Oct. 22, 2024 | Marianne Stein Black Americans experience racial discrimination on a regular basis, and it is a cause of chronic and pervasive stress. It is known to contribute to elevated risk for poor mental health outcomes, but most research has focused on individuals. A new study from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign looks at the interpersonal effects […]
Tag: HK Newsletter Fall 2024
Message from the HK Department Head
Oct. 22, 2024 | Kim Graber, Shahid and Ann Carlson Khan Professor Hello, members of the Health and Kinesiology family, As we welcome the fall semester, I am thrilled to share the latest edition of our newsletter. This issue marks the first edition of the Health and Kinesiology newsletter, reflecting our department’s official name change […]
Health Technology program undergoes leadership change from Rogers to Mejia
Sept. 10, 2024 | Vince Lara-Cinisomo Wendy Rogers said she always planned to get the Health Tech program established and build a strong foundation before passing it on Health and Kinesiology Professor Wendy Rogers, the founding director of the Health Technology Education Program in 2017, stepped aside in the summer of 2024 and Shannon Mejía, […]
Canton grows program within public health
June 03, 2024 | Darina Lubenov Black women mention social support as an important consideration for them to be physically active With roots in Pennsylvania, an upbringing in Connecticut and newly planted ideas in Champaign, freshly minted Ph.D. recipient Imani Canton sees community gardening as a way to improve health equity. Canton graduated with her […]
Hot wheels: A stationary track for mice could lead to breakthrough
July 24, 2024 | Darina Lubenov Diego Hernández-Saavedra is focused on studying exercise memory The sight of mice scurrying across the kitchen floor is usually the stuff of our nightmares. But in the lab of Department of Health and Kinesiology Assistant Professor Diego Hernández-Saavedra, running mice indicates progress. Hernández-Saavedra in 2024 received a $30,000 grant from the Center […]
Even in retirement, Synthia Sydnor stays connected to kinesiology
July 03, 2024 | Ethan Simmons With her unique scholarly background, Synthia Sydnor has provided a humanities-trained perspective within the department for three decades As a wandering graduate student, Synthia Sydnor used to take cross-country road trips while she worked on her Ph.D. at Penn State University. In 1986, an opportunity came calling from the College […]