Student Awards

The Northwest Chapter of the American College of Sports Medicine presented several awards to the University of Idaho during its annual conference in Salem, Ore. The following doctoral students received the Outstanding Doctoral Student Research Presentation Award:

Amber Green, education with emphasis in exercise science and health, for “Sedentary Behavior, Central Obesity and Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors in Young Women.”

Ryan McGrath, education with emphasis in exercise science and health, for “Prediction of Total Energy Expenditure and Moderate-Vigorous Physical Activity by the NHANES Physical Activity Questionnaire.”

Katie Taylor, education with emphasis in exercise science and health, for “Associations of Insulin Resistance with Metabolic Syndrome Risk Factors in Young, Hispanic Women.”

Three movement sciences students traveled to Wenatchee, Wash., to attend the 2014 Annual Conference for the Northwest Chapter of the American College of Sports Medicine. Undergraduate students, Kimberly Carrier, Mac Kenzie Schneider, and Thomas Anderson, competed against 21 teams to take home the trophy from the jeopardystyle competition. The students have now been offered to represent the University of Idaho and the Northwest Chapter of ACSM at the National Conference in Orlando, Fla., at the end of May. This is the first time the University of Idaho was represented at the annual meeting, and is a testament to the students, graduate representatives, and faculty that supported them.

Aimee Navickis-Brasch, research assistant on Associate Professor’s Anne Kern’s Back to the Earth project, will be honored for her “Best Paper Award” at the American Society of Engineering Education annual conference. Navickis-Brasch is a doctoral students in civil engineering/ engineering education.

In addition, the Outstanding Master’s Research Presentation Award was given to:

Brad Dieter, sport pedagogy and exercise physiology, for “Muscle Activation Patterns Differ Between Cyclists with Patellofemoral Pain and Those Without.”

Doctoral student Katie Taylor was accepted as a national student representative for the American College of Sports Medicine — the largest sports medicine and exercise science organization in the world. She represents the Northwest chapter, which includes Idaho, Oregon, Washington and Montana.

Doctoral student Vanessa Martinez was awarded first place at UI’s Annual Innovation Showcase in Graduate Interdisciplinary Presentations for her research on the relationships among acculturation, psychological measure and health risk factors in college-age Mexican-American women.

Exercise Science and Health students Kalyn Hasenoehrl, Jordan Tracy, Reagan Snow and Ashlee Therriault worked to integrate nutrition and physical activity into the Moscow Farmer’s Market through the city of Moscow’s Blue Cross High Five grant. Two students will be hired to lead the summer project.

Doctoral candidate John Herrington appeared in a CBS ad celebrating Native American Heritage Month. The astronaut is the first member of a Native American tribe to fly into space. He is a member of the Chickasaw Nation. The video can be viewed at: cbs.com/cbs_cares/topic_video/55