Kinesiology Study Will Seek Interventions to Help Older Adults Maintain Mobility
Katherine Boyer and Jane Kent have received a five-year, $3.4 million NIH grant to support a comprehensive examination of walking gait and muscle activity.
Jay Gump Competes at Cycling World Championships
Jay Gump represented the U.S. at the UCI Gran Fondo World Championships in Lorne, Australia, finishing 10th of 167 cyclists in his age group (55-59).
Zoe Smith Takes Home Pair of NEACSM Awards
Kinesiology doctoral student Zoe Smith received a pair of awards during the annual NEACSM Fall Conference held October 16-17, 2025, in Springfield, Mass.
SPHHS Faculty Named 2025-26 ADVANCE Faculty Fellows
Faculty members Elizabeth Evans, Chaoran Ma, Sarah Roelker, and Jasleen Singh have been selected to the 2025-2026 cohort of ADVANCE Faculty Fellows.
From the Chair - Fall 2025
Kinesiology Chair Richard van Emmerik shares information from the department in this letter to alumni.
In the Media: News Roundup (October 24, 2025)
SPHHS researchers comment in multiple media outlets on health-related topics.
The Agility Equation: Discovering the Math of Human Movement for Robotic and Advanced Footwear Technologies
An interdisciplinary research team, including Kinesiology's Wouter Hoogkamer, received a $490,000 NSF grant to define the mathematical components of running.
In the Media: News Roundup (September 26, 2025)
SPHHS researchers comment in multiple media outlets on health-related topics.
Kinesiology Alumna Michaela Butler '14 Inducted into UMass Athletics Hall of Fame
Kinesiology alumna Michaela Butler (Women's Diving 2009-14) was among the 4 former UMass Amherst athletes inducted in the Hall of Fame Class of 2025.
In the Media: News Roundup (August 22, 2025)
SPHHS researchers comment in multiple media outlets on health-related topics.