Hello! This episode of What’s New in APE is extra special, as we have a guest moderator taking the reins today. Dr. Barry Lavay, an adapted physical education professor at California State University, Long Beach and longtime contributor to the podcast, is tackling his second podcast series and interviewed Dr. David Porretta about his career in the field of APE, as well as his insights on the status of APE and his friendship with the Late Dr. Joseph Winnick.
Dr. David Porretta is a pioneer in the field of APE and has many noteworthy achievements. Dr. Porretta is a Faculty Emeritus from the Department of Human Sciences at The Ohio State University. In addition, he has has numerous major publications and has regularly presented scholarly papers at international, national, and state meetings. From 2002-2007 he served as editor of Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly, the official journal of the International Federation of Adapted Physical Activity. Dr. Porretta is an elected Fellow in the National Academy of Kinesiology and has acquired $4 million in external funding.
For this very first episode, Dr. Lavay talks to Dr. Porretta about his friendship with Dr. Joe Winnick. More specifically, Dr. Porretta explains how Dr. Winnick helped to shape the field of APE since the late 1960's and influenced his own personal and professional growth. Areas touched on include Dr. Winnick's: (1) ability to secure large external grants to fund APE related areas, (2) contributions to the National Consortium for Physical Education for Individuals with Disabilities (
For the second episode, Dr. Lavay and Dr. Porretta give an in-depth analysis on the development and maintenance of one of the most well-known APE textbooks in the field "APE and Sport" which is published by Human Kinetics. They discuss how this book was unique in its' content and format, how the book has changed over the years, potential changes to the 7th edition of the textbook, and how this book was foundational in the development for of the Human Kinetics publishing company.
To give more insight about Joe Winnick, and his tremendous impact on the field of APE, we have also attached a testimonial about Joe Winnick that was published by PALESTRA last year. In addition, Dr. Poretta was kind enough to share two PowerPoints that highlight the history of NCPEID and the Past Presidents of NCPEID. Please stay tuned for the next episode where Dr. Poretta continues to discuss his own research, the field of APE, and his professional growth through the years.
