January 14, 2019
Dear Auburn Family, As we reflect on the recent holiday season, we celebrate the end of another great year of accomplishments, including a major milestone for our university. In late December, our institution received further affirmation of Auburn’s drive for excellence by being elevated to an “R1” institution by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of […]
January 7, 2019
Matthew Romero, a fourth-year doctoral candidate in the Molecular and Applied Science Laboratory (MASL), was selected as a recipient of the William Townsend Porter Predoctoral Fellowship from the American Physiological Society for the 2018-2019 academic year. The award covers his stipend for one year. The purpose of the fellowship is to encourage diversity among students […]
December 6, 2018
Researchers in the Auburn University College of Education are entering the final twelve months of a five-year grant that has studied the effectiveness of Individual Placement and Support (IPS) in helping people with mental illness obtain and keep employment as part of their recovery and rehabilitation process. For the past four years, Auburn has been […]
November 30, 2018
In the days following the 2016 presidential election, schools and teachers served as a point of contact for youth as they made sense of the campaign and election, according to new research from Auburn University. Across the U.S., teachers faced students with disparate feelings and reactions: some were excited and spoke about how Trump would […]
November 9, 2018
Five faculty members from the College of Education have been selected as 2018-19 SEC Faculty Travel Program participants. The faculty members and their disciplines include Jamie Harrison, Education/English; Mary Jane McIlwain, Early Childhood Education; David Marshall, Educational Psychology; Michael Roberts, Kinesiology; and Kamden Strunk, Race, Gender and Sexuality. The SEC Faculty Travel Program will support […]
August 17, 2018
President Steven Leath created the Presidential Awards for Interdisciplinary Research, or “PAIR,” in 2017 that awards funding for up to three years for innovative, interdisciplinary research collaborations at Auburn University. The program funds ideas that foster creativity among different departments and will assist Auburn University in reaching the next level of research and development distinction. […]
Bruce Gladden, Ph.D., Humana-Germany-Sherman Distinguished Professor of Education in the School of Kinesiology in the College of Education, has been named a Fellow of the American Physiological Society, or APS, a nonprofit professional organization devoted to fostering education, scientific research, and dissemination of information in the physiological sciences. It has over 10,500 members. Most members […]
‘Jumping genes’ (or transposable elements) have been known to exist in organisms since the 1950s when Barbara McClintock, Ph.D. at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory theorized that they were responsible for the pigmentation of corn kernels. Given that this discovery was around the time Watson, Crick, Franklin and others elucidated the chemical structure of DNA, the […]
July 30, 2018
The Brain and Behavior Lab studies how the brain controls voluntary movements in healthy people, as well as in people with psychiatric or neurological disorders. Our work is interdisciplinary and crosses boundaries of clinical and cognitive psychology, kinesiology, and neuroscience. We use systems neuroscience techniques such as kinetic and kinematic analysis of movement, functional magnetic […]
July 18, 2018
For a long and healthy life, women should exercise, have two to four kids, and breastfeed them. Well, it may be a little more complicated than that, but research performed by Wendy Hood (Ph.D.), Associate Professor in Biological Sciences, and Andreas Kavazis (Ph.D.), Associate Professor in the School of Kinesiology in the College of Education, […]
May 14, 2018
Who We Are The Critical Studies Working Group is a group of scholars at Auburn University committed to the critical analysis of education. Our critical analysis is centered on understanding cultural, institutional, and structural dynamics that create and perpetuate injustice, inequity, and oppression in education and schooling. Through our teaching, research, outreach, service, and activism, […]
May 4, 2018
Kamden Strunk, Ph.D., an Assistant Professor in the College of Education’s Department of Educational Foundations, Leadership, and Technology, has recently published a new book entitled Queering Education in the Deep South. Published by Information Age Publishing of Charlotte, NC, the book explores education in the Deep South, with a focus on LGBTQ students and educators, […]
May 2, 2018
The School of Kinesiology had four Physical Education/Teacher Education (PETE) faculty and eight doctoral students participate at the 2018 Society of Health and Physical Educators (SHAPE) National Convention in Nashville, Tennessee March 20-24, 2018. Together they delivered 13 presentations at the conference. Additionally, Peter Hastie, Ph.D., Wayne T. Smith Distinguished Professor, and Sheri Brock, Ph.D., […]
