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. Chen (right) leads senior citizens in some light exercise

Physical Activity & Health Laboratory

Promoting physical activity across the lifespan for health and well-being

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

Center for Sports Venues & Real Estate Development

Using sport as a platform for real economic and urban development

Dr. Broglio (right) and students in the NeuroTrauma Research Lab

NeuroTrauma Research Laboratory

Improving concussion diagnostics and injury management

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Faculty Interests

Rod Fort, PhD

Lab:

Center for Sports Venues & Real Estate Development

Sport economics; regulation; microeconomics.

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

Kara Palmer, PhD

Lab:

Child Movement, Activity, & Developmental Health Laboratory

Fundamental motor skills support positive developmental trajectories of health and closely relate to physical activity in children. My research agenda examines factors and interventions that affect...

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