Exercise Science & Health Research

Current Research

• Surveillance of physical activity and healthy eating in communities
• Physiological and behavioral factors associated with metabolic and cardiovascular disease risk in young adults
• Sedentary behavior and risk of metabolic and cardiovascular disease
• Exercise and inflammation
• Impact of motivation on healthy, active lifestyles and sport performance
• Competitive engineering of youth sport to promote wellness and more positive sport experiences
• Peer leadership in sport and exercise
• Understanding and managing stress and anxiety in sport and life
• The role of goal-setting in sport and physical activity
• Effects of obesity on cardiac performance
• Biomechanics of injury etiology and rehabilitation