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.

Previous Students 

Click here to see listing of previous graduate students working through the lab

Ph.D. Students
Joey Lee
Joey is studying how school wellness environments impact student physical activity and healthy eating behaviors.  He has developed a School Wellness Environment Profile (SWEP) to help schools evaluate their environments and meet USDA requirements on School Wellness Policies.  Click here for my BIO PAGE
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.
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.
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

Jenna Petersen
Andra Luth

Undergraduate Research Assistants (URA) and Honors Students

Taylor Paulson
Kyle Sickles
Michael Lamparek