Faculty in this area conduct multi-and inter-disciplinary research that translates into understanding issues of practical importance to physical activity promotion, such as:
Daheia Barr-Anderson, lab director
Link: bpal.umn.edu
Beth Lewis, lab director
Link: emh.umn.edu
Diane Wiese-Bjornstal, lab director
Link: smpl.umn.edu
Mary Jo Kane, center director
Nicole Lavoi, center co-director
Link: tuckercenter.org
Chelsey Thul, Co-PI
Link: umnkinesiology.wordpress.com
Maureen Weiss, PI
Link: girlsontherun.org
Childhood and adolescent obesity, physical activity epidemiology
612-301-1309
barra027@umn.edu
Sport psychology, sport sociology, girls and women in sports, coaching science & education
612-626-6055
nmlavoi@umn.edu
Physical activity promotion, behavioral interventions for physical activity, exercise and mental health
612-625-0756
blewis@umn.edu
Community-engaged scholarship, youth empowerment, physical activity promotion, healthy equity
612-301-1382
rodd0020@umn.edu
Youth development through sport and physical activity, including motivation, self-perceptions, social relationships, and moral development
612-625-4155
mrweiss@umn.edu
Sports medicine psychology, sport injury psychology, youth sport science
612-625-6580
dwiese@umn.edu
LaVoi to speak at BreakThrough Digital Leadership Summit
Tucker Center’s Kane responds to football program eliminations in WCCO interview
LaVoi quoted in WomensRunning.com article
Weiss Gives Keynote Presentation at Taiwan Kinesiology Research Conference
Kane comments on Title IX in Washington Post girls’ wrestling article
Kane invited panelist for center directors at NASSS annual conference