The Graduate Program in Kinesiology has a distinguished 50-year history at California State University, Chico. Kinesiology is a vibrant graduate program that provides a high quality learning environment, serving northern California and beyond. Our graduates fill the need for teachers, coaches, health professionals, and community recreation leaders. Recent graduates have gone on to medical schools, physician assistant programs, physical therapy programs, occupational health programs, and prestigious PhD granting universities. This self-study report presents strong evidence to illustrate the ongoing commitment of our faculty in the Department of Kinesiology to providing graduate students with the best possible experience and professional training. The graduate program is an essential part of the Kinesiology Department and serves a vital need in the North State.
The Department of Kinesiology is a member of the American Kinesiology Association whose mission is to promote and enhance kinesiology as a unified field of study and advance its many applications. AKA does this by advocating for kinesiology at national and international levels as well as by supporting its member departments by providing resource materials and leadership and educational opportunities for university administrators in kinesiology.
Kinesiology Masters of Arts Graduating Class
Students and Faculty in the Kinesiology Master of Arts Program have been recipients of many awards. Recently, Brian Ellis received the Lt. Robert Merton Rawlins Merit Award, and Dr. Cathrine Himberg won the Outstanding Faculty Award.
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MS: Kinesiology, Class of 2016
BS: Exercise Physiology, Class of 2014
Nominated by: Kevin Patton
Brian is a graduate student pursuing his master's degree in kinesiology. During his time on campus, Brian started the collegiate disc golf team and for three years in a row qualified to participate at the National Collegiate Disc Golf Championships in North Augusta, South Carolina. He also served as the kinesiology physical activity instructor and the event planner for the Wildcat Strength and Conditioning Club. In addition to his extensive extracurricular activities, Brian has also maintained excellent academic standing. Brian's aspiration is to enroll into a doctorate program after graduating from CSU, Chico.
Kinesiology Professor Cathrine Himberg's 2014 advocacy film "No Excuses" delivers a bold message to policy makers and school officials: Implementing quality K-12 physical education in this country should be a major priority. The documentary is so persuasive that First Lady Michelle Obama's "Let's Move! Active Schools" campaign is using it to promote children's health.
Himberg's contributions to her field are astounding. As coordinator of CSU, Chico's Physical Education Teacher Education Program since 2000, she has advised thousands of budding teachers. An advocate for quality physical education, she founded the Center for Advancement of Standards-based Physical Education Reform (CASPER) and the website www.supportREALteachers.org, which is used by teachers around the globe as a curriculum resource. CASPER's early advocacy efforts resulted in national media attention and a National Association for Sport and Physical Education Presidential Citation in 2005.
KINE Physical Teacher Education MA student, Xiaoping Fan, accepts assistantship to University of Northern Colorado PhD program in Sport Pedagogy (Spring 2018).
The 93rd Annual WSPECW Conference (Pacific Grove, California November 17-19, 2017); Dr. Newland - Emerging Professional Award; Ping Fan - President's Educational Equity Scholarship (with Drs. Lee, Mache & Braga).
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