HHP's Research Symposium 2018
The department of Health and Human Performance held its annual Research Symposium on Oct 22nd and 23rd, 2018 in the Rockwell Pavilion - M.D. Anderson Library at the University of Houston. Audience members listened as HHP students and faculty presented their research, over two days, on a wide variety of topics, including Kinesiology, exercise science, obesity, physiology and sports administration.
Elevator Speech Contest
Participants in the Elevator Speech Contest:
Kyle Leister, Daisey Vega, Cherine Hatem, Layton Reesor and Nishant Rao
Winners: Nishant Rao and Kyle Leister
(scroll down for more images)
HHP students competed in the “elevator speech” contest during which students give a two minute informative and persuasive sales pitch of their research to a panel of judges. The top two contestants receive funding to support their research. The winning contestant was Mr. Nishant Rao with Mr. Kyle Leister in the second place.
The symposium also featured two panel discussions. The discussion titled "Exploring Sport Practitioners Use of Research", was led by Dr David Walsh with Chris Canetti, President-Houston Dynamo, Doug Hall, VP Special Projects-HC Houston Sports Authority and Jason Kohll, CEO, Professional Sports Partners. The second discussion titled "The Benefits of Corporate Social Responsibility to the Sport Management Curriculum and Field" was led by Dr. Joyce Olushola Ogunrinde with Renee Zlovenski from the Special Olympics.
Click here for more information on each presenter and their research topic (pdf)
Images from HHP Research Symposium 2018
HHP Chair Dr. Daniel O'Connor addressing the symposium
Dr. Daphne Hernandez
Dr. Daphne Hernandez with her research group
Ashley Taylor (Left) and Cherine Hatem
Cherine Hatem
Kyle Leister
Participants in the Elevator Speech Contest: Kyle Leister, Daisey Vega, Cherine Hatem, Layton Reesor and Nishant Rao
Doug Hall (VP Special Projects - HC Houston Sports Authority), Dr. David Walsh, Chris Canetti (President - Houston Dynamo) and Jason Kohll (CEO, Professional Sports Partners)
Dr David Walsh
(from left) Doug Hall (VP Special Projects - HC Houston Sports Authority), Chris Canetti (President - Houston Dynamo) and Jason Kohll (CEO, Professional Sports Partners)
Dr. Joyce Olushola Ogunrinde
Hoyeol Yu
Myungwoo Lee
Dr. Janice Hilliard (center) with Dr. David Walsh and Dr. Demetrius Pearson
Dr. Janice Hilliard
Daisey Vega
Hidetaka Hibino
Dr. Charles Layne
Dr. Pranav Parikh
Lauren Gulley Cox
Dr. Stacey Gorniak
Nishant Rao
Ram Kinker Mishra
Rakshatha Kabbaligere
Dr. Mark Knoblauch
Dr. Josh Yellen
Dr. Layci Harrison
Ross Little
Brianna Lajoie
Ben Lariviere
MAT program faculty and students
Dr. Melissa Markofski
Dr. Yoon-jung Park
Brad MacDonald
Nadia Agha
Mahmoud T. Elzayat
Dr. Emily LaVoy