COLLEGE of HEALTH & HUMAN PERFORMANCE | 2016 MAGAZINE | 2016 CONTENTS PUBLISHER DEAN MICHAEL REID 4 ask dean reid Q&A WITH HHP’S DEAN EDITOR/WRITER CHRISTINE COOMBES gator good DESIGNER 6 HHP MAKING A DIFFERENCE JEREMEY CLARK CONTRIBUTING WRITERS 10 alumni DR. JILL VARNES 10 ..........SHERYL FLYNN DR. JOAN CARROLL 12 ..........BENNY VAUGHN CLINTON WYNN 14 ..........JASON FASS MELISSA PEÑA 16 ..........CLASS NOTES COREY HUFF 20 ..........ROY BENSON COPY EDITORS SARAH EBERHART 22 faculty research MELISSA PEÑA 22 ..........ALCOHOL ABUSE 24 ..........ESSENTIAL TREMOR COVER PHOTO 26 ..........PHYSICAL LITERACY BERNARD BRZEZINSKI, UF Director of Photography Featured: HHP student MARIANA FRANZ (BSAPK 2017) 30 student profiles 30 ..........LEA LENA PRINTING ADEYOOLA “YOOLA” ADENIJI THE HARTLEY PRESS, INC. 31 ..........SEBASTIAN FEARON JACKSONVILLE, FLA VAN CARSWELL II Performance Magazine is also available online at: HHP.UFL.EDU 32 the College Send letters for the editor to: 32 ..........ROAD LESS TRAVELED Performance Magazine 34 ..........HHP BY THE NUMBERS P.O. Box 118200 Gainesville, FL 32611-8200 Or email: [email protected] 35 the University 35 ..........DR. KENT FUCHS For information on advertising opportunities or to learn how you can sponsor an upcoming issue of Performance Magazine, please contact: [email protected]. 2 HEALTH & HUMAN PERFORMANCE | 2016 HEALTH & HUMAN PERFORMANCE | 2016 3 ask dean reid HHP’s Eric Friedheim UF is preparing to enter So, when will the University Q. Tourism Institute (EFTI) is Q. a new philanthropy Q. of Florida Online finally hosting a UF Summit on campaign. How can donor offer an undergraduate the future of tourism next gifts truly make an impact degree in Applied spring. Tell us about it. at HHP? Physiology & Kinesiology? This is a very big deal. The Donor gifts are transforming Great question! Despite A. EFTI Advisory Board and EFTI A. HHP. Scholarships are helping A. pent-up demand (huge, I’m faculty are partnering with support our most deserving told), there are real hurdles the University to organize students. Professorships to creating an online APK a national summit on the enable us to hire the best degree. For example, it’s future of tourism. The Summit and brightest scholars for tough to replicate the hands- will be held April 26–27, our faculty. Other gifts are on learning of our laboratory & WITH 2017, at Disney’s Boardwalk being used to cure crippling courses. But never fear! Q A Inn resort in Orlando. The diseases, establish world- Our outstanding faculty program will feature leading renowned institutes and are working hard to solve THE DEAN tourism experts from industry create new facilities. None of these problems and provide and government who will this would be possible without an online degree with the offer practical solutions for the generosity of our donors. excellence of our on-campus emerging problems. The experience. So, stay We heard you took a pie to format will be fast-paced tuned… Q. the face in the name of and engaging with great charity last year. Who opportunities for attendees was the pie thrower… th to network. We expect to HHP is celebrating its 70 birthday Since we last spoke, HHP has opened and do they still Q. Q. attract loads of Gators who this year. What does HHP have in a research center in Yon Hall. Can have a job? store for the next 70 years? you tell us a little about that space are in the industry. (visit and your goals for it? UFTourismSummit.com for That was my wife, True, we have so much to celebrate! details.) A. A. Laurel. Happy for me, The rich history of Alligator Alley, the A.Yon Hall has been entirely renovated to she signed a lifetime excellence of our faculty, the dedication create 17,000 sq ft of office, laboratory, contract. of our staff, and the success of our and classroom space. Faculty and students are the heart and soul of our staff from all three departments work HHP at a College. These are traditions that will shoulder-to-shoulder, providing a rich GLANCE DEPARTMENTS carry us through the next seven decades. intellectual environment for collaboration • Applied Physiology & Kinesiology (APK) But creativity, innovation and growth are and learning. Our main goals for Yon • Health Education & Behavior (HEB) also strengths of our College. We look Hall are to provide modern laboratory Established: 1946 forward to new ideas, new programs, space for newly-recruited faculty and to Undergrads: 1,885 • Tourism, Recreation & Sport Management (TRSM) and new traditions that will make us even promote interdisciplinary research. Grad Students: 301 stronger in 2086 than we are today. RESEARCH CENTERS Faculty: 57 • Center for Behavioral Economic Health Research Endowment: $5.5 Million • Center for Exercise Science (as of June 30, 2016) • Eric Friedheim Tourism Institute 4 HEALTH & HUMAN PERFORMANCE | 2016 HEALTH & HUMAN PERFORMANCE | 2016 5 gator good HHP MAKING A DIFFERENCE. COLLEGE OF HHP FACULTY, STAFF AND Two HHP alumni-led companies were