KINESIOLOGY

COMMUNICATOR

The Chairs Corner

Why should my son/daughter attend SJSU KIN? In the past few weeks, I have had the opportunity to talk with many parents of prospective students, at several dierent events. One question many have asked is Why should X come to SJSUs Kinesiology Department? What makes you special? Heres my answer! 1. Our students are outstanding. These days, it is dicult even to get in to the department. While KIN is growing on all campuses of the CSU, it is impacted at only a few, and we are one. This means new students need to meet supplemental criteria, such as a higher GPA than for regular entry into the CSU. While we have always had some really great students, I am convinced from my contact with the newer students, that the proportion of great students is now higher than ever. 2. Our department engages students. Many students (maybe most?) are now active in one or more of our student clubs, all of which are experiencing growth at this time. They are what you make them, and they are a great way to get started in the profession, and with networking. 3. Our faculty are outstanding. A quick glance through any Communicator will show how very professionally engaged our faculty are in an extremely broad range of activities, from papers, to presentations, to hosting events. The number of awards that our faculty receive is amazing and there are more this month. Our sta are also there to help both students and faculty, and many students tell me how much they appreciate our sta. 4. Our curriculum gives lots of opportunity for handson learning. We strongly believe that students learn best when they do as well as study. Youll note that a great facility isnt on my list :( Fingers crossed that the renovation will start in spring, and well all be able to add that to the list soon. I hope these have been among your experiences, and congratulations to all those about to graduate! We hope to see you at the Banquet and/or at Commencementdetails in Clubs and Events (upcoming).

Student News

KIN major earns top honors Gymnast Shanice Howard, a senior in Kinesiology, is the 2011 female national winner of the Arthur Ashe Sports Scholar Award as awarded by Diverse Issues in Higher Education. Click on the link below to see her on the April 28 magazine cover and her story inside. See page 1 and the main story that begins on page 13. Student-athletes from all NCAA and NAIA divisions are eligible for this awards program. http://mydigimag.rrd.com/publication/?i=67352 Ashley Ladd received the NASPE (National Association for Sport and Physical Education) Major of the Year award at the recent AAHPERD with Drs. Wughalter and Lilienthal in the cheering section.
Congratulations to graduate AT student Ryan Laperle who competed on April 15th and 16th at the Sea Otter Classic and won his criterium race on Saturday and nished 4th in the mountain bike event on Sunday. Check out his triumphant photo nish jubilation captured by the Monterey herald found at the link below (photo #2). http://www.montereyherald.com/ ci_17867452?IADID=Search-www.montereyherald.com-www. montereyherald.com&nclick_check=1 Undergraduate ATEP students, Michael Mayes, Racquel Cervania, and Steven Mosher-Stockinger presented Ecient Peripheral Joint Mobilization Techniques on Larger Athletes at the 2011 Far West Athletic Trainers Association (FWATA) Annual Meeting and Clinical Symposia at Las Vegas. Our undergraduate athletic training education program (ATEP) was one of nine ATEPs that were accepted to present among 16 CAATE accredited ATEPs at FWATA, NATA District 8. Students! Get your advising for your fall classes NOW. Most advisors are not here over summer. Please think ahead.

