Gabriele Wulf (Kinesiology & Nutrition Sciences) led an education session titled "Changing Patients' Focus of Attention to Enhance Motor Performance and Learning" during the American Physical Therapy Association's combined sections meeting held in Las Vegas in February. She discussed how instructions promoting an external focus of attention…

Szu-Ping Lee (Physical Therapy), delivered a platform presentation titled "Individuals with Posterior Tibial Tendon Dysfunction Exhibit Diminished Ability in Maintaining Unipedal Balance" during the American Physical Therapy Association's combined sections meeting held in Las Vegas in February. The study investigated balance performance in…

Mark Guadagnoli (Kinesiology & Nutrition Sciences) wrote an article, "Efficiency in Transfer from the Anchored to Standard Golf Putter," which appeared in the November issue of the International Journal of Sports Science & Coaching. The article explains the science behind motor skill transfer and describes a specific method for…

Andrew Nordin (Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences) received the Norman James Student Research Award during the American College of Sports Medicine, Southwest chapter's annual meeting. He earned the award for his work, "Changes in Impact Kinetics with Altered Foot Strike Patterns in Running," which explored the relationships among impact forces and…

Janet Dufek (Kinesiology) and Robbin Hickman (Physical Therapy) had their work published in the journal Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise and referenced in Runner's World magazine. Their research focused on what part of the foot strikes the ground first while a person runs, which is termed footstrike, and whether changing that…