News & Announcements
Katie Holland and Steve Holland Sweep SHAPE America Grad Student Awards
Check out this ODU announcement about Katie Holland and Steve Holland, two APE doctoral students, each receiving the Ruth Abernathy Scholarship and APE/A doctoral student of the year awards in 2021 from SHAPE America.
Listen to Justin Bueche talk about his interest and experiences joining our nation-wide APE training consortium:
https://soundcloud.com/scott-mcnamara-12/pursing-a-doctorate-in-adapted-physical-activity
https://mrmcnamaras.blogspot.com/2020/09/pursing-doctorate-in-adapted-physical.html
Training Grant Funding for Doctoral Students
Preparation of Leadership Personnel in Adapted Physical Education Grant Opportunity
The faculty at Old Dominion University, in collaboration with universities throughout the United States, have been selected to receive funding from the Office of Special Education, U.S. Department of Education to train doctoral students in the area of adapted physical education. This funding will support tuition, stipends, and conference travel funds for doctoral students from 2019 to 2024. Doctoral scholars will have the opportunity to participate in a nation-wide, multi-site consortium focused on doctoral training in adapted physical education, with a home base at Old Dominion University.
For further information, contact:
Justin A. Haegele
(757) 683-5338.
Special Issue of Sport, Education, & Society
With Dr. Anthony Maher, Dr. Haegele will be guest editing a special issue of Sport, Education, and Society in 2020. Please see the link here for details: https://think.taylorandfrancis.com/cfp-children-and-young-people-with-disabilities-in-sport-physical-activity-and-physical-education/
New York Times Article
Dr. Xihe Zhu was quoted in a New York Times article about the importance of physical activity for mental health of youth. See here for details: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/02/well/family/the-benefits-of-exercise-for-childrens-mental-health.html?searchResultPosition=2
ODU News on the Recent Doctoral Training Grant
Learn more about the doctoral training grant here:
Dr. Haegele as a Guest on the Playing with Research in Health & PE Podcast
Published on 10/15/2019, Dr. Haegele was a guest on a podcast with Dr. Risto Marttinen (George Mason University) discussing an upcoming research publication examining the inclusiveness of integrated physical education from the perspectives of those with visual impairments. Please see the link below for more details:
Biomechanics and Physical Activity Research Collaboration with Neuromechanics Lab
Adapted Physical Education faculty at ODU are collaborating with Dr. Hunter Bennett from the Neuromechanics Lab to examine movement efficiency and physical activity among adolescents with autism.
The overarching objectives of this proposal are to 1) determine the differences in movement efficiency between physically active and inactive youths with ASD and 2) create a model using physiological measures to predict physical activity level. This study is supported by the Jeffress Trust Award Program in Interdisciplinary Research.
We are currently recruiting adolescents with autism to participate in the study. If you are interested, please contact us. More information is below.
