University of North Texas 
Ryan Olson
Faculty, Kinesiology Health Promotion and Recreation
Physical Education Building 205-J
Ryan Olson joined the University of North Texas as an Assistant Professor in fall
2016. He received his B.S. in Kinesiology and Health Promotion from the University
of Wyoming prior to completing his Ph.D. in Nutritional Sciences at Rutgers University.
His research interests center on the fields of Sport and Exercise Psychology, with
an emphasis on implementing psychophysiological techniques, including electrocardiography
and electroencephalography, to identify neural biomarkers of disease. Specifically,
Olson focuses on the effects of acute and chronic exercise for improving neurocognitive
function and mental health and examining neurocognitive deficits and autonomic function
in at-risk populations, especially in concussed and obese individuals.
