Skip to main content
COVID-19 news and resources for the Kines community Learn More

Utility

  • Apply
  • Directory
  • Donate
  • For Employers

Search

Home

Main navigation

  • Academics
  • Research
  • Admissions & Aid
  • Student Services
  • News & Events
  • Alumni & Giving
  • About
  • Apply
  • Directory
  • Donate
  • For Employers
Directory
The North University entrance of the Kraus Building
Filter Faculty
Role
Program
Rebecca Hasson
Back to directory

Rebecca Hasson, PhD

  • Associate Professor, Movement Science
  • Director, Childhood Disparities Research Laboratory
  • Director/Principal Investigator, InPACT

About

Dr. Rebecca Hasson is an associate professor of Movement Science and director of the Childhood Disparities Research Laboratory (CDRL) at the University of Michigan School of Kinesiology. She holds a dual appointment as associate professor of Nutritional Sciences in the School of Public Health. Prior to her time at U-M, Dr. Hasson was W.K. Kellogg Health Scholars Postdoctoral Fellow at the Center on Social Disparities in Health at the University of California-San Francisco. She completed her PhD in Kinesiology at the University of Massachusetts.

Her work appears in several articles in peer-reviewed journals, including Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, American Journal of Health Behavior, and Pediatric Obesity. Dr. Hasson has served as an ad hoc reviewer for nearly 30 academic journals, including American Journal of Medicine, Applied Physiology, Nutrition, and Metabolism, and Journal of Adolescent Health.

As primary or co-investigator, Dr. Hasson's research has received more than $1 million in grant funding from organizations such as the National Institutes of Health and the American Diabetes Association. She is a member of several professional organizations, such as American College of Sports Medicine (Fellow), American Diabetes Association, American Psychosomatic Society, and the Society for the Analysis of African-American Public Health Issues (Past President). She is also on the executive committee for the Council on Black Health.

Dr. Hasson teaches Movement Science courses at the undergraduate and graduate level. Because of her passion for teaching and mentoring, she has received the School of Kinesiology's Excellence in Teaching Award and U-M's Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program (UROP) Outstanding Research Mentor Award, both voted on by students.


Dr. Hasson is currently seeking a motivated Doctoral Student to work on research related to physical activity, nutrition, and obesity in human populations starting Fall 2021! Details of this assistantship.


  • Download CV
  • Michigan Research Expert Profile

Areas of Interest

Causes and consequences of childhood obesity in multiethnic populations.

Contact

Address

Kines 4220

830 North University
Ann Arbor, MI 48109
United States

Phone

(734) 763-8671

Social

Twitter

Classes

Course Course Title Credits Term
AES 446 Soc Factors Phys Act 3 As Arranged, Winter
KINESLGY 446 Soc Factors Phys Act 3 As Arranged, Winter
KINESLGY 449 Lab Exer Phys 1 - 3 Fall, Spring, Summer, Winter
KINESLGY 615 Phil Sci Res Kines 3 Fall
KINESLGY 685 Res Rotation in Kin 3 - 6 Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer
MOVESCI 446 Soc Factors Phys Act 3 As Arranged, Winter
MOVESCI 449 Lab Exer Phys 1 - 3 Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer
MOVESCI 451 PA Lifespan 3 Winter

News

Not All Indoor Spaces Are Created Equal
Enhancing indoor air quality to promote physical activity among vulnerable populations
August 18, 2020
InPACT@Home gets MI kids moving
July 6, 2020
The missing mandate: Promoting physical activity to reduce disparities during COVID-19 and beyond
June 5, 2020
Thinking on Their Feet
December 4, 2018
View all news stories
UM logo
School of Kinesiology
830 N. University Ave.
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1048
CAA HEP logo CAATE logo AKA logo

Menu

  • Intranet
  • Contact Us
  • Job Postings

Social

  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Instagram
  • YouTube
  • Flickr

© 2021 The Regents of the University of Michigan

Site produced by Michigan Creative, a unit of the Office of the Vice President for Communications