Category: Health and Kinesiology

Purdue Pete went in front of the cameras for exercise and mindfulness videos aimed at 10- to 12-year-old schoolers. Soon to be distributed to different schools in the state of Indiana for research purposes, the videos were produced by Purdue University’s Alvin Kao, assistant professor in the Department of Health and Kinesiology, and PhD  student Riley Schellingerhout.

Over the summer, faculty and students from the Purdue University Department of Health and Kinesiology conducted metabolic testing for 11 Purdue wrestlers in collaboration with the team’s strength and conditioning coach and team dietitian.

Purdue University’s chapter of Exercise is Medicine on Campus, housed within the Department of Health and Kinesiology, has earned gold-level recognition from the American College of Sports Medicine.

Craig Voll, coordinator for the sports medicine concentration in the Purdue Department of Health and Kinesiology’s kinesiology major, will be inducted June 26 in New Orleans.

More than 38 million Americans, or roughly 11.6% of the U.S. population, have diabetes, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the disease has considerable symptoms throughout the body — including tendon issues.

Lundon Burton was only a teenager when he first suffered the effects of atrial fibrillation, a type of arrhythmia characterized by fast and irregular heartbeats located in the upper chambers of the heart.

Jaqui Carrell (’12) and Pierre Nesbit (’13) are both products of the Purdue University Department of Health and Kinesiology and are working the big game as athletic trainers — Carrell for Washington and Nesbit for Michigan.

An interdisciplinary team comprised of Alice Wilcoxson, clinical associate professor in the Department of Health and Kinesiology; Jillian Hubertz, clinical assistant professor in the Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences; and Janelle Tipton, clinical assistant professor in the School of Nursing is the 2023 recipient of the Patsy J. Mellott Teaching Innovation Award. Established by College of Health and Human Sciences (HHS) alumna Patsy Mellott, the award supports HHS faculty who demonstrate their excellence and leadership as teachers by proposing significant innovations to enhance the quality of HHS education programs.

HHS Success Mentors transformed hundreds of timid first-year students into high-achieving leaders inside and outside the classroom. As is often with HHS students, the urge to help and give back has kept the number of mentors plentiful.

A sports medicine concentration was established in 2020 to keep the undergraduate program’s momentum in producing professional athletic trainers — and other health care professionals — on fields, courts and rinks around the nation.

Scott Lawrance, clinical professor in the Department of Health and Kinesiology, is the recipient of the 2023 Jane S. Link Outstanding Teaching Award.

PALS started as a sports camp in 2002, but it has grown into a more well-rounded experience over the years. Students learn swimming with science, exercise with engineering.

Purdue health and kinesiology clinical associate professors Alice Wilcoxson and Jennifer Popp were named Most Distinguished Athletic Trainers, one of the highest awards the National Athletic Trainers’ Association can give an individual.

When it comes to keeping athletes healthy on the tennis court, Purdue University College of Health and Human Sciences alumna Kathleen Stroia and her team serve up expert athletic training for the Women’s Tennis Association.

Healthcare is ever-evolving, with the Bureau of Labor Statistics projecting 2 million new jobs across healthcare occupations from 2021-31. As more and more people choose to enter the healthcare field, Justice Montgomery, a travel physical therapist and 2016 graduate from Purdue University’s College of Health and Human Sciences (HHS), is helping those interested in a career in healthcare delve deeper into the collaborative nature of healthcare through the podcast Pretty in Practice.

From the moment I took my first tour of Purdue’s campus with my older sister, I knew I wanted to go to Purdue. Although I wasn’t 100% sure what I wanted to do in the future, when I was applying to Purdue, I knew I wanted to be in the healthcare field.

Purdue University College of Health and Human Sciences researchers uncovered new details that add to the demographics of older adults most likely to fall.

Dr. Alberto Oseguera, a 2013 Department of Health and Kinesiology alumnus, joined Boilermaker football as the team doctor in October, and he will travel with the program when it faces LSU at the Cheez-It Citrus Bowl in Orlando, Florida.

