School of Kinesiology
Kinesiology Faculty News
Generous Endowment
March 17, 2020
Beck Foundation bestows faculty fellowship gift to support School of Kinesiology, Patriot Performance Lab and Mason athletic department. Read more...
Influential Research
March 9, 2020
Kinesiology professor Margaret Jones collaborates on study with Mayo Clinic that finds vitamin D deficiency in college athletes playing indoor sports. Read more...
Integrating the Arts
February 6, 2020
CEHD professor Jatin Ambegaonkar collaborates with CHHS, CVPA for study on effects of arts engagement on health of older adults. Read more...
Tackling Concussion Diagnosis
November 11, 2019
Athletic Training Professor Shane Caswell contributing to research that will use saliva to diagnose and monitor concussions. Read more...
George Mason University’s College of Education and Human Development Dean Mark R. Ginsberg announced the creation of three new schools within the college.
August 28, 2019
The State Council of Higher Education for Virginia (SCHEV) approved the School of Education, the School of Kinesiology, and the School of Sport, Recreation, and Tourism Management. Read more...
CEHD Welcomes Six New Instructional Faculty Members
August 22, 2019
Dean Mark Ginsberg announced the addition of six new instructional faculty for the 2019-20 school year. Read more...
Sixteen CEHD Faculty Members Receive Promotion and/or Tenure
May 15, 2019
Dean Ginsberg announced that sixteen faculty members received promotion and/or tenure. Read more...
Dance Medicine Program Thrives at Mason — and Beyond
March 20, 2019
Dancers’ medical needs, as athletes, have long been underserved. Jatin Ambegaonkar, an associate professor in the College of Education and Human Development, has made it his goal to change that. Read more...
Mason program too valuable to lose, school board says
November 20, 2018
How do you know a community values your involvement? It steps up financially to keep your program running. That is what happened in Prince William County, Virginia, which this academic year budgeted $180,000 to continue a George Mason University program that provides athletic trainers to nine of the county’s 16 public middle schools with athletic programs. Read more...
Remembering CEHD Professor Fred Schack
October 4, 2018
Fred Schack’s colleagues at the College of Education and Human Development described him as “steady,” “consistent,” and “dependable.” If there was work to be done, he would volunteer to do it. He was also remembered for always being on time, pitching in with colleagues, and always supporting students. Basically, “he was there,” says Rich Miller, a professor of kinesiology at Mason. Schack, who retired from his position as a professor of kinesiology and physical education this past June, died in September following a short illness. He was 76. More than half of his life was spent as a faculty member at George Mason University. Read more...