Associate Professor Dawn Coe has been awarded the 2024 Alumni Achievement Award from her alma mater, The University of Michigan.
Coe was given this Career Achievement Award due to her work “assessing physical activity for youth, particularly in outdoor settings, as well as the impact of fitness on cognition and academic performance in young people.”
Additionally, Coe worked with the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) as a fellow and member of the Board of Trustees’ Task Force on Youth Fitness. Coe has also served as president of the North American Society for Pediatric Exercise Medicine.
You can learn more about Coe and her research by reading the following KRSS article: The Conversation: Why are some people faster than others? 2 exercise scientists explain the secrets of running speed
More information regarding the Alumni Achievement Award can be found on the University of Michigan’s School of Kinesiology website.