Awards & Recognition
Student Awards & Honors
Katherine Holland (doctoral student) received the APE/A Doctoral Student of the Year award from the APE/A SIG at SHAPE America in 2021.
Steve Holland (doctoral student) received the Ruth Abernathy Scholarship from the Society of Health & Physical Educators in 2021.
Steve Holland (doctoral student) received the APE/A Doctoral Student of the Year award from the APE/A SIG at SHAPE America in 2021.
Katherine Holland (doctoral student) received the Ruth Abernathy Scholarship from the Society of Health & Physical Educators in 2021.
Katherine Holland (doctoral student) received the Graduate Scholarship Award from the Virginia Association of Health, Physical Education, Recreation & Dance in 2019.
T.N. Kirk (doctoral student) received the Doctoral Student of the Year award from the Department of Human Movement Sciences in 2019.
T.N. Kirk (doctoral student) received the Dean's Dissertation Fellowship, from the Darden College of Education & Professional Studies in 2019.
T.N. Kirk (doctoral student) received the John R. Broderick Diversity Champion Award from the OFfice of Equity and Diversity at ODU in 2018.
Amanda Yessick (master's student) received the Adapted Physical Education/Activity Graduate Student of the Year award from SHAPE America in 2018.
T.N. Kirk (doctoral student) was the Graduate Student Research Poster Competition winner at the national NCPEID conference in 2017.
Amanda Yessick (bachelor's student) received the Undergraduate Research Award from the Research Council of SHAPE America in 2017.
Faculty Awards & Honors
Justin A. Haegele received the G. Lawrence Rarick Research Award from the National Consortium of Physical Education for Individuals with Disabilities in 2020.
Justin A. Haegele was nominated for the SCHEV OFA Rising Star Award, and was a finalist (top 25%), in 2020.
Justin A. Haegele received the Allen W. Burton New Investigator Award from the North American Federation of Adapted Physical Activity in 2020.
Xihe Zhu received the Excellent Teaching Award in Higher Education from the International Chinese Society for Physical Activity & Health (ICSPAH) in 2019.
Justin A. Haegele received the Hally Beth Poindexter Young Scholar award from NAKHE in 2019.
Justin A. Haegele received the New Faculty Award from the ODU Alumni Association in 2019.
Justin A. Haegele received the Mabel Lee Award from SHAPE America in 2018.
Justin A. Haegele received the APAQ 2017 Excellence in Reviewing Award in 2018.
Justin A. Haegele was named as a Research Fellow by the Research Council of SHAPE America in 2017.
Justin A. Haegele received the Elly D. Friedmann Young Professional Award from the International Federation of Adapted Physical Activity in 2017.
Xihe Zhu received the Mabel Lee Award from SHAPE America in 2016.
Justin A. Haegele received the David P. Beaver Young Scholar award from NCPEID in 2015.
Xihe Zhu was named as a Research Fellow by the Research Council of SHAPE America in 2012.
Xihe Zhu received the Young Scholar Award from AIESEP in 2011.
