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BIDDEFORD, Maine

UNE faculty, students and alumni present at statewide physical education conference

Paul Visich, Rebecca Place ’10, and Rob Downing ’18 presented their research
Paul Visich, Rebecca Place ’10, and Rob Downing ’18 presented their research

A group from the University of New England Department of Exercise and Sport Performance gave two presentations at the 2017 Maine Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (MAHPERD) at the Samoset Resort in Rockport, Maine on November 6, 2017. They were invited to speak by Katie Hawke, M.S., associate clinical professor, who serves on the MAHPERD board.

Athletic Training Director Wayne R. Lamarre, M.Ed., LAT, ATC, Associate Clinical Professor, Kristen Bailey ‘02, M.S., LAT, ATC, and Angela Potter ’00, assistant athletic trainer at the University of Southern Maine, presented a sports medicine update for coaches that included topics such as sport pharmacology, overuse injuries/athlete burnout and current techniques in the treatment of soft tissue injuries. 

Exercise and Sport Performance Chair Paul Visich, Ph.D., M.P.H., ACSM C-CEP, Rebecca Place ’10, and Rob Downing ’18 presented their research titled, "The Cardiovascular Health Intervention Program, The Current Health Status of our Children." They included an update on cardiovascular disease (CVD), current CVD risk factors in our children, physical changes observed in children's carotid arteries based on CVD risk factors and the importance of physical activity. This research was recently published in the Journal of Pediatrics.

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Kristen Bailey '02, Wayne Lamarre, Angela Potter '00 and Katie Hawke
Kristen Bailey '02, Wayne Lamarre, Angela Potter '00 and Katie Hawke

About the University of New England

The University of New England is Maine’s largest independent university, with two beautiful coastal campuses in Maine, a one-of-a-kind study abroad campus in Tangier, Morocco, and an array of flexible, accredited online degrees. In an uncommonly welcoming and supportive community, we offer hands-on learning, empowering students to make a positive impact in a world full of challenges. The state’s top provider of health professionals, we are home to Maine’s only medical college, Maine’s only dental college, a variety of other interprofessionally aligned health care degree programs, as well as nationally recognized programs for marine science degrees, natural and social sciences degrees, arts and humanities degrees, and business degrees.