SUMMER 2017
SUMMER 2017 President, Texas A&M University DR. MICHAEL K. YOUNG Dean, College of Education and Human Development DR. JOYCE ALEXANDER Head, Department of Health and Kinesiology DR. RICHARD KREIDER
Division Chair, Health Education DR. ADAM BARRY Division Chair, Kinesiology DR. STEVE RIECHMAN Division Chair, Physical Education Activity Program MR. FRANK THOMAS Division Chair, Sport Management DR. MATT WALKER
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INSIDE THIS ISSUE 4
Message from the Department Head
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HCRF: Open for Research
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An Army ROTC Summer
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Protecting Area First Responsers
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Better Parenting from Prison
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Mission: Mars
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Deerfoot Youth Camp
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Learning from Leaders
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80 Years of Growth
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External Funding
Writing, Photography, Design DELL BILLINGS ASHLEY GREEN JUSTIN IKPO Editing ALLISON LAROCCA ON THE COVER The newest building in the department is the Human Clinical Research Facility on West Campus. LEFT For generations, Aggies have seen the “Welcome To Aggieland” water tower as they have made their way to campus.
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HOWDY! What started as a part of the athletic department has grown into one of the biggest pieces of the university community. The Department of Health and Kinesiology (Health Education, Kinesiology, Physical Education Activity Program, and Sport Management) have had an impact on virtually every student at Texas A&M University. It’s been my honor and privilege serving as Head of the Department of Health & Kinesiology for the last 9 years. As I reflect back, it’s clear that the overall progress our department has made has been extraordinary. In 2008, we had 2,191 majors, taught 1,717 classes to 39,498 students, generated 67,792 student credit hours (SCH) and 123,100 weighted SCH (WSCH), and graduated about 550 students per year. We were heavily dependent on internal change of majors and transfer students only attracting about 220 first time in college (FTIC) freshman. We had 77 faculty members (28 lecturers, 10 clinical and 29 tenured/tenure-track) of which nine percent were minority and 42% were female. Our salaries lagged well-behind our peers.
outstanding faculty, staff, students, and programs but significant work needed to be done to work toward a vision of not only be the largest health & kinesiology program in the nation, but among the very the best. So, over the last nine years, we came together to work to improve and promote our programs; recruit quality students; improve our classrooms, teaching labs, and research facilities; renovate and build new facilities; increase internal and external support for our programs; enhance scholarly productivity; and, improve our national rankings and reputation. As only Aggies can do, the results have been simply remarkable.
Our faculty averaged about 83 publications per year and generated about $1.6 million dollars in annual external funding. We had a budget of about $8.4 million dollars.
Last year, we had 3,944 majors and about 480 minors. We taught 1,688 classes to 54,122 enrolled students that generated 100,492 SCH and 209,715 WSCH. We graduated over 1,100 students from our programs. Additionally, we had 178 publications, a record number of citations, and obtained over $5.6M in external funding. This fall, we will welcome nearly 700 new FTIC freshman and hundreds more transfer and new graduate students. We will have 105 faculty members with four searches approved for next year. Our students, faculty, and staff will be the most diverse in our history which adds to the quality and richness of our student’s educational experience.
Additionally, we were housed in four of the five worst rated buildings on campus and many of our research and teaching labs were filled with antiquated and obsolete equipment. The department had some
Over the years, we have taught about 14,243 classes to 404,914 students that generated 717,213 SCH and 1,351,610 WSCH. We hired 66 new faculty members (18% minority and 65% female), promoted 51
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The new Physical Education Activity Program Building at sunset. Read more on page 2.
faculty and numerous staff members, and observed a 32% increase in average salaries for faculty and staff who have been in our department since the fall of 2009. We launched strategic initiatives and pursued entrepreneurial opportunities that has helped grow our annual budget to over $14 million dollars. We obtained over $46 million dollars to renovate five buildings, build three new buildings and provide start-up funds for new faculty. We also began planning for the renovation for the renovation of the Gilchrist Building which will serve as a new home for the majority of our faculty & staff. We developed one new center, eight new labs, an Office of Digital Technologies, submitted 480 grants, had 1,160 publications (2008 - 2016) and observed a marked increase in the number of citations of our work. We received over $32 million dollars in external funding and $4 million dollars in new development funds. We launched the Huffines Discussion and Distinguished Lecture Series that has brought dozens of world class scholars to campus and raised the national profile of our department. Finally, we observed significant improvements in our national Academic Analytics and National Academy of Kinesiology rankings. We are fourth in national presentations, national fellows and graduate assistantships; sixth in total publications; seventh in overall doctoral program and non-federal funding; and eighth in federal funding editorships. That has placed HLKN in the top 10 and/or above the 90th percentile in many areas.
