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

Two children and three adults wearing athletic clothing sit on concrete steps outdoors, engaging with each other. Surrounding them are DNA sequences.

KineOmics Lab

Understanding how movement and environments shape molecular mechanisms and health across the life course

RBL students observe a participant testing a prosthetic hand

Rehabilitation Biomechanics Laboratory

Helping improve performance with prosthetic devices

Overhead view of Kaohsiung National Stadium, Taiwan

Center for Sport & Sustainability

Grounded in research. Driven by impact. Focused on the future of sport.

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Faculty Interests

Richard Paulsen, PhD

Sport economics, sport labor markets, public policy and sport, and data analytics

Lori Ploutz-Snyder, PhD

Ploutz-Snyder's research interests focus on the design of exercise training programs for specific populations and conditions. She has experience with the design and implementation of exercise for...

Ketra Armstrong, PhD

Lab:

Center for Race & Ethnicity in Sport

Sports marketing; sport consumer behavior; impact of race and/or gender on sport consumption; sport behaviors of women and consumers of African descent.

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