April 26, 2018
At a recent conference in Philadelphia, the Federal Aviation Agency (FAA) recognized the contribution of two Auburn Graduate Students: Mary Riley and Ben Lepper. Both are Doctoral students in the Adult Education Program. The FAA Office of Safety and Technical Training specifically recognized Mary Riley with a Certificate of Appreciation for her research involving the […]
April 19, 2018
Four scholars from the College of Education’s Business/Marketing Education program in the Department of Curriculum and Teaching were recognized for their paper, Factors Contributing to Stress of Business/Marketing Educators. The paper was selected to receive the Business Education Research Award at the 2018 Business Education Research Conference. The conference was held in Baltimore, and the […]
April 18, 2018
Auburn University students who developed a personalized electrotherapy garment to aid injury rehabilitation earned $25,000 in funding, plus additional services, as winners of the fourth annual Tiger Cage student business pitch competition. Two College of Education Kinesiology doctoral students, Sarah Gascon and Matt Hanks, were part of the three-person team that won the grand prize […]
March 7, 2018
Several researchers from the School of Kinesiology’s Sports Medicine and Movement Lab recently returned from the regional South East American College of Sports Medicine (SEACSM) annual meeting. Lab researchers made ten separate presentations (1 podium, 1 award poster session, 5 poster sessions, and 3 thematic posters). “All of these presentations were student first authored,” said […]
February 28, 2018
Paul Roberson, a doctoral student in the School of Kinesiology’s Molecular and Applied Sciences Laboratory, directed by Dr. Mike Roberts, won best overall abstract presentation in the doctoral student category at the 2018 Southeastern American College of Sports Medicine Meeting in Chattanooga TN. Paul’s presentation was titled “Changes in amino acid transporters and metabolic proteins […]
February 5, 2018
Few people realize how much scientific research goes into developing the tests our children take in school. There is an entire field of study, psychometrics, focused solely on the statistical and theoretical underpinning of large-scale testing. Ability testing is a specialization in itself. The field really took off over a century ago when Alfred Binet […]
December 14, 2017
< KINESIOLOGY LABS The Locomotor and Movement Control Laboratory is directed by Jaimie A. Roper, Ph.D.. The Lab focuses their research on interactions between biomechanical, sensorimotor, and neurocognitive systems in the control of gait and lower extremity function. Notable research areas include the role of joint mechanics, proprioception, and energy expenditure during locomotion. Roper and […]
December 7, 2017
The Positive Relationships and Effective Interventions Lab is a counseling psychology research group directed by Marilyn Cornish, Ph.D. Other members of the lab range from undergraduate psychology students to doctoral students in counseling psychology. A core interest in the lab is psychotherapy process and outcome, with interests branching out to other types of positive relationships […]
October 12, 2017
< KINESIOLOGY LABS Our research program focuses on hypertension, vascular health, and exercise in African Americans. Our research uses complementary human and cell models to address research questions. Specifically, we focus on elucidating the mechanisms by which changes in lifestyle factors lead to beneficial changes in both conventional and non-conventional cardiovascular disease risk factors. We […]
October 5, 2017
Renaissance Periodization (RP), a training and diet services company for world-class athletes, donated a monetary gift to the Molecular and Applied Sciences Laboratory (MASL) at Auburn University. Mike Roberts, Ph.D., is the director of MASL and an Associate Professor in the School of Kinesiology. “We are very excited to receive this gift,” said Roberts. “It […]
October 3, 2017
Doctoral student Marcos Daou won the 2017 the North American Society for the Psychology of Sport and Physical Activity (NASPSPA) Outstanding Student Paper Award. And it truly is outstanding when you realize the prestige of NASPSPA and this particular award, as well as the voluminous amount of data collection Daou conducted in his research. The […]
September 26, 2017
Our research lab is composed of faculty and students along the academic continuum of higher education–from the undergraduate level to terminal degree–representing various disciplines, research interests, and research experience. In the spirit of the diversity of interests and experiences represented in the lab, the Counseling Psychology TEAM researchers examine a number of topics, with the […]
March 14, 2017
