June 2023
SEACSM News
SEACSM at the ACSM Annual Meeting

We were happy to see so many of our friends, colleagues, and students from the Southeast at the ACSM Annual Meeting in Denver!

Congratulations to the students who represented SEACSM in the Student Bowl and President's Cup Competition:

President's Cup Competition 
Paulo H. C. Mesquita, Auburn University
Faculty Mentor: Andreas N. Kavazis, PhD, FACSM
Effects of Resistance Training on Mitochondrial Adaptations to Subsequent Endurance Training

Student Bowl
Karie Abel, Mackenzie Kennon, Sterling Lucas
University of North Florida


Congratulations to the following representatives from Southeast institutions who received ACSM awards:

New Investigator Award
Shelby Baez – University of North Carolina Chapel Hill

Charles M. Tipton Student Research Award
Abigail Tice – Florida State University

ACSM Doctoral Student Research Grant
Elizabeth Bjornsen – University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Grant Laskin – Florida State University

Carl V. Gisolfi Memorial Fund
Domenico Chavez – Virginia Commonwealth University

Clinical Sports Medicine Endowment
Susan Yeargin – University of South Carolina

Paffenbarger-Blair Fund for Epidemiological Research on PA
A’Naja Newsome – University of Central Florida

Dr. Raymond A. Weiss Research Endowment
Jeremy Via – Virginia Commonwealth University

Research Endowment
Sarah Little-Letsinger – Duke University

Xero Shoes’ Minimal Footwear Research Grant
Halime Gulle – University of South Florida

Dr. Jack Wilmore Legacy Travel Award
Austin Hogwood – University of Virginia

2022 Barry & Linda Franklin EIM-On Campus Microgrants
Mila Padgett – University of South Carolina Aiken
Save the Date for the 2024 Annual Meeting

The 2024 Annual Meeting will be held February 22–24, 2024 in Greenville, SC.

Look for more information and the Call for Abstracts in August 2023.

Want to get involved with Southeast ACSM? We will start recruiting volunteers to help plan and manage the annual meeting in August.
Southeast ACSM Program/Lab Showcase

This year we want to connect members in the region by inviting departments/labs in the Southeast Chapter to be featured on our social media platforms! We would post your department/lab on social media based on the information you send. If you would like your department/lab showcased, please contact our Student Representative, Alyssa Parten at aparten@una.edu.

Please include the following information:
  • Pictures you would like included of your lab or department. Some ideas for photos could include the type of research conducted, group photos of faculty/staff/students, logos, or even photos of buildings, etc.
  • Descriptions of the research that is conducted in the department/lab and the programs offered within the department.
  • If your department has opportunities for students (graduate program, GA/TA) please incorporate that information in the description.

SEACSM Executive Board

Jonathan Wingo, President. University of Alabama, jwingo@ua.edu
Danielle Wadsworth, Past-President. Auburn University, wadswdd@auburn.edu
Kim Reich, President-Elect. High Point University, kreich@highpoint.edu
Gordon Fisher, At-Large Member. University of Alabama-Birmingham, grdnfs@uab.edu
Mallory Marshall, At-Large Member. Samford University, mmarshal@samford.edu
Sam Buckner, At-Large Member. University of South Florida, slbuckner@usf.edu
Scott Lyons, At-Large Member. University of North Alabama, slyons1@una.edu
Julie Marino, At-Large Member. University of North Carolina Charlotte, jmarin11@charlotte.edu
Alyssa Parten, Student Representative. University of North Alabama, aparten@una.edu
Adam Ibrahim, Student Representative. University of Tennessee, aibrah11@vol.utk.edu
Ryan Draper, Sports Medicine Physician Representative. Cone Health, timothyd72@yahoo.com Carolynn Berry, Executive Director. Winston-Salem State University, berryc@wssu.edu
Michael Berry, Exhibits, Sponsorships and Fund Raising. Wake Forest University, berry@wfu.edu
Lynn Panton, Representative to ACSM. Florida State University, lpanton@fsu.edu
Brian Parr, Communication Director. University of South Carolina Aiken, brianp@usca.edu
Keep in touch with us: SEACSM webpage | seacsmorg@gmail.com