KNES 324, Teaching Physical Education in Elementary School
KNES 325, Teaching Physical Education in Secondary School
KNES 631, Analysis of Movement in Sports and Physical Activity
KNES 734, Research Design for Physical Education
Professional Interest and Research
Dr. Vigo- Valentín aims to research the effects of enhanced physical activity/education opportunities and policies in school setting, particularly for Hispanic adolescents.
Research Projects
2010-2012; Physical Activity Policies and Opportunity for Hispanic Adolescents. Principal Investigator.
2010-2011; School Physical Activity Policy Assessment. Monica Lounsbery (Principal Investigator) and Thomas McKenzie (Co-Investigator). East Region Director.
2008-2009 (data is collected every six month); Health risk factors among physical education teacher education majors. (Co Investigator).
2006-2009; Eating habits, physical activity behavior patterns, and the body composition indices of school-age adolescents and adults living in Puerto Rico. Co-director (2006-2008) and Director (2008-2009).
Grants
2010-2011. Physical activity policies and opportunity for Hispanic adolescents in secondary school environments. Funded Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (Active Living Research). Principal Investigator. $73,000
2006-2008. External evaluation of the Puerto Rico en Forma Project. The Puerto Rican Institute for the Development of Sports and Recreation. Department of Recreation and Sports, Puerto Rico. Co-Investigator. $75,000
Recent Publications
Hodge, S.R., Cervantes, C., Vigo-Valentín, A., Ortiz-Sturh, E.M., & Carnabal, M. (in-press). The Hispanic experience in physical education programs and departments. Journal of Hispanic Higher Education.
Vigo-Valentín, A., Hodge, S.R., & Kozub, F.M. (2011). Adolescents’ dietary habits, physical activity patterns, and weight status in Puerto Rico. Childhood Obesity Journal, 7(6), 488-494
Hodge, S. R., Del Rio, L., & Vigo-Valentín, A. (2008). Puerto Rico en forma evaluation report II. Unpublished governmental report: Departamento de Recreacíon y Deportes, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Hodge, S. R., Del Rio, L., & Vigo-Valentín, A. (2007). Puerto Rico en forma evaluation report. Unpublished governmental report: Departamento de Recreacíon y Deportes, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Siedentop, D., An, J., Ayvazo, S., Cervantes, C., Cohen, R., Collins, F., et al. (2007). The Ohio Project: Progress in preventing childhood and youth obesity, How do we measure up? Columbus, Oh: Ohio Collaborative.