Our Research
Our combined research areas focus on physical activity and health-related variable among youth and adults, including those with disabilities. This includes studies conducted within and outside of school-based physical education contexts. Some lines of inquiry which our research team pursues include the following:
Examining physical activity, learning, and health-related fitness
Examining national trends in body composition (obesity), habitual physical activity, and sedentary behaviors among various populations.
Examining health-related knowledge growth during school-based interventions.
Exploring the embodied perspectives of individuals with disabilities toward physical education or physical activity experiences.
Exploring intersectional relationships among membership in various socially defined groups.
Examining the role of motivational constructs, such as efficacy, interest and beliefs and learning, in influencing fitness and physical activity engagement.
