PhD student Laura Ann Zdziarski, ATC, (mentors Drs. Heather Vincent and MaryBeth Horodyski) presented her oral presentation session on the lab’s sports performance research “Sex Differences in Pelvic & Trunk Rotation during a Lacrosse Throw” May 30, 2014. Drew Slater, a senior intern of Dr. Heather Vincent, developed and presented a poster entitled “Kinematic Characterization of Lacrosse Shooting Motions of the Dominant And Non-Dominant Side”.
Dr. MaryBeth Horodyski, Ed.D., ATC, LAT, FNATA has been selected by the National Athletic Trainers' Association Foundation to be the recipient of the 2014 NATA Volunteer Service award. This award is given to a current NATA Foundation board member, committee member or volunteer who has provided significant advancement or financial growth to the organization.
Two researchers from the UF Orthopaedics Sports Medicine Institute (OSMI) Gene Therapy Laboratory won awards for their poster submissions in the UF Health Cancer Center Poster Day held at the UF Hilton Conference Center on March 11, 2014:
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William Anspach Jr., MD, went from a young student who habitually fell asleep in class to the founder of an international company with a medical degree — and now he can add a doctoral degree from the University of Florida.
Anspach became the first person to receive an honorary degree in technology from UF during the doctoral degree commencement ceremony December 13, 2013.
Dr. MaryBeth Horodyski will be receiving two honors at the 63rd Annual National Athletic Trainers’ Association (NATA) Meeting in June in St. Louis. She will be the recipient of the Gail Weldon Award of Excellence. This award recognizes one athletic trainer each year who has displayed an exceptional commitment to mentoring, professional development and life balancing.