There is no doubt that we have realized our vision of not only being the largest department of our kind, but among the very best. We should all be very proud of these accomplishments as this type of transformational progress is phenomenal and is a reflection of a strong commitment of working together effectively to continually strive towards excellence. As I transition out of serving as your Department Head, I would like to thank every student, staff member, faculty member, administrator, donor, research sponsor, and colleague who has contributed to the success of our department over the last 9 years. I’m thankful for your support, very proud of our accomplishments, and look forward to seeing the department continue to stay “On the Move” for another 80 Years of Excellence! Bravo! Well done! Gig ‘em, Richard B. Kreider Ph.D., FACSM, FISSN, FACN, FNAK Professor and Head
“The achievements of an organization are the results of the combined effort of each individual” – Vince Lombardi Summer 2017 | 5
Open For Research
State of the Art Human Clinical Research Facility Brings University Collaboration A new facility on the Texas A&M campus will be a university-wide resource for collaboration on research in nutrition, aging, performance, health and well-being. The College of Education and Human Development held a grand opening celebration for the Human Clinical Research Facility (HCRF) on April 11. The 21,518 square foot facility houses both the Center for Translational Research in Aging and Longevity (CTRAL), headed by Dr. Nicolaas Deutz, and the Exercise and Sport Nutrition Lab (ESNL), headed by Dr. Richard Kreider. “I think it is a very good place for other researchers on campus to start working with us to do more clinical research because, in the end, that is what we want,” explained Dr. Deutz. “Developing this integrated Human Clinical Research Facility will not only enhance our ability to do exercise, nutrition, metabolism, performance, rehabilitation and aging-related research, it will also help move the university to another direction in research for years to come,” added Dr. Kreider, the executive director of the facility.
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CTRAL was developed in 2006 and is engaged in research on nutrition, exercise and metabolism in relation to aging and the common diseases of our aging population. The ESNL was founded in 1997 and focuses on researching the role of exercise and nutrition on health, disease, rehabilitation and performance. Together, researchers from ESNL and CTRAL provide state-of-the-art translational biomedical research facilities to conduct exercise and nutrition related studies. “What’s being done with this facility follows as closely as you can get to the land grant mission of Texas A&M University,” explained U.S. Representative Bill Flores ’76, a special guest and speaker at the grand opening celebration. “I commend Texas A&M for its commitment to expand the research activities conducted by the university. This commitment not only improves Texas A&M, it improves opportunities and life here in the Brazos Valley and all across Texas and the nation, actually across the world.” Visitors to the grand opening were given guided tours of the facility. Research areas include an exercise training and rehabilitation core to conduct endurance and resistance-exercise based training
and rehabilitation programs; an exercise physiology and body composition core to conduct comprehensive exercise nutrition and clinical intervention assessments; a clinical research unit consisting of a 12-bed overnight stay unit for human clinical trials and a metabolic kitchen for nutritional studies; a compounding unit to prepare IV infusion solutions; a mass spectrometry and analytical core for in-depth analysis of metabolic, nutritional and clinical markers; and an education core to provide an open environment for education, collaboration and student mentoring. “The investments we make in buildings such as this are investments going forward and they are critical to Tier 1 universities such as Texas A&M,” said President Michael K. Young. “The collaboration among the colleges, researchers
and students will produce knowledge that will benefit people around the world. Such a facility as this is central to all we do.” Among the many priorities of the College, faculty and staff are focused on improving quality of life among individuals and communities for a healthier Texas and world. The knowledge and discoveries made within this facility will ensure the College is leading this charge. “We want to create new knowledge and new futures, and this facility will be among the best in the world for research and education. We hope to change the lives of people for years to come,” added Dr. Joyce Alexander, dean of the College of Education and Human Development.
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An Army ROTC Summer:
A Professor’s Experience Despite her time serving in the military, Theresa Wenzel never expected what she experienced during a recent visit to Fort Knox, Kentucky.
We were able to relate to cadets and put a face to ROTC, seeing that cadets are simply college students navigating both military and college life.”
see firsthand all the responsibilities the cadets have and the standards they are held to, not only in training but in the respective ROTC programs.”
Wenzel, instructional associate professor in the physical education and activity program, was invited to serve as a Center of Influence (COI) at this summer’s Army ROTC Cadet Summer Training Leadership Symposium. The symposium advances leadership skills and attributes, critical thinking and adaptability by enabling cadets to further train and exercise those skills and attributes in a complex environment with their peers.
The COIs, including Wenzel, got to experience many of the activities the cadets participate in during their leadership course, including zip lining, scaling rock walls and rappelling down walls.
Army ROTC History
All cadets attend the Cadet Leadership Course at Fort Knox during the summer before their final year of college. After graduation, the cadets are commissioned as US Army Second Lieutenants. Five cadets were chosen to interact with COIs at the symposium to talk about why they were involved in ROTC. “The cadets’ responses were educational and positive, inspiring us with the bright future of ROTC. We were able to gain an understanding of what it really takes to be a ROTC cadet.
