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

An MBIL staff member works with a participant on her arm and shoulder mobility

Musculoskeletal Biomechanics & Imaging Laboratory

Using new technology to understand injuries and improve patient care

Substrate Metabolism Laboratory

Understanding how exercise and diet improve metabolic health

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

Orthopedic Rehabilitation & Biomechanics Laboratory

Rehabilitating traumatic knee injury and preventing knee osteoarthritis

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Faculty Interests

Brian Czajka, DHSc, ATC

Acute care and prevention of common athletic injuries

Angela Fong, PhD

Developing, implementing, and evaluating interventions that promote physical activity among female cancer survivors from historically marginalized communities

Sport Management students, faculty, and alumni

Stacy-Lynn Sant, PhD

Lab:

Center for Sports Venues & Real Estate Development, Michigan Center for Sport Management

Sport event impact; destination marketing; media discourse; event-based strategies for social and economic development.

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