Huffines Discussion Annoucement

1/28/12 Eight national leaders in the world of sports, medicine and exercise science will meet in Aggieland to bring their knowledge and insight to the public. The second annual Huffines Discussion will happen March 23rd at Rudder Theatre. Doors open at 12:30 with the first presentation beginning at 1pm. Each speaker will get 15 minutes to speak about his or her latest findings on a conversational level. All of the speakers are passionate about their topics and the talks should be powerful. A ...

Tool Helps Parents Assess Motor Opportunities

2/27/12 It's a common practice for new parents to question whether or not their infant is developing on target with other children.To eliminate envy on the playground among parents, researchers from Texas A&M University created an easy-to-use assessment tool for parents to determine if their home is equipped for a positive learning environment. Carl Gabbard, director of the Motor Development Lab at Texas A&M, selected graduate students and a team of researchers from Methodist University ...

FITLIFE Firefighters

2/17/12 Fire fighting is a job that requires extreme bouts of physical activity, often under severe conditions. It’s no surprise that the cardiovascular system of a firefighter is pushed to the limit when fighting a blaze. In fact, studies reveal that more than 50 percent of on-duty deaths are attributed to heart disease, making it the leading cause of death among firefighters. Through the FITLIFE program at Texas A&M University, researchers are currently monitoring the cardiovascular ...

CADES to TTI

2/7/12 From the Texas Transportation Institute On Jan. 4, with approval from The Texas A&M University System chancellor, the administrative responsibility for the Center for Alcohol and Drug Education Studies (CADES) was transferred to TTI. CADES — which was founded and directed by Maury Dennis, a retired Texas A&M University professor and a current senior research scientist at TTI — began operating in 1997 to address problems caused by alcohol and drug abuse. CADES rema ...

TAMU Dance Awarded Collaboration Grant

2/10/12 The Texas A&M Dance Program has been awarded a grant to collaborate with other research and creative activities at the university.  The two year grant totaling almost $200,000 is an effort between the Department of Health and Kinesiology, the Department of Computer Science and the Department of Visualization. The team will lead a new initiative of interdisciplinary research and creative activities in Interactive Arts and Technology, focusing on interactive performance.  The ...

Perpetual Dance Slated for February 24 and 25

Mark your calendars for the Texas A&M University Dance Program’s annual dance concert, "Perpetual Motion," on Friday, February 24 at 7:30 pm and Saturday, February 25 at 3:00pm and 7:30pm. The show will be held at the Texas A&M campus in the Read Building room 263.  The Read Building is located under Kyle Field connected to G. Rollie White. This year’s performance includes works by Guests Artists Holly Schmidt and Jane Weiner as well as works by TAMU Dance faculty and st ...

PEAP Facility Update

2/7/12 Steps are already progressing in the construction of the new Physical Education building for the Department of Health & Kinesiology. The new building will be constructed near the corner of Penberthy Road and John Kimbrough Boulevard. The PEAP Building will house 12 badminton courts, six volleyball courts, four basketball courts, three weight rooms and four special use rooms. Other features includes rooms for fencing, gymnastics, self-defense, dance, yoga and Pilates, sports condition ...

Boucher Joins Graduate Athletic Training Program

1/24/12 The Department of Health & Kinesiology at Texas A&M is pleased to announce the addition of Anthony Boucher, PhD, MPT, ATC, LAT to the department as an assistant professor. Boucher will work in the Graduate Athletic Training Program in the department.  He most recently served as the director of the same program at Baylor University.    “Dr. Boucher’s background as a clinician as well as his teaching, research and mentoring experience will allow him to m ...

2012 Cotton Bowl LSIA

1/5/12 For the third year in a row, sport management students from the Laboratory for the Study of Intercollegiate Athletics (LSIA) will serve as hosts and representatives for the 76th annual Cotton Bowl Classic. Students spend the week before the game in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area marketing the Cotton Bowl to the public.  These students break up into teams to compete against in a friendly promotional competition.   Each team is given an area in the city to develop and deliver thei ...

New Year Fitness

1/3/12 If you made a New Year's resolution, chances are high one of your 2012 goals includes getting in shape. After a holiday season filled with family gatherings, it's no surprise many people hope to shed a few pounds once the holidays have come and gone. "Embarking on a fitness routine without considering the basics of proper exercise safety can be a slippery slope resulting in injury, especially for those new to exercise or returning to the gym after a long break," says Timothy Lightfoot, di ...

PEAP T-Shirts

In the sprit of the holiday season, students in the Physical Education Activity Program (PEAP) received a gift fit for year round enjoyment. The Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP) for Texas A&M is called “Aggies Commit.” This QEP is based on the goals and outcomes stated in the roadmap of the Academic Master Plan.  It states when an Aggie graduates with a baccalaureate degree, they should be prepared to engage in lifelong learning, including participating in activities that enha ...

CAHRL Poster Aware

The 9th Annual Pathways Student Research Symposium was held Friday Nov 11th in Rudder Tower.  Undergraduate, master and doctoral students presented over 350 poster presentations from across the TAMU system. The Child & Adolescent Health Research Laboratory (CAHRL) Poster titled “Parental Factors and Influences on Fruit & Vegetable Consumption Among Children” received a “SUPERIOR POSTER PRESENTATION” award. This honor is given to the top one percent of poster ...

Deutz Aging Research

11/23/11 A new era in research focusing on how we age is coming to Texas A&M. Dr. Nicolaas Deutz and his research team have agreed to come to Texas A&M University and develop a Center for Translational Aging Research (pending review and approval of the central administration and the Texas A&M System Board of Regents). Dr. Deutz currently serves as Professor of Geriatrics at the Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). He al ...

Brittany Sanchez Profile

11/14/11 Brittany Sanchez will admit she was hesitant when she received a skydiving jump as a birthday present from her father.  However, it only took one jump for her to change her mind. “It was his idea and I was a little hesitant,” Brittany says. “But as soon as I hit the ground, the first thing I asked was when can I go again.” The exercise physiology Ph.D. student from Houston continued to make jumps and is now part of the team that won a gold medal at the 2011 ...