Department of Health, Human Performance and Recreation

Graduate Students Honored with Weber, Ferrell Scholarships

A scholarship awarded to five University of Arkansas graduate students brings with it a responsibility to provide the utmost in professional care to athletes in all sports and at all competitive levels. Continue reading

Major Gives Students Many Opportunities to Make Impact

Students could pick a new major from the academic degree listings for the University of Arkansas this fall – but it isn't new. Continue reading

Student Learning from International Leader in Sports Field

The year he spent working for an Arkansas-based international marketing company made Justin Bentley realize where he really wanted to work – the business of sports. Continue reading

Athletic Training Education Student Wins Scholarship

Alyssa Romasco, a student in the Master of Athletic Training degree program at the University of Arkansas, was selected to receive a scholarship from the Southwest Athletic Trainers Association, the association announced last month. Continue reading

Di Brezzo Named Interim Vice Provost for Academic Affairs

Ro Di Brezzo, University Professor of kinesiology and director of the Human Performance Lab in the College of Education and Health Professions, has been named interim vice provost for academic affairs, effective Aug. 15. Continue reading

Academic Department Changes Name, Announces Interim Head

Bart Hammig, an associate professor of community health promotion at the University of Arkansas, has been named interim head of the department of health, human performance and recreation. Continue reading

Athletic Training Students Study Muscle Activation

Students in the graduate athletic training education program are taking part in several research projects through the University of Arkansas Sport Biomechanics Group. Continue reading

Sports Medicine Workshop Offers Skills to Practitioners

A three-day conference May 20-22 will provide physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, physical therapists, athletic trainers, strength and conditioning coaches, coaches and students with skills that they can begin to use immediately. Continue reading

Master's Degree for Physical Education Available Online

An online degree program at the University of Arkansas could serve many of the physical education teachers and coaches in Arkansas who do not have an advanced degree. Continue reading

Top Journal Article, Keynote Invitation Raise Profile of Athletic Training Education Program

The graduate athletic training education program at the University of Arkansas is gaining national attention as evidenced by publication in the field's top academic journal and an invitation for a faculty member to speak to leading biomechanics researchers. Continue reading

Kinesiology Graduate Tells of Rehabilitation Journey After Train Accident

College student Colby Helffrich learned some important lessons in healing through adversity – lessons sure to make him a better physical therapist. Continue reading

Sports Medicine Symposium Set Dec. 4‎

The University of Arkansas and Northwest Health System present the fifth annual Razor Fitness Sports Medicine Symposium from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 4, at the Center for Continuing Education, 2 E. Center St. in Fayetteville.

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Weber, Ferrell Scholarships Honor Longtime ‎Razorback Athletic Trainers

The University of Arkansas announces the five recipients of athletic training education scholarships honoring longtime Razorback athletic trainers Dean Weber and the late Bill Ferrell. Continue reading

Students Well-Prepared by Human Performance Lab Experience

Ro DiBrezzo looks at the Human Performance Lab in the College of Education and Health Professions as a microcosm of the University of Arkansas. Continue reading

Students Work With Pro Athletes Over Summer

Three University of Arkansas athletic training students made it to the big leagues this summer. Continue reading

Sharon Hunt Serving as Faculty Athletics Representative

Chancellor G. David Gearhart has appointed Sharon Hunt to be the faculty athletics representative for the University of Arkansas. Continue reading

What Can the Arterioles Tell Us About Hypertension?

Research at the University of Arkansas took a step toward understanding hypertension in women by using a new technique to examine the release of a neurotransmitter in small blood vessels. Continue reading

Health Science, Kinesiology, Recreation and Dance Students Honored at Award Ceremony

Tom Smith, the dean of the College of Education and Health Professions, announced the 2009-10 student award winners in the college. The students were honored at a ceremony April 14 at the Fayetteville Town Center Continue reading

Students Research How Sleep Patterns, Caffeine Usage, Body Image Affect Peers

Sleep – or the lack of it, the next hit of caffeine and personal body image are commonly on the minds of typical college students. Continue reading

Dittmore, Students Add Facts to BCS Debate About College Football

University of Arkansas professor Steve Dittmore and three of his students have researched several questions about the Bowl Championship Series and come up with some answers that could fuel the fire on both sides of the debate. Continue reading

Forbess Among Faculty Honored by Students

Three members of the College of Education and Health Professions faculty were honored March 9 at the 11th annual Faculty Appreciation Banquet at the Janelle Y. Hembree Alumni House. Continue reading

Research Examines Prevention of Workplace Violence for Nurses

When health care organizations don't establish effective measures to prevent violence and protect nurses, the result is compromised quality of care for patients. Establishing a zero tolerance policy for violence is the first step, according to Jean Henry, a health science researcher at the University of Arkansas. Continue reading

Pitchers Can Have Motions Analyzed as Part of Research Program

Baseball and softball pitchers of all ages can participate in research at the University of Arkansas that will also provide the pitchers with information that could improve their delivery. Continue reading

Five Athletic Training Students Awarded Scholarships in Honor of Weber, Ferrell

Five athletic training education students won scholarships honoring longtime Razorback trainers Dean Weber and the late Bill Ferrell, the University of Arkansas announced in October. Continue reading

Montana Soccer Coach Among Students Earning Online P.E. Degree

When the University of Arkansas started a new online master's degree program in physical education last year, faculty hoped to serve many of the 1,500 physical education teachers and coaches in Arkansas who do not have an advanced degree. The accessible nature of the program, however, has provided opportunities to people beyond the state's borders. Continue reading

Graduate Assistant Plays Part in Success Stories at Rogers Adult Wellness Center

During the seven years Hiedi Hoffman spent working with youth at the Bentonville Boys & Girls Club, she decided to major in kinesiology in college and thought she would probably continue to work with adolescents once she graduated. Now, the University of Arkansas student may have changed her mind. Continue reading

Recreation Class Takes on Real-World Role of Consultants to County Government

Each of the past 19 years, professor of recreation Merry Moiseichik has arranged for her graduate students to work with a county or municipal government to gain experience for the students and to provide a professional product to further the entity's recreational program. Continue reading

Sport Management Students Move From Classroom to Arvest Ballpark

Before they graduate from the University of Arkansas recreation degree program, students work as interns for various agencies and teams. After the arrival to the area of the Northwest Arkansas Naturals for the 2008 minor league baseball season, assistant professor of recreation Stephen Dittmore and Naturals general manager Eric Edelstein put several recreation students to work at Arvest Ballpark in Springdale. Continue reading

Athletic Training Education Program Puts Students on Diamond, Field, Court

Clint Anglin put his weight into his work. He "stretched out" the hamstrings, hip flexors and adductor muscles of Dan Cevette, a lanky left-hander on the Northwest Arkansas Naturals pitching staff. He assessed Cevette's hand strength, flexibility, wrist alignment and grip. Continue reading

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