Research interests
Kasee Hildenbrand’s research agenda incorporates two related themes in the area of Kinesiology. The first theme involves development of critical thinking and education of students with the following goals: (a) to develop a model for engaging students in the classroom; challenge them to reach beyond the subject matter and grasp the fundamental message of the lesson; help them develop the skills to look for deeper understanding in all areas of academic life and (b) to help dispel the stereotype perpetuated by the media of low graduation rates for student athletes by focusing on comparisons between typical students and their athletic counterparts. Her other researach theme involves a physiologic agenda that includes the following: (a) to work within the field of aquatics research to better the understanding of common issues that affect the general public; (b) to work with varsity athletics for a better understanding of how traumatic head injuries affect the patient, and develop a research-based tool for the medical community to evaluate patients, post-injury.
Teaching/professional interests
Dr. Hildenbrand directs the Athletic Training Education Program and teaches the Upper Extremity Evaluation course and Organization and Administration of Athletic Training. As director of the ATEP, she supervises the academic program while coordinating student internships with the WSU Intercollegiate Athletics Department. She is also associate research director for the National Aquatic & Sports Medicine Institute.
Recent accomplishments
- 2009 Invited submission for National Arthritis Institute (in review)
- 2009 Faculty Funding Award from WSU College of Education
- 2008 Gift from the National Swimming Pool Foundation to support the creation of the National Aquatic & Sports Medicine Institute
- 2008 Grant from the National Swimming Pool Foundation to support research on the thermal effects of warm water immersion
- 2007 Grant from WSU Teaching &Learning Improvement Grant
- 2007 Grant from the National Swimming Pool Foundation to support research on the thermal effects of warm water immersion
Educational background
- BA, Whitworth College, Spokane, WA, 1998
- MS, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, 2001
- PhD, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, 2005