Professor Wendi Weimar, Ph.D., in the School of Kinesiology at Auburn University’s College of Education, was awarded around $10,000 to conduct research on the efficacy of a new dumbbell design. The DB2 dumbbell has two handles with the weight located in the center, rather than having one handle in the middle and weight distributed on […]
November 18, 2016
School of Kinesiology doctoral student Brooks Mobley is coordinating a study for his dissertation in the Molecular and Applied Sciences Laboratory (MASL) on the role of whey protein in building muscle mass. The dissertation is entitled, “The Effects of Different Protein and Amino Acid Supplements on Muscle Hypertrophy after 12 Weeks of Resistance Exercise in […]
February 19, 2016
President Obama, a long-time advocate of school accountability with a heavy emphasis on testing, recently made a surprising announcement — American students are tested too much and we should re-examine our emphasis on testing. The United States Department of Education released a plan calling for “fewer and smarter assessments.” To underscore his point, Obama said […]
Dr. Michael Roberts, Assistant Professor in the School of Kinesiology and Director of the Molecular and Applied Science Lab, has recently received a large research grant from the University of Tampa. A majority of these funds are being used for the first phase of an eventual two-phase study through 2017 to investigate how aging affects […]
Still sore from last week, Haley Huff comes to the Auburn University School of Kinesiology over the noon hour to work up a sweat. She does a back squat as Ph.D. student Ashley Hoden reminds her to keep her feet shoulder width apart and her head up. This is “A” day, which means weight lifting, […]
January 28, 2016
Auburn University is participating in the National Science Foundation Alliance for Graduate Education and the Professoriate (NSF AGEP) through T-PAC: Tuskegee Alliance to Forge Pathways to Academic Careers in STEM. T-PAC is a collaborative effort among three doctoral-granting institutions in the state of Alabama: Tuskegee University, Alabama State University, and Auburn University. Supporting partners are […]
<School of Kinesiology The Performance and Health Optimization Center is a compilation of research laboratories, outreach programs, and individualized assessments designed to help people achieve maximum outcomes in health, fitness, and sports performance. The Center is housed in the Kinesiology building located on Auburn University’s campus in Auburn, Alabama. The laboratories contain specialized equipment and […]
January 21, 2016
David Pascoe, Ph.D., leads the Gastrointestinal Research Center in its exploration of gut function in relation to hydration, nutrition, diseases, development, and recovery. The center studies the structures and mechanisms of gut health and its impact on overall well-being, as well as athletic performance. Mission The Gastrointestinal Research Center (GIR) focuses on research investigations that […]
October 28, 2015
Kinesiology doctoral student Brandi Decoux has been awarded an Auburn University Research Initiative in Cancer (AURIC) Fellowship. Her focus will be on post-menopausal survivors of breast cancer who are prescribed a type of hormone therapy drug called aromatase inhibitors. Decoux’s project is the first known biomechanical study to investigate the relationship between lower extremity pain […]
Doctors Matt Miller and Keith Lohse, both assistant professors in the School of Kinesiology, teamed up with Dr. Alessandro Bruzi and Dr. Marco Barbosa at the Federal University of Lavras in Brazil to investigate the effects of learner-controlled feedback and difficulty on motor learning. Dr. Miller and his doctoral student, Kirk Grand, first worked with […]
September 30, 2015
Dr. Alice Buchanan, Associate Professor in the School of Kinesiology and Coordinator of the Physical Education Internship Program, has recently begun a novel research study at the Lee County Youth Development Center (LCYDC) in Opelika to assess and positively impact students’ behavior. Dr. Vanessa Hinton of the Department of Special Education, Rehabilitation, and Counseling is […]
September 24, 2015
Mission We seek to develop and support a community of master teachers who are skilled in engaging their students in problem-based historical inquiry (PBHI). We believe that pre-collegiate history study should develop citizens who can critically weigh evidence for historical claims and use content knowledge generated from sound historical analysis to inform their decisions about […]
Studio STEM is a three-year afterschool and summer program in rural Appalachia funded by the National Science Foundation. The project uses a design-based science approach to help youth learn about engineering design and energy conservation. An interdisciplinary curriculum is infused with digital tools and social media to enhance and extend the experience. During the first 18 months […]
September 21, 2015