Shirley H. M. Reekie, Chair
Vol. 23, No. 4, April 2011

Faculty News

At the recent AAHPERD Convention in San Diego, Dr. Emily Wughalter received the AAHPERD Honor Award, and presented the following paper: Inclusive excellence for retaining and recruiting diverse faculty and students in the university. This is a HUGE deal, and congratulations, Emily! Our newest visiting professor, Dr. Amid Mozafari, from Iran, is interested in studying student responses to physical activity classes. His got his PhD in 1975 in Sport Management from Florida State, his masters in 1975 from the University of Iowa, and his BS in physical education from Tariat Moallem University in Tehran in 1970. Dr. KyungMo Han has published an article entitled Eects of 4 Weeks of Elastic-Resistance Training on Ankle-Evertor Strength and Latency in the May 2011 issue of the Journal of Sport Rehabilitation, 20(2), 157-173. Also, Dr. Hans research, Learning Eects for the Timed Cross Over Hop Test has been accepted for presentation at the 2011 National Athletic Trainers Association (NATA) 62nd Annual Meeting and Clinical Symposia at New Orleans. Dr. Nancy Megginson has received a Jeerson Award for Community Service for her work at the Timpany Center, through KCBS Channel 5. They came out to lm at the center last week, and the item with Nancy will be aired on May 18. She now goes on to compete regionally. Way to go, Nancy. Dr. Barbara Conry will be returning to the Kinesiology department full time in the fall, after many years in the Deans oce as Associate Dean, Acting Dean, Interim Dean, Associate Dean, and several interim department chairs. Welcome back! Dr. Jessica Chin and Dr. jay Johnson had their most recent paper titled Making the Team: Threats to Health and Wellness within Sport Hazing Cultures accepted for publication in The International Journal of Health, Wellness and Society.
Dr. Emily Wughalter will receive the Outstanding Service Award from the College of Applied Arts and Sciences in May. Congratulations, Emily!! Dr. Bethany Shiett made a presentation at the SJSU eCampus Showcase on April 18th. The showcase highlights the utilization of technology and online resources in an educational setting. Her presentation focused on web-based resources to facilitate the transfer of information. This academic year Dr. Shiett also served as the D2L Learning Management System support person for faculty in CASA. At the NATA National Meeting (June 19-22, New Orleans, LA), Al Douex will be presenting under Special Topics: Neuromuscular Fatigue: A Predisposing Factor for Injury? which will be lmed for DVD. Dr. Gong Chen published a new book on child self-defense for parents in China in the Chinese language Monitor their growth to stay away from violent crimes - a dialogue with Chinese parents on self-defense of their children by Beijing Sport University Publisher, China. Gong also presented self-defense and taichi at the 2011 CAHERD convention.

Sta News

Carol Bare will receive the rst ever Sta Award from the College of Applied Sciences and Arts in May. Very well deserved, Carol.
From the desk of Al Douex.
To the Faculty, Sta, Administrators and Students of KIN: In the coming weeks, many of us will vanish from the halls of SPX and YUH, either briey (to return for summer classes) or for an extended period (perhaps, for summer research of familial behaviors in Montgomery County, MD, the UK, some may even venture into Canada). I am very sad to say that my summer peregrination, though it will focus on research, will not nd me returning back to the warm, welcoming halls of SPX come fall. I believe Dr. Reekie stated it best when she said that (my) zeal to work with (Graduate Athletic Training) students and the program, unfortunately, means that (I am) still ABD. So, I will be returning to Delaware to focus all of my attention on the completion of my dissertation. Blue only begins to describe my feelings about leaving San Jos State University. I will forever appreciate the opportunity that Dean Bullock, Dr. Reekie and the Department granted to me. Coming to SJSU, not only allowed me to return home after a 19 year stint away, but it aorded me the chance to do that which I am most passionate about and forge wonderful bonds with all of you. One thousand thanks are due to the Dean and the Boss Lady for too many reasons to name, so in the spirit of one old sailor (certainly not me) to another, Id like to convey an attitude with gratitude as I, once again, deal with these changes in latitudes (It is likely she will need a Parrothead to translate). Dr. Plato, thanks for being a wonderful mentor, colleague, and ocemate, I will continue to rely on your wisdom, objectivity, and guidance in my future endeavors, when dealing with students or trying to manage the balancing act of being Junior Faculty (which I never did achieve); thank you. To the Grad Committee, AT Sta and my fellow thesis committee members, thanks for listening to what I had to say and helping me feel like I belonged, right away. To my AT Faculty colleagues, thank you for persevering with me, I wish you the best of luck with all of your future endeavors. To the support sta, I couldnt have made it through the rst week without all of you (in some capacity), thank you, I will miss our pleasant talks (I was never quite sure how Post-Its cost $10, but I do hope you get someone to pay at some point, Vy!!!). To the rest of the KIN faculty, thank you for listening, advising, redirecting, teaching, reassuring, and helping me through the good and bad times. I would, especially, like to thank Dr. johnson and Dr. Chin for their (sometimes hard-nosed, sometimes nurturing) support and friendship the last 2 years; many thanks! Saving the best for last, to my students (Grad ATs, thesis or project students, and undergrads), thank you for allowing me the opportunity to come into your lives and share my stories (about the Kinetic Chain, the spine boarding re ants, the Star Wars referencing cover letter, etc.). Equally, Id like to thank you for sharing your stories with me and building new stories together. It has been a pleasure to watch all of you grow as ne, young professionals and I look forward to your contributions to the elds of Athletic Training and Kinesiology. I do hope you learned as much from me as I did from you and that you all walk away from here more knowledgeable about AT, KIN or life, as I will. We are all lifelong learners, whether standing behind the podium (sweating!!!) or sitting in the desks facing the front of SPX75 or any other classroom, the roles only dictate which way we are oriented towards one another. As a whole, we should all be facing and moving the same direction, for progress requires the efforts, knowledge, and love of the great masses. Thank you all. Good luck in your future endeavors. Hail Sparta! ADx

