WVU School of Sport Sciences helps launch martial arts program for...
West Virginia University’s Sport, Exercise and Performance Psychology program has partnered with local organizations to launch a martial arts program for individuals with intellectual and...
View ArticleWVU using virtual reality technology to innovate training for clinical...
In 2019, even before the pandemic and many lives and professions turned into hybrid worlds, Margaret Glenn and her colleagues were investigating the use of novel technologies in simulation education....
View ArticleDerkotch's desire to work with kids strengthens with experience
After working summer camps with kids, Tyler Derkotch knew it was what he wanted to do for a living. At WVU, he found that the physical education and kinesiology program offered the kinds of hands-on...
View ArticleGonzalo Bravo: Reflections from sabbatical
The following is an essay by Gonzalo Bravo , a professor of sport management at West Virginia University, about his recent sabbatical to his native country, Chile, for the Pan American and Parapan...
View ArticleInternships help Riley get started in sport industry
Sports were an integral part of Makayla Riley’s life growing up in Landover, Md. Her father coached the youth football and basketball teams, and for her part, Riley participated in gymnastics and dance...
View ArticleAlumni Spotlight: Zabrya Robson
Zabrya Robson, a behavior health counselor at Community Care of West Virginia, came to West Virginia University knowing she wanted to help others. She earned her undergraduate degree at WVU, and then...
View ArticleFollmer recognized for exceptional and innovative teaching
Jake Follmer, assistant professor in the School of Education, is one of four faculty members at West Virginia University to be recognized for exceptional and innovative teaching with the 2024 WVU...
View ArticleElliott earns honors at SHAPE America Convention
West Virginia University’s Eloise Elliott was recently inducted as a fellow into the North America Society of Health, Physical Education, Recreation, Sport and Dance Professionals at the SHAPE America...
View ArticleTextbook authored by WVU faculty earns McGuffey Longevity Award
The textbook, “Group Counseling: Strategies and Skills,” written by West Virginia University faculty members Ed Jacobs and Christine Schimmel, along with Bob Masson and Riley Harvill, has been...
View ArticleZalman wins 3MT hours after successful dissertation defense
When Paige Zalman went to sleep on the night of Tuesday, April 2, she was still a PhD candidate. By the time she went to sleep on Wednesday, April 3, not only was she now Dr. Paige Zalman after...
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