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) offers a sophisticated, translational research infrastructure specifically designed to support high-impact Exercise Physiology. Our shared laboratory network facilitates seamless investigation across the physiological spectrum—from molecular pathways to systemic cardiometabolic and performance outcomes—providing an ideal environment for mechanistic, clinical, and applied research.
Core Research Infrastructure:
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Human Integrative Physiology & Metabolism: Advanced capabilities for cardiometabolic phenotyping, including gold-standard indirect calorimetry (ParvoMedics TrueOne 2400), comprehensive body composition analysis (DEXA, InBody 770, ultrasound), and resting/exercise metabolic testing.
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Vascular Physiology: Specialized infrastructure for hemodynamic assessment, featuring flow-mediated dilation, arterial stiffness analysis, microneurography, and continuous glucose monitoring to characterize vascular health.
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Applied Exercise Testing: A large-capacity, adaptable space for clinical and physiological trials equipped with multiple treadmill and cycle ergometers, ECG systems, and on-site clinical chemistry diagnostics.
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Molecular & Tissue Bioscience: A collaborative facility that integrates whole-body physiological data with cellular-level analysis, utilizing gene expression profiling (RT-PCR), histology, protein detection, and skeletal muscle tissue processing.
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Pre-Clinical Opportunities: Use of the Laboratory Animal Resource (LAR) to conduct experimental physical activity and inactivity studies with rodents utilizing metabolic, behavioral, and functional phenotyping.
This integrated environment fosters a highly collaborative culture, providing faculty the flexibility to execute translational research and offer meaningful, hands-on training to undergraduate and graduate students.
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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