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

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Childhood Physical Activity & Development

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

Community Impact

The Business of Sport

Labs & Centers

Dr. Palmieri-Smith (left) and students in the Orthopaedic Rehabilitation & Biomechanics Lab

Orthopedic Rehabilitation & Biomechanics Laboratory

Rehabilitating traumatic knee injury and preventing knee osteoarthritis

Breast cancer with lymphatics medical illustration

Exercise Oncology Laboratory

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KineOmics Lab

Understanding how movement and environments shape molecular mechanisms and health across the life course

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Faculty Interests

David Lipps, study subject using equipment, and lab staff

David Lipps, PhD

Lab:

Musculoskeletal Biomechanics & Imaging Laboratory

My research examines the mechanisms of musculoskeletal injuries using diagnostic imaging and joint-based biomechanical measures. Current research focuses on understanding how intrinsic muscle...

Erin Giles, PhD

Lab:

Exercise Oncology Laboratory

Mechanisms underlying the link between obesity, adipose inflammation, metabolic dysfunction, and breast cancer risk and progression.

Abbi Lane, PhD

Lab:

Lifestyle, Exercise, & Arteries Lab

Exercise, physical activity, pregnancy, and cardiometabolic health

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