Lydia Caldwell, Assistant Professor; PhD., Ohio State University
- Research Interests: Exercise physiology; performance and recovery
- Lab: Research in Exercise, STress and Optimized REcovery (RESTORE) Laboratory
- Email: Lydia.Caldwell@unt.edu
- Currently accepting Ph.D. students for Fall 2024
Andrew M. Colombo-Dougovito, Assistant Professor; Ph.D., University of Virginia
- Research Interests: Autism spectrum disorder/developmental disabilities; physical activity behavior, lifetime motor development; motor skill assessment
- Lab: Disability & Movement Research Collective
- Email: Andrew.Colombo-Dougovito@unt.edu
- Currently accepting Ph.D. students for Fall 2024
Sarah Deemer, Assistant Professor; PhD., Texas Woman's University
- Research Interests: Obesity and cardiometabolic disease; adipose tissue metabolism; nutrition and exercise interventions; health disparities
- Lab: Integrative Metabolism & Disease Prevention Laboratory
- Email: Sarah.Deemer@unt.edu
David Hill, Regents Professor; Ph.D., University of Georgia
- Research Interests: Exercise physiology
- Lab: Applied Physiology Lab
- Email: David.Hill@unt.edu
Jerraco L. Johnson, Assistant Professor, Ph.D., Auburn University
- Research Interests: Physical activity and health, family health behavior development, obesity and health disparities, diversity in kinesiology
- Lab: Disability & Movement Research Collective
- Email: Jerraco.Johnson@unt.edu
- Currently accepting Ph.D. students for Fall 2024
Jean Keller, Professor, Ed.D., University of Georgia
- Research Interests: Physical Activity and Wellness Over the Life-Span
- Email: Jean.Keller@unt.edu
Minhong Kim, Assistant Professor; Ph.D., University of Georgia
- Research Interests: Human and financial resource management of nonprofit and international sport organizations; Consumer behaviors in national and international sport events; Advanced statistical methods
- Email: Minhong.Kim@unt.edu
Scott Martin, Professor; Ph.D., University of Tennessee
- Research Interests: Health-related physical fitness and psychological well-being; sport and exercise psychology; sport sociology
- Lab: Psychosocial Aspects of Sport & Exercise Laboratory
- Email: Scott.Martin@unt.edu
Brian McFarlin, Professor; Ph.D., Purdue University
- Research Interests: Exercise physiology, nutrition and immunology
- Lab: Applied Physiology Laboratory
- Email: Brian.Mcfarlin@unt.edu
Ryan Olson, Assistant Professor; Ph.D., Rutgers University
- Research Interests: Exercise psychology; neurophysiology and cognition; autonomic function and stress reactivity
- Lab: Sport and Exercise Psychophysiology Laboratory
- Email: Ryan.Olson@unt.edu
- Currently accepting Ph.D. students for Fall 2024
Justin Sprick, Assistant Professor; Ph.D., University of North Texas Health Sciences Center
- Research Interests: Vascular function, neuro-circulatory control, cerebral blood flow regulation
- Lab: Cardiovascular Physiology Research Laboratory
- Email: Justin.Sprick@unt.edu
- Currently accepting Ph.D. students for Fall 2024
Jakob Vingren, Professor, (Department Chair); Ph.D., University of Connecticut
- Research Interests: Physiology of resistance exercise related to hormones, nutrition, health, and performance
- Lab: Applied Physiology Laboratory
- Email: Jakob.Vingren@unt.edu
Karen Weiller, Associate Professor; Ph.D., Texas Woman's University
- Research Interests: Sport sociology; youth pedagogy
- Lab: Disability & Movement Research Collective
- Email: Karen.Weiller@unt.edu
Benjamin Young, Assistant Professor; Ph.D., University of Texas at Arlington
- Research Interests: Blood pressure, sympathetic control, vascular function, metabolic disease
- Lab: Applied Physiology Laboratory
- Email: Benjamin.Young@unt.edu
Tao Zhang, Associate Professor; Ph.D., Louisiana State University
- Research Interests: Psychosocial determinants of physical activity and health; youth physical activity and health disparity; achievement motivation, motor development
- Lab: Pediatric Movement and Physical Activity Laboratory
- Email: Tao.Zhang@unt.edu
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