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“All these events induce physical and emotional stresses and working through them instills confidence. This is done as a team. Most of what the cadets go through, whether it is physical
or emotional, is done as a team and many times takes great sacrifice. In that sacrifice is where character is revealed.” Wenzel was in the Army for 10 years. She served as a lab technician while also competing in several military competitions around the world. Her military journey did not begin in college with the ROTC, so she believes the experience at Fort Knox will help her connect with her ROTC students. “It gave me an opportunity to better understand what the cadets go through from an educator’s perspective. I got to
Since it was formally organized in 1916, more than half a million men and women have become Army officers through the Army ROTC program. More than 36,000 students are currently enrolled in the college-level Army ROTC program. Army ROTC provides leadership and management training with cadets’ academic studies. The curriculum provides students the necessary foundation to serve successfully in positions of responsibility in the Army or the corporate world. Students enrolled in ROTC become part of a university’s ROTC family, surrounded by a formal support network and personal mentorship. Army ROTC at Texas A&M is one of the best in the nation. A&M cadets consistently perform well above the national average in every aspect of ROTC military training. In April, A&M cadets won the ROTC Cup in the Sandhurst Competition at West Point.
Protecting Area First Responders A partnership is teaming students and faculty in the Department of Health and Kinesiology with those from the Health Sciences Center to protect the health of first responders in the Bryan/College Station area. Once a week, students in the HSC Sports Medicine Fellowship visit the Applied Exercise Physiology Lab and work with participants in the FITLIFE Program. The Fellows serve as on-site physicians to assess the first responders. Through FITLIFE, researchers have monitored the cardiovascular health of first responders in the Bryan/ College Station area since 1984 when Dr. Stephen Crouse founded the FITLIFE Exercise and Testing Program. Dr. Crouse, director of FITLIFE, notes that the goal is twofold. First, to identify those at an increased risk for developing heart disease through assessments including blood pressure, cholesterol levels, body composition analysis, muscle strength/endurance tests, and graded exercise testing with EKG analysis. And secondly, to assess physical working capacity with a view toward verifying the physical readiness of the first responders to perform their physically demanding job duties. “If there are any medical issues the first responders need to address, they can take the data from here and schedule an appointment with their doctor. We want to make sure that our first responders are healthy individuals,” explained Rachel Atchison, a master’s student in clinical exercise physiology. “When we identify someone with an issue, they’ve been very appreciative. A lot of times the issues aren’t with their heart but other lab tests. Someone may not realize they have high cholesterol or out-of-control blood sugar until they come through our lab. It’s an eye-opener for some of them,” added Dr. Martin, Clinical Associate Professor of exercise physiology and FITLIFE program coordinator. First responders are not the only ones benefiting from the program. Undergraduate and graduate students in the applied and clinical exercise physiology program also have the chance to apply what they’ve learned in the classroom. “The program, with that much hands-on experience, is really a better benefit than just reading it in a textbook and having a professor lecture on that subject. They get that but we follow it up with that hands-on experience,” said Dr. Martin.
“Every semester you see something different. Occasionally, you’ll get someone that has an abnormal EKG. It’s great for me and the other students to come in, see that and get more experience working with various patients at various levels,” added Atchison. Dr. Martin has seen firsthand the impact of their experiences with FITLIFE. He has heard from many students competing for internships who were accepted because of their training. “This has helped me be more comfortable around other people in more of a clinical setting. I get to work on interacting with someone in a client setting. It’s given me a lot of hands-on experience that will help in my career after graduation,” explained Atchison. Dr. Martin and his team have plans to expand services offered by FITLIFE. Due to interest expressed from the local fire and police departments, Dr. Martin is considering adding a nutritional aspect. “They want someone to come out and show them how to cook something that’s heart healthy or even help adjust personal recipes to be healthier.” The goal is to partner with a nutritionist to provide cooking demonstrations for each shift as well as provide recommendations for healthy fast food options for those working overnight shifts. It is clear that the FITLIFE program meets the 3 major imperatives of Texas A&M University, providing important contributions to the Aggie teaching, research, and services missions. The impact over the years in student professional preparation, research findings presented and published, and service to the community and state through our work with first responders establishes FITLIFE as one of the premier programs of its type in Texas and the Nation.
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Better Parenting from Prison
Education for arch Facility Brings Collaboration A number of HLKN representatives have spearheaded a new parenting class for inmates at the Bryan Federal Prison Camp. The class is a result of the continuing partnership between the College of Education and Human Development
“Being in this particular prison is a privilege and an opportunity for inmates to change their lives, get the right services, and rebuild past relationships,” Dr. Harvey said. Parenting classes are held weekly throughout the six weeks. During which, inmates are able to participate in interactive discussions. As inmates serve time, they are often met with the challenge of maintaining proper communication with their children.
and the prison to focus on different needs for its female inmates. The origin of the class began after the 2015 Spring Health Expo, which graduate student Megan Hamilton Giebert and Dr. Lisako McKyer helped start. Dr. Idethia Harvey, in conjunction with former undergraduate Laura Nguyen ‘15 and undergraduate Alexa Jackson, developed the curriculum and taught the parenting class after meeting with officials at the prison who believed there to be a strong parenting need for the female inmates. “It’s a six-week course that focuses on access right and responsibilities, communication, understanding Texas parenting laws, relationship building, and re-entry into society,” Dr. Harvey said. “The prison really wanted someone from the community to come in and help this unmet need.” For the Bryan Prison Camp, one of only two female camps of this kind left nationwide, the goal is to provide rehabilitation for inmates and giving them new skillsets to achieve that.
