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  • Faculty Spotlight: Stephanie Otto

    Faculty Spotlight: Stephanie Otto

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    Stephanie Otto ’00 (Health and Exercise Science) served as faculty advisor for students who presented their research at the Northland American College of Sports Medicine conference in Mankato: Avery Rowen ’25, Lillian Selberg ’25, Darius Howad ’25, Jacob Coulimore ’25, and Lauren Miller ’25. The research was titled, “Physical Activity, Sedentary Behavior, and Influencing Factors among University Employees.” These majors…

  • Faculty Spotlight: Hayley Russell

    Faculty Spotlight: Hayley Russell

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    Hayley Russell (Health and Exercise Science), Lucie Henrich ’25, Ellen Becken ’25, Kate Carlson ’25, Lauren Hecht (Psychological Science), and Lauren MacLean ’24 presented at the Association of Applied Sport Psychology Annual Conference in Las Vegas, NV over fall break. Lucie, Ellen, and Kate presented a poster titled, “Strava is to me what Instagram is…

  • Faculty Spotlight: Hayley Russell

    Faculty Spotlight: Hayley Russell

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    Hayley Russell (Health and Exercise Science), Ellen Becken ’25, Lucie Henrich ’25, and Charlie Potts (Student Life) were featured in a Minnesota Star Tribune story focused on their interdisciplinary research on the fitness tracking app Strava and its positive and negative impacts on users’ motivation and mental health.

  • Faculty Spotlight: Hayley Russell

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    Hayley Russell (Health and Exercise Science) was interviewed for a Minnesota Star Tribune story on coping with post-marathon feelings.

  • Faculty Spotlight: Lauren Hecht and Hayley Russell

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    Lucie Henrich ’25, Ellen Becken ’25, Lauren Hecht (Psychological Science), and Hayley Russell (Health and Exercise Science) received a research grant from the Association of Applied Sport Psychology for their project, “Attentional Focus in Long and Short Distance Track Runners,” in which they will use speak-aloud methodology to explore what D-III runners look at and…

  • Hayley Russell, 2023-24 Carlson Award Winner, Health and Exercise Science

    Hayley Russell, 2023-24 Carlson Award Winner, Health and Exercise Science

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    It is with utter joy that I introduce you to this year’s winner of the Edgar M. Carlson Award for Distinguished Teaching. This award recognizes excellence and innovation in teaching and advising and is generally considered to be the highest honor bestowed to a faculty member on our campus. This year’s winner has earned a…

  • Faculty Spotlight: Hayley Russell

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    Hayley Russell (Health and Exercise Science) presented a talk “Nutrition, Anxiety, and GI Distress During Exercise” with her colleague Patrick Wilson (Old Dominion University) at The College and Professional Sport Dietitians Association Conference in Kansas City.

  • Faculty Spotlight: Aaron Banks

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    Aaron Banks (Health and Exercise Science) spoke and was honored at the “Minnesota Athletes Celebration” on April 8, 2024.

  • Faculty Spotlight: Hayley Russell

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    Hayley Russell (Health and Exercise Science) is serving as a Sport and Exercise Psychology “Motion Expert” for Twin Cities in Motion (TCM) this year. Motion Experts are a team of credentialed professionals from a variety of health and fitness related disciplines who share evidence-based information in the TCM newsletter. You can find more information and…

  • Faculty Spotlight: Aaron Banks

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    Aaron Banks (Health and Exercise Science) was featured in an article in MinnesotaAthletes.com about his career as an All-American and record-breaking shot putter and discus thrower.