When the history of modern psychology is written, James Prochaska‘s name will top the list of those who shaped how we think about change itself, especially how we change the unhealthy behaviors of large populations.

Determined to stop the epidemic of childhood obesity, kinesiology professor Emily Clapham is leading a fitness transformation and taking the “new” physical education to the next generation of PE teachers.

Jennifer Audette, assistant professor of physical therapy, has created a program in Guatemala that helps children and teenagers with physical and cognitive challenges, and exposes her students to a different culture.

Paula Kleniewski has been passionate about golf since she was seven years old. So when she became a doctor of physical therapy student at URI, she found a creative way to make her favorite sport part of her studies.