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Providing Health Education via Mobile Phones Helps Improve Postpartum Outcomes

Oct. 09, 2017

Text messaging and phone calls make it easier for new moms in Quito, Ecuador, to care for their newborns and for themselves. Results from research conducted by a faculty member in UT’s Department of Kinesiology and Health Education (KHE) are driving new protocols for this population. Julie Maslowsky is an assistant professor…

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You’ve Got to Move It, Move It!

Sep. 15, 2017

Kinesiology and Health Education Professor Darla Castelli discusses the role children's physical activity plays in development and cognition throughout the lifespan.

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Kinesiology and Health Education New Faculty 2017

Sep. 07, 2017

The College of Education is happy to welcome 15 new faculty members for the 2017-2018 academic year. This year, the Department of Kinesiology and Health Education is joined by Nicholas Enge, Sophie Lalande, Liesl Nydegger, and Miguel Pinedo. Nicholas Enge – Lecturer Nicholas Enge What institution were you most…

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Adolescent Health and Development Lab's Research Featured in Huffington Post

Aug. 17, 2017

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Thomas Hunt Receives Retrospective Article Award from the Journal of Sport History

Aug. 11, 2017

  Kinesiology and Health Education Associate Professor Thomas Hunt has received the Best Article of the Year Award from the Journal for Sport History. The award is a retrospective honor, looking back on the best articles published by the journal for each year from 1974. Hunt was selected as the 2006 winner…

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Carole Holahan Receives Grant to Study Associated Health Risks of Living with a Smoker

Aug. 03, 2017

The study will focus on middle aged women, who are at risk of passive smoking effects

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Maslowsky receives NICHD Career Development Award

Jul. 17, 2017

Award will fund research focused on demography, health, and contraceptive use of repeat teenage mothers.

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Terry Todd Honored with Alvin Roy Award for Career Achievement

Jul. 14, 2017

Terry Todd has been recognized for his career achievements and contributions to the field of sports conditioning and training

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Stanforths Inducted as Fellows of the American College of Sports Medicine

Jun. 19, 2017

Dixie and Philip Stanforth along with past presidents of the American College of Sports Medicine Dixie and Phil Stanforth have been named fellows by the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM).  The ACSM fellowship recognizes significant contributions to the organization in research and service through active…

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Maslowsky Chosen as a William T. Grant Foundation Scholar

May. 22, 2017

Maslowsky's project will focus on identifying developmentally and culturally appropriate strategies for reducing unplanned repeat births among Hispanic adolescents.

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