Health and Kinesiology

Mission and Vision

Our Mission
The mission of the Department of Health and Kinesiology is to excel in discovery, learning and engagement activities across health, exercise, human movement/physical activity, and sports behavior and performance across the life span.

Specifically, our goal is to create, interpret, transmit and apply knowledge related to health, human performance, exercise and fitness. In turn, this multidisciplinary knowledge base identifies our department’s shared dedication to the prevention of premature mortality; the reduction of unnecessary morbidity; and the enhancement of human health, vitality and well-being. This mission will be accomplished within and between discovery, learning and engagement programs in the department:

Physiology of Exercise, Human Movement and Sport — Includes exercise and aging, exercise and the immune system, overtraining syndrome, sports nutrition, performance enhancement, and the influence of exercise on various components of daily energy expenditure.

Psychology of Sport, Exercise and Motor Behavior — Includes social and motivational processes in sport and exercise, coordination of bimanual performance, motor timing processes, infant perceptual-motor development of reaching and locomotion, and eating disorders among athletes.

Pedagogy of Physical Activity and Health — Primarily focuses on physical activity and health issues in traditional and non-traditional pedagogical settings.

Interdisciplinary Activity Related to Health, Physical Activity and Sport — Includes research, teaching and service activities linked to the study of health, physical activity, nutrition, gerontology, development and related areas.

Our Vision
It is our vision to accelerate our discovery efforts to achieve national preeminence in health promotion, disease prevention and kinesiology, while at the same time continuously improving our already active and strong departmental commitment to learning and engagement.