Samantha Moss

Dr. Samantha Moss is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Kinesiology, Health Promotion, and Recreation. She earned her B.S. at State University of New York (SUNY) Plattsburgh, her M.S. at SUNY Cortland, and her Ph.D. at the University of Texas at Arlington. Directly after graduation in 2022, Dr. Moss accepted a position back at her alma mater, SUNY Cortland, as Assistant Professor in the Kinesiolgy Department. Dr. Moss joined the UNT faculty in Fall 2024. Her general research interests include physical activity promotion/implementation and motor competency. Specifically, Dr. Moss aims to explore salient socio-environmental factors, such as individual, social, home, and built environments that contribute to human development and physical activity engagement, participation, and sustainability in populations ranging from early childhood through early adulthood.

• Moss, S., Zhang, X., Taleb, Z.B., & Gu, X. (2024). The associations of physical activity and health-risk behaviors toward depressive symptoms among college students: Gender and obesity disparities. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 21(4), 401.  

• Moss, S., Zhang, X., Tamplain, P., & Gu, X. (2023). Overweight/obesity and socio-demographic disparities in children's motor and cognitive function. Frontiers in Psychology, 14, 2081.

• Zhang, X., Moss, S., & Gu, X. (2023). Disparities in physical activity and depressive symptoms among young adults in the early stage of COVID-19 pandemic. International Journal of Kinesiology & Sports Science, 11(1), 1-9.

• Moss, S. & Gu, X. (2022). Home- and community-based interventions for physical activity and early child development: a systematic review of effective strategies. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(19), 11968.

• Rasberry, J.E., Zhang, X., Moss, S., Chen, S., & Gu, X. (2020). Movement behaviors and health-related fitness among peripubertal adolescents: 2012 NHANES national youth fitness survey data. Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness, 61(7).

• Moss, S., Lind, E., McGinnis, P., Ferkel, R., & True, L. (2020). Relationships among motor competency, perceived motor competency, and health-related fitness in college-aged males. Sports, 8(158).