Research

Research in the Department of Health and Exercise Science focuses on the health benefits of exercise and physical activity. Faculty members have a variety of specific research interests including:

The influence of exercise on endocrine responses and bone metabolism.age related changes in neuromuscular function and body composition

Understanding the patterns of response of the EMG and MMG signals may provide information regarding the interactions between motor unit recruitment and firing rate that are necessary to modulate skeletal muscle force production, which may be unique for healthy young, middle-aged, older adults, and those with neuromuscular diseases

Effects of exercise on metabolism, muscle function and body composition in trained and untrained men and women

Measurement of physical activity and changes in physical performance
Instrument development
Health promotion program evaluation
Health outcomes associated with lifestyle modification (particularly level of physical activity), assessment of functional ability and physical performance in older adults
Designing and evaluating theory-based health programs
Prevention of childhood obesity
Public health and individual nutrition behaviors
Tobacco use prevention, social marketing, health disparities,
Efficacy of health coaching on chronic disease management
Social determinants of health, obesity and weight management