Georgia Southern well-represented at NAKHE

February 6, 2017

[caption id="attachment_6623" align="aligncenter" width="608"] Tamerah Hunt, Ph.D., Megan Mormile and Jody Langdon, Ph.D., with their research poster at the National Association of Kinesiology in Higher Education conference in Orlando, Florida.[/caption] Megan Mormile, graduate research assistant from the athletic training program in the College of Health and Human Sciences’ School of Health and Kinesiology, was the only graduate student in attendance to present research at the National Association of Kinesiology in Higher Education (NAKHE) conference in Orlando, Florida from Jan. 4 to 8. Mormile, along with Tamerah Hunt, Ph.D., assistant professor, and Jody Langdon, Ph.D., associate professor, presented their research, “The Role of Gender in Neuropsychological Assessment in Healthy Adolescents,” during a poster session. “Attending NAKHE was a great opportunity to go to a conference that was a little outside my ‘main discipline,’ said Mormile. “It was a great experience, and it gave me a chance to meet a lot of new people and make some great contacts.” Eight Georgia Southern faculty from the School of Health and Kinesiology, including Hunt and Langdon, presented at the conference as well. The presentations included:

• Charles “Hal” Wilson, Ph.D., assistant professor, Drew Zwald, Ph.D., professor, and Langdon: “The Game is on the Line: The Future of Coaching Education in Higher Education”
• Langdon: ”SoTL Research in Kinesiology: What It Is and Why We Need to Engage It”
• Hunt and Christina Gipson, Ph.D., assistant professor: “Socioeconomic Status: How it Impacts your Research, Teaching, and Community Outreach”
• Robert Clouse, M.S., lecturer, and Stephanie Viness, M.S., instructor: “Changing with Technology: Implementing an Online Physical Activity Curriculum to Standardize Course Content for Graduate Teaching Assistants”
• Viness: “Setting and Evaluating Instructor Expectations”
• Bridget Melton, Ed.D., associate professor: “Supporting the IPAP with National Programs (EIM-OC and NPAP)”

Langdon also served as a speaker at the International Journal of Kinesiology in Higher Education reviewer workshop. Georgia Southern University, a public Carnegie Doctoral/Research University founded in 1906, offers more than 125 degree programs serving 20,674 students. Through eight colleges, the University offers bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degree programs built on more than a century of academic achievement. Georgia Southern is recognized for its student-centered and hands-on approach to education. Visit GeorgiaSouthern.edu.