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. Brian Umberger (left) and student Alex Denton

Locomotion Research Laboratory

Understanding the mechanics of bipedal locomotion

Center for Sport Marketing Research

Bridging theory and practice with innovative sport marketing research

Human Performance & Sport Science Center

Optimizing physical performance and health across all ages and abilities

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Faculty Interests

Pete Bodary, PhD

Cardiovascular disease complications related to obesity and diabetes. Tissue iron toxicity in the setting of Metabolic Syndrome. Iron deficiency in athletes.

Michele Bird, DPT

Student self-efficacy, pedagogical practices, reliability and validity of biomechanical tools and assessment measures, behavioral modifications in chronic pain, lifestyle medicine (chronic illness...

Dr. Mark Rosentraub (center) at Titletown / Lambeau Field in Green Bay, WI

Judith Grant Long, PhD

Lab:

Center for Sports Venues & Real Estate Development

1) The intersection of sports, tourism, city planning and economic development. 2) Finance and delivery of sports and touristic infrastructures via public-private partnerships. 3) Planning for sports...

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