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Gracie Liang posing in front of a TCU backdrop
Kinesiology

Class of 2023 Senior Spotlight: Gracie Liang

Posted on Apr. 28, 2023, by Liliana Green

The Harris College of Nursing & Health Sciences celebrates the accomplishments of our students, like Gracie Liang, a TCU Kinesiology movement science major, Spanish for Health Professions minor, John V. Roach Honors College student, and TCU Swim & Dive Team captain. She spoke with Harris College about her undergraduate experience and post-graduate endeavors.

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Students at the TCU recreation center
Kinesiology

Making Movement Specialists: The Impact of Everyday Movements in Biomechanics

Posted on Mar. 29, 2023, by Liliana Green

How does one connect human anatomy with exercise and everyday movements? Adam King, Ph.D., associate professor of kinesiology at the Harris College of Nursing & Health Sciences, aims to do just that through his Biomechanics course.

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Athletic Training Workshop attendees learn taping procedures in the TCU athletic training facilities.
Kinesiology

TCU-SMU Athletic Training Workshop Returns

Posted on Mar. 03, 2023, by Liliana Green

TCU-SMU Athletic Training Workshop returns to the TCU campus this summer as an on-campus residential experience where students who are interested in learning what a career in athletic training is really like.

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TCU Athletic Training students at the Southwest Athletic Trainers’ Association’s
Athletic Training / Kinesiology

Athletic Training Students Prepare for Certification at Student Development Workshop

Posted on Mar. 02, 2023, by Liliana Green

This January, students from the Harris College of Nursing & Health Sciences Department of Kinesiology’s athletic training program attended the Southwest Athletic Trainers’ Association’s (SWATA) 15th Annual Student Development Workshop in San Marcos, Texas.

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Kinesiology

Faculty Expert Explains the Psychology Behind Professional Football

Posted on Jan. 18, 2023, by Liliana Green

Dr. Robyn Trocchio, assistant professor in the TCU Department of Kinesiology, takes a look at the sport psychology behind Dallas Cowboys kicker, Brett Maher, and his missed extra points at the team’s playoff against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Jan. 16, 2023, the most ever in an NFL game.

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TCU played Kansas State at AT&T Stadium for the Big 12 Championship title.
Social Work / Kinesiology

TCU Team Physicians Help Student-Athletes Prep for Optimal Performance

Posted on Dec. 20, 2022, by Liliana Green

Elite athletes are special individuals with exceptional skill sets. Each athlete is from a different background and had access to different resources growing up. Most student-athletes have trained all their lives for this moment, but when the best of the best come together to compete in Division One Athletics, everyone starts fresh.

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TCU football Homecoming weekend 2022
Kinesiology / Athletic Training

Sports Psychology Helps Student-Athletes Prep for Optimal Performance

Posted on Dec. 20, 2022, by Liliana Green

Elite athletes are special individuals with exceptional skill sets. Each athlete is from a different background and had access to different resources growing up. Most student-athletes have trained all their lives for this moment, but when the best of the best come together to compete in Division One Athletics, everyone starts fresh.

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TCU Football played Kansas State in the Big 12 Championship game at AT&T Stadium.
Kinesiology / Athletic Training

Athletic Training Helps Student-Athletes Prep for Optimal Performance

Posted on Dec. 20, 2022, by Liliana Green

Elite athletes are special individuals with exceptional skill sets. Each athlete is from a different background and had access to different resources growing up. Most student-athletes have trained all their lives for this moment, but when the best of the best come together to compete in Division One Athletics, everyone starts fresh.

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Britt Brown
Athletic Training / Kinesiology

Alumni Spotlight: Britt Brown

Posted on Nov. 14, 2022, by Liliana Green

As he entered his freshman year of high school standing at about 4-foot-11-inches and 80 pounds, Britt Brown realized his limitations as a football player.

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