The Physical Activity & Health Laboratory (PAHL) focuses on designing, implementing, and evaluating technology-enhanced physical activity interventions to promote physical activity behaviors, cognition, physical fitness, mental health, and psychological well-being in school-aged children, young adults, and older adults. Our research studies examine: 

1. The effects of school-based physical activity interventions on improving students’ motor skill competency, physical fitness, physical activity behaviors, and mental well-being.
2. The impact of different types of physical activities on improving the cardiometabolic health, physical fitness, mental health and psychological well-being in college students and mid-aged adults.
3. The effectiveness of technology-enhanced physical activity interventions in promoting cognitive function, physical function, physical activity behaviors, and psychological well-being in older adults.
    

Dr. Chen is currently serving as article collection guest advisor on Healthy Lifestyle Interventions: Impacts on Health, Cognition, Epigenetics, and Physical and Psycho-Social Functioning for the journal: Annals of Medicine. Submission deadline is July 1, 2027. See details for more information.