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News, honors and awards
Cardinal named dance scholar/artist
April 2009 - Marita Cardinal, professor of health and physical education, delivered the Scholar/Artist Lecture at the 2009 National Dance Association (NDA) conference in Tampa, Fla. Her lecture was titled Wellness Education for Dancers: A 15-Year Retrospective: read more
The NDA Scholar/Artist award recognizes her scholarly record both past and present, documents her in-depth study of dance, and acknowledges outstanding communication to selected arts groups and others: read more. The lecture/article was published as an individual document/booklet by NDA of the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance (AAHPERD). Also, the article will be published (in a slightly shorter form) in the Journal of Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance (JOPERD).
She is shown at right accepting a plaque and bouquet at the conference alongside her husband Dr. Brad Cardinal of Oregon State University.
Faculty distinction at international conference
His essay is titled The Dismantling of Public Health Infrastructure: a ‘Natural' Disaster? It was one of 42 essays chosen from over 300 submissions from scholars around the world. He is pictured on the right with two fellow conference attendees, both physicians. The November 2008 meeting was co-organized by the Council on Health Research for Development, the Global Forum for Health Research, UNESCO, WHO and the World Bank, together with the government of Mali. Read more: Daniel's blog.
The annual OAHPERD (Oregon Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance) Conference was held Oct. 10, 2008, at West Salem High School in Salem. More than 50 WOU Health and Physical Education (HPE) students attended, all enrolled in a teaching methods course in an effort to foster ongoing professional development and "lifetime learning" for professionals. In addition, around 20 WOU HPE alumni attended, along with faculty members Marita Cardinal, Gay Timken and Bob Hautala. Each year, OAHPERD conference director Malinda Schlatter asks WOU HPE faculty to recommend outstanding majors with strong records of academic achievement, responsibility and service who will represent WOU HPE well. A new group of students is selected each year for this service opportunity.
Skateboard in PE class USA Today newspaper quoted a recent graduate in a June 2008 story titled, Skateboarding kickflips into PE. Jake Gerig, a PE teacher in Albany, received his MAT in Physical Education and was interviewed for the story: read more
Top adjunct named The 2008 recipient of the Provost's Award for Excellence in Teaching by adjunct faculty is Warren Allen of the Health and Physical Education Division. Associate Provost David McDonald made the award, which includes $1,000. Allen joined the faculty in 2000 and teaches a wide variety of both academic and activity classes, including more than 14 different courses in the past seven years. A Master Martial Artist, Allen is a 5th degree Black Belt. Prior to coming to WOU he spent 16 years in the medical community and eight years teaching and working at medical school in Minnesota, focusing on cardiovascular radiology and cardiac rehabilitation. Students call him an inspirational teacher and mentor, who fosters their critical thinking and reflection. He was also among those recognized for adjunct honors in 2006: read more
Link to: WOU 2008 Academic Excellence event |Health and Physical Education Academic Excellence Web site
Asleson sets triathlon course record, announces next WOU race Spring 2008 - Elke Asleson, adjunct instructor, set a course record in her age group at the May 10 Canby Sprint Triathlon. Asleson, who previously finished the Hawaiian Ironman competition, was among 250 participants who swam, ran and biked in the fund raiser for the Canby swim team. Linda Stonecipher, chair of the Division of Health and Physical Education, said, "Her dedication to fitness creates a great role model for our students."
In related news, Asleson is co-organizer of the annual April WOU triathlon. More than 140 entrants took part this year. It is a fund raiser for WOU and a community awareness/fitness event. She announced the 2009 event will be on Saturday, April 25.
Area youths benefit from WOU service project A school playground is being refurbished as dozens of university students have spent the last few months partnering with communities throughout the Willamette Valley on a number of social service projects as a part of a class taught by Health professor Jerry Braza: read more from the Polk County Itemizer-Observer, 3/26/2008.
Service Learning Scholars are named The Division of Health and Physical Education, in conjunction with WOU's Service Learning and Career Development center, provides outstanding students service learning opportunities and recognition when they complete the requirements. The Service Learning Scholars Program is designed to educate students through experiential and service learning, foster civic engagement and responsibility, and work towards the betterment of the local community and the world.
2007-08 scholars and projects:
More information: Jerry Braza, professor of Health Education, 503-838-8253; Michael Hampton, director of Service Learning and Career Development, 503-838-8648; Craig Wimmer, Health Education coordinator at Student Health and Counseling Center, 503-838-8772.
Healthy kids/asthma initiative gets WOU push The Division of Health and Physical Education continues to fortify its commitment to promoting healthy communities through an Asthma Friendly School grant from the Oregon Department of Education in September 2007. This latest effort builds upon the community forum that WOU cosponsored last year with Salem Hospital and the Salem Statesman Journal, and the Health Summit that WOU hosted this summer. Read more.
Adjunct faculty standouts Elke Asleson and Daryl Thomas were among those named outstanding WOU adjunct faculty at the May 2007 ceremony. Read more.
