Faculty and Student Accomplishments - FALL 2026
Highlights of the different accomplishments that our amazing faculty and students have made in Fall 2026.
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Published by UW News - October 01, 2026 Rylee Heinz named Old Trapper Mountain West Freshman of the Week Published by Wyo4News - September 22, 2026 |
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Kowalczyk KM, Prato TA, Schueren S, Ash KF, Kardouni J, Lempke LB, Schmidt JD, Hendershot BD, Mauntel TC, Lynall RC. Concussions Effect on Touch Sensation and Joint Position Sense: Implications for Musculoskeletal Injury Risk. ACSM Annual Conference 2026, Salt Lake City, Utah 2026 Bejar J, Kowalczyk KM, Lisee C, Schmidt JD, Lynall RC. Static, But Not Dynamic, Balance is Associated with Asymmetrical Landing Mechanics in Female Collegiate Athletes. ACSM Annual Conference, 2026, Salt Lake City, Utah 2026 Pradip K, Kowalczyk KM, Lynall RC, Lisee C. Hip Angles and Moments Differ Between Limbs During Gait in Individuals Following ACL Reconstruction. ACSM Annual Conference, 2026, Salt Lake City, Utah 2026 Schueren S, Kowalczyk KM, Prato T, Call J, Mantuel TC, Schmidt JD, Lynall RC. Lower Extremity Sensorimotor Error Following Concussion. ACSM Annual Conference, 2026, Salt Lake City, Utah Updated: September 14, 2026 2026 Preikszas ZD, Kowalczyk KM, Bejar J, Lynall RC. Limb Asymmetries Across Jump Cuts in Individuals with a Concussion History. Center for Undergraduate Research Opportunities Conference, Athens, GA 2026 Pradip K, Kowalczyk K, Lynall R, Lisee C. Hip Angles and Moments During Gait Differ Between Limbs in Individuals Following ACL Reconstruction. Southeast American College of Sports Medicine Conference, Greenville, SC Todd, R., Zhu, Q., Gong, J., Banic, A., Iken, R., Opitz, R. “A VR-Based Matrix Stroop Task and Normed Fixation Ratio for Assessing Substance-Related Attentional Bias: Work-in-Progress Pilot Results”. 2026 IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality Adjunct (ISMAR-Adjunct), Bari, Italy, Oct 2026. Huang, S., Mori, K., Chen, J., Zhu, Q., Kwon, Y. “Ocular-Motor Coupling Reveals the Selective Use of Visual Information in Rhythmic Joint Action” Oral presentation at the NASPSPA conference, Montreal, Canada, June 2026. Refereed abstract published in Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology, Vol48, S44. Mason, I., Feng, Z., Zhu, Q. “Adaptive Visual Fixation Subserving Successful Basketball Shooting” Oral presentation at the NASPSPA conference, Montreal, Canada, June 2026. Refereed abstract published in Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology, Vol48, S19. Todd, R.N., Giraldo, A., Brongo, L., Gong, J., Zhu, Q. “Mind and Mission: Quantifying Virtual Navigation Performance under Stress using Biobehaviorial Markers”, verbal presentation at 22 | Page American Society for Gravitational and Space Research (ASGSR) 2025 Conference, December 3-6, 2025, Pheonix, AZ. Albee G, Gillespie K, Neville D, Del Bianco A, Dobbs WC. (May 2026). The relationship between heart rate variability and ventilatory thresholds obtained from running and cycling. Poster presentation at the University of Wisconsin Research and Creativity Symposium. Skramstad B, Jagim AR, Dobbs WC. (May 2026). Sex Differences in Omega-3 Fatty Acid Index Among Collegiate Athletes. Poster presentation at the University of Wisconsin Research and Creativity Symposium. Mumm C, Ritt T, Dobbs WC. (May 2026). Monitoring Energy Availability to Optimize Health and Performance in Collegiate Wrestlers. Poster presentation at the University of Wisconsin Research and Creativity Symposium. Khalil M, Jagim A, Dobbs WC. (May 2026). Skinfold Measurements and The Influence on Minimal Wrestling Weight in Collegiate Male Wrestlers. Poster presentation at the University of Wisconsin Research and Creativity Symposium. Schwarz M, Comeau K, Dobbs WC. (May 2026). The Association Between Perceptual Recovery Status and Reactive Strength Index in Collegiate Women’s Track Athletes. Poster presentation at the University of Wisconsin Research and Creativity Symposium. Kloehn AR, Molling TR, Dobbs WC, Jagim AR. (May 2026). Omega-3 Fatty acids as a potential link to cardiovascular health in collegiate athletes. Poster presentation at the University of Wisconsin Research and Creativity Symposium. Franek L, Westervelt S, Zuzek T, Dobbs WC, VanWiel L. (May 2026). Associations of urinary incontinence and aerobic capacity. Poster presentation at the University of Wisconsin Research and Creativity Symposium. Arthurs S, Hannan M, Pohjola L, Dobbs W, Vanwiel L. (May 2026). Associations of urinary incontinence and moderate-to-vigorous physical activity. Poster presentation at the University of Wisconsin Research and Creativity Symposium. Page M, Demoe E, Lepisto M, Litster M, Dobbs WC. (May 2026). Relationship of the Menstrual Cycle Phases on Physiological Fatigue in Recreational and Collegiate NCAA Female Athletes. Poster presentation at the University of Wisconsin Research and Creativity Symposium. Kaiser P, Bjork K, Roush J, Dobbs WC, Litster M. (May 2026). Menstrual cycle influence on jump-landing force production and fatigue response in recreational and collegiate NCAA female athletes. Poster presentation at the University of Wisconsin – La Crosse Research and Creativity Genoese FM. Treating the whole patient: A psychologically informed approach to injury rehabilitation & recovery. Wyoming Athletic Trainers’ Association Annual Clinical Symposium. June 12, 2026. Virtual presentation. Genoese FM, Harkey MS, Liu T, Covassin T, Baez SE. Depression symptoms are related to greater asymmetries in limb loading when landing during simulated sport distraction among individuals with ACL reconstruction. Oral presentation at the National Athletic Trainers’ Association Clinical Symposia. Philadelphia, PA. June 2026. Genoese FM, Harkey MS, Liu T, Covassin T, Baez SE. Differences in landing force symmetry during simulated sport distraction in individuals with ACL reconstruction. Poster presentation at the American College of Sports Medicine Annual Meeting. Salt Lake City, Utah. May 2026 Glossop R. P†., Strohacker K., Ibrahim, A. H. Characterizing exercise demand across flexible nonlinear periodization spectrums using reflexive content and RPE analysis. Poster Presentation at the Annual Meeting of the American College of Sports Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT, May 2026. Ibrahim, A. H., Sudeck G., Pfeifer K., Schmid J., Schindler E., Zakrajsek R., Strohacker K. Translation, Cultural Adaptation, and Validation of the Physical Activity-Related Health Competence Questionnaire for the English-Speaking Population. Poster Presentation at the Annual Meeting of the American College of Sports Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT, May 2026. Forbis E, Hernandez G, Ziegler R, Schmitt EE. Refining Circadian Biomarkers: Core Temperature as an Alternative to Exercise-Derived Metrics. Rocky Mountain ACSM 2026. Fort Collins, CO. Forbis E, Hernandez G, Ziegler R, Schmitt EE. Refining Circadian Biomarkers: Core Temperature as an Alternative to Exercise-Derived Metrics. NISBRE Conference 2026. Washington, DC. Hernandez G, Ziegler R, Forbis E, Todd WD, Zhang Z, Schmitt EE. Investigating the Role of Exercise in Restoring SCN Function and Circadian Health. Rocky Mountain ACSM 2026. Fort Collins, CO. Hernandez G, Ziegler R, Forbis E, Gail J, Pitha K, Todd W, Roberts B, Schmitt EE. When the Clock Gets Old: Aging, Exercise, and SCN Activity. NISBRE Conference 2026. Washington, DC. Ziegler R & Schmitt EE. Running Against Time: Exercise and Circadian Regulation in Aging. Invited Research Presentation to University of Wyoming Board of Trustees Meeting March 2027. Ziegler R, Hernandez G, Forbis E, Gail J, Pitha K, Todd W, Roberts B, Schmitt EE. Running Against Time: Exercise and Circadian Regulation in Aging. Society for Research on Biological Rhythms Biennial Meeting, 2026. Amelia Island, FL. Poster and Invited Flash Talk. Ziegler R, Hernandez G, Forbis E, Gail J, Pitha K, Todd W, Roberts B, Schmitt EE. Running Against Time: Exercise and Circadian Regulation in Aging. Rocky Mountain ACSM, 2026. Fort Collins, CO. Pitha K, Ziegler R, Gail J, Hernandez G, Forbis E, Todd W, Roberts B, Schmitt EE. Age-Dependent Effects of