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COE collaboration between Auburn and Alabama moving forward with research teams, conference plans

October 3, 2019

Scholars from the Auburn University College of Education are moving forward in their research collaboration with education colleagues from the University of Alabama. Over the next two years, the collaboration will focus on critical studies in education, which is centered on understanding cultural, institutional, and structural dynamics that create and perpetuate injustice, inequity, and oppression […]

Cultural Studies Team (CST) Lab

August 27, 2019

CST Lab is a counseling psychology research team focused on incorporating cultural aspects into psychological studies. We explore the constructs that are crucial in certain cultures, such as exploring how that culture is shaped by the society and its impact on individuals’ mental health issues and academic/career/life satisfaction. We approach these constructs with various types […]

Neurovascular Physiology Laboratory – Austin Robinson, Ph.D.

August 19, 2019

Mission Statement The Neurovascular Physiology Laboratory (NVPL) at Auburn University seeks to determine integrative strategies to prevent and treat cardiovascular disease, the number one cause of death in America. We use a comprehensive approach to study blood vessel function and neural control of blood pressure in healthy adults and patient populations. Specifically, we are interested […]

National Athletic Trainers’ Association awards scholarship to Kinesiology doctoral candidate Kaitlin McGinnins

April 16, 2019

Doctoral candidate, Kaitlin McGinnis, MS, ATC, was selected to receive the Norm Mackie Memorial Scholarship from the National Athletic Trainers’ Association (NATA) Research & Education Foundation. The $2,300 scholarship is sponsored by the Professional Hockey Athletic Trainers’ Society. “Kaitlin is my senior doctoral student and the manager of the Neuromechanics Research Laboratory,” said JoEllen Sefton, […]

Kinesiology doctoral student wins research award at SEACSM, shows health benefits of virtual reality gaming

March 21, 2019

School of Kinesiology graduate student Dulce Gomez, won first place for the Master’s Student Research Award for her poster on “Gaming enjoyment, perceived exertion, and exercise intensity in active virtual reality games,” at the Southeast ACSM (American College of Sports Medicine) (SEACSM) conference February 14-16 in Greenville, SC. At the conference, eight finalists presented their […]

Adult ed doctoral student Mary Riley recognized by national research board

February 28, 2019

Mary Riley, a doctoral student in the College of Education’s adult education program, was recently recognized by the United States Department of Transportation Research Board at its 98th annual meeting in Washington, D.C. Riley has two degrees in German Languages and Literature, including one from the United States Military Academy. She is also an accomplished helicopter […]

A New Year’s message from Dean Betty Lou Whitford

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 […]

Matthew Romero, Kinesiology Doctoral Student, Awarded Prestigious APS Porter Fellowship

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 […]

Supported employment grant shows positive power of work

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 […]

Auburn professor explores classroom response to political trauma

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 […]

Five COE faculty members selected for SEC travel program

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 […]

President Leath’s PAIR grant program propels Kinesiology research projects

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. […]

Kinesiology Professor named Fellow of the American Physiological Society

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’ – Roberts’ Lab Makes Ground-breaking Finding in Exercise Genetic Research with LINE-1 Retrotransposon Activity in Skeletal Muscle

‘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 […]

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Brain and Behavior Lab – Kristina Neely, Ph.D.

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 […]

Kavazis, Hood research sheds new light on female reproduction and lactation

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, […]

Critical Studies Working Group

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, […]

COE Professor publishes book on Queering Education in the Deep South

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, […]

School of Kinesiology Researchers Shaping Physical Education at SHAPE National Convention; Brock and Hastie Win Awards

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., […]

College of Education grad students’ work recognized by Federal Aviation Agency

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 […]

Business/marketing scholars receive research paper award

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 […]

Two Kinesiology students part of $25,000 Tiger Cage winning team

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 […]

The Sports Medicine and Movement Lab Students Prevail at Regional SEACSM Conference

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 […]

Doctoral student Roberson wins top award at Sports Medicine conference

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 […]

Lakin’s research helps broaden identification of gifted students

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 […]

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Locomotor and Movement Control Lab – Jaimie Roper, Ph.D.

