PACIFIC LUTHERAN UNIVERSITY I JUNE 2019 Kinesiology Committed to nurturing the development of the whole person – in body, mind and spirit. Dr. Hacker BREAKS ANOTHER GLASS CEILING

An impressive gathering of Lutes and soccer legends gathered in Chicago on January 11 of this year to celebrate Dr. Colleen Hacker’s induction into the United Soccer Coaches National Hall of Fame. Dr. Hacker, along with Alice Ann Wilbur, were the first women to be inducted in the 28-year history of the award. Previous recipients include soccer greats like , and Tony DiCicco.

Dr. Hacker served as head women’s soccer coach at PLU Alumni Jodi (Pfaender) Goodman, Asta Kvitne, Lisa Cole and Kat Connor gather to celebrate from 1981-1995 while also with Dr. Hacker in Chicago teaching full time for the (then) and Ice Hockey), numerous Washington Youth Soccer Hall School of Physical Education. World Championships, and three of Fame, and the NAIA National During that time, she guided women’s soccer World Cups Soccer Hall of Fame. She has the Lutes to an impressive 232- – including the historic 1999 also been inducted into the Lock 59-18 record, including three Women’s World Cup. Haven University Hall of Fame for NAIA National Championships her own athletic achievements in 1988, 1989 and 1991, and two Dr. Hacker is no stranger to in field hockey and basketball. runner-up finishes in 1990 and receiving prestigious awards. Dr. Hacker was the first sport 1992. Under her leadership, PLU She is the recipient of the psychology consultant, male or won 10 Northwest Conference Distinguished Professional female, to be named as a Fellow titles and five straight NAIA Practice Award from the in the National Academies of District 1 and NAIA West Region Association for Applied Sport Practice for Psychology in 2017. Championships. The Lutes Psychology (the first woman ESPNW named Dr. Hacker as victory in 1998 marked the first to do so), the American one of 30 women in the country time in collegiate soccer history Psychological Association’s who “changed the way sports that a female head coach led Presidential Citation, the are played.” Dr. Hacker serves a team to a national collegiate NAGWS Pathfinder Award, the as a member of the National championship. As a coach, Dr. NASPE Inspiration Award, the Advisory Board for the Positive Hacker received five Northwest Presidential Medal from PLU, the Coaching Alliance, has served Conference and four Regional Excellence in Teaching award on the Olympic Coach of the Year awards, and at PLU, the NSCAA Letter of Committee Performance was named National Coach of Commendation and the National Enhancement Team, is certified the Year three times. Beyond Award of Excellence, among by the US Center for SafeSport, her tenure at PLU, Dr. Hacker others. She has been inducted is a member of the USOC Sport has also served as mental skills into the Pacific Lutheran Psychology and Mental Training coach for six Olympic Games University Athletics Hall of Fame, Registry and is an AASP Certified (Women’s Soccer, Field Hockey Pierce County Hall of Fame, Consultant.

PLU Kinesiology 2019 1 Kinesiology Newsletter I Events SHAPE AMERICA ADAPTED SPEAK Out Day Advocate PHYSICAL ACTIVITY STUDY AWAY CLASS

Tacoma Titans Wheelchair Basketball

Sit Volleyball Dr. Charles Katica’s study away class, Adapted Physical Activity, was accepted by the Wang Center. Dr. Katica will take 14 students to Germany and England next January with the assistance of Dr. Mann. The class is designed to increase students’ overall awareness, knowledge and perception of individuals with a disability. Knowledge and techniques acquired in the class will lead students to have a better idea of how to develop, implement and evaluate adapted physical activity programs for individuals with various disabilities. Dr. Terri Farrar and Lori Dunn, professional development Students will also develop an the PreK-12 Physical Education opportunities for educators. appreciation for individuals and Health Literacy Program with physical disabilities and Manager for Seattle Public SHAPE America staff made for adapted athletes by actively Schools, represented Washington participating in different arrangements with the offices of adapted sports. The class will state at SHAPE America SPEAK Senator Patty Murray, Senator start in Bonn, Germany, and Out Day in Washington DC this Maria Cantwell, Representative will visit sites around the Bonn/ past spring. More than 150 health Denny Heck and others for Dr. Cologne region. Following a and physical educators from Farrar and Mrs. Dunn to meet week and a half in Germany, the 38 states headed to Capitol Hill with. During the 15 to 20 minute class will head to England and to advocate for more health meetings, they spoke about hold classes in both London education and physical education their teaching experiences and and at Worcester University. funding. This year the educators the impact physical education Students in this class will were asking for full funding for have the unique opportunity and health education have had to interact and meet German the Every Student Succeeds Act on their students throughout and Great Britain Paralympic (ESSA) programs: $1.6 billion the years. They specifically athletes. Students will also for Title IV, Part A, which would highlighted the need for proper gain insight into programs fund “well rounded education” funding for health and physical and organizations that assist including health and physical education as the funding benefits individuals with a disability in education and $2.295 billion for students through social and the different cultures. Title II, Part A, which provides continued on page 4

