IMPROVING LIVES THROUGH ACTIVITY & SPORT

From how movement and function impact our individual health to how physical activity and sport can benefit our communities, research at the School of Kinesiology is addressing a wide range of complex issues that affect us all throughout our lives.

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Research Areas

Injury Prevention & Rehabilitation

Movement for Health & Well-Being

A movement science student shows a young woman on a rowing machine her smart phone

Childhood Physical Activity & Development

Dr. Leah Robinson (center) with students and kids at the Towsley Children's House

Community Impact

The Business of Sport

University-Wide Initiatives

Dr. Broglio (left) and student in the Michigan Concussion Center

Labs & Centers

Center for Sport Marketing Research

Bridging theory and practice with innovative sport marketing research

MCL students play a game with a participant to help strengthen hand function

Motor Control Laboratory

Improving arm and hand function for older adults and those with physical disabilities

Muscle Biology Laboratory

Discovering how exercise improves glucose metabolism

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Faculty Interests

Kara Palmer, PhD

Lab:

Child Movement, Activity, & Developmental Health Laboratory

Fundamental motor skills support positive developmental trajectories of health and closely relate to physical activity in children. My research agenda examines factors and interventions that affect...

A female runner looking at her smartphone and smartwatch

David Conroy, PhD, FACSM, FSBM

Lab:

Motivation Lab

Motivation, habit formation and automaticity, behavioral intervention, digital health, adherence to behavior change, healthy aging

Adam Lepley, PhD, ATC

Lab:

Human Performance & Sport Science Center, Performance, Rehabilitation, and Injury Management through Exercise Lab (PRIME)

Neural Excitability, Neuromuscular Control, Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury and Reconstruction, Biomechanics, Muscle Inhibition

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