Celebrating Maggie Mac Neil: Olympic, World and NCAA Champion
Maggie Mac Neil, Olympic swimmer and LSU sports management alumna, announced her plans to retire from competitive swimming on September 26th, 2024. Mac Neil will be joining the inaugural advisory board for the LSU Women's Sport and Health Initiative in the College of Human Sciences and Education's School of Kinesiology.
Latest College of Kinesiology News
- Two powerhouse health entities for Louisiana walk the walk on quality of life across the lifespan....LSU Kinesiology and Baton Rouge Orthopaedic Clinic – BROC – are the epitome of innovative partnersBATON ROUGE, LA - Assisting a stroke survivor in regaining movement in their face. Teaching toddlers how to improve their fine motor skills to get them prepared for school. Helping our LSU football players off the field following a blow to the head.
- The Academics Behind "The Money Game"If sports are your passion, then make them your career. The LSU sport management program prepares students for careers regarding the business and managerial aspects of the sport and recreation industries. With Prime's release today of "The Money Game," it's an excellent time to shine a light on this program and the careers that exist in the world of sport.
- LSU Kinesiology Director Nauright Pushing Boundaries of Doping ResearchSchool of Kinesiology Director and Karen Wax Schmitt and Family Endowed Professor John Nauright presented and led the feature session on The Enhanced Games at the International Network of Doping Research Conference on August 15-16. The theme of the conference was "Pushing Boundaries in Enhancement." He presented his work Beyond Scapegoats: Money, Doping and the Myth of the Level Playing Field in Sports, which explored the cases of Romanian gymnast Andrea Raducan, Russian ice skater Kamila Valieva, and recent discussions about Chinese swimmers.
- Sansare Aims to Improve Quality of Life for People with Parkinson's DiseaseUnder the mentorship of LSU School of Kinesiology Professor Jan Hondzinski, PhD, Ashwini Sansare, PhD, Board Certified Orthopedic Physical Therapist, was granted the Visiting Scholar Award by the Parkinson's Foundation for her project, "Sensory contributions to balance control in individuals with Parkinson Disease."
- Supporting Olympic Dreams: The LSU School of Kinesiology Establishes New Strategic Partnerships to Further Women's Sports and HealthThe LSU School of Kinesiology is proud to bring together research and outreach from its wide range of disciplines to enhance the opportunities for girls and women to succeed in sports as players, coaches and officials as well as supporting women's health across the lifespan. To that end, the school is announcing two new partnerships that will further this important work on a national and global scale - The Power to Play. and The Women's Coaching Association.
- Spielmann and Quiriarte Collaborate on Research During Recent Space ExpeditionIn collaboration with colleagues from Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard (Dr. Vladimir Ivkovic and Ms. JoAnna Pollonais), Guillaume Spielmann, PhD, Associate Professor in the LSU School of Kinesiology and Mrs. Heather Quiriarte, examined the effects of microgravity on brain blood flow and biomarkers of immune function and stress in Axiom Mission 3 backup and Turkish Space Agency astronaut Tuva Atasever during a suborbital flight on June 8 conducted by Axiom Space and Virgin Galactic.
