Faculty
Rayla Allison, JD
Lecturer, Sport Management
Associate Director, School of Kinesiology
Sport law, specifically Title IX of the Education Amendments Act of 1972
612-626-3256, alli0069@umn.edu
Jennifer Bhalla, PhD
Lecturer, Sport and Exercise Physiology; Honors Coordinator
Youth sport participation
George Biltz, MD
Lecturer, Exercise Physiology
Kinesiology, human physiology, exercise physiology
612-624-8065, biltz001@umn.edu
Jessica Braun, MA
Teaching Specialist
Co-coordinator, Developmental/Adapted physical education program
612-624-1557, brau0010@umn.edu
Jo Ann Buysse, PhD
Lecturer, Sport Sociology
Sport sociology, sport media, gender equity, human rights
612-625-5331, buyss003@umn.edu
Donald Dengel, PhD
Associate Professor, Exercise Physiology
Exercise physiology, pediatrics, obesity, metabolism, vascular biology, exercise biochemistry
612-626-9701, denge001@umn.edu
Kathleen Healy, MA
Teaching Specialist
Co-coordinator, Developmental/Adapted physical education program
Stacy Ingraham, PhD
Lecturer, Exercise Physiology
Exercise physiology, public health epidemiology, coaching, sport performance,training and conditioning,sport injury
612-626-0067, ingra013@umn.edu
Li Li Ji, PhD
Director, School of Kinesiology
Professor and Director, Laboratory of Physiological Hygiene and Exercise Science
Biochemical and molecular exercise physiology, nutrition and aging
612-624-9809, llji@umn.edu
Mary Jo Kane, PhD
Professor, Sport Sociology
Director, Tucker Center
Sport sociology, Title IX
612-625-3870, maryjo@umn.edu
Lisa Kihl, PhD
Associate Professor, Sport Management
Sport management, ethics, policy, democracy, and intercollegiate athletic administration
612-624-3150, lkihl@umn.edu
Juergen Konczak, PhD
Professor, Biomechanics and Neuromotor Control
Movement neuroscience, biomechanics, clinical movement science
612-624-4370, jkonczak@umn.edu
Nicole LaVoi, PhD
Lecturer, Sport & Exercise Psychology & Sport Sociology
Sport psychology, sport sociology, girls and women in sports
612-626-6055, nmlavoi@umn.edu
Arthur Leon, MD
Professor, Exercise Physiology
Exercise physiology, exercise nutrition and health
612-624-8271, leonx002@umn.edu
Beth Lewis, PhD
Associate Professor, Behavioral Aspects of Physical Activity
Exercise psychology, behavioral interventions for physical activity, exercise and mental health
612-625-0756, blewis@umn.edu
Connie Magnuson, PhD
Lecturer
Director of Recreation, Park, and Leisure studies program
Community based therapeutic recreation, recreation administration and program planning, outdoor and environmental education, youth studies.
612-625-5653, magnu001@umn.edu
Tiffany Richardson
Teaching Specialist, Sport Management
Sport marketing, event management, professional sports
612-626-0957, trichard@umn.edu
Richard Rodgerson, PhD
Lecturer, Motor Learning/Motor Development
Behavioral biology, social and emotional development, motor development
612-624-9009, rodge006@umn.edu
Stephen Ross, PhD
Associate Professor, Sport Management, Director of Undergraduate Programs
Sport branding and marketing, sport consumer psychology, and spectator behavior
612-624-7529, sdross@umn.edu
Lesley Scibora, PhD
Postdoctoral Associate
Exercise science, musculoskeletal health, obesity, bariatric surgery
612-625-2018, scibo002@umn.edu
Thomas Stoffregen, PhD
Professor, Human Factors/Ergonomics
Perception and action, human factors, control of posture and orientation, ecological psychology
612-626-1056, tas@umn.edu
Matt Vollum
Teaching specialist
Coordinator, Initial Teacher Licensure program in Physical Education
M.Ed initial licensure - Physical Education
612-626-0625, voll0013@umn.edu
Michael Wade, PhD
Professor, Motor Learning/Motor Development
Motor learning and performance, human factors, lifespan development, developmental disabilities
612-626-2094, mwade@umn.edu
Maureen Weiss, PhD
Professor, Psychology of physical activity
Positive youth development through sport and physical activity
612-625-4155, mrweiss@umn.edu
Diane Wiese-Bjornstal, PhD
Associate Professor, Sport and Exercise Psychology
Director of Graduate Studies
Sports medicine psychology, youth sport science, physical activity science
612-625-6580, dwiese@umn.edu