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

Dr. Vesia (right) and student in the Brain Behavior Lab

Brain Behavior Laboratory

Discovering the link between brain dynamics and behavior

Center for Sport Marketing Research

Bridging theory and practice with innovative sport marketing research

Musculoskeletal Biomechanics & Imaging Laboratory

Using new technology to understand injuries and improve patient care

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Faculty Interests

Steven Broglio, PhD, ATC

Lab:

Michigan Concussion Center, NeuroTrauma Research Laboratory

Sports medicine: mild traumatic brain injury prevention, biomechanics, assessment, and treatment, postural control.

Sport Management students, faculty, and alumni

Wenche Wang, PhD

Lab:

Michigan Center for Sport Management

Sports Economics (Two-Sided Markets, Antitrust), Analytic, Research Methods, Game Theory, Industrial Organization

Dr. Brian Umberger (left) and student Alex Denton

Brian Umberger, PhD

Lab:

Locomotion Research Laboratory

Biomechanics, energetics, computer modeling and simulation, optimal control

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