Chrono-Exercise on Circadian Regulation in Male Mice. Rocky Mountain ACSM, 2026. Fort Collins, CO. Pitha K, Ziegler R, Gail J, Hernandez G, Forbis E, Todd W, Roberts B, Schmitt EE. Age-Dependent Effects of Chrono-Exercise on Circadian Regulation in Male Mice. Society for Research on Biological Rhythms Biennial Meeting, 2026. Amelia Island, FL. Graham, A., Shiver, V. N., Juarez, K., & Simonton, K. L. (April, 2027). Physical educator’s beliefs regarding students ability to develop SEL skills. To be presented at the national conference of the Society of Health and Physical Educators (SHAPE) America. Charlotte, NC. Mieles, B., Simonton, K. L., Mercier, K., Garn, A. C., Serna, A. K., & Centerio, E. (April, 2027). Physical activity attitudes, perceived behavioral control, and intentions among Native Hawaiian Youth. To be presented at the national conference of the Society of Health and Physical Educators (SHAPE) America. Charlotte, NC. Lee, M., Simonton, K. L., Shiver, V. N., & Uhler, E. (April, 2027). Training non-physical activity leaders in physical activity after-school responsibility-based education. To be presented at the national conference of the Society of Health and Physical Educators (SHAPE) America. Charlotte, NC. Shiver, V. N., Simonton, K. L., Ledden, J., Codispoti, A., Mercier, K., Richards, K. A. R., & Gaudreault, K. L. (April, 2027). Professional Development for a First-Year PE Teacher’s wellbeing and motivation. To be presented at the national conference of the Society of Health and Physical Educators (SHAPE) America. Charlotte, NC. Paterson, J., Uhler, E., Mercier, K., Madden, M., Garn, A. C., & Simonton, K. L. (April, 2027). Pre-service teachers motivation reports for quality physical education
across PETE. To be presented at the national conference of the Society of Health and
Physical Educators (SHAPE) America. Charlotte, NC. Ledden, J., Castagna, G., Mercier, K., Madden, M., & Simonton, K. L. (April, 2027). Longitudinal changes in pre-service physical education teachers’ professional identity. To be presented at the national conference of the Society of Health and Physical Educators (SHAPE) America. Charlotte, NC. Uhler, E., Ledden, J., Paterson, J., Mercier, K., Madden, M., & Simonton, K. L. (April, 2027). Tracking preservice teachers beliefs regarding the physical education profession. To be presented at the national conference of the Society of Health and Physical Educators (SHAPE) America. Charlotte, NC. Paterson, J., Simonton, K. L., Brakseik, M., & Wallhead, T. (April, 2027). Content and Context: Exploring student motivational beliefs, emotions, and intention across three distinct PE units. Submitted to the national meeting of the American Education Research Association (AERA). Toronto, CAN. Lee, M., Simonton, K. L., & Shiver, V. N. (April, 2027). The physical education teacher as the social-emotional instructional leader: A school-side specialist support approach. Submitted to the national meeting of the American Education Research Association (AERA). Toronto, CAN. Schulz, D., Simonton, K. L., Garn, A. C., Mercier, K., Kougioumtzis, K., & Braksiek, M. (April, 2027). The physical education teacher career phase scale: Development and initial validation. Submitted to the national meeting of the American Education Research Association (AERA). Toronto, CAN. Paterson, J., & Simonton, K. L. (June, 2026). PE units, student emotions, and teacher leadership: An exploratory study. Presented at the meeting of the International Association for Physical Education in Higher Education (AIESEP). Taipei, Tawain. Braksiek, M., Pahmeier, I., & Simonton, K. L. (June, 2026), Short-term emotions in PE: Contentspecific patterns and control-value processes. Presented at the meeting of the International Association for Physical Education in Higher Education (AIESEP). Taipei, Tawain. Sligar, L., Wallhead, T. & Simonton, K. L. (June, 2026). Influence of Occupational Socialization Phases on Beginning Teachers' Implementation of the Sport Education Model. Presented at the meeting of the International Association for Physical Education in Higher Education (AIESEP). Taipei, Tawain. Braksiek, M., & Simonton, K. L. (June, 2026). Similar challenges, different professions? Comparing physical education teachers in Germany and the United States. Oral presentation at the Research+ International Conference, Vechta, Germany Simonton, K. L., & Paterson, J. (November, 2027). Building a PE Teacher Wellbeing PLC. To be presented at the annual meeting of the New York State Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance. Verona, NY. Simonton, K. L., & Paterson, J. (November, 2027). Teacher motivation and wellbeing: Psychological resources and skills for PE teachers. To be presented at the annual meeting of the New York State Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance. Verona, NY. Paterson, J., & Simonton, K. L. (November, 2026). PE units, student emotions, and teacher leadership: Part 1 of an exploratory study. Presented at the annual meeting of the New York State Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance. Verona, NY. Castagna, G., Mercier, K., Simonton, K. L., Madden, M., & Ledden, J. (November, 2026). Physical education majores beliefs, identities, and motivations during PETE. Presented at the annual meeting of the New York State Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance. Verona, NY. Simonton, K. L., Lee, M., Uhler, E., Paterson, J., & Matsunaga, A. (November, 2026). PE teacher motivation and wellbeing: Discussions for optimizing professional experiences. Submitted to be presented at the Wyoming Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance Conference. Saratoga, WY. Starck, J., & Beddoes, Z. (submitted, 2027). Assessment literacy: Five years after physical education teacher education. Society of Health & Physical Education America Convention 2026, SHAPE America, Charlotte, NC. Starck, J., Mueller, A., Csiacsek, K., & Stratton, C. (submitted, 2027). Building adventure education & outdoor pursuits: Connecting PETE and practice. Society of Health & Physical Education America Convention 2026, SHAPE America, Charlotte, NC. Eggerichs, S., Starck, J., Strittmater, G., & Mueller, A. (2026). Building inclusive PE programs through adventure education and outdoor pursuits. Society of Health & Physical Education America Convention 2026, SHAPE America, Kansas City, MO Rachel Watson. Student Perceptions and Knowledge in Active Learning vs. Lecture Environments. Original Lilly Conference on College Teaching: “Evidence-Based Teaching and Learning.” Miami University, Oxford, OH. November 20, 2026. |
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Song, Y., Gilbert, R., Dai, B., Fong, D. T., Genoese, F., Gorton, K., & Zhu, Q. (2026). Rolling after landing reduces ankle inversion and rotational parameters during perturbed and unperturbed landings. Journal of Biomechanics, 113426. (IF = 2.4) Todd, R. N., Gong, J., Banic, A. C., & Zhu, Q. (2026). Validating the performance of VR headset eye-tracking using gold standard eye-tracker and mocap system. Information, 17(2), 143. 17 | Page (IF = 2.9) Knapp ZR., Minger A., Trent RA, Sandvik JE, Mihalik JD, Dobbs WC, McBride SP, Almonroeder, TG. (2026). Relationships Between Countermovement Jump Metrics and Skating Speed Among Male and Female Collegiate Hockey Athletes. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research. VanWiel L, Peter K, Hannan M, Dobbs WC. (Preprint 2026). Associations between urinary incontinence and cardio kidney metabolic health in women a scoping review. Doi: 10.21203/rs.3-10321070/v1 Lorbeck Z, Vannatta NC, Dobbs WC, Jaime SJ, Heinert B, Baumann D, Kernozek T. (2026). Importance of maximal force and power output for modulating landing forces. