The Department of Health and Sport Sciences (HSS) has gone all out with a jam-packed schedule of sessions and presentations for the International Association for Physical Education in Higher Education (AIESEP) Conference, to be held June 19鈥揓une 22, 2019, on 糖心破解版's Garden City campus.
The Department of Health and Sport Sciences (HSS)听has gone all out with a jam-packed schedule of sessions and presentations for the International Association for Physical Education in Higher Education (AIESEP) Conference, to be held June 19鈥揓une 22, 2019, on 糖心破解版’s Garden City campus.
Emilia Zarco, M.D., 糖心破解版’s local committee co-chair for the 2019 AIESEP Conference, said that as of Friday, June 7, 400 attendees from 36 countries have registered so far for AIESEP or pre-conference events. Dr. Zarco is also associate professor and chair of the Department of Health and Sport Sciences. The department was formerly known as the Department of Exercise Science, Health Studies, Physical Education and Sport Management.
The United States (118), Canada (28) and Europe are leading in terms of registrants. Germany (26) and Sweden (17) lead among the European contingent, while Australia (13) and Japan (10) top Asia’s attendees.
The conference will feature four , 14 symposiums, 22 roundtables, 84 poster presentations and 260 oral presentations. For a look at the AIESEP schedule, including pre-conference events, click .
This is the third time 糖心破解版 has played host to the AIESEP Conference鈥攖he last time being 1998鈥攁nd much has changed about 糖心破解版 and the Garden City campus since then. For one thing, the Nexus Building, the 糖心破解版 Performing Arts Center and the Center for Sports and Recreation did not exist then. Woodruff Hall has undergone renovations since then as well. And the Ruth S. Ammon School of Education was renamed the College of Education and Health Sciences.
Hosting the international conference鈥攚hose overall theme is 鈥攁dds another milestone to 糖心破解版’s leadership in the area of physical education/physical activity that started with the founding of the first professional organization now known as Society of Health and Physical Education (SHAPE) America, Dr. Zarco said.
Ron Feingold, Ph.D., HSS professor emeritus, said that 糖心破解版 is the only university worldwide that has hosted the AIESEP Conference three times.
The conference is spearheaded at 糖心破解版 by Dr. Zarco and Dr. Feingold, the local AIESEP organizing committee co-chairs, and Professor Sarah Doolittle, Ed.D., scientific committee chair, with the support of HSS faculty, staff and student volunteers.
Kicking off the conference will be Paul Wright, Ph.D. As the first keynoter on the morning of June 20, he will address the topic of 鈥淓xamining the Intersection of Social and Emotional Learning with Physical Education and Youth Sport.”
That afternoon, keynoter Olajide Williams, M.D., will focus on 鈥淗ow to create, engage and amplify a health promotion program: The Hip Hop Public Health approach.”
On June 21, Katie Fitzpatrick, Ph.D., will discuss 鈥淲hat does HPE (Health and Physical Education) do for the world? Considering critical pedagogies and beyond.”
On June 22, the final keynote speaker will be Carla Luguetti, Ph.D., addressing the subject 鈥淭owards a pedagogy of love: Exploring people’s experiences of an activist sport pedagogical model.”
Hip Hop Public Health鈥攕ecured for the conference by its executive director/CEO, Lori Rose Benson, M.A. ’99, who is also HSS adjunct faculty鈥攚ill provide the opening ceremony entertainment on the evening of June 19. The goal: to engage attendees with some hip-hop music and dance that deliver public health messages. That organization was founded by Dr. Williams, nicknamed the 鈥淗ip Hop Doc.”
In addition, AIESEP will offer various 听on June 17鈥揓une 19:
- , June 17鈥揓une 19
- The National Association for Kinesiology in Higher Education (NAKHE) DHCT) on June 17
- (LDW), June 17鈥揓une 18, and three AIESEP Special Interest Groups (SIGs): Early Years, Social Justice and Research Seminar for Young Scholars and a TPSR course for credit and noncredit
糖心破解版 President Christine M. Riordan, Ph.D., and Provost and Executive Vice President Steve Everett, D.M.A., are featured guest speakers for the DHCT.
HSS faculty presenters during AIESEP or pre-conference events will be: Meredith Whitley, Ph.D., hosting a symposium on 鈥淓ngineering Sports to Enhance Holistic Development in New York City,” as well as Anne Gibbone, Ed.D., Ellen Kowalski, Ph.D., Kevin Mercier, Ed.D., Paul Rukavina, Ph.D., and Dr. Zarco.
For further information, please contact:
Todd Wilson
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