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Sharon Towers, longtime community partner to the Department of Applied Physiology, Health, & Clinical Sciences, received an Excellence in Community Service award presented by LeadingAge North Carolina. Sharon Towers partners with UNC Charlotte, Mecklenburg County Park and Recreation and the Community Health Clinic to provide free health screenings to older adults. In particular, Sharon Towers […]

North Carolina Athletic Trainers’ Association’s 46th Annual Spring Symposium in Winston-Salem. Three second year master’s students competed: Lauren Carpenter, Selena Carter, and Emma Gregory. We competed against UNC Wilmington, UNC Greensboro, Appalachian State University, Western Carolina University, and High Point University. Our students will now go onto the regional competition at the Mid-Atlantic Athletic Trainers’ Association […]

Dr. hDrttps://www.americandreamJ.P. Barfield – Accessibility for All Student-Athletes Chair, Department of Applied Physiology, Health, & Clinical Sciences, UNC Charlotte February 1 2023 With a unique topic not often addressed in conversations in collegiate sports, today we discuss the disability sports communities and the importance of bringing those communities and student-athletes within the umbrella of formal […]

Dr. Jeffrey Barto publishes article for SABR – The Society for American Baseball Research April 25, 1976: Rick Monday’s ‘great play’ saves American flag at Dodger Stadium

Dr. Kimberly Clark has been elected as a Distinguished Fellow of the National Academies of Practice (NAP) in the new Respiratory Care Academy. A Distinguished Practitioner, Scholar or Policy Fellow within NAP is a very high honor that acknowledges Dr. Clark’s outstanding achievements. Dr. Clark is a recognized leader in her profession and her colleagues […]

The American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) Committee on Certification & Registry Boards has elected Dave Verill to be their Academician for Clinical Exercise Testing and Prescription. In this role, Professor Verrill will assist ACSM with certification initiatives and exam development for Clinical Exercise Physiologists, a master’s level certification for individuals working to enhance the […]

Dr. Barto publishes articles and book chapters for SABR – The Society for American Baseball Research. This is his fifth book chapter. In addition, he has published three Biography Projects and two other Game Projects. He is currently researching the historical game of 1976 in which the Chicago Cubs Rick Monday, a Marine reservist, rescued […]

UNC CHARLOTTE OFFERS THE FIRST SPORTS ANALYTICS PROGRAM IN THE CAROLINAS All current UNC Charlotte undergraduates are eligible to enroll in the SA Certificate. Graduate students and post baccalaureate students are not eligible. Students must first be enrolled in an undergraduate program at UNC Charlotte in order to enroll in the Sports Analytics Certificate. https://sportsanalytics.charlotte.edu/

Congratulations to Dr. Kimberly Clark for being named Fellow of the American Association for Respiratory Care (AARC). The AARC Fellowship award recognizes those individuals who have made a profound and lasting contribution to the profession of respiratory care and the AARC. Dr. Clark will be formally inducted with the 2022 Fellows during the AARC Congress […]

Agnes Bucko overcame many odds since her parents migrated from Poland. As a first-generation American citizen, she is now leading the next generation of public health research. Each year, students who have finished a Ph.D. apply for research positions all over the world. “Research is happening all the time in all types of settings,” explained […]