Group (1998) and as a Senior Officer of life provided to students and STUDENTS… welcomed into the elite group of UF in the Finance Corps. Additionally, Lt. employees. Recognition by one’s peers Gator100 Honorees this year. SHERYL Colonel Wilson was notified that upon is the highest point of achievement. PUSHING FLYNN’S Blue Marble Game Company graduation with her Ph.D. she will be (see more on Sheryl assigned as a Battalion Commander DR. BRIJ THAPA was awarded THE WORLD on page 10) and at Ft. Riley in Kansas. These selections a Fulbright Specialist Grant in FORWARD. Destinations are Department of the Army Information Business Administration to Explore, and Department of Defense to work at Mid-Western University founded by appointments. The attainment in Nepal this summer. The Fulbright ALLISON and of this selection is based on her Specialist Program promotes TIM JONES. entire performance as an Army linkages between U.S. scholars and The Gator100 officer over the past 20 years. professionals and their counterparts at recognizes She has worked extremely hard host institutions overseas. and celebrates throughout her career with the 100 fastest- many sacrifices to attain this DR. BRADY TRIPP was growing, Gator- significant recognition and awarded the “Most owned or Gator-led future assignment. Distinguished AT” This year, the Department of Tourism, DR. JOSIE AHLGREN businesses in the award, the highest Recreation & Sport Management (TRSM) was named the world each year. SUSIE WELDON and DR. honor, at the hosted its 7th Annual SWAMP SCRAMBLE University of Florida PATRICIA TRIPP were Athletic Trainers GOLF TOURNAMENT. The tournament Teacher of the On April 1, Health Education & Behavior awarded UF Superior Association of was established to generate revenue Year for 2016. doctoral student LT. COLONEL JULIA Accomplishment Awards. Florida (ATAF) to enhance the TRSM experience for Dr. Ahlgren has WILSON was named to the Army’s This program recognizes meeting in July. HHP students. Since its inception, the been at HHP since FY17 LTC CSL list. This is a significant staff members who Swamp Scramble has raised more than 2009 and says, accomplishment for Julia and her contribute outstanding and Each year a committee $75,000 to provide scholarships, speaking “the success of my family. This selection places her in the meritorious service, efficiency administered by the engagements, fund class trips and create students is honestly top tier of her U.S. Army Cohort Year and/or economy, or to the quality Graduate School selects grants for students to complete research. a better gauge of my graduate teaching assistants to The Marken-Sario Group at Morgan effectiveness, so this be recognized for their excellence in Stanley has been the signature sponsor of award is just icing on the teaching. This year, JARED SKINNER this event since 2010 and is instrumental to cake.” In addition to Teacher of the Year, Dr. and WILL HEDDERSON, Applied its success. Save the date: the 2017 Swamp Ahlgren is a U Matter, We Care Hero and Physiology & Kinesiology doctoral Scramble will be March 17 at the UF Mark an Anderson Scholar Faculty Honoree, and students, were selected as UF Graduate Bostick Golf Course. College Magazine listed her as one of the Student Teaching Award recipients. top 10 UF faculty students should take a DR. LEO FERREIRA was awarded one class with. HHP’s Athletic Training students took of the most prestigious awards home the first place trophy at the for young investigators from DR. DAN CONNAUGHTON, associate SEATA / NATA Quiz Bowl, a Jeopardy- the American Physiological dean for faculty and staff affairs, was style event, competing against 24 Society, the Giles Filley Award selected and participated in the 2015–2016 other teams. The HHP team included: for Excellence in Respiratory Southeastern Conference Academic << JOSH HARE, NICHOLAS SAMPLE, Physiology and Medicine. Leadership Development Program. The EMILY KRUITHOF and He received the award in goals of this program are to be proactive JACKSON WHALEY. April at the APS meeting in in building the academic leadership pool San Diego, and the award in SEC universities and to prepare current included $15,000 support for academic leaders to meet the challenges of his research program. academic leadership. 6 HEALTH & HUMAN PERFORMANCE | 2016 HEALTH & HUMAN PERFORMANCE | 2016 7 STAFF SPOTLIGHT HHP MAKING A DIFFERENCE. MORE THAN JUST A SIGN The HHP SPRING AWARDS honors Thomas, Lecturer; Joon Sung Lee, to have this year as Dean Reid is the the very best of HHP alumni, faculty Assistant Professor; Christine Wegner, UFCC General Campaign Chairman and Last-minute lark becomes lasting game-day tradition and staff. The 2016 Spring Awards Assistant Professor; Jin-Win Kim, HHP is raising their goal. Stay tuned saw Ms. Diane Davis receive the Dr. Assistant Professor; Angélica Almeyda to HHP’s social media pages for more BY CHRISTINE COOMBES Charles Williams Service Award for Zambrano, Assistant Professor.