Professor To Research Student-Athlete Injuries
Western New Mexico University professor Dr. Miguel Narvaez will be joining a handful of professors in the region this summer to study the effects of injury among collegiate athletes. Dr. Narvaez has been awarded fellowship in the first class of faculty to participate in the BUILDing SCHOLARS summer sabbatical program. He is one of five professors in the region to participate in the program. The first class of faculty awardees is composed of participants from WNMU, Texas Southern University, Northern New Mexico College and University of Texas El Paso. They will be conducting research and receiving mentorship from an experienced researcher at their host institutions. Dr. Narvaez will conduct his research at the University of Arizona in Tucson. “I am looking at doing research with jumping mechanics and basketball players,” said Dr. Narvaez. “We will be evaluating stress in joints and health related issues to sports medicine.” Dr. Narvaez is an assistant professor of...