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research. doi: 10.1519/JSC.0000000000005653 Trent R, Hendrickson K, Joseph W, Pearson S, Dobbs WC, Sackiriyas S, Almonroeder TG. (2026). Countermovement jumps with a weighted vest elicit post-activation performance enhancement among active males and females, Journal of Electromyography & Kinesiology, 86, 103104. doi: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2025.103104 Birchmeier T, Baez S, Genoese, FM, Walaszek M, Kuenze C. Reactive strength index during unplanned change of direction differs between limbs 6 months after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. Accepted to International Journal of Athletic Therapy and Training. August 7, 2026. In Review: Genoese, FM, Harkey M, Baez SE. Associations between emotion regulation strategies and knee pain severity among individuals with ACL reconstruction. Submitted to Journal of Athletic Training. August 2026. Ibrahim, A. H., Sudeck G., Pfeifer K., Schmid J., Miller S., Plaut N., Schindler E., Zakrajsek R., Strohacker K. Translation, Cultural Adaptation, and Psychometric Validation of the Physical Activity-Related Health Competence Questionnaire for the English-Speaking Population. Submission Planned for Fall 2026. Ibrahim, A. H., John M. J., Bautista J., Strohacker K. Exploring the Narratives of Regular and Nonregular Exercisers Using Biographical Mapping. Submission Planned for Fall 2026. Ibrahim, A. H., & Kilgore C. Exploring the Role of Hands-On Laboratory Learning in Exercise Physiology: A Semester-Long Analysis. Submission Planned for Fall 2026. Strohacker K., Sudeck G., Ibrahim, A. H., Springer C., Keegan R. A Descriptive Exploratory Study of Adults’ Reporting Behavior When Using Event-Based Ecological Momentary Assessments to Document Purposeful Physical Activity over Ten Weeks. German Journal of Exercise and Sports Research. Accepted for publication in August 2026. Ibrahim, A. H., Beaumont C. T., John M. J., Blanton J., Coe P. D., Strohacker K. “Good in Theory. Good in Practice”: Understanding Adults’ Perspectives on Person-Adaptive, Flexible Exercise Programming. Mental Health and Physical Activity. Accepted for publication in August 2026. Kurtz, J.A., Singleton, K.M., Vasenina, E. et al. (2026) Targeted Supplementation and Nutritional Strategies for Healthy Aging: A Review of Physiological and Molecular Benefits. Current Nutrition Reports. 15, 53. Kurtz, J.A., Hagele, A., M, Harty, P., Kersick, C., (2026). Where Is the Data? Examining the Lack of Longitudinal Data for Ingredients Purported to Enhance Blood Flow. Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition (in submission). Wentz, L. M., Radman, S., Farris, A., Farris, Z., & Kurtz, J.A. (2026). Rock climbing and nutrition: How diet and anthropometric factors influence performance. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research. (Accepted, under editorial review). Taylor DS, Allotey AA, Fanelli RE, Satyanarayana SB, Bettadapura SS, Wyatt CR, Nelson AC, Schmitt EE, Bruns DR, Bedford NL (2025). Diurnal Regulation of Urinary Behavior and Gene Expression in Aged Mice. Journal of Gerontology: Biological Sciences. Mancuso CJ, Bedard SP, Gillikin L, Kambanis PE, Schmitt EE, De Young KP (2025). Circadian Disruptions Alter Consumption Timing and Exacerbate Binge-Like Eating in Mice. Journal of Circadian Rhythms. Nelson CF, Wyatt CR, Johnson EC, Todd WD, Schmitt EE (2025). Acute and Lifelong Endurance Exercise Yields Differential Effects During Circadian Disruption. Medicine & Science in Sport & Exercise. Kim, Y., Schulz, D., Simonton, K. L., Gaudreault, K. L., Mercier, K., Shiver, V. N., & Richards, K. A. R. (2026). Disrupting negative loops of teacher motivation and wellbeing in physical education. Journal of Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance, 6, 17-24. Schulz, D., Gaudreault, K. L., Richards, K. A. R., Shiver, V. N., & Simonton, K. L. (2026). Exploring perceived mattering in physical education teacher education faculty. Sport, Education and Society, 31, 1103-1116. Fullerton, S. A., Gaudreault, K. L., & Simonton, K. L. (2026). Integrating a fitness-based software app within a college resistance training class to foster learning and motivation. International Journal of Kinesiology in Higher Education, 10, 216-230. Braksiek, M., Pahmeier, I., & Simonton, K. (2026). When Motivation Becomes Feeling: Disentangling the Relationship Between Motivational Beliefs and Emotions in Elementary and Secondary Physical Education. Frontiers in Sports and Active Living - Physical Education and Pedagogy, 8, 1869770. Carey, N., & Simonton, K. L. (2026). First year physical education teachers’ major sources of efficacy: Transition from pre-service to in-service teaching. Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 45, 685-593. Fullerton, S. A., Gaudreault, K. L., Simonton, K. L., Shiver, V. N., Kravitz, L. (2026). Physical education teachers’ acceptance and use of a fitness-based software. Journal of Teaching Physical Education, 45, 663-673. Simonton, K. L., Gaudreault, K. L., Olive, C., Vasquez, M., & Fullerton, S. (2026). Investigating the influence of perceived teacher and environmental appraisals on emotions and perceived marginality of physical educators. Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 45, 310-319. Schulz, D., Kim, Y., Simonton, K. L., Gaudreault, K. L., Mercier, K., Shiver, V. N., & Richards, K. A. R. (2026). Psychological resource development for pre-service teachers: Suggestions for perceived mattering curriculum in PETE. Journal of Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance, 97, 23-30. Pavlovic, M., Casey, L., & Simonton, K. L. (2026). Youth athletes with dyslexia and their experience within inclusive sport: What is the influence of the coach? The Physical Educator, 83, 149-169. Schulz, D., Gaudreault, K., Simonton, K. L., Shiver, V. N., & Richards, K. A. R. (2026). Exploring perceived mattering in physical educators across the teacher career cycle: A focus on two stages. European Physical Education Review, 32, 21-37. Kim, Y., Simonton, K. L., Mercier, K., Gaudreault, K., & Richards, K. A. R. (2026). Examining the relationship between preservice PE teachers’ beliefs and emotions with their perceived professional identity during student teaching. European Physical Education Review, 32, 3-20. Schulz, D., Gaudreault, K. L., Richards, K. A. R. Shiver, V. N., & Simonton, K. L. (2026). Exploring perceived mattering in physical education teacher education doctoral students. Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 45, 32-40. Strittmater, G., Starck, J., Dobbs, W. (2026). Perceptions of resilience: An exploration into the impact of perceived and actual risk. Journal of Adventure Education and Outdoor Learning. 10.1080/14729679.2026.2621000 Starck, J., Lund, M., & Beddoes, Z. (2026). Social emotional learning outcomes of middle school students in adventure education. Journal of Teaching in Physical Education. 10.1123/jtpe.2024-0338 Watson R. M. (2026) Melting Ice Changes Focal Length and Reveals Sympoiesis. In N. M. Crawford
and M. Sunset (Ed.), Sympoiesis: Co-creating Sense of Place (pp. 71-73). Laramie,
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“Integrating EEG-based Functional Brain Networks and Bimanual Coordination for Enhanced Concussion Assessment” Funding Agency: Chancellor's Research Faculty Scholars Program, Office of Research and Sponsored Program, Texas Women University Duration: 2025-2026 Amount: $8,000 2026 – University of Wyoming, Pre-proposal Request: FY26 DEFENSE ESTABLISHED PROGRAM TO STIMULATE COMPETITIVE RESEARCH (DEPSCoR) CAPACITY BUILDING (CB) Requested: September 1, 2026 2026 – University of Wyoming, Expression of Interest: Clinical and Translational Research
Pilot Project Applied: August 21st 2026 2026 – University of Wyoming: WY INBRE 5 YEAR 2 - Pilot Project Type 1 (PP-1)-Request for Letters of Intent Quercetin Supplementation for Neuromuscular Performance and Sleep in Menopausal Women Applied: August 24th 2026 Wyoming COBRE 4-year Project Lead (Sensory Biology) “The Role of Exercise in Controlling Central Mediators of Circadian Rhythm” Project Lead: Emily Schmitt Wyoming Research Scholars Undergraduate Research Fellowship “Refining Circadian Biomarkers: Core Temperature Logging as an Alternative to Exercise-Derived Metrics” Student: Forbis, Ethan Mentor: Emily Schmitt Amount: $5,000 2026-2027 Wyoming NASA Space Grant Consortium Undergraduate Research Fellowship “Refining Circadian Biomarkers: Core Temperature Logging as an Alternative to Exercise-Derived Metrics” Student: Forbis, Ethan University of Wyoming Ideation Center Grants: Wyo-Clock: Center for Chronobiology & ChronoMedicine. Leadership Team: William D. “Trey” Todd, Kyle De Young, Emily Schmitt, Khaled Elokely, Brandon Roberts, Takashi Suyama Amount: $50,000 2026-2027 Rural Health Transformation Grant, Wyoming Department of Health, Public Health Division. Youth rural fitness and health, presidential fitness training. Amount: $819,500.00 Co-PI: Dr. Tristan Wallhead, Dr. Jenna Starck, & Angela Simonton 2026-2030 The Spectrum Institute for Teaching and Learning (SITL). Sara Ashworth Graduate Student Assistantship & Scholarship Award Amount: $164,203.00 Selected Student: Megan Lee 2026 The Spectrum Institute for Teaching and Learning. SITL Research Outstanding Journal Article of the Year Funding Award Amount: $1,000.00 Selected Recipient: Dr. Kelly Simonton, Dr. Kanae Haneishi, Aimee Gray, & Celina Espinoza 2025-2026 Engagement Scholarship Consortium, Engaged Scholarship Research/Creative Activities Grant Program for Faculty Amount: $5,000.00 Co-PIs: Dr. Kelly Simonton, Megan Lee, Dr. Victoria Shiver 2025-2026 University of Wyoming Research and Economic Development. Excellence in Research and Innovation Award Amount: $10,000.00 Selected Recipient: Dr. Kelly Simonton |
