Research Focus Areas

Jamie Huinker
"I was worried I would feel out of place being a 40-year-old on campus surrounded by 20-year-olds. But, I've been so lucky in the elementary education program because professors and students have welcomed me with open arms."
Curtis Palmer
Major:
Kinesiology and Health
Organization: Goldfinch Athletics
Evan Berti
Major: Kinesiology and Health
Program:
Destination: Experience Kinesiology in Ireland
College of Health and Human Sciences Research Focus Areas
Diversity and social responsibility
STEM education
Wellness
Entrepreneurship
Personal financial literacy
Functional foods and packaging
Outcomes-driven education
Food safety and quality
Nutrition, lifestyle, and health in early-life
Prevention and mitigation of Type 2 Diabetes
Community education for health and food safety
Green and sustainable food and biomaterials processing technologies
Adolescent/youth development
Adult development and aging
Family studies
Family policy
Family economic well-being and financial planning
Health and well-being
Infant and child development
Lifespan development
Applied motor development
Biomechanics
Exercise biochemistry
Exercise metabolism
Exercise physiology
Exercise psychology
Fitness-wellness teaching
Hemodynamics
Molecular biology and immunology
Motor control and learning research
Physical activity epidemiology
Physical activity and health promotion