The Eyes Free Sports Podcast: Ep. 70 – Dr. T. Nicole Kirk of the University of Georgia on Adaptive Sports Coaching, Research, & Classes

In Episode 70 of the Eyes Free Sports podcast, we chat with Dr. T. Nicole Kirk, an assistant professor of health and physical education in the Department of Kinesiology at the University of Georgia who has coached, taught, and researched adaptive sports for the blind and visually impaired. During the interview, Dr. Kirk spoke about:

• Her early interest in sports
• Her educational journey through some unique degree programs and areas of study
• How she got interested in working with kids with disabilities
• Camps for the blind where she has taught and specific adaptive sports for the blind she has coached
• Notable findings in her research on adaptive sports and ideas on how to increase more opportunities for sports and recreation with the blind community
• Classes she teaches at the University of Georgia and how adaptive sports play a role in the curriculum
• Future projects she is working on to engage her students, blind and visually impaired students on campus, and blind and visually impaired K-12 students in the community

Check out Dr. Kirk’s bio at https://people.coe.uga.edu/nicole-kirk/.