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“Many inmates face obstacles in their role as a parent behind bars including accepting that their choices caused their children to suffer severe consequences based on their behaviors,” she said. The discussions have been helpful in bridging such gaps inmates, Dr. Harvey said. “The need for parenting is important and those who still have a relationship with their children can see that,” she said. “The classes have not only helped in showing inmates that people care, but they have also been helpful in easing the minds of inmates and their reality of living behind bars.” The efforts put forth in the parenting classes work in conjunction with the prison’s upcoming Spring Health Expo, said Giebert. For its third year, the expo will pick up where the parenting classes leave off by providing additional health educational classes for inmates at the prison. “This partnership is very important,” Giebert said. “Health is for everybody — whether you are a prisoner or not — and I think these services remind us of that.”
Mission: Mars
Bloomfield Discusses Astronaut Health For Future Space Missions Researchers have turned their focus toward preparation for the large undertaking to the planet Mars. Professor & Associate Dean for Research Dr. Sue Bloomfield is looking into different health factors that will affect astronauts. “Exploration has always been a human inclination and it’s a unifying effort that I think the nation will rally behind because it’s an exciting goal,” Dr. Bloomfield said. “Planning a manned mission to Mars represents a major investment in science and technology that can benefit earth-bound populations, too.”
Crewmembers train on the aRED nearly every day aboard the International Space Station. “Crewmembers using this device have done much better in minimizing loss of bone density,” Dr. Bloomfield said. “This is based on the standard clinical assessment using Dual Energy X-ray Absorptiometry (DEXA).” However, due to its size, an aRED is too large to fit inside of the space capsule design now designated for a mission to Mars, according to Dr. Bloomfield.
Space travel is not without its challenges — especially when dealing with extended missions, said Dr. Bloomfield. Careful planning on all fronts must be taken into account including diet, exercise and health regulation.
“In space, astronauts tend to lose about 1% of bone density per month, so proper exercise is crucial in addition to consuming enough calories,” she said. “Coming up with a resistance training device that’s smaller is a challenge.”
“People aren’t aware of the cardiovascular risks that can occur in space travel along with the extra radiation exposure caused by galactic cosmic rays (GCR). GCR exposure occurs in small doses as soon as an astronaut leaves the earth’s atmosphere. Prolonged exposure to this radiation while conducting activities on a planetary surface can be biologically damaging,” said Dr. Bloomfield.
Physical conditioning must be supplemented with proper nutrition. A balanced diet including adequate caloric intake, must be consumed each day with added vitamin D supplements, said Dr. Bloomfield.
To combat this, Bloomfield’s Bone Biology Laboratory is studying radiation effects on rats by exposing them to very low levels of radiation over 4-10 weeks and monitoring the impact on bone integrity; collaborating researchers will examine the impact on muscle and intestinal tissue. Another key focus of NASA is physical performance capabilities in astronauts. Past studies showed that astronauts lose muscle mass, strength, and endurance after extended time spent in the weightlessness of space. This result, known as the microgravity effect, changes tissue and muscle performance and requires astronauts to compensate effectively in order to reduce the risk of injury. Machines such as the Advanced Resistive Exercise Device (aRED) allow astronauts to perform resistance exercise training in space.
“For an exploration mission to Mars, NASA must provide a three-year supply of food for six people,” she said. “This implies a need for growing food in a self-sustaining environment during long missions, which will also require proper training.” As NASA continues to find solutions to the many questions regarding a human mission to Mars, the level of optimism remains high. Reminiscent of the Space Race of the fifties and sixties, this groundbreaking research will showcase another frontier in human achievement. “People may question why we need to have humans on Mars. Many of us who are space enthusiasts see a lot of extra value in man’s presence on Mars over robots in flexibility, problem solving, and also establishing the concept of whether humans can survive in that challenging environment,” Dr. Bloomfield said. “Working to solve the biomedical challenges facing humans for these long-duration missions is an exciting thing to be a part of; it will be worth the tremendous effort with big pay-offs for human health on earth.”
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Deerfoot Youth Camp Transforming and Instilling Leadership Values It’s a dream that started when Tom Read was just 12 years old. His friends were away at summer camp and he was left at home because his parents could not afford to send him to camp. From that summer forward, Read was determined to build a camp for other children whose parents are not able to financially support it.
becomes contributing in some way – that’s our primary focus. They do that by going to college, going into the military, getting a job and raising a family,” explained Dr. Mike Thornton, executive director of Deerfoot.