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DIVERSITY LECTURE The third annual Department the significance of inclusion for of Kinesiology Diversity lecture all people, not just for people took place on March 4th this with disabilities. year. Dr. Lauren Lieberman, professor in the Department This year’s lecture was the first in of Kinesiology, Sport Studies the series that was co-sponsored and Physical Education at the by Jen Smith, Dean of Inclusive College of Brockport, was our Excellence. This partnership was featured speaker. Dr. Lieberman significant in helping make the provided two presentations evening possible as we continue this year. The morning session, to bring experts in their fields titled, “Finding Your Passion and to PLU. With 92 faculty, staff Living Your Dream,” focused and students present, it is clear on Dr. Lieberman’s experiences that this lecture series is one creating and launching a that is important for both the Dr. Lauren Lieberman worldwide educational sport department and the university. In a 9.2 out of a possible high of 10 camp for children with visual addition, 70 students completed points. A special thank you to impairments (Camp Abilities). the survey at the end of the Dean McConnell, Associate Dean She offered tools and advice for lecture, noting the impact of Papadopoulos, Dr. Katica and the anyone interested in creating a this year’s event. On a five-point Diversity in Sport and Exercise successful nonprofit organization. scale, students overwhelmingly (DSE) club for all your work In the latter session and primary suggested that they learned new in making this event possible. lecture, Dr. Lieberman discussed, strategies for inclusion (n=4.6) Thank you to all Department of “Inclusionary Strategies for and that this event had a positive Kinesiology faculty for giving up Future Professionals.” In this impact on them personally and/ class time and prioritizing this presentation, she taught students or professionally (n=4.2). Overall, event! And, thank you to all who the importance of Universal they quantified the success of attended and made this event a Design for Learning (UDL) and this event by suggesting it was success in 2019!

Kinesiology FACULTY-STUDENT COLLABORATION NW ACSM Conference

Keeping with tradition, the Department of Kinesiology had a strong representation at the recent Northwest ACSM conference in Bend, OR. Four students (Christina Knierim, Hannah Hutchison, Ceci Hockman and Anna Hurd) presented research projects that were completed last year in collaboration with other undergraduate students and faculty. In all, six Kinesiology students (Kallan Campa, Emily Shover, Hannah Hutchison, Anna Hurd, Ceci Hockman and Christina Knierim) and three PLU students present at Northwest ACSM Conference in Bend Oregon faculty (Dr. Underhill, Dr. Katica and Dr. Papadopoulos) attended Bowl. Team Vocation (Hannah a PLU team) and Team Glutes the conference. Two teams Hutchison, Ceci Hockman and (Kallan Campa, Emily Shover and represented the school and the Christina Knierim) finished fourth Anna Hurd) finished sixth place department at the Student Quiz place overall (highest finish for continued on page 4 PLUPLU Kinesiology Kinesiology 2019 2019 3 Kinesiology Newsletter I Faculty-Student Collaboration

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emotional learning, lifetime expect or what she would have health and fitness, increased to offer. What she realized was academic achievement, increased her passion for her profession on-task behavior, as well as and being able to advocate for multiple other benefits. how proper funding can help so One of the things that set the many students gain access to health and physical educators opportunities they have never apart on Capitol Hill that day had that can change their lives were the bright colored, neon forever. Dr. Farrar stated, “Being tennis shoes they wore with their around other passionate health bussing attire. The shoes set and physical education educators them apart from the hundreds who were all there to make a of other groups advocating for difference in their students’ their causes. It made it very easy lives was empowering. Walking Students participate in Community for congressional representatives through the buildings that Health Fair and staff to know who the health day where so many historical overall. Congratulations to and physical education teachers meetings and hearings have all of the teams! We hope in the building were. taken place made me pause at to have more students times to take in the significance present and attend next Dr. Farrar and Ms. Dunn were of who else had walked those year’s conference in Boise, fortunate to meet with Senator halls before me and gave me ID hosted at Boise State Patty Murray and have their hope that I may be inspiring University. Finally, a big picture taken, which was one future health and physical thank you to the Dean of of the highlights of the day. Dr. education teachers to advocate Education and Kinesiology, Farrar indicated she had never for their students and profession Dr. Karen McConnell advocated for anything like that as I once did for them.” and Associate Dean Dr. before and did not know what to Harry Papadopoulos for providing funds to cover housing and registration SHAPE for the students that attended the conference. Washington Health Educator Conference • Hockman, C, Hutchison, Dr. Farrar with Elijah Hurt pre- skills to manage their emotions, H, Knierim, C, Katica, sented Teaching Social Emo- understand and show empathy C. The Influence of tional Learning: The Why and for others, establish and maintain Social Condition on How of SEL. This session aimed positive relationships, and make Exercise Performance. to inform teachers with a basic responsible decisions. Partici- Poster Presentation understanding of what Social pants were given ideas on how Emotional Learning (SEL) is and to teach and implement SEL into • Hurd, A., Papadopoulos, how to help students develop their classroom C., McConnell, K., Pritchett, K. A comparison of diet West Best Conference Presentation between home and away game in female Elijah Hurt and Kai Osaki with Dr. Farrar collegiate athletes. presented Building Community and Poster Presentation Communication Through Physical Activity.

