Jafra D. Thomas, MA, MPH and PhD candidate, kinesiology, has been recognized by the American Kinesiology Association (AKA) with two awards. Both are described under the broad heading, “In recognition of outstanding academic and leadership accomplishments, AKA is proud to name Jafra Thomas of Oregon State University as 1) a 2019 AKA Graduate Student Writing […]
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A six-week transition period did not help wearers adjust to “maximal” running shoes, indicating that increased impact forces and loading rates caused by the shoe design do not change over time.
Savanna Force, a sophomore who studies kinesiology, has been named to the Pac-12 Conference Women’s Gymnastics All-Academic Second Team. To be eligible for selection to an all-academic team, a student-athlete must have a minimum 3.0 overall grade-point average and have participated in at least 50 percent of competitions in the regular season. Savanna has become a […]
Two doctoral students in kinesiology, Sarah Ehrlicher and Harrison Stierwalt, were just awarded nationally competitive research grants. Both Sarah and Harrison received the Doctoral Student Research Grant from the American College of Sports Medicine, a premier research award for doctoral students in the field of kinesiology.
Assistant Professor Marit Bovbjerg, epidemiology, was selected as a Fulbright Scholar for the 2019-2020 academic year. She will be working at the National Perinatal Epidemiology Centre at University College Cork, Ireland, doing research on home birth, VBAC and maternal hemorrhage in the Irish health care system.
For a child with disabilities, access to mobility makes a tremendous difference in their development and socialization.