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2026-2027 Academic Writing Fellowship UW Academic Writing Fellows Program (UWAWF) - University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY Awarded to: Kayla Kowalczyk 2026 Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award Department of Kinesiology Nominee - Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) - University of Georgia, Athens, GA Awarded to: Kayla Kowalczyk Selected as a Fellow, AKA Leadership Institute, Class of 2027 – Cohort 8: A competitive 12-month mentoring program for emerging leaders in Kinesiology Awarded to: Qin (Arthur) Zhu 2026 recipient of the UW Distinguished Graduate Faculty Mentor Award, School of Graduate Education, University of Wyoming Awarded to: Qin (Arthur) Zhu 2026 “Top Prof” Distinguished Faculty Member Awarded by the University of Wyoming Mortar Board to: Francesca Genoese Recognizes UW professors for exceptional contributions to students and the university community, as determined by student selection. 2026 David H. Perrin Doctoral Dissertation Award Awarded by the National Athletic Trainers’ Association Research & Education Foundation to: Francesca Genoese Honors the most outstanding doctoral dissertation in athletic training and healthcare research, recognizing excellence in scholarly contribution and advancing the athletic training profession. Research Fellow, Society of Health and Physical Educators [SHAPE] America For significant contributions to the field of physical education in research, service, and contributions to SHAPE America. Awarded to: Kelly Simonton An international organization of scholars in sport pedagogy and physical education. Awarded to: Tristan Wallhead 2026-2027, Rachel Watson was featured in the UW Foundation Annual Report for mentoring of Sean Kraemer (Wyoming Research Scholars and Honors Mentee, ski team student-athlete). 2024-2026, Community Engaged Faculty Institute on Service-learning (an 8-session institute). In collaboration with the Office of Community Engagement - Rachel Watson |
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Funding, Awards, and Publications
Amount of funding and scholarship awards that have been given to our faculty and students, as well as how many publications have been accepted for Fall 2026 so far.
Past Student and Faculty Successes
An archive of the different successes our students and faculty have accomplished over the years.
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UW Kinesiology and Health Student Wins Lance Vermeil Scholarship Award Published by UW News - May 29, 2026 UW Kinesiology and Health Students Receive National Scholar Awards Published by UW News - May 13, 2026 UW Kinesiology and Health Professor to Present Prestigious Scholar Lecture on National Stage Published by UW News - March 13, 2026 UW Kinesiology and Health Undergraduate Published as First Author on National Report Published by UW News - March 02, 2026 Former UW athlete McMullen earns alternate spot on Olympic bobsled team. by Oil City Staff - January 23, 2026 |
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Zhu, Q. “Research on Perceptual-motor Skills” invited verbal presentation in the research seminar hosted by School of Physical Education in Yunnan University, June 6, Kunming, Yunnan Province, China. Running Against Time: Exercise and Circadian Regulation in Aging Rece D. Ziegler (Undergraduate) & Emily E. Schmitt (Principle Investigator) - Division of Kinesiology & Health - University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY - Selected to be presented to the Board of Trustees on March 25th, 2026
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Caputo, J. L., Ibrahim A. H., Davis, D. W., Stone, W. J., Garver M. J., Johnson S. J. Editorial Polices on Artificial Intelligence in Sports Science: Balancing Innovation and Ethical Standards. Kinesiology Review. Ibrahim, Adam H., John, Jannika M., Miller, Shelby, Plaut, Natalie, & Strohacker. Kelley. (2025). Enhancing Client Onboarding with Biographical Mapping: Reflections Based on Piloted Procedures. Case Studies in Sport and Performance Psychology. Advance online publication. Carey, N., & Simonton, K. L. (2025) Early career physical educator’s perceived efficacy, effectiveness, and emotional experience: A comparison between edTPA and non- edTPA completers. Curriculum Studies in Health and Physical Education, 16, 222-241. Kim, Y. Simonton, K. L., & Richards, K. A. R. (2025). Comparing workplace experiences of physical educators and Physical Education Teacher Education faculty members. Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 44, 592-601. Simonton, K. L., Wei, M., Kulinna, P., & Poulos, A. (2025). Development of a comprehensive social-emotional learning questionnaire for elementary afterschool programs. Journal of Youth Development, 20, 76-96. Simonton, K. L., Haneishi, K., Gray, A., & Espinoza, C. (2025). Physical education pre-service teachers’ perceptions of learning about the Spectrum of Teaching Styles and its role in their pedagogical awareness and practice. European Physical Education Review, 31, 205-224. Merica, C., Egan, C., Webster, C., Kern, B., Orendorff, K., & Simonton, K. L. (2025). We can do this: Physical educators’ role breadth self-efficacy to be involved with CSPAP from an occupational socialization perspective. European Physical Education Review, 31, 183-204. Pavlovic, M., Simonton, K. L., & Casey L. (2025). Exploring relationships between youth athlete perceptions of coaches, climates, and social-emotional development. Movement and Sports Sciences, 2025009, 1-11. Garn, A. C., Simonton, K. L., & Mercier, K. (2025). Development and validation of the Teacher Motivation in Physical Education Questionnaire (TMPEQ). Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 44, 201-211. Ceylen, M., & Simonton, K. L. (2025). Physical education value and achievement emotions in Turkish secondary schools: Testing moderation by gender and sports involvement. International Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 4, 1-12. Shiver, V. N., Simonton, K. L., Simonton, A., & Alshurayami, A. (2025). Utilizing a community of practice for teaching personal and social responsibility: A case study. Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 44, 91-99. Kern, B., Wilson, W., Killian, C., van der Mars, H., Simonton, K. L., Wallhead, T., & Woo, D. (2025). Physical education access in US public schools: A multi-state, multi-region study. Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 44, 78-90. Gaudreault, K. L., Schulz, D., Simonton, K. L., Richards, K. A. R., & Mercier, K. (2025). It’s complicated: Exploring relationships between emotions and career stages among physical educators. Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 44, 11-19. Simonton, K. L., Shiver, V. N., Juarez, K., & Wright, P. M. (In press). Development of students’ self-efficacy for social-emotional learning across a one-year program: Paradoxical development and response-shift bias. Journal of Teaching in Physical Education. Juarez, K., Simonton, K. L., Shiver, V. N., & Kim, Y. (In press). Investigating physical education teacher psychological belief profiles for teaching students towards a growth mindset. Journal of Teaching in Physical Education. Gray, A., Gaudreault, K. L., & Simonton, K. L. (In press). Following pre-service physical education teachers’ development and construction of knowledge for marginality and mattering beliefs across their PETE program. Journal of Teaching in Physical Education. Kim, Y., Schulz, D., Simonton, K. L., Gaudreault, K. L., Mercier, K., Shiver, V. N., & Richards, K. A. R. (In press). Breaking the negative loop of teacher motivation and wellbeing in physical education. Journal of Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance. Cruickshank, V. & Simonton, K. L. (In press). Recognizing marginality and coping with the challenges: A mixed methods exploration of Tasmanian Physical Educators. Journal of Teaching in Physical Education. Fullerton, S. A., Gaudreault, K. L., Simonton, K. L., Shiver, V. N., Kravitz, L. (In press). Physical education teachers’ acceptance and use of a supplemental software application. Journal of Teaching Physical Education. Schulz, D., Kim, Y., Simonton, K. L., Gaudreault, K. L., Mercier, K., Shiver, V. N., & Richards, K. A. R. (In press). Psychological resource development for pre-service teachers: Suggestions for perceived mattering curriculum in PETE. Journal of Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance. Carey, N., & Simonton, K. L. (In press). First year physical education teachers’ major sources of efficacy: Transition from pre-service to in-service teaching. Journal of Teaching in Physical Education. Pavlovic, M., Casey, L., & Simonton, K. L. (In press). Youth athletes with dyslexia and their experience within inclusive sport: What is the influence of the coach? The Physical Educator. Simonton, K. L., Gaudreault, K. L., Olive, C., Vasquez, M., & Fullerton, S. (In press). Investigating the influence of perceived teacher and environmental appraisals on emotions and perceived marginality of physical educators. Journal of Teaching in Physical Education. Schulz, D., Gaudreault, K. L., Richards, K. A. R. Shiver, V. N., & Simonton, K. L. (In press). Exploring perceived mattering in physical education teacher education doctoral students. Journal of Teaching in Physical Education. Schulz, D., Gaudreault, K., Simonton, K. L., Shiver, V. N., & Richards, K. A. R. (In press). Exploring perceived mattering in physical educators across the teacher career cycle: A focus on two stages. European Physical Education Review. Kim, Y., Simonton, K. L., Mercier, K., Gaudreault, K., & Richards, K. A. R. (In press). Examining the relationship between preservice PE teachers’ beliefs and emotions with their perceived professional identity during student teaching. European Physical Education Review. Schulz, D., Gaudreault, K. L., Richards, K. A. R., Shiver, V. N., & Simonton, K. L. (In press). Exploring perceived mattering in physical education teacher education faculty. Sport, Education and Society. Hastie, P., Curtner-Smith, M., Pill, S., & Wallhead, T. L. (in press). Enacting Sport Education: Lessons learned in four countries. In D. Kirk (Ed.) International Perspectives on Physical Education. Edward Elgar Publishing. Cheltenham and Chamberley, UK. Carson, M., Wallhead, T. L., & Simonton, K. L. (2025). Exploring the emotions and emotional antecedents of lower skilled female middle school students in differing curricular approaches to teaching physical education. Movement and Sports Science/Science Motivation. DOI: 10.1051/sm/2025007 Wallhead, T. L., Simonton, K. L., Abu-Ramadan, T., & Hartung, C. M. (2025). “Taking it out of PE: Transfer of mountain biking in physical education to extra-curricular contexts”. In T. Leeder & L. Beaumont (Eds.) Teaching and Coaching Lifestyle Sports: Research and Practice. Routledge: New York, NY. Genoese FM, Harkey MS, Liu T, Covassin T, Baez SE. Pain catastrophizing is associated with lower extremity visuomotor reaction time in individuals with anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction during simulated sport distraction. Journal of Sport Rehabilitation. Grozier CD, Genoese F, Collins K, Paramar A, Tolzman J, Kuenze C, Harkey MS. Prevalence of knee effusion-synovitis is not associated with self-reported knee pain in division I female athletes. Sports Health. Bennett A, Bartels A, Harkey M, Covassin T, Baez SE, Genoese FM. The relationship between active coping skills and self-reported knee function in individuals with anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. Journal of Athletic Training. 2025;60(3):224-229. Kern, B. D., Wright, A., Tolhurst, A., & Morrison, J. (2025). Strength & conditioning in physical education: Meeting the needs of all students by design. Journal of Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance, 96(5), 14-23. Smith, F. T., Kern, B. D., Gura, C., Singhi, S., & Batista, R. A. (2025). The National Physical Activity Plan early childhood education strategy: State policy surveillance. Childhood Obesity. Kern, B. D., Wilson, W. J., Killian, C. M., Paulson, L., van der Mars, H., Woo, D., & Wallhead, T. (2025). Declining physical education access in U.S. schools: A state-by-state analysis of policy implementation. Journal of Teaching in Physical Education. Advanced online publication. Killian, C. M., Kern, B. D., Wilson, W. J., & van der Mars, H. (2025). Geographic and gradelevel disparities in access to school-based physical activity opportunities across 25 U.S. states. Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 22(2), 235-244. Kern, B. D., & Palmer, L. (2025). Development and maturation of school principals’ viewpoint of physical education’s value to the academic mission: An occupational socialization perspective. European Physical Education Review, 31(4), 525-540. Killian, C., & Kern, B. D. (in press). Chapter 9: Integrating health-related fitness into the curriculum. In J. Greenberg (Ed.) Physical best: Physical education for lifelong fitness and health, 5th edition. Human Kinetics. Kern, B. D., & Killian, C. (in press). Chapter 12: Assessing student understanding of healthrelated fitness. In J. Greenberg (Ed.) Physical best: Physical education for lifelong fitness and health, 5th edition. Human Kinetics. Kahan, D., Kern, B. D., & van der Mars, H. (in press). Time for elementary physical education and estimated energy expenditure based on U.S. teacher report: Implications for strong policy development. Journal of Teaching in Physical Education. *Schulz, D., Gaudreault, K. L., Richards, K. A. R. Shiver, V. N., & Simonton, K. L. (2026). Exploring perceived mattering in physical education teacher education doctoral students. Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 45, 32-40. Todd, R. N., Gong, J., Banic, A. C., & Zhu, Q. (2026). Validating the Performance of VR Headset Eye-Tracking Using Gold Standard Eye-Tracker and MoCap System. Information, 17(2), 143. (IF = 2.9) **King, D., Killian, C. M., Kern, B. D., Paulson, L., Wilson, W. J., Woo, D. S., & Wallhead, T. (2026). State of the states policy report: Physical education and physical activity policy in the United States and its territories. Journal of Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance, 97(1), 20-74. Kern, B. D. (2026). From Shape of the Nation to State of the States: The evolution and impact of physical education and physical activity policy reports. Journal of Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance, 97(1), 13-19. Ricci, J. M., Kern, B. D., Killian, C. M., Trinh, A., Wilson, W. J., and van der Mars, H. (2026). Impact of state-level physical education policies on PE access in the United States: A comparative analysis of policy implementation and weekly PE minutes. Journal of School Health, 96(1), e70079 |
