Department of Kinesiology, Nutrition, and Health
The Department of Kinesiology, Nutrition, and Health is one of the largest in the College of Education, Health, and Society, with sustained enrollment growth and strong student demand. The department is committed to excellence in teaching, research, and student mentorship while preparing graduates for clinical, professional, and graduate careers. We value the breadth of the kinesiology discipline and seek a faculty member whose expertise in Motor Behavior will strengthen our curriculum, expand collaborative scholarship, and contribute to the continued growth of the department.
Faculty in the department maintain active research programs across motor behavior, biomechanics, exercise physiology, nutrition, athletic training, health behavior, and related disciplines. The successful candidate will have access to well-equipped research facilities supporting human movement and performance research, including motion capture and biomechanical analysis systems, force platforms, body composition assessment, ultrasound imaging, exercise physiology laboratories, and other human performance testing resources.
The Department of Kinesiology, Nutrition, and Health (KNH) provides a collaborative research environment that supports innovative scholarship in motor behavior across basic, translational, and applied settings. Faculty maintain active research programs spanning motor behavior, biomechanics, exercise physiology, athletic training, nutrition, and health behavior, creating numerous opportunities for interdisciplinary collaboration. The departments shared laboratory infrastructure supports research examining human movement from neural control and skill acquisition to biomechanics, rehabilitation, and performance.
Core Research Infrastructure:
Human Movement Analysis: State-of-the-art motion capture systems, force platforms, wireless electromyography (EMG), and high-speed video analysis support investigations of movement coordination, motor control, gait, balance, and neuromechanics.
Motor Performance & Human Function: Flexible laboratory space equipped for studies of motor learning, functional movement, postural control, balance assessment, exercise interventions, and human performance across the lifespan and in clinical populations.
Integrative Human Physiology: Shared access to advanced exercise physiology laboratories, including metabolic testing (ParvoMedics TrueOne 2400), body composition assessment (DEXA, InBody 770, ultrasound), cardiovascular assessment, and exercise testing, facilitating multidisciplinary research that integrates motor behavior with physiological outcomes.
Collaborative Research Environment: Faculty have opportunities to collaborate across multiple areas of expertise, including biomechanics, exercise physiology, athletic training, nutrition, and neuroscience, while mentoring undergraduate and graduate students in hands-on research. The department supports externally funded scholarship through shared laboratory resources, a collaborative research culture, and access to a diverse participant population.
The College of Education, Health and Society:
The vision of the College of Education, Health, and Society is to foster critically engaged leaders prepared to take on complex and interdisciplinary challenges through transdisciplinary problem-solving that seeks equity and justice in our changing global society. The College embraces the rich opportunities available for cross-disciplinary collaboration across its six departments (Educational Leadership; Educational Psychology; Family Science and Social Work; Kinesiology, Nutrition, and Health; Sport Leadership and Management; and Teaching, Curriculum, and Educational Inquiry).
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