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Centennial Teaching Fellowship Awarded to Dixie Stanforth

Apr. 23, 2020

Dixie Stanforth has been selected to hold a 2020-21 Dads’ Association Centennial Teaching Fellowship for the spring semester. Stanforth received this recognition because of her commitment to excellence in undergraduate education. She’s an associate professor of instruction in the Department of Kinesiology and Health Education. “Words fail to…

Exercise Science Undergrads Win ACSM Texas Chapter’s Student Bowl

Mar. 09, 2020

Exercise science majors Cameron Vaughan, Hayden Rich, and Maria Hadjimarcou in the Department of Kinesiology and Health Education (KHE) edged out 35 teams from schools across Texas to win the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) Texas Chapter’s Student Bowl. The Student Bowl is a Jeopardy-style competition where teams of…

KHE Department Chair Named Editor-in-chief of the Translational Journal of the American College of Sports Medicine

Jan. 08, 2020

Matt Bowers Selected for President's Council on Sports, Fitness, and Nutrition Science Board

Jan. 07, 2020

While serving on The Science Board, Bowers will support the implementation and communication of the National Youth Sports Strategy.

Introducing the Dean's Promising Scholars

Nov. 26, 2019

From left to right: Sarah Chong, Alejandro “A.J.” Sanchez, Leslie Aguilera, and Manuel “Manny” Sandoval, four of the inaugural cohort of Dean’s Promising Scholars The college is pleased to announce the launch of the Dean’s Promising Scholars, the college’s first four-year, full-tuition scholarship program for undergraduate students who show tremendous…

Mary Steinhardt Named American Academy of Health Behavior Fellow

Nov. 11, 2019

Mary Steinhardt, professor in the Department of Kinesiology and Health Education (KHE), has been named a fellow of the American Academy of Health Behavior. The academy serves as the research home for health behavior scholars and researchers primarily focused on a commitment to excellence in research and its…

Mary Steinhardt Receives $3.3 Million Grant from the National Institutes of Health

Oct. 04, 2019

The project provides resources to African Americans to manage their daily demands of type 2 diabetes.

Kinesiology and Health Education Faculty Member Receives $1.2 Million Grant from NIAAA

Oct. 01, 2019

Miguel Pinedo's project will address gaps in our understanding of barriers that prevent people from seeking and receiving appropriate care for alcohol use disorders.

Kinesiology and Health Education New Faculty 2019

Sep. 04, 2019

This year, the Department of Kinesiology and Health Education is joined by Hao-Yuan Hsiao and Galia Tzvetkov.

E-Cigarette Ads Increase Likelihood of Teen and Young Adult Vaping

Aug. 27, 2019

Researchers found that those who remembered seeing in-store and TV e-cigarette marketing were significantly more likely to begin using e-cigarettes up to 2.5 years later.

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