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A research project titled "Integrating EEG-based Functional Brain Networks and Bimanual Coordination for Enhanced Concussion Assessment” was funded by Chancellor's Research Faculty Scholars Program, Office of Research and Sponsored Program, Texas Women University, 2025-2026, amounting $8,000. Dr. Zhu served as CO-I & Research Mentor. An interntional program titled “UW-SUS Center: Winter Sport Educational Coaching Program” was awarded to Dr. Zhu and Dr. Smith by Shanghai University of Sport (SUS), 2025-2026, amounting $102,444. The Role of Time-Dependent Exercise in Influencing SCN Function. Emily Schmitt (PI) and William D. Todd (Co-I). R01 NIH summitted June 2025 to NIA. $1.7 million. Chrono-Exercise as an Intervention for Diet Induced Sleep Disruption. Roberts, Brandon (PI) and Emily Schmitt (Co-PI). R21 NIH submitted June 2025 to NIEHS. $250,000. US Physical Education and Physical Activity Policy (US-PEPAP) Interactive Database Project. Wyoming Innovative Partnership, UW Data Hub Phase II Demonstration Projects Grant Program. $29,972.13. Budget ID: 1005365C3-70001 (Principal Investigator: Ben Kern). Social and Emotional Learning through Unified Physical Education Professional Learning Series. Special Olympics Wyoming. $11,055. Budget ID: 24-0001-A0001 (Principal Investigator: Ben Kern). Standards-based Assessment in Physical Education Professional Learning Series. Sweetwater County School District #1. $10,000. Budget ID: 1005497 (Principal Investigator: Ben Kern). Healthy Kids Roundup, Wyoming Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance. American Heart Association. $20,000. Budget ID: 1005421A (Principal Investigator: Ben Kern). Project Physical Education & Least Restrictive Environment. VPR Research Incentive Seed Grant, University of Utah Research Foundation. $20,000 (Co-Principal Investigator: Ben Kern) Award #10060645. Initiating the Wyoming Physical Education Teaching Academy: Continuous professional development for using technology to assess K-12 student physical literacy. Wyoming Department of Education. $19,400 (Principal Investigator: Ben Kern). Contract #206384 University of Wyoming Research and Economic Development. Excellence in Research and Innovation Award. $10,000. (Selected Recipient: Dr. Kelly Simonton). (Accepted) Paula-Marie M. Ferrara (Lead PI), Adam H. Ibrahim, Kelley Strohacker, Jannika M. John, and Jacob J. Capin. Former College Athletes’ Post-Sport Fitness and Exercise: A Convergent Mixed Methods Approach with Biographical Mapping. Association for Applied Sport Psychology Research Grant. Funded Requested: $5000. Submitted April 2025. Wyoming INBRE Undergraduate Research Fellowship Forbis, Ethan Role: Mentor 9/1/2025-5/1/2026 “Refining Circadian Biomarkers: Core Temperature Logging as an Alternative to Exercise-Derived Metrics” Award: $2,560 2026-2030 The Spectrum Institute for Teaching and Learning (SITL). Sara Ashworth Graduate Student Assistantship & Scholarship Award. $173,634.00 (PI: Dr. Kelly Simonton; Selected Student: Megan Lee). (Submitted) 2025-2026 Engagement Scholarship Consortium, Engaged Scholarship Research/Creative Activities Grant Program for Faculty. $5,000. (Co-PIs: Dr. Kelly Simonton, Megan Lee, Dr. Victoria Shiver). |
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Stephanie (Chase) Miller, 1st year Graduate student, advised by Dr. Zhu, received Distinguished Graduate Scholars awarded by UW School of Graduate Education, which provides financial aids of $61,134 to support her 2-year graduate study in DK&H. UW-SUS Joint Kinesiology Undergraduate Program in China was officially approved by the Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China in June 2025. 2025-2026 Graduate Teaching Assistant Fellow: Angela Simonton, Ellbogen Center for Teaching and Learning, University of Wyoming. Selected to mentor Graduate Teaching Assistants across campus to help improve their pedagogical knowledge and implementation. University of Wyoming LeaRN and Residence Life, Helping Hand Award: Marci Smith. Recognized by students as being willing to help with anything at any time. Hollon Family Award Teaching Excellence in Off Campus Programs, 2025 ECTL Faculty Fellow for New Faculty Training Program (2024-2025 and 2025-2026) Alisa Siceloff |
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Feng, Z.C., Mason, I., Torres, M., Song, Y., Zhu. Q. “The Coordination of Upper and Lower Limb Movements in Shooting Basketball from Various Distance: A Pilot Study” poster presentation at the American Society of Biomechanics (ASB) Conference, August 13-16, 2025, Pittsburgh, PA. Zhu, Q. “Research on Perceptual-motor Skills” invited verbal presentation in the research seminar hosted by School of Physical Education in Yunnan University, June 6, Kunming, Yunnan Province, China. Murray M, Genoese FM, Baez SE. Motivation as a mediator of the perfectionism-athlete burnout relationship in junior and collegiate athletes. Poster presentation at the Association for Applied Sport Psychology Annual Symposium. Vancouver, Canada. October 2025. Genoese FM, Harkey M, Liu T, Covassin T, Baez SE. Pain catastrophizing is associated with slower lower extremity visuomotor reaction time among individuals with ACL reconstruction during simulated sport distraction. Poster presentation at the National Athletic Trainers’ Association Clinical Symposia. Orlando, Florida. June 2025. Sandra Goheen-Smith: 2025 Guest presentations for Community Colleges, two classes at Eastern Wyoming Community College, two classes at LCCC, one class at Casper College. Kern, B. D., Killian, C.M., Paulson, L., Wilson, W., van der Mars, H., & Wallhead, T. L. (2025). Disparities, deficits and the need for policy action: The United States physical education and physical activity policy project. Oral Symposium at AIESEP 2025, St. Petersburg, FL. Carson, M., Wallhead, T. L., & Simonton, K. L. (2025). Exploring the emotions and emotional antecedents of lower skilled female middle school students during Sport Education and traditional teaching. Oral Presentation at AIESEP 2025, St. Petersburg, FL. Rachel Watson, Reflecting on the journey of building and participating with community college learning communities in a rural state. Action Research Network of the Americas (ARNA) 2025 Conference: An Artful Experience: The Use of Arts Throughout the Participatory Action Research Process. Puerto Vallarta, Mexico and Online. May 16, 2025. Strohacker K., Ibrahim, A. H., John J. M., Beaumont C. T., Blanton J. E., Coe D. P. Regular and nonregular exercisers’ engagement with person-adaptive exercise programming: Exploring fidelity and social validity. Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology (2025). Accepted for Oral Presentation at the North American Society for the Psychology for Sport and Physical Activity Annual Conference, South Lake Tahoe, CA, June 2025 Ibrahim, A. H., John J. M., Beaumont C. T., Blanton J. E., Coe D. P., Strohacker K. “I’ve never had anyone listen to my story like that”: Exploring the social validity of biographical mapping as a foundation for personalized exercise programming. Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology (2025) Accepted for Poster Presentation at the North American Society for the Psychology for Sport and Physical Activity Annual Conference, South Lake Tahoe, CA, June 2025 Schmitt, E.E. Invited Talk: “The Role of Exercise in Controlling Central Mediators of Circadian Rhythm” American Physiology Society 2025, Baltimore, MD. Kern, B. D., Krause, J., Marley, K., Haneishi, K., & Nguyen-Siedem. (2025, December). Kern, B. D., Wylie, B., Howard, R., & Moreno, A. (2025, December). Creating Student-driven strength & conditioning experiences in physical education classes. Presentation at the annual SHAPE Colorado convention, Aurora, CO |
