Eighty-fourth Annual Meeting
of the
National Academy of Kinesiology
AT&T Executive Education and Conference Center, Austin, TX
September 11-13, 2014
Physical Activity: Improving Health and Reducing Disability
Thursday, September 11
6:30 pm
Welcoming Remarks
Barbara Ainsworth, President (#376)
Arizona State University
Introduction of Conference Theme and Invited Lecturer
Philip Martin, Past President (#389)
Iowa State University
6:45 pm
The Rainer and Julie Martens’ Invited Lecture
Genetic Predisposition and Physical Activity as Drivers of Obesity and its CoMorbidities
Claude Bouchard, Ph.D. (International Fellow)
John W. Barton, Sr. Endowed Chair in Genetics and Nutrition
Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Baton Rouge, LA
8:00-10:00 pm
Reception
Friday, September 12
7:00 – 8:00 am
New Fellow Welcome Breakfast – New Fellows, Emeritus and Executive Comm.
7:00 – 8:00 am
Breakfast – All other attendees
Session I
Central Nervous System Injury and Disease
8:30 am
Why Physical Activity Alone Will Enhance Health But May Not Reduce Disability in
Chronic Stroke Survivors
Jill Whitall (#490)
University of Maryland School of Medicine
8:50 am
Exercise Benefits for Individuals with Parkinson’s Disease
Daniel Corcos (#426)
Northwestern
9:10 am
break
9:20 am
Physical Activity in the Prevention of Alzheimer's disease
Jennifer Etnier (#525)
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
9:40 am
Acute and Long-term Consequences of Concussive Injuries
Jay Alberts
The Edward F. and Barbara A. Bell Family Endowed Chair
Cleveland Clinic Learner Research Institute
10:00 am
Open discussion
10:30 am
Refreshment Break
Session II
Bone and Joints – Injury and Development
10:50 am
ACL Injury Risk in the Physically Active: Why are Females more Susceptible?
Sandra Shultz (#530)
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
11:10 am
Jumpstarting Retirement by Not Ignoring Bone Health for Young and Middle-Age
Adults
Kathleen Janz (#506)
University of Iowa
11:30 am
Open discussion
12:00 pm
Lunch
Session III
Environmental Influences on Physical Activity Behaviors
1:20 pm
Environments Change Behavior, but Who Changes Environments?
John Bartholomew (#516)
University of Texas at Austin
1:40 pm
Effect of the School Environment on Physical Activity Behaviors and Efforts to
Change Behaviors
Ang Chen (#496)
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
2:00 pm
Open discussion
2:30 pm
Refreshment break
Session IV
Rehabilitation Science and Disability Performance
2:50 pm
The Nexus of Rehabilitation and Exercise: Where and Why the Two Shall Meet
James Rimmer (#487)
University of Alabama at Birmingham
3:10 pm
Determinants of Elite Disability Sport Performance
Jeffrey Martin (#500)
Wayne State University
3:30 pm
Open Discussion
4:00 pm
Remainder of the day free
Saturday, September 13
7:00 – 8:00 am
KR Editorial Board Meeting
7:00 – 8:00 am
Breakfast
Session V
Functional Genomics, Metabolic Health, and Pharmacology
8:30 am
Physical Activity May Slow Aging Through Impacts on Telomere Biology
Stephen Roth (New Fellow)
University of Maryland
8:50 am
Optimizing the Exercise Drug for Metabolic Rehabilitation
Barry Braun (New Fellow)
Colorado State University
9:10 am
C. Lynn Vendien Lecture
A Primer on Exercise Pharmacology
Ira Jacobs (New International Fellow)
University of Toronto
9:30 am
Open discussion
10:00 am
Refreshment Break
Session VI
Cardiovascular Function and Immunology
10:20 am
Effects of Exercise on Vascular Function in the African Americans: From Cells to
Physiological System
Michael Brown (New Fellow)
University of Illinois at Chicago
10:40 am
Physical Activity and Immune Function: What We Know and What We Don't
Jeffrey Woods (#533)
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
11:00 am
Open discussion
11:30 am
Wrap-up
12:00 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm
NAK Business Meeting
3:00 pm
Executive Board Meeting
6:00 pm
New Fellows Reception
7:00 pm
84th Annual Banquet, Awards, and New Fellow Induction Ceremony