After trying and failing to start two other camps, Read and his wife Joan opened Deerfoot Youth Camp in Magnolia in 1978.
Soon after creating the camp, the Read’s became involved with Texas A&M University and the Department of Health and Kinesiology. Dr. Leonard Ponder, then head of the department, became the camp’s first director. He worked to provide Texas A&M students to serve as coaches.
“Some people dream dreams when they’re young and never do anything with them. He did. He held on to that dream and was able to provide the money for it. He was able to provide for all these kids that have come through here and changed our lives,” Joan explained.
“I spend my semesters looking for young men that I think meet the expectations that we have. There’s no open application process. We are very specific and direct about the young people we talk to about working here,” explained Dr. Thornton.
Deerfoot is a three-week camp for disadvantaged boys, ages 10 to 13. Through team sports, the boys are taught discipline, respect, teamwork, trust and accountability. Unlike other youth camps, the boys that attend Deerfoot do not have to pay for anything out of pocket. After attending camp for four years, the boys also get financial help to attend Texas A&M.
In 1994, Dr. Thornton, clinical assistant professor of kinesiology, began working at the camp. He currently serves as general manager of Read Youth Charities and executive director of Deerfoot.
“Mr. Read’s biggest component was he wanted our camp to help create and help promote and develop better citizens - kids that can go back and be better citizens in their community, in their school and in their home. When we have a kid that leaves our camp program and
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One of his recruits is Chad Nelson, the camp’s newest director. Dr. Thornton brought Nelson in last summer to serve as a coach and assistant director. This year, he was brought on full-time and is working to make an impact on the lives of the campers. Part of that work involves his graduate studies at Texas A&M, where he is pursuing a doctorate in youth development.
“Having a better understanding of the youth will only make their experience better. I think this Ph.D. program is going to allow me to make the experience for the kids and the coaches better. I’m not only making an impression on the young boys, but I have 11 young men in their 20s who are interested in coaching or wanting to just prepare themselves for fatherhood – I’m molding them.” Nelson’s main priority at Deerfoot is instilling values that the young men can carry throughout the rest of their lives. Nelson will be the first to say that it is not always easy. “Displacing a kid from their comfort zone and to this area can test the nerves and patience of everyone. One thing we really try to do, especially the first few days, is to make them feel comfortable. We want them to have a good time,” said Nelson. “We try to tie in life values and life lessons, learning moments as I like to call them. We pull them aside and we talk to them like the young adults that they are. We tell them what respect means. You might not like somebody but you need to respect them. You shouldn’t push them and you shouldn’t pick on them just because they’re different.” One of Nelson and Dr. Thornton’s favorite moments is also one of the campers’ least favorite – the mailbox run. After a light breakfast, a couple of times a week, the campers run to the mailbox at the end of the drive to drop letters in the mail. For many, the one-mile run is a real struggle. “It gives me goosebumps every time to see that one kid that might be struggling and the rest of the camp running along with them and encouraging them. That’s one thing
I love seeing – every time we do the mailbox run the kids get stronger as a camp,” Nelson added. Returning to Make a Difference Deerfoot has served close to 3,500 campers since it was created. Each year, the camp sees former campers returning to serve as coaches because of the impact the camp had on their lives when they were younger. “When I came to camp I was a little wild kid and I straightened up. I want to teach them how to respect everyone else and show them that there are other things in life that you have to get through and camp is where it starts. If you get through camp, you’ll be a better person later in life,” explained Sherman Wilder, Deerfoot coach and electrical engineering student at Texas A&M. “Coming to camp, I learned a lot about integrity and hard work and it’s something that’s really kept me going in every aspect of my life. If you give everything your best effort, you can get better every day. Maintaining integrity keeps you on the right track to success. That’s what I want the campers to see,” added Nicolas Juarez, Deerfoot coach and computer science student at Texas A&M. “We want to continue impacting as many kids as we can. We’re not going to get all of them, but we’re providing that opportunity and that’s all you can do,” said Nelson. “Next year will be our 40th year. It will be great to see all of the beginners that came through here. Tommie would be so proud,” added Joan.
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Learning from Leaders NFL Team VP Speaks At Rudder Forum The Department of Health and Kinesiology featured guest speaker Paraag Marathe of the San Francisco 49ers at the Rudder Forum Monday afternoon. Marathe currently serves as Chief Strategy Officer and Executive Vice President of Football Operations for the team. The event, which was coordinated by the Sport Management Division, served as an additional platform to connect students with members of the professional sport industry, said Clinical Associate Professor Dr. John Eliot. “Internships in professional sport are very difficult to secure” Dr. Eliot said. “We want to give our students a leg up in such a competitive marketplace, and part of getting that leg up is to think of it in terms of what one can give to a pro sport franchise rather than what one wants a professional sport franchise to give them.” During the event, Marathe spoke about his 16-year career with the 49ers. He gave extensive insight into the marketing and business operations of the team and spoke about his own learning experiences throughout his career. “My career has come full-circle, now that I am both on the team side of things and the business side. I have learned a lot of about working in sports but a key piece to keep in mind is to remember to be patient and be committed to the business and making it grow. You’re going to want to pour yourself into your career.”
