Nancy Williams to present 2025 Pauline Schmitt Russell Research Lecture
Williams will present her lecture on energy deficiency’s impact on women’s health and sports performance on Wednesday, April 2.
HHD Career Exploration Week
Career Exploration Week is happening now! Kick it off by exploring majors, connecting with faculty, staff, and current students, updating your headshot, getting your resume reviewed, and more!
The ethics of America’s most popular sport
Questions have been raised about the ethics of the game of tackle football because of potential harm to players. Sports philosopher Francisco Javier López Frías explored these questions in a new Q&A.
A passion for promoting healthy transportation
Emily Dzieniszewski and two other kinesiology alumni recently published their research about why women are less likely to bike to campus despite the mental and physical health benefits.
Experience Kinesiology Through Instagram
Follow Kori Brown and Anastasia Frank as they highlight the Kinesiology student experience on Instagram. They'll showcase student stories, academics, and student life.
Kinesiology
Examining Human Movement — and Its Powerful Impact on Health and Well-being
The Department of Kinesiology in Penn State's College of Health and Human Development has built a long-standing reputation of excellence in the study of physical activity, from the basic mechanisms of human movement to the complex dynamics of physical activity in society as a whole.
Undergraduate Program
Undergraduate Program
The central focus of the undergraduate kinesiology program is examining physical activity — ranging from the basic mechanisms of human movement to the complex dynamics of physical activity in the context of human health and well-being.
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Graduate Program
Graduate Program
The graduate program in kinesiology has been ranked as one of the top three programs in the United States by the National Academy of Kinesiology for the last 15 years. Our research and scholarship is internationally prominent in a broad range of research areas within the broader field of kinesiology.
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Research
Research
Kinesiology has a rich history of research, scholarly accomplishments, and scientific training in a wide array of specializations. Our scholarship is pursued from multiple perspectives, i.e., cells to communities, using basic, clinical, social sciences, and humanities methodologies.
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Center for Fitness and Wellness
Center for Fitness and Wellness
Our Center provides health and fitness assessments and wellness education for thousands of Penn State students each year. Assessments include: aerobic capacity, muscle strength and endurance, body composition, flexibility, blood lipid profiles, blood glucose, and blood pressure.
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Lacy Alexander, professor of kinesiology, recently shared the turning point in her education that has led her to her career in exercise physiology and dedicating her research to finding new ways to improve women’s health in the September edition of The Physiologist Magazine.
