Faculty listed by Alphabet
Research Areas : Physical Cultural Studies
Research Focus : Social Injustices and Inequalities, Sociology of Sport, Health, and Physical Activity
Research Summary : Sports and late capitalism; Cultural Studies; Contemporary cultural theory; Globalization and sport; For more information please see Physical Cultural Studies Website or Dr Andrews' research webpage.
Research Areas : Exercise Physiology
Research Focus : Molecular Aspects of Exercise
Research Summary : Dr. Eva Chin is an Assistant Professor in Kinesiology. She received her PhD in Kinesiology at the University of Waterloo in Canada and then completed postdoctoral fellowships in Physiology at the University of Sydney in Australia and in Molecular Cardiology at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. Prior to coming to the University of Maryland Dr. Chin worked for Pfizer Global Research & Development as a Principle Scientist in the Frailty and Diabetes therapeutic areas. She then became an Associate Director working with teams on early stage clinical trials for novel Obesity and Osteoporosis drugs. Dr. Chin's research emphasis is on calcium signaling in skeletal muscle and the role that calcium plays in both maintaining muscle force output and regulating muscle gene expression. By understanding how calcium signals in skeletal muscle, this research may help in optimizing exercise and drug prescriptions for treating age-related muscle wasting and insulin resistance in diabetics. To date, she has 35 publications, most in top-tier journals, and a number of them very highly cited (one more than 400 times already).
Clark, Jane
Professor and Chair, Kinesiology
Research Areas : Cognitive Motor Neuroscience
Research Focus : Developmental Motor Control, Motor Development, Movement Disorders
Research Summary : Jane E. Clark is a Professor in the Department of Kinesiology. Her work focuses on understanding the development of movement control and coordination in motor skills. Using a dynamic systems approach, Dr. Clark and her colleagues have demonstrated that the newly walking infants limbs, like those of the adult walker, act like coupled nonlinear limit cycle oscillators at both the intralimb and interlimb levels of coordination. Her current work examines the role of sensory information in the development of upright posture and locomotion in infants.
Contreras-Vidal, Jose Luis
Associate Professor, Kinesiology
Research Areas : Cognitive Motor Neuroscience
Research Focus : Brain Machine Interaction, Computational Motor Neuroscience, Motor Control, Motor Learning, Movement Disorders
Research Summary : Dr. Contreras-Vidal's research program integrates behavioral, neuroimaging, and computational neuroscience methods to study the neural mechanisms and computational principles underlying adaptive sensory-motor control in humans during normal and neurological conditions. To accomplish the above goal we use motion sensing, high-density scalp electroencephalography (EEG), magnetoencephalography (MEG), functional near infrared spectroscopy (fNIR), and computer simulations of large-scale, biologically-plausible, neural networks of motor systems including the spinal cord, fronto-parietal networks, the basal ganglia and the cerebellum. His translational research involves the development of smart neuroprosthetics, and the transfer of relevant biological principles (hardware and algorithms) to the design and development of a new generation of artificial hands and arms (bio-robotics).
Research Areas : Cognitive Motor Neuroscience
Introduction : Cintia is a Visiting Research Assistant Professor in the Department of Kinesiology. Her research focuses on muscle mechanics, including mechanical properties of skeletal tissues, muscle architecture, neuromuscular plasticity and force control. In her current projects, she uses techniques such as electromyography EMG, mechanomyography (MMG), dynamometry and electrical stimulation to understand the skeletal muscle adaptation mechanisms due to exercise, disuse and aging.
Research Areas : Exercise Physiology
Research Focus : Aging, Cardiovascular Exercise Physiology, Exercise Intervention, Exercise and Genomics
Research Summary : Jim Hagberg, PhD, is a Professor in the Department of Kinesiology at the University of Maryland, College Park. Dr Hagberg is also the Assistant Dean for Research in the College of Health and Human Performance. He is also a Professor of Geriatrics/Gerontology in the Division of Geriatrics, Department of Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine and Baltimore Veterans Administration Medical Center. His major academic emphasis is research and he is currently heavily funded by NIH.
Hatfield, Bradley
Professor, Kinesiology
Research Areas : Cognitive Motor Neuroscience
Research Focus : Aging, Exercise Psychophysiology, Exercise and Genomics, Sport Psychology
Research Summary : The focus of Dr. Hatfield's program in exercise and sport psychology deals with both the health-related and performance-related aspects of humans in exercise/sport settings. The psychophysiological methodological approach is adhered to in order to attempt to describe possible mechanisms underlying the mental health aspects of exercise involvement. Additionally, performance-related issues have involved the study of hemispheric EEG activity in athletes of varying skill levels while performing in controlled environments to assess associated cognitive and emotive processes.
