Jennifer Gay, PACE Lab Director, recently published a paper with her colleague, Dr. David Buchner (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign) on correlations between office location with physical activity participation and adiposity. See the UGA Research News coverage here and video summary. The full paper is published in the October 2020 issue of the Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine.
Outdoor exercise beneficial, especially during COVID-19
Dr. Jennifer Gay provided expertise for this article at UGA Today on getting active outdoors during COVID-19. Read the full article here.
Marcus Dumas Recieves Innovative and Interdisciplinary Research Grant; Selected as a Future Faculty Fellow by the Center for Teaching and Learning
Many congratulations to Marcus Dumas, doctoral student with PACE Lab! He recently was named as a Future Faculty Fellow with the Center for Teaching and Learning and Graduate School at UGA. This program accepts only 15 graduate students each cohort who are passionate and dedicated to improving their teaching, and to help them prepare for their first faculty position after graduation.
Marcus also received an Innovative and Interdisciplinary Research Grant from the Graduate School. This competitive program will support Marcus’ dissertation research on sources of sexual health information and information use among adolescents. Terrific work Marcus!
PACE Lab Graduate, Kathryn Wyckoff, to pursue MPH at Emory University
Congratulations to Kathryn Wyckoff who will be attending Emory’s Behavioral Science and Health Education MPH program this fall. She has been awarded a work-study program through the Rollins Earn and Learn Program (REAL). Rollins Earn and Learn (REAL) is a signature program funded by Rollins that offers full-time MPH/MSPH students valuable opportunities to earn while they learn through applied public health experiences in real-world settings. Beyond direct work experience, it is an opportunity for students to be mentored by public health professionals. Best wishes on the next step in your public health career!
Chantal LaFlamme, PACE Lab team member, to attend University of South Carolina for MPH
Congratulations to Chantal LaFlamme for being accepted into the MPH-Health Services Policy & Management program for the upcoming fall semester! She will be a Graduate Research Assistant in Dr. Glenn Weaver’s lab in Exercise Science.
Jennifer Gay Gives Featured Talk
Dr. Gay shared updates from the 2018 National Physical Activity Guidelines and PACE Lab research at the 2020 Southeast Regional Clinical & Translational Science Conference sponsored by the Georgia CTSA. Check out the Move Your Way materials referenced in her talk!
PACE Lab Graduate, Dr. Marilyn Wolff, to Moderate Session on Wellness Champions at the 30th Annual Art & Science of Health Promotion Conference
Dr. Marilyn Wolff, Health Scientist at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, will present and moderate a panel discussion at the 30th Annual Art & Science of Health Promotion Conference on Wellness Champions – The Secret Ingredients in Your Wellness Sauce in April 2020. Congratulations Dr. Wolff! More information on her session can be found here.