Lisa Hilliard, clinical assistant professor in the School of Health Sciences, invested in the future of the 72 students enrolled in her Applied Anatomy for Medicine class by purchasing two Anatomage Clinical Tables, an adjustable table-sized digital touchscreen interface that brings the human body to life in remarkable detail.

The newly renamed A. H. Ismail Center for Preventive and Lifestyle Medicine is still a place for exercise and fellowship between Purdue faculty, staff and students.

To highlight the many accomplishments of first-generation students, faculty, staff and alumni, the Purdue University College of Health and Human Sciences (HHS) is participating in First-Generation College Celebration Week from Nov. 7-11 alongside the rest of the University to increase visibility, community and support for first-generation Boilermakers.

Alumnus Devin Wyss will be rooting for Purdue despite working as an athletic trainer for both the Boilers and Florida Atlantic football.

Health and kinesiology PhD candidate Nick Baumgartner and his students study the connection between memory and acute resistance exercise.

The prospect of graduate school can seem daunting for any undergraduate student, but for students from underrepresented backgrounds, the stakes can be even higher. To help these students gain momentum toward graduate school in STEM fields and get involved in research, the Purdue University Louis Strokes Alliance for Minority Participation (LSAMP) program supports a variety of research and professional development opportunities during the fall, spring and summer semesters. The program also offers funding to support students’ research activities.

From stress relief to informing their studies, Purdue University College of Health and Human Sciences students have choreographed dance into their busy college careers.

March Madness spilled into April as 24 teams competed in Hoops 4 Hunger, a basketball tournament held by the Purdue University Health and Kinesiology Undergraduate Club April 9 in Lambert Fieldhouse.

From bringing the lab into students’ homes to elevating students’ internship experiences and developing new simulation opportunities, the Patsy J. Mellott Teaching Innovation Award has fostered many innovative ideas in the Purdue University College of Health and Human Sciences (HHS). The most recent award recipients, Becky Good and Janelle Potetz in the School of Nursing, will be integrating a flexible simulation program as part of four nurse practitioner graduate clinical courses to combat clinical placement challenges due to availability.

Jake Jarvis, a health and kinesiology junior who cranked a pinch-hit home run March 2 at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, said a proper swing involves just about every part of the body, especially the lower half.

The Great Lakes Athletic Trainers’ Association (GLATA) will honor Scott Lawrance, clinical professor and director of athletic training education at Purdue University, with the 2022 GLATA Golden Pinnacle Award.

Scott Hutton and his team have developed products and methods that analyze and perform blood-based diagnostic testing.

new year. It’s time for a new you by introducing more exercise into your life, which is easier said than done when there’s an ongoing pandemic, terrible weather and the stresses of everyday life.

Service learning can benefit the student’s character and career path.
Several programs in the Purdue University College of Health and Human Sciences urge their students to use what they learn in the classroom to benefit off-campus communities.

While its current structure only dates back to 1976, the Department of Health and Kinesiology is grounded in campus developments in the early 1900s.

For many Purdue HHS alumni PAs, the profession’s flexibility to continue learning and help a variety of patients are especially appealing, and HHS opens the door to many interest areas that lead to PA school, including health and kinesiology, nutrition science, health sciences, public health and more.

The road to medical school is paved with hard work and a passion for helping people, but biology and standard science tracks are not the only way to get there.

HHS will once again be represented at the Olympics. For the events in Tokyo this summer, two HHS alumnae and one current student will compete for the gold, and they will be backed by thousands of Boilermakers rooting for them around the world.

New research from Purdue University’s College of Health and Human Sciences revealed that young adults’ sex, medications and physical activity affect their falling patterns.

During PALS (Purdue Athletes Life Success) camp, children spend time at the pool and on the field, make new friends, and receive hands-on experience with STEM projects.

Early disclosure, combined with explicit language, may suggest at least a portion of young victims are actively seeking safe ways to talk about their experiences with abuse via SMS text messages.

“Space pants” and pump being used in a clinical trial led by a Purdue University researcher who is exploring the use of non-surgical and in-home options to help people manage peripheral artery disease (PAD).

College of Health and Human Sciences has a deep bench of talented alumni working for professional sports teams, both as athletes and as key players behind the scenes.