Exercise Science

Takudzwa "Titch" Madzima, assistant professor of exercise science, has co-authored an article published in the European Journal of Cancer Care investigating 12- to 15-month body composition and bone mineral density in breast cancer survivors compared to age-matched women without a prior cancer diagnosis.

Assistant Professor of Exercise Science Takudzwa “Titch” Madzima and Associate Professor of Exercise Science Svetlana Nepocatych have published a new study in the journal Nutrients with Jared Melanson ’17 and Jonas Black ’17 showing that 48 grams of casein protein consumed prior to sleep likely has favorable metabolic effects in active women.

Several Elon Center for Engaged Learning representatives presented at the International Society for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (ISSOTL) 2018 conference, including scholars from multiple CEL research seminars.

Associate Professor of Psychology Buffie Longmire-Avital, Assistant Professor of Exercise Science Takudzwa "Titch" Madzima and Elyse Bierut '16 examined the rates of engagement in high-calorie burning activities of black and white American collegiate females.

Maureen Vandermaas-Peeler, director of the Center for Research on Global Engagement and professor of psychology, offered insights from research with colleagues from six institutions. 

Joyce Davis, professor of exercise science, presented at the International Association for Dance Science and Medicine Conference. 

Elon alumnae Alexis de Groot ’17 and Sydney Brown ’18 partnered with faculty members Tony Weaver and Eric Hall to conduct a qualitative study and collect in-depth information on the perception of social support provided to student-athletes rehabilitating injuries.

Elon's Voices of Discovery Science Speaker Series hosts the director of N.C. State University's Rehabilitation Engineering Center. 

At the annual Faculty/Staff Awards Luncheon on May 9, the Elon community honored 12 faculty members who are retiring this year.

An exercise science major explores the effectiveness of applying grief-response models to student-athletes who are injured.