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Mancuso CJ, Bedard SP, Gillikin L, Kambanis PE, Schmitt EE, De Young KP (2025). Circadian Disruptions Alter Consumption Timing and Exacerbate Binge-Like Eating in Mice. Journal of Circadian Rhythms. Nelson CF, Wyatt CR, Johnson EC, Todd WD, Schmitt EE (2025). Acute and Lifelong Endurance Exercise Yields Differential Effects During Circadian Disruption. Medicine & Science in Sport & Exercise. Taylor DS, Allotey AA, Fanelli RE, Satyanarayana SB, Bettadapura SS, Wyatt CR, Nelson AC, Schmitt EE, Bruns DR, Bedford NL (2025). Diurnal Regulation of Urinary Behavior and Gene Expression in Aged Mice. Journal of Gerontology: Biological Sciences. Accepted September 2025 Huang, SC., Zhu, Q. (2025). Detection of Chronic Cognitive-Motor Deficits in Adults with a History of Concussion Using Computerized Eye-Hand Coordination Tasks: Preliminary Experimental Study. Interactive Journal of Medical Research (IF = 2.2) Liu, K., Zhu, Q., Weidong X. (2025). A complex motor task is required to identify neuroplastic changes in motor control of the lower extremity in anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction patients: A fNIR study. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience (IF = 2.7) Ricci, J. M., Kern, B. D., Killian, C. M., Trinh, A., Wilson, W. J., and van der Mars, H. (in press). Impact of state-level physical education policies on PE access in the United States: A comparative analysis of policy implementation and weekly PE minutes. Journal of School Health. Kahan, D., Kern, B. D., & van der Mars, H. (in press). Time for elementary physical education and estimated energy expenditure based on U.S. teacher report: Implications for strong policy development. Journal of Teaching in Physical Education. Killian, C., & Kern, B. D. (in press). Chapter 9: Integrating health-related fitness into the curriculum. In J. Greenberg (Ed.) Physical best: Physical education for lifelong fitness and health, 5th edition. Human Kinetics. Kern, B. D., & Killian, C. (in press). Chapter 12: Assessing student understanding of health related fitness. In J. Greenberg (Ed.) Physical best: Physical education for lifelong fitness and health, 5th edition. Human Kinetics. Kern, B. D., Wright, A., Tolhurst, A., & Morrison, J. (2025). Strength & conditioning in physical education: Meeting the needs of all students by design. Journal of Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance, 96(5), 14-23. Smith, F. T., Kern, B. D., Gura, C., Singhi, S., & Batista, R. A. (2025). The National Physical Activity Plan early childhood education strategy: State policy surveillance. Childhood Obesity. Kern, B. D., Wilson, W. J., Killian, C. M., Paulson, L., van der Mars, H., Woo, D., & Wallhead, T. (2025). Declining physical education access in U.S. schools: A state-by-state analysis of policy implementation. Journal of Teaching in Physical Education. Advanced online publication. Killian, C. M., Kern, B. D., Wilson, W. J., & van der Mars, H. (2025). Geographic and gradelevel disparities in access to school-based physical activity opportunities across 25 U.S. states. Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 22(2), 235-244. Kern, B. D., & Palmer, L. (2025). Development and maturation of school principals’ viewpoint of physical education’s value to the academic mission: An occupational socialization perspective. European Physical Education Review, 31(4), 525-540. Genoese FM, Harkey MS, Liu T, Covassin T, Baez SE. Pain catastrophizing is associated with lower extremity visuomotor reaction time in individuals with anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction during simulated sport distraction. Journal of Sport Rehabililatation. Grozier CD, Genoese F, Collins K, Paramar A, Tolzman J, Kuenze C, Harkey MS. Prevalence of knee effusion-synovitis is not associated with self-reported knee pain in division I female athletes. Sports Health. Bennett A, Bartels A, Harkey M, Covassin T, Baez SE, Genoese FM. The relationship between active coping skills and self-reported knee function in individuals with anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. Journal of Athletic Training. 2025;60(3):224-229. Yoder HA, Mullholland AM, Johnson EC, Winchester LJ, Wingo JE. Physiological Response to Heat Stress in Groundskeepers: An Observational Field Study. Appl Physiol Nutr Metab. Accepted 2025 Aug 1 Johnson EC, Miller K, Body Fluids and Water Balance. IN: Biomechanical, Physiological, and Molecular Aspects of Human Nutrition (5th Edition), in press scheduled for 2025 Carson, M., Wallhead, T. L., & Simonton, K. L. (2025). Exploring the emotions and emotional antecedents of lower skilled female middle school students in differing curricular approaches to teaching physical education. Movement and Sports Science/Science Motivation. DOI: 10.1051/sm/2025007 Hastie, P., Curtner-Smith, M., Pill, S., & Wallhead, T. L. (in press). Enacting Sport Education: Lessons learned in four countries. In D. Kirk (Ed.) International Perspectives on Physical Education. Edward Elgar Publishing. Cheltenham and Chamberley, UK. Simonton, K. L., Shiver, V. N., Juarez, K., & Wright, P. M. (In press). Development of students’ self-efficacy for social-emotional learning across a one-year program: Paradoxical development and response-shift bias. Journal of Teaching in Physical Education. Juarez, K., Simonton, K. L., Shiver, V. N., & Kim, Y. (In press). Investigating physical education teacher psychological belief profiles for teaching students towards a growth mindset. Journal of Teaching in Physical Education. Gray, A., Gaudreault, K. L., & Simonton, K. L. (In press). Following pre service physical education teachers’ development and construction of knowledge for marginality and mattering beliefs across their PETE program. Journal of Teaching in Physical Education. Kim, Y., Schulz, D., Simonton, K. L., Gaudreault, K. L., Mercier, K., Shiver, V. N., & Richards, K. A. R. (In press). Breaking the negative loop of teacher motivation and wellbeing in physical education. Journal of Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance. Cruickshank, V. & Simonton, K. L. (In press). Recognizing marginality and coping with the challenges: A mixed methods exploration of Tasmanian Physical Educators. Journal of Teaching in Physical Education. Fullerton, S. A., Gaudreault, K. L., Simonton, K. L., Shiver, V. N., Kravitz, L. (In press). Physical education teachers’ acceptance and use of a supplemental software application. Journal of Teaching Physical Education. Schulz, D., Kim, Y., Simonton, K. L., Gaudreault, K. L., Mercier, K., Shiver, V. N., & Richards, K. A. R. (In press). Psychological resource development for pre-service teachers: Suggestions for perceived mattering curriculum in PETE. Journal of Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance. Carey, N., & Simonton, K. L. (In press). First year physical education teachers’ major sources of efficacy: Transition from pre-service to in-service teaching. Journal of Teaching in Physical Education. Pavlovic, M., Casey, L., & Simonton, K. L. (In press). Youth athletes with dyslexia and their experience within inclusive sport: What is the influence of the coach? The Physical Educator. Simonton, K. L., Gaudreault, K. L., Olive, C., Vasquez, M., & Fullerton, S. (In press). Investigating the influence of perceived teacher and environmental appraisals on emotions and perceived marginality of physical educators. Journal of Teaching in Physical Education. Schulz, D., Gaudreault, K. L., Richards, K. A. R. Shiver, V. N., & Simonton, K. L. (In press). Exploring perceived mattering in physical education teacher education doctoral students. Journal of Teaching in Physical Education. Schulz, D., Gaudreault, K., Simonton, K., L., Shiver, V. N., & Richards, K. A. R. (In press). Exploring perceived mattering in physical educators across the teacher career cycle: A focus on two stages. European Physical Education Review. Kim, Y., Simonton, K. L., Mercier, K., Gaudreault, K., & Richards, K. A. R. (In press). Examining the relationship between preservice PE teachers’ beliefs and emotions with their perceived professional identity during student teaching. European Physical Education Review. Schulz, D., Gaudreault, K. L., Richards, K. A. R., Shiver, V. N., & Simonton, K. L. (In press). Exploring perceived mattering in physical education teacher education faculty. Sport, Education and Society. Wallhead, T. L., Simonton, K. L., Abu-Ramadan, T. M., & Hartung, C. M (2025). Taking it out of PE: Transfer of mountain biking in physical education to extra-curricular contexts. In. T. Leeder & L. C. Beaumont (Eds.), Teaching and Coaching Lifestyle Sports: Research and Practice. (pp. 30-43). Routledge. Carey, N., & Simonton, K. L. (2025) Early career physical educator’s perceived efficacy, effectiveness, and emotional experience: A comparison between edTPA and non- edTPA completers. Curriculum Studies in Health and Physical Education, 16, 222-241. Kim, Y. Simonton, K. L., & Richards, K. A. R. (2025). Comparing workplace experiences of physical educators and Physical Education Teacher Education faculty members. Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 44, 592-601. Simonton, K. L., Wei, M., Kulinna, P., & Poulos, A. (2025). Development of a comprehensive social-emotional learning questionnaire for elementary afterschool programs. Journal of Youth Development, 20, 76-96. Simonton, K. L., Haneishi, K., Gray, A., & Espinoza, C. (2025). Physical education pre-service teachers’ perceptions of learning about the Spectrum of Teaching Styles and its role in their pedagogical awareness and practice. European Physical Education Review, 31, 205-224. Merica, C., Egan, C., Webster, C., Kern, B., Orendorff, K., & Simonton, K. L. (2025). We can do this: Physical educators’ role breadth self-efficacy to be involved with CSPAP from an occupational socialization perspective. European Physical Education Review, 31, 183-204. Pavlovic, M., Simonton, K. L., & Casey L. (2025). Exploring relationships between youth athlete perceptions of coaches, climates, and social-emotional development. Movement and Sports Sciences, 2025009, 1-11. Garn, A. C., Simonton, K. L., & Mercier, K. (2025). Development and validation of the Teacher Motivation in Physical Education Questionnaire (TMPEQ). Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 44, 201-211. Ceylen, M., & Simonton, K. L. (2025). Physical education value and achievement emotions in Turkish secondary schools: Testing moderation by gender and sports involvement. International Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 4, 1-12. Shiver, V. N., Simonton, K. L., Simonton, A., & Alshurayami, A. (2025). Utilizing a community of practice for teaching personal and social responsibility: A case study. Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 44, 91-99. Kern, B., Wilson, W., Killian, C., van der Mars, H., Simonton, K. L., Wallhead, T., & Woo, D. (2025). Physical education access in US public schools: A multi-state, multi-region study. Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 44, 78-90. Gaudreault, K. L., Schulz, D., Simonton, K. L., Richards, K. A. R., & Mercier, K. (2025). It’s complicated: Exploring relationships between emotions and career stages among physical educators. Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 44, 11-19. Caputo, J. L., Ibrahim A. H., Davis, D. W., Stone, W. J., Garver M. J., Johnson S. J. Editorial Polices on Artificial Intelligence in Sports Science: Balancing Innovation and Ethical Standards. Kinesiology Review. Ibrahim, Adam H., John, Jannika M., Miller, Shelby, Plaut, Natalie, & Strohacker. Kelley. (2025). Enhancing Client Onboarding with Biographical Mapping: Reflections Based on Piloted Procedures. Case Studies in Sport and Performance Psychology. Advance online publication. Shiver, V. N., Simonton, K. L., Simonton, A., & Alshurayami, A. (2025). Utilizing a community of practice for teaching personal and social responsibility: A case study. Submitted to the Journal of Teaching in Physical Education. Genoese FM, Harkey MS, Kuenze C, Baez SE. Self-reported symptoms of anxiety and depression are associated with knee pain severity in individuals with anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. Submitted to Medicine and Science in Exercise and Sport. 2025 Dec. King, D.*, Killian, C., Kern, B. D., Paulson, L., Wilson, W. J., Woo, D., & Wallhead, T. L. (2025). State of the states policy report. Physical education and physical activity policy in the United States and its territories. Journal of Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance, DOI: 10.1080/07303084.2025.2579457 |
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The Role of Time-Dependent Exercise in Influencing SCN Function. Emily Schmitt (PI) and William D. Todd (Co-I). R01 NIH submitted June 2025 to NIA. $1.7 million Chrono-Exercise as an Intervention for Diet Induced Sleep Disruption. Roberts, Brandon (PI) and Emily Schmitt (Co-PI). R21 NIH submitted June 2025 to NIEHS. $250,000 A research project titled "Integrating EEG-based Functional Brain Networks and Bimanual Coordination for Enhanced Concussion Assessment" was funded by Chancellor's Research Faculty Scholars Program, Office of Research and Sponsored Program, Texas Women University, 2025-2026, amounting $8,000. Dr. Zhu served as CO-I & Research Mentor An international program titled “UW-SUS Center: Winter Sport Educational Coaching Program” was awarded to Dr. Zhu and Dr. Smith by Shanghai University of Sport (SUS), 2025-2026, amounting to $102,444. US Physical Education and Physical Activity Policy (US-PEPAP) Interactive Database Project. Wyoming Innovative Partnership, UW Data Hub Phase II Demonstration Projects Grant Program. $29,972.13. Budget ID: 1005365C3-70001 (Principal Investigator: Ben Kern) Social and Emotional Learning through Unified Physical Education Professional Learning Series. Special Olympics Wyoming. $11,055. Budget ID: 24-0001-A0001 (Principal Investigator: Ben Kern) Standards-based Assessment in Physical Education Professional Learning Series. Sweetwater County School District #1. $10,000. Budget ID: 1005497 (Principal Investigator: Ben Kern) Healthy Kids Roundup, Wyoming Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance. American Heart Association. $20,000. Budget ID: 1005421A (Principal Investigator: Ben Kern) Project Physical Education & Least Restrictive Environment. VPR Research Incentive Seed Grant, University of Utah Research Foundation. $20,000 (Co-Principal Investigator: Ben Kern) Award #10060645. Initiating the Wyoming Physical Education Teaching Academy: Continuous professional development for using technology to assess K-12 student physical literacy. Wyoming Department of Education. $19,400 (Principal Investigator: Ben Kern). Contract #206384 University of Wyoming Research and Economic Development. Excellence in Research and Innovation Award. $10,000.00 (Selected Recipient: Dr. Kelly Simonton). (Accepted) The Spectrum Institute for Teaching and Learning (SITL), Sara Ashworth Graduate Student Assistantship Scholarship & Research Award. $173,634.00 (PI: Dr. Kelly Simonton). (Submitted) Paula-Marie M. Ferrara (Lead PI), Adam H. Ibrahim, Kelley Strohacker, Jannika M. John, and Jacob J. Capin. Former College Athletes’ Post-Sport Fitness and Exercise: A Convergent Mixed Methods Approach with Biographical Mapping. Association for Applied Sport Psychology Research Grant. Funded Requested: $5000. Submitted April 2025. |
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Stephanie (Chase) Miller, 1st year Graduate student, advised by Dr. Zhu, received Distinguished Graduate Scholars awarded by UW School of Graduate Education, which provides financial aids of $61,134 to support her 2-year graduate study in DK&H UW-SUS Joint Kinesiology Undergraduate Program in China was officially approved by the Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China in June 2025 2025-2026 Graduate Teaching Assistant Fellow - Angela Simonton, Ellbogen Center for Teaching and Learning, University of Wyoming. Selected to mentor Graduate Teaching Assistants across campus to help improve their pedagogical knowledge and implementation. 2025 Golden Teacher Award, Division of Kinesiology and Health, University of Wyoming. For demonstrating outstanding teaching within the unit. Awarded to Angela Simonton. Hollon Family Award Teaching Excellence in Off Campus Programs, 2025. Awarded to Alisa Siceloff. ECTL Faculty Fellow - Alisa Siceloff, for New Faculty Training Program (2024-2025 and 2025-2026) 2025: Outstanding Service Award, College of Health Sciences. Awarded to Evan Johnson. 2025 “TOP PROF ” Award - The Cap and Gown Chapter of Mortar Board University of Wyoming. Awarded to Jacob Layer. 2025, Honors College Award for Excellence in Capstone Mentorship, University of Wyoming Honors College Award for Mentorship of Honors Capstone Project, Laramie, WY. Awarded to Rachel Watson. 2025, Certificate of Appreciation for leading the 2024-25 University of Wyoming Community Engaged Faculty Institute. Awarded to Rachel Watson. Ben Kern: 2025 Research Fellow, Society of Health and Physical Educators (SHAPE) America(2025) Frankie Genoese: 2025 Learning Actively Mentoring Program Fellowship. Awarded by the University of Wyoming Science Initiative. Recognizes STEM faculty dedicated to curriculum innovation and provides support to engage in a year-long intensive program focused on active learning strategies for STEM education. |
The University of Wyoming has earned its Research Level 1 (R1) status from the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education, placing Wyoming's only four-year university with the top research universities in the United States.