Jo Zimmerman, graduate student and instructor in the department of kinesiology, was one of several SPHers to travel to the recent American College of Sports Medicine annual meeting.Zimmerman offered a presentation entitled “APOE Genotype, Aerobic Fitness, and Cerebral Cortical Activation During Working Memory Challenge in Middle-aged Adults.” She describes the experience below…
“It was basically a "dry run" for my dissertation proposal later this summer, and comes directly from Dr. Hatfield's NIH-funded project, to be finished this summer as well. FACSM means Fellow status in the American College of Sports Medicine. It was presented at the 56th Annual Meeting of that organization, in beautiful Seattle, WA.”
While out in Seattle, Zimmerman made time to visit the picturesque Cascades Mountains for some hiking. Joined by her friends Sheila Teves, Andrew Rivers and Pretzel the Dog, Zimmerman hiked on the Heather Lake Trail, located near Darrington, WA, and says that the hike was not as easy as it seemed at first.
“Sheila and Andrew said it was ‘easy’ but they meant ‘short, since it was ‘only about 2 miles’ each way, but it had over 1,100 feet of climbing in that short distance. Not easy, but worth the effort - it was spectacular.”
To see for yourself how spectacular the view is, Zimmerman included these photos of the hike. Thanks to Zimmerman for remembering to wear her SPH t-shirt on the hike. In continuing our “Summer Vacation” series, if you have something you’re doing Health-related this summer, be sure to let us know.
-----
Thanks to Jo Zimmerman for sharing her trip. Her research, “APOE Genotype, Aerobic Fitness, and Cerebral Cortical Activation During Working Memory Challenge in Middle-aged Adults,“ is co-authored by Zimmerman, Jo B., Ludlow, Andrew T., Witkowski, Sarah, Kayes, Maureen, Poeppel, David, Roth, Stephen M., FACSM, & Hatfield, Bradley D., FACSM.
For more information on the American College of Sports Medicine Annual Meeting, visit their Web site at this link.
No comments:
Post a Comment