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Recently, Marathe helped spearhead the development and construction of the $1.3 billion Levi Stadium that opened in 2014. The stadium is home to the 49ers and is the first major sports stadium to return energy to the grid. He said the team’s business operations grew significantly throughout the entire process. “I love that I get the opportunity to build things,” he said. “We went from an 80-person organization to a 400-person organization and as we’ve grown, we’ve converted from being a sport team to being more of a sophisticated athletic business.” Marathe also highlighted to the importance of growing the scope of business within the sport industry. The 49ers recently acquired an MLS team in Sacramento and are currently examining further professional sports franchise acquisitions outside of football. Marathe said the team is also investing heavily in technology and other fields with a multidisciplinary vision of business growth. He advised that new and incoming professionals should market themselves by having a strong professional background and finding ways to solve solutions. “Act, dress, and work for the job you want, not the job you have,” Marathe said. “Think about why you want to be a part of an organization and focus on how you can create opportunities to make the organization better.”
80 Years of Growth Continue the Commitment To HLKN The Texas A&M Department of Health & Kinesiology is dedicated to providing the highest quality of education for its students. Crucial to the educational experience is outstanding faculty, state of the art equipment and facilities, and scholarships for students who cannot afford tuition. Lecture series and symposiums, which bring in top industry leaders to share their knowledge with our students, are also vital to our learning culture. This quality of education is made possible with the help and generosity of some very special people.
who are preparing our students for important careers in health, kinesiology and sport management. • Permanent endowed gift of $100,000. A permanent endowment can be established over a period of up to five years. You have an option to give an additional $5,000 each year to allow for the fellowship to be awarded during the year preceding full funding of the endowment. • Non-endowed gift of $15,000 funding three $5,000 annual awards
Giving Options
Building Endowments
Endowed Scholarship Program
Another way to give back is by naming a building or center in honor of a family member or friend to the university. Endowments are available for our the PEAP Building, the upcoming Human Clinical Research Center, as well as the Texas A&M Coaching Academy, the Transdisciplinary Center for Health Equity Research (TCHER), the Center for Sport Management Research and Education (CSMRE), the Exercise and Sport Nutrition Lab (ESNL) and the Center for Translational Research in Aging and Longevity (CTRAL).
For some students, a scholarship may determine whether or not they can achieve their dream of earning a college degree. Help our future health, kinesiology and sport management leaders who are in need of scholarships today. The impact of your generosity will be felt for generations to come. • Permanent endowments can be established for $25,000 or more • Scholarships may be established in your name, the name of a loved one, or someone you wish to honor • Payment may be made in one or multiple payments over a five-year period • Gifts to establish scholarships are eligible for corporate matching gift programs • Scholarships are awarded to highly motivated students within the Department of Health & Kinesiology
For information on how to give to the College of Education & Human Development or the Department of Health & Kinesiology please contact: Jody Ford Director of Development College of Education & Human Development
Faculty Fellowship Program You can create a gift to inspire faculty research and teaching through a faculty fellowship. As a department, we are committed to providing resources and recognition to well deserving professors
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Recent External Funding BARRY, ADAM Leveraging and Enhancing Alcohol Countermeasures to Reduce Drugged Driving 1/5/2016 - 4/28/2017 $52,936 AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety BLOOMFIELD, SUSAN Iron Overload and Oxidative Damage: Regulators of Bone Homeostasis in the Space Environment 8/1/2013 - 7/31/2017 $681,527 NASA-Washington
BUCHANAN, JOHN Collaborative Research: ARWED Augmented Perception for Upper-Limb Rehabilitation 8/15/2014 - 7/31/2017 $94,743 NSF
BLOOMFIELD, SUSAN Mitigating Radiation-induced Bone Loss via Dietary Modulation of Enflammatory Cytokines 12/7/2016 - 12/6/2017 $100,000 NASA-Washington
