Exercise science students win Roozen Awards for research
51ĀŅĀ×ās science faculty recognized two research presentations for the third awarding of the Roozen ā66 Undergraduate Research Award in honor of the late Professor Allen Wangemann ā55.
The Roozen award is given to the best original scientific research presented at Lakelandās Undergraduate Research and Scholarship Symposium which took place on Wednesday, April 16, and it comes with a $2,000 prize which will be split by this yearās winners.
This yearās winners were Katelyn Kitsembel, a junior exercise science student from Lake Mills, Wis., and Paige Olsen, a senior exercise science student from Kingsford, Mich., for their research project titled "Ultrasound Assessment of Lower Extremity Musculotendon Outcomes and Their Relationship with Jump Performance in Division III Volleyball Players.ā
The students used ultrasonography to investigate the size and quality of the lower extremity muscles and the Achilles tendon and their potential relationships with jump performance in the 51ĀŅĀ× volleyball teams. They completed this project during their internship with the Exercise Science Research Team with Lakeland Assistant Professor of Exercise Science Caleb Voskuil during this academic year.
Lakeland purchased an ultrasound thanks to a generous gift from 1969 Lakeland graduate Cliff Feldmann, the namesake for the universityās exercise science lab.
āThey found some very interesting relationships, and their work has resulted in the volleyball team implementing some new training programs to improve their performance,ā Voskuil said.
As a Lakeland student, the late Kenneth Roozen, Ph.D., was inspired by the late Allen Wangemann, a longtime, popular biology professor at Lakeland, to study biology, conduct undergraduate research and pursue post-graduate work. He later obtained his masterās and doctoral degrees in cellular biology and molecular genetics.
This inspiration led Roozen to a lifelong career in academic research and administration leadership throughout his tenure at the University of Alabama at Birmingham and the Medical University of South Carolina.
The award is intended to instill and inspire Lakeland students with the spirit of Wangemann, who created a tradition of original undergraduate science research at Lakeland.