Dr. Melissa Pangelinan, Assistant Professor in the School of Kinesiology, is the co-director of the Pediatric Movement and Physical Activity Lab. The lab seeks to better understand how movement ability and physical activity participation affect brain and physical development in children and adolescents – particularly those with developmental disabilities such as autism, ADHD, cerebral palsy, […]
September 18, 2015
< KINESIOLOGY LABS The Physical Education Pedagogy Research Group’s specialty is the theory and practice of physical education. The the physical education/teacher education (P.E.T.E.) faculty members create and study physical education environments that help children achieve an active lifestyle that will continue throughout adulthood. P.E.T.E. is the intersection between sport and education. GOALS: To produce doctoral […]
September 17, 2015
< Kinesiology Labs David Pascoe, Ph.D., retired from Auburn University in July 2018. He was an exercise physiology faculty member in the School of Kinesiology from 1990-2018 and Assistant Director from 2012-2018. He is revered for his teaching and research in the areas of thermal physiology and human sports performance. Dr. Pascoe served a critical […]
< Kinesiology Labs The Exercise Adherence and Motivation Lab is led by Danielle Wadsworth, Ph.D. The lab investigates physical activity behavior change and psychophysiological research. This research focuses on increasing physical activity participation and adherence through planning theory-based interventions. Many of the studies examine what factors motivate people to exercise and adhere to an exercise regimen over a […]
September 13, 2015
Chartered in 1982 as a research and outreach unit in the College of Education, our institute is devoted to the study and improvement of teaching, learning, and leadership. Our work focuses on ways to improve schools and communities by creating partnerships, conducting research, and providing programs to meet the needs of schools and communities. Purposes […]
September 9, 2015
< KINESIOLOGY LABS Sheri Brock, Ph.D. addresses curricular innovation and teaching strategies. These are aimed at enhancing student learning and social interactions during participation in physical education and sport.
< KINESIOLOGY LABS Alice Buchanan, Ph.D. focuses her research on individuals with disabilities and physical activity. The research has two subfoci: research with children and teachers on the benefits of positive behavior support in physical education; and on young adults with autism spectrum disorder and physical activity and transition. See Buchanan’s Publications.
< Kinesiology Labs The focus of Peter Hastie’s research is sport education. It is a curriculum and instructional model developed and researched in the late 1990s. The theory behind the Sport Education Model is creating seasons of sports, whereby students are members of athletic teams. It also focuses on student-centered instruction rather than teacher-centered instruction. The teaching of […]
September 8, 2015
< Kinesiology Labs The vascular system in your body is an amazing machine. It extends to every tissue of the body and adapts rapidly; sometimes in milliseconds! Your vascular physiology adapts to changes in the needs of the tissues that it supplies. It also adapts to changes in hormones and other chemical messengers in the […]
< Kinesiology Labs The Sport Biomechanics Lab is an applied science laboratory that consults with professional athletes, college athletes, and people from the general community. The researchers analyze movements of the body to improve performance. Wendi Weimar, Ph.D. is the director of the lab. Weimar’s research focuses on the function of the lower extremity, specifically […]
< Kinesiology Labs The Molecular and Applied Sciences Laboratory’s research focuses on: How nutrition and exercise affects the molecular environment of muscle and fat tissues (e.g., mRNA and protein expression changes as well as morphology). How aging affects the genetic architecture of skeletal muscle. How weight-training affects intra-muscle cell adaptations. The research conducted in the MASL […]
<KINESIOLOGY LABS The Sports Medicine and Movement Lab studies sport biomechanics and provides evidence-based injury prevention protocols. Director Gretchen Oliver, Ph.D., FACSM, ATC, and her doctoral students specialize in kinematics, motion analysis, functional assessment, and injury prevention. Gretchen Oliver’s research focuses on injury prevention in youth, collegiate, and professional athletes, and provides strengthening, stretching, and […]
Mission To help the United States Armed Forces maximize readiness through improved Warrior health and wellness, physical and technical performance, and equipment in order to fight and win in the 21st century battle space. The Warrior Research Center (WRC): develops protocols to reduce the number and severity of musculoskeletal injuries; develops improved rehabilitation and treatments […]
The work of the Center for Disability Research and Policy Studies has been integrated into the Special Education, Rehabilitation and Counseling Department. We are eager to hear from you so please contact Dr. Christine Fleming.
