Kinesiology Graduate Faculty and Research Areas

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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