Movement for Health & Well-Being
Movement for Health & Well-Being
Several of our labs investigate how physical activity affects the body and mind on all levels: From maintaining the integrity of DNA, to improving mental health and glucose metabolism, to managing Type 2 Diabetes.
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Affiliated Labs
Promoting inclusive mobility across the lifecourse
Implementing and evaluating health behavior interventions for cancer survivors to reduce health disparities
Exploring glucose, fat, and protein metabolism in healthy and disease states
Optimizing physical performance and health across all ages and abilities
Discovering how exercise maintains the structure and integrity of DNA
Understanding how movement and environments shape molecular mechanisms and health across the life course
Evaluating evidence-based strategies for improving arterial health in ways that work for real people
Developing tools to engage people in the ordinary behaviors that have an extraordinary impact on health and well-being
Understanding neurodivergent and neurotypical motor and visual development
Evidence-based training, rehabilitation, and health promotion across the lifespan
Promoting physical activity across the lifespan for health and well-being
Preventing dementia, one step at a time
Understanding how exercise and diet improve metabolic health
Implementing physical activity interventions for people with chronic conditions
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Affiliated Faculty
Erica Twardzik, PhD
Areas of Interest
Dr. Twardzik's research focuses on the role of neighborhood-built environments and socioenvironmental factors in shaping mobility, participation, and inclusion of older adults and people with...
Greg Cartee, PhD
Areas of Interest
Exercise, diet, and age effects on insulin signaling and glucose metabolism in skeletal muscle.
Weiyun Chen, PhD
Areas of Interest
Innovative and technology-enhanced physical activity interventions; determinants of developing physically active habits; impact of physical activities on physical and psychosocial health and brain...
Brian Umberger, PhD
Areas of Interest
Biomechanics, energetics, computer modeling and simulation, optimal control
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