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

Performance, Rehabilitation, and Injury Management through Exercise Lab (PRIME)

Applying foundational sports medicine principles to optimize injury recovery and enhance performance

Two women working out with therapy bands

Exercise & Health Behavior In Oncology Laboratory

Implementing and evaluating health behavior interventions for cancer survivors to reduce health disparities

Child Movement, Activity, & Developmental Health Laboratory

Using motor skills and physical activity to promote healthy development

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Faculty Interests

Dr. Vesia (left) and members of the Brain Behavior Lab use transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) equipment

Michael Vesia, PhD

Lab:

Brain Behavior Laboratory

Cognitive Psychology, Neuropsychology, Cognitive Science

Brian McCullough, PhD

Sport and the natural environment; environmental impacts of the sport sector, sporting events, and spectators; managerial decision making and strategic prioritization and development; environmental...

Joshua Mergos, MS, CNIM, FASNM

Intraoperative neuromonitoring.

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