Haufler, Amy
Research Assistant Professor, Kinesiology
Research Areas : Cognitive Motor Neuroscience
Introduction : Amy Haufler is a Research Assistant Professorin the Department of Kinesiology. Her research area is Cognitive Motor Neuroscience
Hurley, Ben
Professor, Kinesiology
Research Areas : Exercise Physiology
Research Focus : Aging, Exercise Intervention, Exercise and Genomics
Research Summary : My research interests consist of the effects of aging and exercise training on risk factors for age-related diseases and disability, with emphasis on the effects of age, gender and genetics on health-related responses to strength training.
Research Focus : Sport Psychology
Research Summary : Dr. Iso-Ahola's research interests and activities are two-fold: (1) Social psychological factors in athletic performance (e.g. mental training), and (2) social psychology of exercise and health (e.g. motivation for exercise). He has published four books and over 70 research articles in refereed journals and chapters in edited books. He has received 3 prestigious research awards and has been invited to serve as distinguished visiting professor in Australia, Canada, Finland, Holland, and New Zealand.
Research Areas : Cognitive Motor Neuroscience
Research Focus : Computational Motor Neuroscience, Motor Control, Movement Disorders, Sensorimotor Integration
Research Summary : In my laboratory, we study how the brain combines sensory information about the environment and one's own body movement to better understand patient populations with neurological disease and injury that lead to balance problems.
Research Areas : Cognitive Motor Neuroscience
Research Focus : Motor Control, Motor Development, Motor Learning, Movement Disorders
Introduction : My research program focuses on developmental aspects of 1) sensorimotor integration and adaptation, and 2) bimanual coordination and intermanual interactions, using behavioral and neurophysiological experimental techniques. One goal of this research is to better understand the motor problems of children with Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD).
Kiemel, Tim
Research Assistant Professor, Kinesiology
Research Areas : Cognitive Motor Neuroscience
Research Focus : Computational Neuroscience, Motor Control, Neural Modeling
Introduction : My research focuses on the mathematical modeling and analysis of motor control. The motor control behaviors I study include the postural control of standing in humans and swimming in lampreys. My emphasis is on system-level models that illuminate key aspects of motor behavior and the use of empirical data to develop and parameterize such models.
301-405-2450
Research Areas : Exercise Physiology
Research Focus : Cardiovascular Exercise Physiology, Exercise Intervention, Physical Activity Epidemiology, Physical Activity Intervention
Research Summary : For the past 20 years, Dr. Lindle has been involved in the health and fitness field as an educator, researcher, and consultant. Currently, she is the health and wellness consultant to various government, corporate and non-profit agencies including the United States Secret Service (USSS), NAVY, United States Air Force (USAF), District of Columbia Fire and Emergency Medical Services (DCFEMS) , Montgomery County Fire and Rescue (MCFR), National Volunteer Fire Council (NVFC), Center for Disease Control (CDC), YMCA of the USA, and SportFIT Training Center. She is also an adjunct faculty member in the Kinesiology Department, at the University of Maryland, School of Public Health, where she teaches a variety of exercise physiology courses. Her research focus has been in the areas of muscle physiology, biomechanics, and genetics. Her current reserach interests are in the area of occupational fitness of firefighters, law enforcement officers and the military.
American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM, National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA), American Council on Exercise (ACE), International Association of Fitness Professionals (IDEA)
Research Focus : Sport Consumer Psychology
Research Summary : Dr. McDaniel holds an affiliate appointment with the Department of Communication. His teaching and research are focused on marketing and media phenomena, in the area of sport management. He has presented his work to a number of academic groups including: The American Marketing Association, The Association for Consumer Research, The American Academy of Advertising, The Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, the North American Society for Sociology of Sport and the North American Society for Sport Management.
Research Areas : Cognitive Motor Neuroscience
Research Focus : Motor Control, Motor Development, Movement Disorders
Introduction : Dr. Oliveira's research focuses on the developmental changes in a neural network, the so-called mirror neuron system (MNS), which is thought to be involved in action understanding and production during early experience. He also has on-going projects that seeks to characterize the developmental process of finger force control that aims to understand changes in the neuromechanical variables as motor control develops.
Research Areas : Pedagogical Studies
Research Focus : Physical Education
Research Summary : Dr. Palla-Kane is the coordinator of the Physical Education Major and Credential Program. Inquiries about the Physical Education program should be directed to her. She is interested in studying the impact of diversity in the delivery of quality physical education, and she has studied physical education teachers' perceptions and attitudes toward teaching students with disabilities and with culturally-diverse backgrounds. Dr. Palla-Kane's dissertation "Adapted Physical Education Specialists perceptions of diversity issues in the delivery of Adapted Physical Education Services in California Urban Schools" was the first in the field of Adapted Physical Education to explore attitudes and experiences teachers toward students with diverse backgrounds.
Research Areas : Exercise Physiology
Research Focus : Exercise Intervention
Research Summary : Trained as an exercise physiologist, Dr. Rogers' research interests are the effects of aging on skeletal muscle structure, function and metabolism. Dr. Rogers is currently the Human Subjects' Liaison for the Department of Kinesiology with the Institutional Review Board at the University. He can be contacted with questions about the process of human subjects review of research projects in the department.
