Graduate Students
The Physical Activity and Health Promotion Lab is fueled and managed over time by a cadre of graduate students, Honors students and undergraduate research assistants that work collaboratively with our research teams on a number of different projects.
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Previous Students
Click here to see listing of previous graduate students working through the lab
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Ph.D. Students
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Jeni Lansing Jeni is studying how activity-related behaviors influence pain symptoms and beliefs in individuals with chronic pain conditions. She is currently working on the Exercise and Brain Health Study, Health Coach Study, and SUMIT Study. Justin Lusk
Justin enjoys studying behavior change and learning what motivates people to make the decisions they do as it relates to their health and physical activity behaviors. He is assisting with U-Turn on the Health Information Systems, Monitoring & Evaluation team.
Nicholas Lamoureux
Nick's research areas involve the importance of fitness to health across the lifespan. He is working on the FLASHE physical activity monitor study, and is involved with FITNESSGRAM.
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Katy Southard Katy is working on applied behavior change studies such as the Health Coach Study and the Fit Bit Study. She oversees coordination of the ExerCYse program and is a student leader on the CYdekicks health coaching project. (Click here for my bio page. María Pérez
María's research interests include the effects of exercise on mental health in clinical and non-clinical populations. She is working on the Chronic Low Back Pain Fitbit Study and the Health Coach Study. |
Masters Students
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Jessica Velthoff
Jessie is a Kinesiology graduate student with interests in youth physical activity promotion. She works primarily on the Iowa FitnessGram Initiative project. |
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Matt Stewart
Matt is a MS student working on applied physical activity assessment and promotion projects. He oversees data collection on an activity monitor study and helps with the Iowa FitnessGram Initiative. |
Undergraduate Honors Students
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Jenna Petersen
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Andra Luth
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Undergraduate Research Assistants (URA) and Honors Students
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Taylor Paulson
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Kyle Sickles
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Michael Lamparek
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