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College of Education Alumni to be Recipients of 2018 SHAPE America Awards
Jan. 22, 2018
Two College of Education alumni will receive honors at the 2018 SHAPE America Convention and Expo.

How to Choose a Sport for Your Daughter or Son
Jan. 20, 2018
Consider the psychological and social skills you value and how those may correlate with success in all areas of life

John Bartholomew Named Editor-in-Chief of the Translational Journal of the American College of Sports Medicine
Oct. 19, 2017

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…

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.

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…

Adolescent Health and Development Lab's Research Featured in Huffington Post
Aug. 17, 2017

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…

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

Maslowsky receives NICHD Career Development Award
Jul. 17, 2017
Award will fund research focused on demography, health, and contraceptive use of repeat teenage mothers.