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

Center for Sport Marketing Research

Bridging theory and practice with innovative sport marketing research

Muscle Biology Laboratory

Discovering how exercise improves glucose metabolism

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

Brain Behavior Laboratory

Discovering the link between brain dynamics and behavior

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Faculty Interests

Dr. Gates (right) and student in the Rehabilitation Biomechanics Lab

Deanna Gates, PhD

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Rehabilitation Biomechanics Laboratory

Biomechanics, rehabilitation, prosthetic and orthotics, control of repetitive movements, nonlinear dynamics.

Dae Hee Kwak, PhD

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Center for Sport Marketing Research

Sport consumer behavior, sport consumer psychology, and sport media behavior

Greg Cartee, PhD

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Muscle Biology Laboratory

Exercise, diet, and age effects on insulin signaling and glucose metabolism in skeletal muscle.

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