Alumni News

Former graduate student Laura Anderssons (MA 10) thesis titled Impact of a Professional Runners Sudden Death on His Training Communities was selected as the lone representative from all Departments in CASA for consideration in the campus wide Outstanding Thesis Award competition. Melody (Epp) Chad-Benzel (BS 09) was just accepted into Western Us DPT program. Davor Vasiljevic (BS 10) is o to Washington University in St. Louis for a DPT program with lots of research opportunities. Stephanie Pascucci (BS 03, MA 05) is now a law enforcement ofce in southern California. William Lee (BS 09) will be attending Columbia University for the physical therapy program, starting in August. Vicente Ceja (BS 10) has been accepted into the program for physical therapy at the University of the Pacic. At the NATA National Meeting (June 19-22, New Orleans, LA), the following KIN-PPATEP Alumni will be presenting : Gina Biviano (MA 10), MA, ATC, Athletic Trainers Comfort and Competence in Addressing Psychological Issues of Athletes CoAuthors: Semerjian (chair), Butryn, Brown and Douex Kendall Grow (MA 10), MA, ATC, The Sleeper Stretch: Eects on Range of Motion and Injury in Baseball Players Co-Authors: Butryn (chair), Plato, Brown and Douex The students abstracts will be published in JAT.

Clubs and Events

Upcoming
Celebration of Excellence Banquet, Friday, May 27th 5:00 p.m., San Jose Airport Garden Hotel (1740 N. 1st., San Jose, CA 95112) Event includes dinner, guest speaker, graduate recognition, and rae/auction. Reminder for graduating Graduate and Undergraduate students to purchase tickets in main oce (SPX 56), $36/adult $20/child 12 and under. First come-rst served ticket sales started 4/12 (while supplies last). Tickets must be purchased no later than May 16, 2011. FUN! FUN! FUN! This weekend (April 29,30,May1), the SJSU Department of Kinesiology will be hosting the western try-outs for the USOC USA National Team for Mens Wheelchair Basketball. SJSU is one of four sites across the nation that is hosting these try-outs. Those athletes who make the USA National Team will represent our country in world competition and the 2012 Paralympics in London. Dr. Nancy Megginsons KIN 156 Intro to APA students will be helping with the event as well as Holly Browns AT students throughout the weekend. The KIN APA student club has provided lunch for the athletes, too! So come see the action as it is open to the public and, best of all, FREE!!!!! Plan on stopping by on Friday or Saturday (830-1130AM; 2-430ishPM; and 6-8PM) or Sunday (830-1130AM) in YUH 6. Go USA!!!!!! Come celebrate National Dance Week with the SJSU Ballroom Dance Club. They are hosting a Spring Fling on Saturday April 30th from 5-10pm in the event center. Night Club Dancing is the focus this spring. Come learn Hustle, Night Club Two Step, and Salsa! There will be both beginning and intermediate workshops in each. In addition, there will be Jack & Jill contests and a performance by the SJSU spring formation group (doing a hustle-cha cha combo piece). For more information check website:http:// studentorgs.sjsu.edu/sjsubdc/events.htm or contact Dr.Shiett (faculty advisor). The 2nd Annual Spartan 5K: KEEPING KIDS IN THE GAME hosted by SPATO (Spartan Athletic Training Organization) will take place at 9:00 AM on May 7, 2011. Who this race benets: The race will help raise money for students to go to athletic training conferences and classes. These conferences and classes help expand SJSU athletic training students knowledge and experience with injury prevention, evaluation and rehabilitation. This extra knowledge will be used to keep youth, college, recreation and