CASTILLO, LINDA Integrating Teen Pregnancy Prevention Innovative Practices 7/1/2015 - 6/30/2020 $137,200 Texas A&M University Health Science Center - Department of Health and Human Services
BLOOMFIELD, SUSAN To Determine the Impact of Continuous Radiation Exposure on Measures of Bone Structural Integrity and Cell Activity in Exercising and Sedentary Animals 6/1/2016 - 5/31/2017 $2,228 American College of Sports Medicine Foundation
CHEN, LEI-SHIH Family History-based Colorectal Cancer Prevention and Navigation to Clinical Services among Uninsured Chinese Americans in Texas 12/1/2015 - 11/30/2018 $566,849 Cancer Prevention & Research Institute of Texas
BLOOMFIELD, SUSAN Pre-Treatment Approaches for Improving the Response of Bone to Disuse and Recovery 9/1/2013 - 8/31/2017 $269,772 NASA-Washington
CHEN, LEI-SHIH Establishing a Comprehensive Cancer Prevention and Support Program within Chinese American Community in Houston and Austin areas of Texas 12/1/2015 - 11/30/2018 $49,125 Light and Salt Association
BLOOMFIELD, SUSAN Sclerostin’s Role in Regulating Bone Formation during Long-term Simulated Microgravity and Subsequent Recovery 10/6/2014 - 10/31/2017 $100,000 NASA-Johnson Space Center BLOOMFIELD, SUSAN Long-term Impact of Continuous Radiation Exposure on Bone Cell Activity: Role of Exercise during Exposure 7/1/2016 - 6/30/2017 $7,425 American College of Sports Medicine Foundation/NASA
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BUCHANAN, JOHN Exoskeleton based Stroke Rehabilitation with Augmented Reality 10/1/2014 - 9/30/2017 $83,549 Qatar National Fund
CHEN, LEI-SHIH Cancer Genomics Training Program for a Competent Texas Health Education Workforce 8/31/2014 - 2/28/2017 $207,103 Cancer Prevention & Research Institute of Texas CHEN, LEI-SHIH Family History-based Colorectal Cancer Prevention and Navigation to Clinical Services among Uninsured Chinese Americans in Texas. 12/1/2015 - 11/30/2018 $566,849
Cancer Prevention & Research Institute of Texas CLARK, HEATHER DFPS Program Evaluation 3/1/2016 - 8/31/2019 $75,629 Texas A&M Agrilife Research-TDFPS CROUSE, STEPHEN City of Taylor Fire Department Annual Testing/Physicals 7/1/2016 - 9/30/2016 $19,602 Taylor Fire Department CROUSE, STEPHEN The City of College Station Police Department Cardiovascular Health Profiles 2016-17 10/1/2016 - 9/30/2017 $42,428 City of College Station CROUSE, STEPHEN Cardiovascular Health and Physical Fitness Assessments Workshop for Firefighters 1/1/2012 - 9/30/2016 $214,431 City of College Station CROUSE, STEPHEN Cardiovascular Health and Physical Fitness Assessments Workshop for City of College Station Police 1/1/2012 - 9/30/2016 $96,429 City of College Station DEUTZ, NICOLAAS Human Metabolism of HMB 4/13/2016 - 4/12/2017 $221,630 Abbott Laboratories DEUTZ, NICOLAAS Development of Well-Characterized MiniPig Models of GI-ARS and H-ARS 6/1/2016 - 2/28/2017 $166,659 Henry M. Jackson Foundation - DODUniformed Services University of the Health Sciences DEUTZ, NICOLAAS BL20 CSA - Evaluation of AN777 on Lean Body Mass in Healthy Older Subjects During Bed Rest and Recovery 4/28/2014 - 4/27/2017 $1,789,111 Abbott Nutrition DEUTZ, NICOLAAS Integrated Health Sciences Core
4/1/2014 - 3/31/2019 $167,669 Texas A&M Agrilife Research - NIH DEUTZ, NICOLAAS Editorship: ESPEN Clinical Nutrition 7/1/2012 - 6/30/2017 $467,520 European Society for Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism DEUTZ, NICOLAAS Feasibility of Novel Laboratory Methods for use in Nutrition Studies 3/29/2016 - 3/28/2017 $164,938 Abbott Nutrition ENGELEN, MARIELLE ESPEN Research Fellowships 7/1/2016 - 6/30/2017 $76,038 European Society for Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism ENGELEN, MARIELLE The Effects of Acute Resistance Exercise on Protein and Amino Acid Metabolism in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 1/1/2016 - 1/1/2018 $2,228 American College of Sports Medicine Foundation GARNEY, WHITNEY Million Hearts Collaboration 10/15/2016 - 8/31/2020 $37,000 American Heart Association-Texas - DHHSCenters for Disease Control GARNEY, WHITNEY Department of State Health Services Tobacco Quit Line Evaluation and Outreach Assistance 8/1/2015 - 7/31/2017 $214,842 Texas Department of State Health Services GARNEY, WHITNEY Healthy Texas Babies Coalition Evaluation 9/1/2016 - 8/31/2017 $24,924 Texas A&M University Health Science Center-Texas Department of State Health Services GARNEY, WHITNEY National Implementation and Dissemination for Chronic Disease Prevention 9/30/2016 - 11/30/2019 $430,596 American Heart Association - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Recent External Funding GILREATH, TAMIKA Measuring Stress in Military Connected Adolescents 8/1/2016 - 7/31/2017 $181,242 DHHS-PHS-NIH HARVEY, IDETHIA