Director, CHIP Research Group

Email: maschenkelberg@unomaha.edu 

Dr. Michaela Schenkelberg is an Omaha native and an associate professor in the School of Health and Kinesiology at the University of Nebraska at Omaha. She earned aMaster's of Public Health from Kansas State University and a doctorate in exercise science from the Arnold School of Public Health at the University of South Carolina. Dr. Schenkelberg's research focuses on physical activity and health promotion for individuals with and without intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). She is especially interested in understanding how features of the social and physical environment can shape behavior and influence health outcomes. 

Dr. Schenkelberg is a 2015-2016 South Carolina Leadership in Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities (SC LEND) Fellow, serves on the Special Olympics Nebraska Board of Directors, and coaches UNO Young Athletes and her children's recreational soccer team. She is an avid gardener and enjoys other creative outlets including baking sourdough and crocheting. She especially loves to spend time hiking, camping, and being outdoors with her husband, three young children, and family pets. 

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