Determined to stop the epidemic of childhood obesity, kinesiology professor Emily Clapham is leading a fitness transformation and taking the “new” physical education to the next generation of PE teachers.

Jennifer Audette, assistant professor of physical therapy, has created a program in Guatemala that helps children and teenagers with physical and cognitive challenges, and exposes her students to a different culture.

Paula Kleniewski has been passionate about golf since she was seven years old. So when she became a doctor of physical therapy student at URI, she found a creative way to make her favorite sport part of her studies.