Movement for Health & Well-Being
Movement for Health & Well-Being
Several of our labs investigate how physical activity affects the body and mind on all levels: From maintaining the integrity of DNA, to improving mental health and glucose metabolism, to managing Type 2 Diabetes.
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Affiliated Labs
Implementing and evaluating health behavior interventions for cancer survivors to reduce health disparities.
Exploring glucose, fat, and protein metabolism in healthy and disease states
Discovering how exercise maintains the structure and integrity of DNA
Evaluating evidence-based strategies for improving arterial health in ways that work for real people
Developing tools to engage people in the ordinary behaviors that have an extraordinary impact on health and well-being
Understanding neurodivergent and neurotypical motor and visual development
Promoting physical activity across the lifespan for health and well-being
Understanding how exercise and diet improve metabolic health
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Affiliated Faculty
Jeff Horowitz, PhD
Areas of Interest
Regulation of fuel mobilization and oxidation and the impact of this regulation on human health.
David Conroy, PhD, FACSM, FSBM
Areas of Interest
Motivation, habit formation and automaticity, behavioral intervention, digital health, adherence to behavior change, healthy aging
Lab:
Greg Cartee, PhD
Areas of Interest
Exercise, diet, and age effects on insulin signaling and glucose metabolism in skeletal muscle.
Erica Twardzik, PhD
Areas of Interest
Dr. Twardzik's research focuses on the role of neighborhood-built environments and socioenvironmental factors in shaping mobility, participation, and inclusion of older adults and people with...
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