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HK Outstanding undergrad among research honourees Renee Meloche, left, straps a skin surface temperature monitor on to the arm of volleyball player Paige MacDowell. Volleyball players like Paige McDowell have a little more spring in their step out on the court these days thanks to the award-winning research of undergraduate Renee Meloche. “It was great to do a study that was really practical that could help the girls to perform better,” said Renee, a fourth-year kinesiology major who received one of two outstanding undergraduate student awards at the Celebration of Excellence in Research, Scholarship and Creative Activity. Under the supervision of assistant professor Sarah Woodruff, Renee conducted a week-long study last year with the Lancer women’s volleyball team. Using the department’s recently-acquired Bod-Pod, she measured each player’s body composition. Then, for the entire week, players wore a device that constantly records skin surface temperature—directly related to caloric energy output—and kept a log of everything they ate and drank. At the end of the week, their body composition was recorded again. According to her results, the players weren’t consuming nearly enough calories for the amount of energy they were expending. “Overall the girls were expending significantly more calories than they were taking in, so they had a negative energy balance,” said Renee, who noted that on game days they were burning an average of 4,000 calories. After the study was complete, the players received an individualized record of their data and nutrition counselling. Renee had her work ranked as the highest abstract when it was presented at the Western Society for Kinesiology and Wellness conference in Las Vegas last fall. Kinesiology Health and Wellness students joined CBC Windsor Walking Group Dr. Woodruff’s first year Health and Wellness class joined Susan Pedler, news- Thumbs up Enthusiastic well wishers from the University community cheer as kinesiology student and captain of the Lancer golf team, Michael Aylotte (far right) passes the medal to the next runner, Rita Jacques, in the foyer of Lambton Tower. Michael is involved in a number of community initiatives to support services to individuals with epilepsy and is involved in the care of a sibling with a disability. He is an Ontario Scholar who has served as co-chair of the Leadership Camp Committee at R.S.McLaughlin Collegiate and Vocational Institute; is a member of the Heart and Stroke Foundation’s STARK Ambassador Program in the Faculty of Human Kinetics; and is an executive committee member of the KIN 1 Program in the Faculty of Human Kinetics. The two were among 7,000 runners who recreated the Canadian segment of Rick Hansen’s 1986 Man in Motion tour between Aug. 24, 2011 and May 22, 2012. This journey of more than 12,000 kilometres visited over 6000 communities and celebrated the achievements of everyday heroes. 6 Adriana Duquette, kinesiology laboratory coordinator, demonstrates a speed stacking exercise to a group of students attending Academie Ste. Cecile on exchange from Columbia that were on campus in July 2011. caster for CBC News, on her daily walk at the riverfront on January 19th. The class also got to meet Dr. Kimmerle, who walks regularly with Susan.
Amsterdam experience helps student researcher learn the value of relationships HK graduate student Samantha Pang spent her entire summer working in the Netherlands researching how to build a marketing strategy to increase the number of visits sport enthusiasts and tourists make to the Olympic Experience, an attraction at the Olympic Stadium in Amsterdam. The stadium where Pang spent her summer was built for the 1928 Games and the city is currently preparing a bid to host them again in 2028 to mark the facility’s 100th anniversary. The building is now mostly a monument but it is still used for various activities, from national sporting events to music festivals, Pang said. A bid for the Games would have to include upgrades and expansion, she added. Her summer research project, done under the direction of professor Jess Dixon, will aid in future marketing strategies for the Olympic Experience. HK Book Award recipient Natalie Ethier (centre) accepts congratulations from Anna Marano (BHK ’10) of Human Kinetics Publishers and UWindsor kinesiology professor Scott Martyn, an editor of Tarnished Rings: The International Olympic Committee and the Salt Lake City Bid Scandal. Natalie plans to study kinesiology at the University of Windsor in September and said she can’t wait. 2012 HK Book Award winners: • Sarah Wong, Academie Ste. Cecile International School • Steven Kulesza, Assumption College School • Johny Krahn, Belle River District High School • Jordan Deneau, F.J. Brennan High School • Katrina Paty, Cardinal Carter Catholic Secondary School • Jenna Diamante, Catholic Cental High School • Jessika Veigli, Essex District High School • Natalie Ethier, École Secondaire L’Essor • Christina Mo, J.L. Forster Secondary School • Michael Mallender, General Amherst High School • Jenna Wright, Harrow District High School • Brandon McBride, W.F. Herman Secondary School • Christian Ieraci, Holy Names High School • Travis Durocher, Kennedy Collegiate Institute 7 Golf Championship HK A member of the Lancer golf team, Kinesiology student Kaella McLellan got a chance to learn how the professionals play when she caddied during the Canadian Tour Championship, August 25 to 28, 2011 at Windsor’s Ambassador Golf Club. Prior to the tournament, she was the co-chair for the event’s volunteer committee, which gave her practical experience to complement her studies in leisure and sport management. (L–R): Kaella McLellan, Dan Haldorson, Deputy Executive Director Canadian Golf Tour, Shayne Whiting • Caitlyn Longmuir, Kingsville District High School • Nicholas Marentette, École Secondaire E.J. Lajeunesse • Danielle Vandervecht, Leamington District Secondary School • Kevin Victor, Maranatha Christian Academy • Alexandra Moore, Vincent Massey Secondary School • Britney Hawkins, Riverside Secondary School • Anthony Valeri, St. Anne High School • Derek Murphy, St. Joseph’s Catholic High School • John Travo, St. Thomas of Villanova Secondary School • Jordyn Severin, Sandwich Secondary School • Nadia Green, Walkerville Collegiate Institute The awards recognize students who have maintained outstanding academic performance and have made exceptional contributions to their schools and communities through athletics, leadership and volunteer activities. Each honoree received a sports- or health-related book to keep, and their school libraries will receive a copy of Tarnished Rings: The International Olympic Committee and the Salt Lake City Bid Scandal, with a book plate acknowledging the honoured students. UWindsor kinesiology professor Scott Martyn is one of the book’s editors.
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