UNC Charlotte Master of Kinesiology

We are so proud of MS Kinesiology Teaching Assistants, Lucey Patterson and Sam Cruz, for being honored at the Graduate Teaching Assistant yearly awards ceremony. Both students put in an exceptional amount of time, effort, and creativity to mentor and teach undergraduate students in Anatomy and Physiology lab, which is a challenging course.

A huge congratulations to Samantha Cruz for winning the well-deserved award!🥇

Having two of our TAs being recognized as finalists would not be possible without the supervision and guidance of Dr. Spencer Cain.

Tyler has been such a valuable part of our program! We are grateful he chose UNC Charlotte Master of Kinesiology to complete his graduate education!

In recognition of Graduate Student Appreciation Week, Theresa Kumazah, a MS Kinesiology student with a concentration in strength and conditioning has been featured on the UNC Charlotte College of Health and Human Services website. Theresa is on track to graduate in 2027. She is also the founder of BeOne Nexus, a nonprofit holistic health and wellness hub.

Kinesiology graduate student is redefining strength, wellness and community impact - College of Health and Human Services In recognition of Graduate Student Appreciation Week, we posed a few questions to Theresa Kumazah, a Master of Science in Kinesiology student with a

Check out this "highlight" of second year student, Paige Lindquist. Paige is in the Applied Physiology concentration and teaches Anatomy and Physiology lab.

We’re excited to share our next MS KNES Alumni Spotlight, Dr. Candace Langston! Dr. Langston currently serves as an adjunct instructor in our program, where she teaches Advanced Cardiopulmonary Physiology to our Clinical Exercise Physiology students. She has also recently accepted a tenure-track position at Methodist University. Congratulations, Dr. Langston!

Gabriel also passed the NSCA Strength and Conditioning exam and is now certified CSCS!

And passed the ACSM Clinical Exercise Physiologist exam. Well done, Aaliyah! 💚

This week’s recap highlights a week of growth, learning and collaboration. Our students continue to show up prepared, curious, and fully engaged; contributing ideas, asking meaningful questions, and supporting one another. Their dedication to academic excellence and professionalism makes every class energizing and rewarding. Our MS KNES faculty are incredibly proud and grateful to learn alongside motivated future leaders in Kinesiology!

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MS KNES grad program director, Dr. Tracy Bonoffski, was recently interviewed for an article published in National Geographic about the myths of stretching. There is a pay wall to read the article in full online, so we've included screenshots for your reading enjoyment.
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/health/article/how-to-stretch-scientific-evidence

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