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Achievements
Publications and achievements submitted by our faculty, staff, and students.
Genevieve Marchand
School of Applied Health
Presented research at the Association of Outdoor Recreation and Education Research Symposium in Snowbird, UT, research findings concerning place attachment, well being, and participation in the Outdoor Nation Campus Challenge
Steve Monk
School of Applied Health
Kinesiology & Recreation Administration instructor and boating safety officer Steve Monk received the 2018 Outstanding Service Award from the National Association of Underwater Instructors. A recreational dive certification and membership organization, the association provide international diver standards and education programs. It promotes “Dive Safety Through Education” and its members are known and respected all across the industry for the quality of their teaching, concern for the individual student, and safety awareness.
Dr. Young Kwon, Kim Vincent-Layton
School of Applied Health
Dr. Young Kwon has received a $10,000 innovations mini-grant from the CSU Office of the Chancellor for developing Augmented Virtual Exercise Physiology Laboratories (AVEPL) with real data using virtual reality cameras. This project will provide hands-on lab activities and help eliminate the place-bound and facilities bottlenecks for KINS 379 Exercise Physiology.
Antone Blair
School of Applied Health
HSU Fencing Instructor, Antone Blair, was recently recognized as Fencing Master, one of only five in the world. For more information about Antone, please see http://www.martinez-destreza.com/instructors/provost-antone-blair and a recent interview in the HSU Lumberjack http://thelumberjack.org/2017/01/18/qa-with-fencing-master-antone-blair/.
Jayne McGuire
School of Applied Health
Jayne McGuire, Associate Professor of Recreation Administration, was recently awarded a Fulbright Scholarship for the Spring 2017 semester, enabling her to work with the University of West Indies, St. Augustine campus in Trinidad and Tobago. Her project will include research on faculty attitudes regarding students who experience disabilities, faculty development and support focused on creating inclusive curriculum and the development of recreation opportunities for youth of all abilities. The Fulbright Program is an international educational exchange program sponsored by the U.S. government and designed to increase mutual understanding between the people of the United States and the people of other countries.
Justus Ortega
School of Applied Health
Kinesiology & Recreation Professor Justus Ortega has published a research article in the Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology. The article is titled "Effects of aging on mechanical efficiency and muscle activation during level and uphill walking" and can be read online at sciencedirect.com.
Genevieve Marchand
School of Applied Health
Faculty member Genevieve Marchand was interviewed in French by Catherine Perrin from Medium Large on national radio station Radio-Canada on January 30. Marchand discussed her current work teaching outdoor adventure recreation, some of her experiences working in adventure therapy, survival skills and emergency rescues, as well as different risk management standards for outdoor leaders in the United States.
Kinesiology & Recreation Administration students
School of Applied Health
Professor Jayne McGuire's Leisure Programming class recently ran a High School Special Olympic Bocce Tournament and an Interpretive Kayaking event with Kayak Zaks to raise funds to renovate the boat-in camp ground across from Stone Lagoon.
Chris Hopper, Department Chair
School of Applied Health
The Department of Kinesiology & Recreation Administration has received a five-year $1.2 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education to expand its credential program in adaptive physical education. The grant will be used to fund student stipends, increase hands-on learning opportunities and support outreach and recruitment efforts.
Sheila Kelly
School of Applied Health
The National Association for Sport and Physical Education (NASPE) will present its Sport and Exercise Psychology Dissertation Award to Humboldt State University Lecturer Sheila Kelly.
A national honor, the Sport and Exercise Psychology Dissertation Award is given in recognition of student research that has the greatest potential for making a significant contribution to the knowledge base in sport psychology. It is presented for the outstanding doctoral dissertation completed during the previous year.