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

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

Lifestyle, Exercise, & Arteries Lab

Evaluating evidence-based strategies for improving arterial health in ways that work for real people

RBL students observe a participant testing a prosthetic hand

Rehabilitation Biomechanics Laboratory

Helping improve performance with prosthetic devices

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Faculty Interests

Kathy Babiak, PhD

Lab:

Michigan Center for Sport & Social Responsibility

Sport and social impact, corporate social responsibility, organizational theory, interorganizational relationships, strategic alliances.

Dr. Brian Umberger (left) and student Alex Denton

Brian Umberger, PhD

Lab:

Locomotion Research Laboratory

Biomechanics, energetics, computer modeling and simulation, optimal control

Dr. Gross (center) and students in the Behavioral Biomechanics Lab

Melissa Gross, PhD

Lab:

Behavioral Biomechanics Laboratory

Behavioral biomechanics; musculoskeletal biomechanics; active learning

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