<Kinesiology Labs The Neuromechanics Laboratory investigates the neuromuscular and physiological effects of orthopedic and neuromuscular injury. Namely, injury prevention and injury treatment, including rehabilitation and therapeutic methods used to treat those injuries, with a focus on evidence/science-based practice. JoEllen Sefton, Ph.D., Associate Professor, is the director of the lab, as well as the director of […]
< Kinesiology Labs Andreas Kavazis, Ph.D. serves as the director of the Muscle Biochemistry Laboratory. He and his graduate students investigate molecular events occurring in muscle and other tissues. His research agenda focuses on understanding the molecular, cellular, and physiological adaptations that occur in different tissues, including skeletal muscle, cardiac muscle, adipose tissue, liver, etc. He […]
< Kinesiology Labs The Muscle Physiology Laboratory has a 25-year history in the School of Kinesiology at Auburn University. Its overall emphasis is the regulation of metabolism during exercise. Studies are typically interpreted in the context of human physiology and biochemistry. The primary experimental model has been isolated, blood-perfused canine muscle. However, studies on humans […]
< Kinesiology Labs The Pediatric Movement & Physical Activity Lab conducts research geared toward youth motor skill development and sport skill development. The Lab creates instructional climates designed to promote life-long physical activity for all people, from childhood through adulthood. Mary Rudisill, Ph.D, is the director of the lab, as well as the director of […]
<Kinesiology Labs The Pediatric Movement and Physical Activity Lab uses state-of-the-art brain and body imaging, as well as neurocognitive and movement assessments, to better understand how movement ability and physical activity participation affect brain and motor development in children and adolescents. Melissa Pangelinan, Ph.D., is the director of the Pediatric Movement and Physical Activity Lab. The […]
<Kinesiology Labs The Performance and Exercise Psychophysiology (PEP) Lab’s general objective is to enhance motor performance and health. More specifically, they seek to uncover the bases of motor learning and performance, as well as how to capitalize on these bases in order to enhance learning and performance. Additionally, they strive to understand why people choose […]
< KINESIOLOGY LABS In Physical Education Teacher Education, Jared Russell, Ph.D., seeks to promote diverse climates and to study the relationships among students, teachers, and interns. His research initiated with physical education diversity and has expanded to diversity in other areas. His scholarship and outreach efforts focus on issues of diversity in higher education, graduate student […]
September 4, 2015
TEAM-Math is a partnership of fifteen school districts, Auburn University, Tuskegee University and business partners, who have a common goal of improving mathematics education in East Alabama. Our mission is to enable all students to understand, utilize, communicate, and appreciate mathematics as a tool in everyday situations in order to become life-long learners and productive […]
We provide expertise in program evaluation, research design, data analysis, and dissemination of findings to support the implementation and evaluation of education- and industry-related endeavors across the Auburn campus, Alabama, and beyond. Our staff conduct research and evaluation to inform the work of practitioners and policymakers concerning the efficacy of existing programs and the needs […]
July 15, 2015
Dr. Andreas Kavazis, Associate Professor in the School of Kinesiology and director of the Muscle Biochemistry Lab, recently received a $100,000 grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to conduct research investigating metabolic health in females following lactation. The study is a two-year project in collaboration with Dr. Wendy Hood, Co-Principal Investigator and Assistant […]
July 13, 2015
The Molecular and Applied Science Lab in the College of Education’s School of Kinesiology, led by Dr. Mike Roberts, received a $9,200 research agreement with a new industry sponsor, Maximum Human Performance, LLC (MHP), to conduct a pre-clinical study on the ability of various plant extracts to burn fat. Roberts and his doctoral student, Brooks […]