This presentation focused on short lead-up and instant activity-type games for grades 6-12.

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TEAM BUILDING INTRODUCING COMMUNITY SERVICE LEARNING DR. ALISSA

In the Team Building class, Dr. Hacker works with students to UNDERHILL complete community service learning activities with a variety of organizations including PLU Athletic Training Room, PLU Softball Team, PLU Men’s and Women’s Track and Field Teams, Youth Boys Soccer Team, Edmonds Woodway Girls Volleyball Team, PLU Men’s Swimming Team, PLU Norwegian Club, PLU Ultimate Frisbee Team, PLU Football Team, Emerald Queen Casino, Love your Melon Club, PLU CAVE, and PLU Women’s and Men’s Cross-country Team.

I am thrilled to be at PLU and returned to my home state of Washington! I was born and raised in Spokane, Washington, and received both my bachelor’s and PhD from Washington State University. The bachelor’s was completed in Pullman, WA while the PhD was completed in Spokane. My master’s was completed at Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches, Texas. During my time in the PhD program, I was an adjunct at Moody in EIM. Universities and colleges Bible Institute. It was this can earn gold, silver or bronze adjunct experience that status based on their activities. showed me how much I enjoyed higher education Recognition provides an and subsequently led me opportunity for campuses to a PhD program. After to enhance their image as a graduation, I taught for a healthy academic environment year at Olivet Nazarene Exercise is Medicine on and emphasize their commitment University in Bourbonnais, to create a culture of wellness. Illinois. My interests Campus (EIM-OC) include most outdoor This year, Pacific Lutheran activities. I am particularly The Exercise is Medicine on University received a bronze passionate about running, Campus (EIM-OC) initiative status recognition and was one rock climbing, downhill aims to have universities and of 139 schools nationally and skiing, snowshoeing, colleges promote physical internationally that received and traveling to and activity as a vital sign of a recognition. PLU will be hiking in the National health. In 2014, EIM-OC started recognized as a bronze campus Parks. My dissertation a recognition program during the 2019 American research focused on Type honoring campuses for their College of Sports Medicine participation and engagement conference in Orlando, Florida. continued on page 6 PLU Kinesiology 2019 5 Internship & Student Teaching I Kinesiology Newsletter

INTRODUCING Community Health DR. ALISSA Fairs for Older Adults STUDENT AWARD WINNERS UNDERHILL Kinesiology students have continued from page 5 volunteered to assist in multiple community-based health II Diabetes prevention using a fairs working with Dr. Harry lifestyle intervention. My research Papadopoulos on conducting interests continue to be clinical free assessments to determine and I love promoting nutrition the risk of falling in older adults. and physical activity as a preventative measure for chronic Students have participated diseases. My first year at PLU in health fairs offered at the has been wonderful and I am Lakewood YMCA (September thankful to have such a strong 2018), Mid-County Community team within Kinesiology to work Center (October 2018), and Gordon YMCA (March 2019). with! Christina Knierim AKA Undergraduate KINESIOLOGISTS Scholar of the Year OF THE FUTURE CLUB (KFC)

Kallan Campa SHAPE Washington Emerging Leader Award

From left to right: Hannah Hutchison, Brianna O'Malley, Sarah Hulbert, Kylee Johnson

The Kinesiologists of the Future to students and how to write a Club (KFC) conducts activities strong resume. to promote physical activity and offers educational opportunities In the fall, the club organized for students. In the 2018- its annual 5K Turkey Trot to 2019 academic year, the KFC promote physical activity and hosted a guest speaker, a nurse collected nonperishable items to scribe, who shared with the be donated to families in need. club members how to become a medical scribe and invited The club ended the fall semester Katie the PLU Alumni and Career by offering a successful bake Connections office to describe sale during dead week and in the Thorsen the services that they provide spring on St. Patrick’s Day. SHAPE America Major of the Year Award 6 PLU Kinesiology 2019 Internship & Student Teaching I Kinesiology Newsletter

Internship PLACEMENTS 2019

A BIG THANK YOU to all of our internship site supervisors, cooperating teachers, and partner schools and organizations! Your dedication to our students and our program makes a difference!

