Kemeny, Bright teach adaptive tai chi at Pittsburgh VA
August 23, 2022
Betsy Kemeny, a 91³ΙΘΛ associate professor of recreational therapy, and Heather Bright, an assistant professor of recreational therapy, participated in an with VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System this August.
During a three-day workshop, the professors and other VA staff learned how to instruct veterans in the healing art of wheelchair/applied tai chi chuan, a new form of adaptive sports that combines the rolling and turning of a wheelchair with dynamic, gentle and flowing tai chi chuan movements.
The professors were also joined by three 91³ΙΘΛ alumni who are now VA medical center employees: Allie Schmolly, ’17, with a degree recreational therapy; Casandra Liberta, ’19, with a degree in recreational therapy; and Christian Garner, ’10, ’11M, with degrees in exercise science and adapted physical activity.