Mixed-Methods Approaches of Geographic Information Systems and Neighborhood Social Environment to Understand Social Support and Self-management Behaviors among African Americans with Type-2 Diabetes 5/1/2016 - 4/30/2017 $18,000 TAMU Office of the Vice President for Research KREIDER, RICHARD Nutrabolt International Research & Development Program 10/1/2013 - 8/31/2017 $1,356,539 Nutrabolt International KWOK, OI-MAN Family History-based Colorectal Cancer Prevention and Navigation to Clinical Services among Uninsured Chinese Americans in Texas 12/1/2015 - 11/30/2018 $21,078 Cancer Prevention & Research Institute of Texas KWOK, OI-MAN Cancer Genomics Training Program for a Competent Texas Health Education Workforce 8/31/2014 - 2/28/2017 $11,130 Cancer Prevention & Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) LAWLER, JOHN Redox Regulation of nNOS Translocation and Muscle Atrophy During Mechanical Unloading 8/24/2012 - 8/22/2017 $400,000 NASA-Washington LIEBEN, CINDY Catapult Round 3 - Linking Metabolic Phenotype to Mood and Neurocognitive Functions in Autism Spectrum Disorder 12/1/2016 - 5/31/2018
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$30,000 TAMU College of Education & Human Development LIGHTFOOT, JOHN TIMOTHY NIH Proposed Program Project Grant (P01) 2/1/2015 - 1/31/2017 $20,000 TAMU Office of the Vice President for Research LIGHTFOOT, JOHN TIMOTHY Physical Activity Impacts of a Planned Activity-Friendly Community: The What, Where, When and Why of Environmental Approaches to Obesity Prevention 7/25/2015 - 8/31/2020 $157,701 Texas A&M Health Science Center - NIH LIGHTFOOT, JOHN TIMOTHY The MENTORS (Model Education Networks to Optimize Rural Science) Project 8/15/2016 - 7/31/2021 $94,344 TAMU University Health Science Center – NIH LIGHTFOOT, JOHN TIMOTHY Undoing the Damage: Reprogramming the effects of early high sugar/high fat diets through exercise 9/15/2013 - 3/14/2017 $255,628 DOD-Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity MARTIN, STEVE Cardiovascular Health and Physical Fitness Assessments Workshop for Firefighters City of College Station 1/1/2012 - 9/30/2016 $138,228 City of College Station MARTIN, STEVE Brazos County Volunteer Fire Dept. Precinct 3 Clinical Testing Program 20162017 10/1/2016 - 8/31/2017 $14,286 Brazos County Volunteer Fire Department MARTIN, STEVE Cardiovascular Health and Physical Fitness Assessments Workshop for City of College Station Police
1/1/2012 - 9/30/2016 $24,000 City of College Station MARTIN, STEVE The City of Bryan Fire Department Cardiovascular Health Profiles-2017 2/17/2017 - 6/30/2018 $62,229 City of Bryan SALAGA, STEVEN PGA Golf Management University Program 9/1/2016 - 9/30/2016 $63,000 PGA of America WALKER, DILLON Triheptanoin Treatment and Restoring Intermediary Metabolism in Type 2 Diabetes 10/1/2015 - 9/30/2016 $63,915 European Society for Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism WALKER, MATTHEW Catapult Round 3 - Sport-For-Development (S4D) in the Developing World 12/1/2016 - 5/31/2018 $30,000 College of Education and Human Development, Texas A&M University WALKER, MATTHEW PGA Golf Management University (GMU) Program Assessment 10/1/2015 - 9/30/2016 $147,321 PGA of America WALKER, MATTHEW Robert and Mavis Simmons Faculty Fellowship 9/1/2015 - 8/31/2018 $12,000 Texas A&M Foundation WIGFALL, LISA HPV and Cancer mHealth Prevention Education for HIV Positive Women Pilot Study 9/1/2016 - 8/31/2018 $419,051 DHHS-PHS-NIH
$1,051,399 Texas A&M University Health Science Center - Department of Health and Human Services WILSON, KELLY Juntos Podemos! (Together We Can!) 10/1/2015 - 9/30/2018 $750,003 Department of Health and Human Services WRIGHT, DAVID Verifying the Role of the Motor Cortex for the Learning Advantages Reported for Interleaved as Opposed to Repeated Practice Format: A Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation Approach 5/1/2016 - 4/30/2017 $10,000 TAMU Office of the Vice President for Research WRIGHT, DAVID Catapult Round 2 - Enhancing Learning, Facilitating Health! The Neural Underpinning of Acquiring Maintaining, and Recovering Skills 5/1/2016 - 5/31/2017 $45,360 TAMU College of Education & Human Development YALVAC, BUGRAHAN The MENTORS (Model Education Networks to Optimize Rural Science) Project 8/15/2016 - 7/31/2021 $56,283 Texas A&M University Health Science Center - NIH
Available multiyear external funding expenditures for the Department of Health & Kinesiology at Texas A&M University is over $13 million.
WILSON, KELLY PdNHF Dating Violence Prevention Curricula Supplement 10/26/2015 - 12/31/2018 $54,000 Health Advocates, LLC WILSON, KELLY Integrating Teen Pregnancy Prevention Innovative Practices (iTIP) 7/1/2015 - 6/30/2020
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