Dr. Michael Roberts, Assistant Professor in the School of Kinesiology and director of the Molecular and Applied Science Lab, and Dr. Jeffrey Martin, Chair and Assistant Professor of Cell Biology and Physiology at the Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine (VCOM)-Auburn Campus, are Co-Investigators on a $30,318 research project for NormaTec, a Massachusetts-based company that […]
July 8, 2015
The Maxwell Air Force Base Squadron Officer College (SOC) and Auburn University’s College of Education took a symbolic step toward forming a new partnership by signing a Memorandum of Understanding, June 22, 2015. The memorandum, signed by Col. Gerald Goodfellow, SOC commander, and Sherida Downer, head of the College of Education’s Department of Educational Foundations, Leadership […]
June 30, 2015
Dr. Gretchen D. Oliver, director of the Sports Medicine and Movement Laboratory in the College of Education’s School of Kinesiology, is a certified athletic trainer, a Fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine, and a corrective exercise specialist. She is also a prolific researcher, having published 60 papers in the past five years, mostly […]
June 26, 2015
Brooks Mobley (pictured in the lab working with cell cultures) won 2nd overall in the Ph.D student poster competition at the Southeastern American College of Sports Medicine 2015 Conference in Jacksonville, FL. The poster was titled “Induced overexpression of p21Cip1 in myotubes promotes increases in protein synthesis and myotube hypertrophy.” This study was done in […]
Wes Kephart (pictured with Dr. Anthony Almada from Vitargo Global Sciences, and working in the Molecular and Applied Sciences Laboratory), won the male 2015 International Society of Sports Nutrition National Conference Abstract Award sponsored by Vitargo. The award came with a $1,000 cash prize to help support his Ph.D stipend and ongoing research. The project, […]
May 19, 2015
Heidi Kluess and doctoral student doing research in Canada through Visiting University Scholar Program Dr. Heidi Kluess, Associate Professor in the School of Kinesiology, and her doctoral student, Leslie Neidert, are visiting Western University in Ontario, Canada for three weeks in May to study neuropeptide Y with Dr. Dwayne N. Jackson. Dr. Kluess was named […]
April 10, 2015
Some of the tests included in the TigerFit program are: blood lipoprotein analysis; bone mineral density scan; body composition check; pulmonary volumes and function; cardiovascular fitness treadmill; muscle strength, endurance and flexibility. The results of these tests are compiled and given to the individual participant in a complete health and fitness report including CVD risk assessment and an individualized exercise prescription. Group reports are also available as well as health, fitness, and exercise consultation. TigerFit provides these comprehensive tests for anyone interested in starting a safe and effective exercise program.
December 11, 2014
Auburn University’s College of Education is engaged in an innovative student exchange program with Universidad Nacional (UNA) in Costa Rica. Each January, students from UNA who are studying English as a Second Language (ESL) come to Auburn for a Professional Development/Internship experience in modern language education. They are hosted by local families. The Foreign Language […]
Our mission is to help youth with disabilities achieve successful integration into community life by providing continuous improvement resources to the systems, practitioners, and citizens who assist these young people with their transition to adulthood.
The Mathematics Teacher Education Partnership (MTE-Partnership) is a partnership of institutions of higher education and K-12 schools, districts, and other organizations. The group works collaboratively to redesign secondary mathematics teacher preparation programs. Organized by the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities, MTE-Partnership has received funding from the National Science Foundation and the Helmsley Charitable Trust. […]
Our state-of-the-art building houses 20 laboratories, from Biomechanics and Physiology, to Motor Learning and Physical Education. Each faculty member directs a lab and mentors students in research techniques and applying theories. Our work is published in several journals in the science and health sector, making a name for Auburn University School of Kinesiology.