professional athletes playing hard. The race will also help a local organization called Re-Play. Re-Play is a non-prot organization that is promoting youth recreation through a recycling and reuse. They receive donated sporting good items and refurbish them so kids in our community can use them. Visit their website http://www.replaysj.org/ Check-In begins at 7:00am and same-day registration ends at 8:50am. Race for the 5k begins at 9am. For Registration please go to http://www.active.com/running/san-jose-ca/ the-second-annual-spartan-5k-walkrun-2011 First 240 registered participants receive a Spartan 5K shirt. First 300 registered will receive a goody bag. Every registered particpant will receive a rae ticket for a chance to win: a Nintendo Wii Console, Sabercat tickets, gift certicates and more! If you donate a pair of new or wearable shoes, you will receive a rae ticket! So come clean out those closets and please register early! The Sport Management Club next meetings are April 27th and May 11 at 7pm in SPX 107. The 3rd SJSU table tennis championship will be held on Friday, April 29, 2:30-6:30pm in 44B. See Dr. Chen for entries. The 4th Annual Spartan Triathlon takes place on May 13th at 9AM. Cost: $10 for students, $15 for faculty and sta, $25 for community. Students, faculty and sta, and community members are invited to participate in the Spartan Triathlon at the Aquatic Center. Check-in begins at 8:30am and each event lasts 15 minutes (swim, stationary bike and run). All you need is a pair of running shoes and a swimsuit. Take part as an individual or group up in pairs or teams of three! Distance covered in each 15 minute leg of the race will be rewarded points. Cycling will be done on stationary bikes. Participants have the option of bringing SPD compatible shoes. Sign up: Sport Club or online www.as.sjsu.edu/ascr Contact: 408-924-6218 for more information Start Time: 09:30 AM End Time 12:00 PM Location: SJSU Aquatic Center. Participants are encouraged to bring shoes, soap, new toothbrushes, or new towels to donate to Inn vision (www.innvision. org), and Life Builders Shelter (www.ehclifebuilders. org), charities that support displaced women and families and the San Jose homeless population.
Kinesiology Summer 2011 Schedule
5 Week Session June 6 - July 8, 2011
Course KIN 002A - Beg Swimming KIN 002B - Inter Swimming KIN 014A - Beg Volleyball KIN 014B - Inter Volleyball KIN 015A - Beg Basketball KIN 015B - Inter Basketball KIN 027A - Beg Table Tennis KIN 027B - Inter Table Tennis KIN 034 - Step Training KIN 035A - Beg Weight Training KIN 035B - Inter Weight Training KIN 054A - Beg Tae Kwon Do KIN 054B - Inter Tae Kwon Do KIN 055A - Beg Self Defense KIN 061A - Beg Hatha Yoga KIN 061B - Inter Hatha Yoga KIN 069 - Stress Management KIN 101 - Sport in America KIN 155 - Exer Physiology (Lec) KIN 155 - Exer Physiology (Act) KIN 155 - Exer Physiology (Act) KIN 158 - Biomechanics (Lec) KIN 158 - Biomechanics (Act) KIN 158 - Biomechanics (Act) KIN 161 - Phil Persp of Sport KIN 163 - Phys Fit & Nutr (Sect 1) KIN 163 - Phys Fit & Nutr (Sect 2) KIN 165 - Motor Development KIN 169 - Diver, Stress & Health KIN 174 - Assess of Psych Func KIN 175 - Meas & Eval (Lec) KIN 175 - Meas & Eval (Act) KIN 175 - Meas & Eval (Act) KIN 185/H - Senior Sem/Honors KIN 188 - Prev & Care Ath Inj KIN 189 - Prev & Care Ath Inj Lab KIN 189 - Prev & Care Ath Inj Lab

