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

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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

Human Performance & Sport Science Center

Optimizing physical performance and health across all ages and abilities

U-M Concussion Center

Maximizing societal and individual health through the relentless pursuit of concussion knowledge

Dr. Ludlow (left) and student in the Integrative Molecular Genetics Lab

Integrative Molecular Genetics Laboratory

Discovering how exercise maintains the structure and integrity of DNA

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Faculty Interests

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Erin Giles, PhD

Lab:

Exercise Oncology Lab

Mechanisms underlying the link between obesity, adipose inflammation, metabolic dysfunction, and breast cancer risk and progression.

Dr. Brian Umberger (left) and student Alex Denton

Brian Umberger, PhD

Lab:

Locomotion Research Laboratory

Biomechanics, energetics, computer modeling and simulation, optimal control

Laura A. Richardson, PhD, RCEP

Exploring subjectivity centered on obesity stigmatization and fat bias among fitness professionals; raising awareness for weightism and breaking barriers for improving physical activity adherence with...

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