Roth, Stephen M.
Assistant Professor, Kinesiology
Research Areas : Exercise Physiology
Research Focus : Aging, Exercise and Genomics, Molecular Aspects of Exercise
Research Summary : Dr. Roth's areas of interest include understanding the role of genetic variation (and environmental interaction) in determining inter-individual differences in body composition, sarcopenia risk, exercise responses, and other health-related phenotypes; as well as using gene expression and functional genomics techniques and studying the mechanisms by which genetic variation influences skeletal muscle phenotypes.
Functional Genomics Laboratory
Affiliate Faculty, NACS Program
(301) 405-2475
2314 SPH Bldg.
Research Areas : Physical Cultural Studies
Research Focus : History of Sport and Physical Activity
Research Summary : Dr. Schultz is an Assistant Professor in Physical Cultural studies with an affiliate appointment in Women's Studies at the University of Maryland. Her research on sport and physical activity is informed by feminist cultural studies and new cultural history perspectives. She is concerned with narrativity, particularly as it intersects with issues of power including sex, gender, sexuality, "race" and ethnicity. Her research has won awards from the North American Society for the History of Sport, the North American Society for the Sociology of Sport, the Sport Literature Association and the International Society for the History of Physical Education and Sport. Her publications appear in The Journal of Sport History, Journal of Sport and Social Issues, Sociology of Sport Journal, The International Journal of the History of Sport, Aethlon, Sport in Society, and Stadion.
Women's Studies
Scott, Marvin
Instructor, Kinesiology
Introduction : Dr. Scott has been on the faculty in the Department of Kinesiology at the University of Maryland, College Park for the past sixteen years. He serves as an instructor and as the Coordinator of the Kinesiological Science program in the Department of Kinesiology. Dr. Scott has presented at local, state, regional and national AAHPERD conventions. In addition he has presented at the Black Faculty and Staff Association Conference at the University of Maryland and at the American Association of University Women annual conference.
Shim, Jae Kun
Assistant Professor, Kinesiology
Research Areas : Cognitive Motor Neuroscience
Research Focus : Aging, Biomechanics, Brain Machine Interaction, Cardiovascular Exercise Physiology, Motor Control, Movement Disorders
Research Summary : Our research is currently focused on biomechanics and motor control of (1) hand and digits and (2) persons with lower extremity amputations as well as their applications to medicine, rehabilitation, and ergonomics. We are especially interested in understanding the CNS control mechanism for motor redundancy, developments of motor functions in typically developing children as well as children with developmental coordination disorder, developmental changes and intervention & adaptation of motor functions in elderly persons and the persons with neurological/genetic disorders or stroke, and physiological and biomechanical risk and interventions of persons with lower extremity amputations. We use techniques of biomechanics, motor control, neurophysiology, and exercise physiology: kinematic analysis using motion capture systems, kinetic/dynamic analysis, neuromuscular training, TMS, EMG, MEG, MRI, optic fiber Bragg grading (FBG) force sensors, 6-D kinetic pen, cardiovascular exercise, neuromuscular training, epidemiology, etc.
Neuromechanics Laboratory (NML)
Fischell Department of BIoengineering Neuroscience and Cognitive Science Program Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science (UM Medical School)
Spangenburg, Espen
Assistant Professor, Kinesiology
Research Areas : Exercise Physiology
Research Focus : Integrative Exercise Biology, Molecular Aspects of Exercise
Research Summary : The primary goal of Dr. Spangenburg's NIH-funded laboratory is to understand the molecular and cellular mechanisms that regulate skeletal muscle and adipose tissue function. In particular, the laboratory emphasis is focused on the cellular signaling mechanisms that various hormones and growth factors utilize to alter gene expression.
Molecular Systems Lab
Interdisciplinary Training Program in Muscle Biology. School of Medicine; Graduate Program in Molecular and Cellular Biology Molecular and Cell Biology Graduate Group, College Park, MD
Research Areas : Physical Cultural Studies
Research Focus : Feminist Cultural Studies, History of Sport and Physical Activity, Social Injustices and Inequalities
Research Summary : Dr. Damion is a member of the Physical Cultural Studies Research Group in the Department of Kinesiology. For more information see the Physical Cultural Studies website.
Research Areas : Cognitive Motor Neuroscience, Exercise Physiology
Research Focus : Aging, Biomechanics, Developmental Motor Control, Exercise Intervention
Introduction : Background: Orthopedic Physical Therapy Dr. Yoon is a Visiting Research pofessor in the Department of Kniesiology.
Neuromechanics Lab;
Kinesiology;
Research Areas : Cognitive Motor Neuroscience
Research Focus : Exercise and Genomics
Research Summary : Jo Zimmerman is an instructor in the Department of Kinesiology. She earned her undergraduate and master's degrees from George Mason University, and held the ACSM Health Fitness Specialist certification since 1996. Jo has been working in the health and fitness industry for nearly 20 years and teaching for over 12 years.