STUDENT TEACHING Innovative Fitness & R2 Performance Center PLACEMENTS: Performance Leonard D. Keatts Delany N. Salter Cristin A. Rathkopf Kathryn Hatlen Zachary S. Willis Franklin Pierce High School IRG Physical Therapy Mrs. Kim Jackson and Mrs. Amy Clark Taylor L. Bingea So Much More Julie Kjorsvik Elijah Hurt Lakewood Family YMCA Thompson Elementary School Francisco A. Aragon Summit Strength & Conditioning Mr. Matt McMaster Emmanuel F. Bendo Jerry B. Baggett Timothy M. Gauthier John M. Gendron Kailyn Osaki Joey A. Kane Rocky Ridge Elementary Mary Bridge Children’s Bianca L. Lindberg Mrs. Lori Chambers Hospital Joseph A. Moreno Veronica E. Winter Delany N. Salter Bailey Plumb Columbia Junior High School Meridian Physical Sunrise Physical Therapy Mrs. Sue Waters Therapy RET Olga M. Mogen Vincent A. Vazquez Brian C. Pascual INTERNSHIP PLACEMENTS: Taylor L. Bingea ATI Physical Therapy The Gym Standard (G GYM) Christina E Knierim Multicare Center of Tyler S. Lee Occupational Medicine Tyler J. Morris Brady J. Winter Boys & Girls Clubs Bianca L. Lindberg Enoch K. Ho Sean T. McLaughlin Morgan Family YMCA True Self Yoga Oni A. Mayer Kristin A. Ringstad CHI Franciscan Health Joey A. Kane MVP Physical Therapy Washington High School Ethan J. McElderry Enoch K. Ho Dallan D. Rodriguez Complete Physical Therapy Kaitlyn J. Metzger Kiana I. Calles Katie C. Thorsen Samuel S. Kawakami Washington Premier Football Sequoia J. Rysdam Olympic Sports and Spine Club Kiana I. Calles Rachel M. Ross Curtis High School Katie C. Thorsen Caylie A. Shiramizu Arianna D. Shultz PLU Athletic Training Room Laura E. Dalton Davidson Prosthetics Victoria I. Bolshakova Providence St. Peter Hospital Elite Physical Therapy Jordan M. Fahey Luis A. Gomez Kathryn M. Jorgenson Samuel S Kawakami Pulse Heart Institute EWP Physical Therapy of Tacoma General Jonathan C. Acevedo Shelby M. Arnold Jordan M. Fahey Get Fit Yelm Arianna D. Shultz Joseph A. Moreno

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Congratulations KINESIOLOGY GRADUATES 2019

Shelby M. Arnold Leonard F. Keatts Dallan D. Rodriguez Beau B. Baggett Julie Kjorsvik Rachel M. Ross Emmanuel F. Bendo Christina E. Knierim Sequoia J. Rysdam Taylor L. Bingea Bianca L. Lindberg Delaney Salter Kiana I. Calles Oni A. Mayer Blakely L. Sanders Laura E. Dalton Ethan J. McElderry Arianna D. Schultz Jordan M. Fahey Alana L. McGilberry Shelby R. Shelman Keigan T. Gardiner Sean T. McLaughlin Caylie A. Shiramizu John M. Gendron Kaitlyn J. Metzger Emily E. Stoen Kathryn C. Hatlen Olga M. Mogen Brianna J. Thompson Enoch K. Ho Joseph A. Moreno Katie C. Thorsen Josh H. Hornal Tyler J. Morris Vincent A. Vasquez Elijah J. Hurt Kailyn L. Osaki Zachary S. Willis John H. Jones Bailey A. Plumb Brady J. Winter Joey A. Kane Ruben T. Quintanilla Veronica E. Winter Samuel S. Kawakami Kristin A. Ringstad

An impressive gathering of Lutes and soccer legends gathered in Chicago on January 11 of this year to celebrate Dr. Colleen Hacker’s induction into the United Soccer Coaches National Hall of Fame.

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