Student leaders in division are honored At the WOU Leadership Recognition Awards event in May 2007, Avery Cotton, Social Dance Club president, was recognized for his efforts in forming and sustaining the student-run club. The dance club, which meets at a local studio and has been featured in the Salem newspaper, encompasses both fitness and service learning. Read the article.
Cotton was also named the Delmer Dewey Award winner, WOU's highest honor for a graduating man.
Theresa Warner, Exercise Science Major of the Year, was also recognized at the leadership event. See story below.
Prestigious research internship awarded to graduate assistant Shannon Talbott, a graduate student in the Health and Physical Education
Division, was recently selected to participate in a summer research internship
on poverty and adolescent risk at the University
of Alabama School of Public Health.
Cardinal receives three awards
According to Linda Stonecipher, chair of the division of Health and Physical Education at WOU, "Marita has dedicated many, many hours of service to each of these groups during the past three years, and the recognition is well deserved."
National AAHPERD conference highlights
March 2007 - WOU students received both experience and recognition at the American Alliance of Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance conference in Baltimore, MD. These students received awards:
- Boe Burrus: Physical Education Teacher Education Major of the Year Award (pictured at right) - Anna Janson: Health Education Major of the Year Award
Seven WOU students who plan to teach physical education attended the conference, and are pictured at right. After the trip, Linda Stonecipher, chair of the Division of Health and Physical Education, said, "Faculty are proud of the way they demonstrated their professionalism by attending a national physical education conference as undergraduate students."
Research on intimate partner violence impacts curricula Ingrid Adams (MS in Education: Health, 2006) presented a research
Her study investigated the relationship between health care workers' attitudes about female victims of abuse and the providers' education about intimate partner violence. Results of her study gave evidence that medical schools and universities should provide comprehensive and continuous curricula about intimate partner violence to physicians, nurses, and other health care workers. The abstract of her study was published in Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport (February 2007, p. 23).
Regional AAHPERD showcases collaboration Brian Caster, associate professor, and Bob Hautala, assistant professor, collaborated with two students for a presentation at the January 2007 conference of the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (AAHPERD), Northwest/Southwest districts in Reno. Presenting with them were Tyler Mitchell of Gladstone, Ore., an exercise science major, and Boe Burrus of Creswell, Ore., who is majoring in physical education teaching. Their conference presentation was titled, The effect of an 8-week physioball training program on core stability and general balance. "Boe and Tyler prepared well for the presentation," Hautala said. "It was easy to step back and let them take over during the activity portion of the presentation. They did a great and very professional job."
Mind maps presentation Bob Hautala, assistant professor, presented a session titled "Mindful learning and the use of mind maps" at the annual conference of the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (AAHPERD), Northwest/ Southwest districts, in Reno January 2007.
Article accepted In December 2006 a major American health journal accepted for publication an article by a WOU alumnus and his professor. Dustin Melton ('05 Master of Science in Education) and Jessica Henderson, associate professor, developed the article from Melton's master thesis. read more
Breast Cancer Coalition training Jessica Henderson, associate professor, led 11 WOU students to Washington, D.C., during Spring 2006 for the three day National Breast Cancer Coalition Fund annual advocacy training conference, where she was also a presenter. While there, students also lobbied legislators for six U.S. research facilities, including one in Oregon. Students paid their own travel expenses and five wrote essays to obtain scholarships.
Professor nominated Jerry Braza, professor, received the Carnegie Foundation and CASE Professor of Year Program nomination from Western Oregon University in 2005. In 2001 he received the Mario and Alma Pastega Award for Excellence in Teaching.
2006 Provost's Award for Excellence in Teaching by Adjunct Faculty - To link to posters that were displayed during the WOU spring celebration, click on the names below.
Contact information
Division of Health and Physical Education
Sharon D. Hall, Office Specialist
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Daniel Lopez-Cevallos, Ph.D., assistant professor of Community Health Education, was invited to Bamako, Mali, Africa, to participate in the 
Spring 2008 - Marita Cardinal, professor of Health and Physical Education, has been singled out recently for local and national awards in areas of research, student advising, and scholarship. 
She
will work on longitudinal research, administered annually since
1998, funded by the National Institute for Child Health and Human Development,
National Institute for Drug Abuse, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services
Administration, and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The
study addresses challenges that face young people growing up in impoverished
neighborhoods including violence, alcohol and drug use, sexual behavior,
psychosocial development, and family dynamics. Talbott will conduct field
research of adolescents living in public housing and other very low-income
neighborhoods in Mobile and Prichard, Ala. She will have access to the data
for academic purposes and may complete her master’s
thesis using these data. This nationally competitive internship accepts
only 20-30 students a year.
Marita Cardinal, professor of Health and Physical Education, was recently
honored with these three service awards.
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Theresa Warner: Exercise Science Major of the Year Award (pictured at left)
paper
at the American Alliance of Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance
(AAHPERD) conference in Baltimore, MD, in March 2007. The paper, "Health
care providers and intimate partner violence: Attitudes, beliefs, and education," was
part of her master's thesis. Link to 
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