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 […]

Positive Relationships and Effective Interventions Lab

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 […]

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Hypertension and Vascular Health Lab – Michael Brown, Ph.D.

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 […]

Counseling Psychology TEAM Lab

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 […]

Weimar, Sport Biomechanics Lab, analyze new type of dumbbell

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 […]

Protein supplement study will contribute landmark findings in sports nutrition

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 […]

COE Professor Joni Lakin researches dangers of “high stakes” school testing

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 […]

NSF Alliance for Graduate Education & Professoriate (T-PAC)

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 […]

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Performance and Health Optimization Center

<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 […]

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Gastrointestinal Research Center

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 […]

COE Doctoral Student Awarded AURIC Fellowship to Help Breast Cancer Survivors

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 […]

COE signs MOU with Brazilian University to Study Motor Learning

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 […]

Buchanan and Hinton Work with Lee County Youth Development Center to Conduct Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports Research

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 […]

Persistent Issues in History Network

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

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 […]

Pangelinan’s Research Combines Movement, Family, Developmental Disabilities

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, […]

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Physical Education Pedagogy Research Group

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 […]

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Thermal and Infrared Imaging Lab – Dave Pascoe, Ph.D.

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 […]

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Exercise Adherence and Obesity Prevention Lab – Danielle Wadsworth, Ph.D.

< Kinesiology Labs The Exercise Adherence and Obesity Prevention 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 […]

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Truman Pierce Institute

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 […]

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Physical Education Pedagogy – Sheri Brock, Ph.D.

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.    

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Physical Education Pedagogy – Alice Buchanan, Ph.D.

< 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.

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Physical Education Pedagogy – Peter Hastie, Ph.D.

< 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 […]

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Vascular Physiology Lab – Heidi Kluess, Ph.D.

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 […]

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Sport Biomechanics Lab – Wendi Weimar, Ph.D.

< 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 […]

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Molecular and Applied Sciences Lab (MASL) – Michael Roberts, Ph.D.

< 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 […]

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Sports Medicine and Movement Lab – Gretchen Oliver, Ph.D.

<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 […]

Warrior Research Center

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 […]

Center for Disability Research & Policy Studies

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. Jamie Carney.

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Neuromechanics Lab – JoEllen Sefton, Ph.D.

<Kinesiology Labs The Neuromechanics Research Laboratory (NuRL) and the Warrior Research Center (WRC) combine physiology, biomechanics, engineering, motor control, neurophysiology, functional movement and sports medicine to investigate the neuromuscular and physiological effects of orthopedic and neuromuscular injury with the goal of developing new prevention, treatment and rehabilitation methods. Our work is done with a focus […]

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Muscle Biochemistry Lab – Andreas Kavazis, Ph.D.

< 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 […]

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Muscle Physiology Lab – Bruce Gladden, Ph.D.

< 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 […]

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Pediatric Movement and Physical Activity Lab – Mary Rudisill, Ph.D.

< 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 […]

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Pediatric Movement and Physical Activity Lab – Melissa Pangelinan, Ph.D.

<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 […]

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Performance and Exercise Psychophysiology Lab (PEP) – Matt Miller, Ph.D.

<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 […]

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Physical Education Pedagogy – Jared Russell, Ph.D.

< 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 […]

Transforming East Alabama Mathematics

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 […]

Auburn Center for Evaluation

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 […]

Kavazis, Hood, Win NIH Grant to Research Health Benefits of Breastfeeding

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 […]

Roberts Receives Funding to Study Plant Extracts

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 […]

NormaTec Awards Kinesiology and VCOM $30,000 to Study Compression Therapy

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 […]

To Study Virtual and Augmented Reality Technologies – College of Ed Signs MOU with Squadron Officer College

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 […]

Brooks Mobley Wins Sports Medicine Poster Competition

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 […]

Doctoral Student Wes Kephart Wins Nutrition Abstract Award

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, […]

Heidi Kluess Doing Research in Canada

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 […]

Tiger Fit assessment Outreach

Tiger Fit Lab – James McDonald, Ph.D.

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.

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Costa Rica International Teacher Exchange 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 […]

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Auburn Transition Leadership Institute

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.

Mathematics Teacher Education Partnership

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.  […]

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Kinesiology Labs

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.