MTWR MTWR MWF MWF MTWR MTWR MTWR MTWR MTWR MWF MWF MTWR MTWR MWF MWF MWF TR TR MW MW MW TR TR TR MW MW MW TR MW MW TR TR TR TR TR TR TR
1400-1520 1400-1520 0930-1120 0930-1120 0900-1020 0900-1020 1430-1550 1430-1550 0800-0920 0800-0950 0800-0950 0930-1050 0930-1050 1230-1420 0830-1020 0830-1020 0900-1300 0900-1300 1100-1350 0800-1050 1400-1650 1030-1320 0730-1020 1330-1620 0800-1230 0800-1230 0800-1230 1230-1630 0900-1330 0900-1330 1100-1350 0800-1050 1400-1650 0800-1200 1100-1350 0800-1050 1400-1650
SPXE 079 SPXE 079 SPX 044B SPX 044B YUH 006 YUH 006 SPX 044B SPX 044B SPX 044B YUH 202A YUH 202A SPX 044A SPX 044A YUH 202 YUH 202 YUH 202 YUH 201A CCB 101 SPX 208 SPX 208 SPX 208 SPX 208 SPX 208 SPX 208 SPX 068 ENG 401 ENG 391 SPX 065 YUH 201A SPX 077 SPX 077 SPX 208 SPX 208 SPX 068 SPX 075 SPX 075 SPX 075
Lilienthal Lilienthal May May Butler Butler Chen Chen Sullivan Montgomery Montgomery Schachner Schachner Chen Caughlan Caughlan Plato Murphy Cisar Cisar Cisar Khadem Khadem Khadem Masucci Bloom Sullivan Clair Murphy Megginson Wughalter Wughalter Wughalter Lilienthal Han Han Han
5 Week Session Jul 11 - Aug 12, 2011
KIN 014A - Beg Volleyball KIN 014B - Inter Volleyball KIN 015A - Beg Basketball KIN 015B - Inter Basketball KIN 035A - Beg Weight Training KIN 035B - Inter Weight Training
MWF MWF MTWR MTWR MWF MWF
0930-1120 0930-1120 0800-0920 0800-0920 1000-1120 1000-1120
SPX 044B SPX 044B YUH 006 YUH 006 YUH 202A YUH 202A
May May Butler Butler Butler Butler
Note: Classes will need to meet minimum enrollment requirements or will be subject to cancellation.
For the record. The SJSU Single Subject Credential Program successfully underwent its CTC/NCATE accreditation review in March, which included both the Physical Education and Adapted Physical Education Credentials oered within our department. Dr. Chin and Re-Play featured prominently in a recent article in the Spartan Daily highlighting their recent drive to get shoes on the feet of those most in need. You will also nd bins around the Department as the drive will continue until May13th. Please feel free to bring in and donate your gently worn shoes. http:// www.spartandaily.com/news/kinesiology-departmentnonprot-hold-shoe-donation-drive-for-japan-relief-1.2163001 On March 4, Holly Brown and Al Douex accompanied a group of graduate and undergraduate AT students to Sacramento, to try to inuence legislators to regulate the athletic training profession in CA. For more on their cause, see: http://ca-at.org/ca-legislation/proposed-legislation/support-our-cause/ andhttp://www. leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_0351-0400/ ab_374_bill_20110214_introduced.html
Department of Kinesiology Contacts
Department Chair Dr. Shirley Reekie - Shirley.Reekie@sjsu.edu Activity Program Coordinator Dr. Gong Chen - Gong.Chen@sjsu.edu General Education Program Coordinator Dr. Peggy Plato - Peggy.Plato@sjsu.edu Graduate Program Coordinator Dr. Ted Butryn - Theodore.Butryn@sjsu.edu Undergraduate Program Coordinator Dr. Emily Wughalter - Emily.Wughalter@sjsu.edu Advising Manager Mrs. Janet Clair - Janet.Clair@sjsu.edu Sport Management Program Director Dr. Sonja Lilienthal - Sonja.Lilienthal@sjsu.edu Physical Education Teacher Education/Credential Program Director Dr. Alison White - Alison.White@sjsu.edu Interim Graduate Athletic Training Program Director Dr. KyungMo Han - KyungMo.Han@sjsu.edu Undergraduate Athletic Training Program Director Dr. KyungMo Han - KyungMo.Han@sjsu.edu

Club Advisors

Phi Epsilon Kappa & KIN Majors Club Dr. Alison White - Alison.White@sjsu.edu Ms. Carol Sullivan - Carol.Sullivan@sjsu.edu Adapted Physical Activity Club Dr. Nancy Megginson - Nancy.Megginson@sjsu.edu Spartan Athletic Training Organization (SPATO) Holly Brown - Holly.Brown@sjsu.edu Pre-Physical Therapy Club Rachel Vimont - rvimont@email.sjsu.edu Sport Management Club Dr. Sonja Lilienthal - Sonja.Lilienthal@sjsu.edu

Academic Unit:

Department of Kinesiology One Washington Square San Jos, CA 95192-0054 Oce is located in SPX 56 Phone: 408-924-3010 Fax: 408-924-3053 Web: www.sjsu.edu/kinesiology