Fields of study

Kinesiology
B.S. (honors option), M.Ed. (applied kinesiology and licensure), M.A., Ph.D.

Recreation, park, and leisure studies
B.S., M.Ed., M.A., Ph.D.

Sport management
B.S.

Physical education
M.Ed. (initial teacher licensure)
DAPE additional licensure
M.Ed./DAPE

Coaching
Minor and certificate

Human factors/ergonomics
freestanding graduate minor

Contact us

Marta Fahrenz, coordinator of graduate studies, 612-625-4380, mfahrenz@umn.edu

Brandi Hoffman, coordinator for undergraduate and M.Ed. professional programs and advising

Michael G. Wade, director of graduate studies (DGS)

Mary Jo Kane, director, School of Kinesiology

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Kinesiology graduates celebrate with family, faculty, and staff at the Cooke Hall graduation party before the College of Education and Human Development commencement ceremonies May 14.

News

Diane Wiese-Bjornstal, associate professor in Kinesiology, was elected to the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports Science Board for 2009-2012. The board's activities include review and input on the long-standing President's Challenge program as well as many other initiatives related to physical activity and health across the lifespan. The board includes ten scholars who are selected because of their significant contributions to the research and science of physical activity, fitness, health, and sports.

Professor Don Dengel, has recently published an article in Ultrasound in Medicine & Biology with three of his former graduate students: Andrea Thelen (M.A., 2006), Aaron Kelly (Ph.D., 2004) and Eric Williamson (M.Ed., 2002). The article is based on Ms. Thelen's thesis. See complete listing below:

Thelen, A.M., Kelly, A.S., Williamson, E.B., and Dengel, D.R. (2008) Examining the time course of endothelium -independent dilation by nitroglycerin. Ultrasound in Medicine & Biology, Vol. 34, No. 8, pp. 1217–1220.

Beth Lewis, assistant professor of kinesiology, appears on WCCO-TV's Good Question: Do Treadmill Calorie Counts Work? Dr. Lewis was interviewed yesterday by WCCO's Jason DeRusha on the topic of how many calories are used when exercising on a treadmill or elliptical machine.

Exercise physiologist Don Dengel, professor in the School of Kinesiology, is quoted in an August 9 New York Times article covering Olympic boxing, "Boxer Collapses While Trying to Make Weight." Dengel talks about the dangers of fluid loss as a measure for rapidly losing weight.

Stephen Ross, Kinesiology assistant professor, is quoted in the Opinion Exchange section of the August 3 Star Tribune. The article focuses on the viewership of the upcoming Beijing Summer Olympics. Prof. Ross is also quoted in Sunday's Milwaukee Journal Sentinel about the new high-tech sporting goods used by Olympic athletes in this year's Games.

Jens Omli, Kinesiology Ph.D. candidate, and Nicole LaVoi, Associate Director of The Tucker Center, have had their manuscript, "The perfect storm: Background anger in youth sports" accepted for publication in the Journal of Sport Behavior. Expected publication date is early 2009.

Thomas Smith, Kinesiology research associate, has been invited to present a paper to the First World Conference on E-Learning, in Las Vegas, Nov 17-21, 2008. His paper is titled “Benchmarking Social Cooperation in Web-Based versus Face-to-Face Learning Environments.” In addition, Smith has been appointed Chair of the Professional Standards and Education (PSE) Standing Committee of the International Ergonomics Association (IEA), a committee that accredits ergonomist certifying bodies and provides certification guidelines to graduate-level ergonomics/human factors (E/HF) education programs worldwide.

Dr. Stacy Ingraham, Kinesiology lecturer, is quoted in an online article in the June 30 U.S. News & World Report. Read about the benefits of interval training and Dr. Ingraham's comments about warming up and stretching before workout.

Carol Nielsen, executive secretary in Kinesiology, appeared on KSTP's Twin Cities Live on June 10 to talk about her experiences as an Explore Minnesota celebrity for the Mainstreets Minnesota promotion. See Carol's interview at the Twin Cities Live home page, June 10 link: http://www.twincitieslive.com/

The University and the School of Kinesiology are well-represented in the most recent issue of the Journal of Sport Management (2008, May) with two articles. "Toward a Grounded Theory of Student-Athlete Suffering and Dealing With Academic Corruption" is authored by kinesiology professor Lisa A. Kihl and her graduate students Tim Richardson and Charles Campisi; the second article, "An Empirical Assessment of Spectator-Based Brand Equity," is authored by kinesiology professors Stephen D. Ross and Keith C. Russell, along with former Ph.D. student Hyejin Jina Bang.

Rich Weinberg, Distinguished University Teaching Professor of child psychology in the Institute of Child Development and Director, Center for Early Education and Development, and Mary Jo Kane, Professor and Chair, School of Kinesiology, and Director, Tucker Center for Research on Girls and Women in Sport, will be on the "Good Enough Moms" (GEMS) radio show on FM 107, Sunday, June 1. The radio show will feature Weinberg and Kane talking about children's involvement in sport. A story on GEMS, a show that explores the many facets of motherhood in today's world, can be found in UMN News.

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