What's New In Adapted Physical Education

Dr. Barry Lavay, an adapted physical education professor at California State University, Long Beach and longtime contributor to the podcast, has been so kind to bring his expertise and personality to the podcast. In fact, for the next two episodes Dr. Lavay will be interviewing Dr. Geoffrey Broadhead about his career in the field of adapted physical activity (APA), as well as his insights on the status of field and where we are going. Dr. Geoffrey Broadhead is a pioneer in the field of a APA and has many noteworthy achievements. More specifically, Dr. Broadhead is the founding editor for the quintessential Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly (APAQ) journal, and a former professor of APA at Louisiana State University and Kent State University. For the second episode, Dr. Lavay talks to Dr. Broadhead about the founding of APAQ, and this journals impact on the field of APA. In addition, they discuss how this journal helped to legitimize and validate the APA profession. More specifically, they discuss the drivi