URI alumna’s study on foot biomechanics, involving women’s basketball team, published in international journal - Cairns’ study, “The Relationship between Foot Anthropometrics, Lower-Extremity Kinematics, and Ground Reaction Force in Elite Female Basketball Players,” was recently published in the journal Biomechanics.
Seed funding awarded to boost promising medical research projects - The Rhode Island Foundation is awarding more than $360,000 in seed funding to 15 promising medical research projects.
Increased physical activity can spur cognitive development, help children manage symptoms of ADHD - URI Kinesiology Professor Nicole Logan’s funded study aims to support alternative methods of treating the common childhood condition
Kinesiology department hosts high school students for hands-on Biomechanics Day - Students get hands-on experience with the high-tech equipment in the College of Health Sciences’ labs
Passion for Fitness Fuels Sam Slezak’s Leadership in National Study to Protect Brain Health - Sam Slezak originally set out to become a trainer for professional athletes. Today, he’s a Research Coordinator at the Memory and Aging Program at Butler Hospital. While working with aging seniors doesn’t come with the bright spotlight of training athletic superstars, the impact of his work is undoubtedly much more worthy of one, with the potential […]
Commencement 2022 - Congratulations to Caroline Eastus, Daniel Baez, Kaitlyn Lyons, Jillian Cidras, Shelley Oliveira Barbosa, Kaitlin Millicker, Kendra Graham, and Ray Williamson for receiving their M.S. degrees!
2022 Academic Health Collaborative (AHC) Student Research Award Winners - Daniel Baez (MS ’22, Research Mentor: Dr. Adami) and Caroline Eastus (MS ’22, Research Mentor: Dr. Adami) were honored for their significant contribution to health research with an AHC Student Research Award. Daniel’s research project “COVID-19 restrictions induced higher reduction in physical activity and quality of life in smokers with normal pulmonary function than smokers […]
National Biomechanics Day on April 6 - Drs. Susan D’Andrea and Ryan Chapman, with the help from KIN graduate students, organized URI’s National Biomechanics Day to demonstrate how biomechanics is used to better understand biology in the physical world and make contributions to human movement and performance. Students from South Kingstown High School and Coventry High School were invited to experience the […]
Lisa Vincent Assists Boston Renegades Win! - Lisa Vincent is a linebacker for the Boston Renegades, who recently won their sixth Women’s Football Alliance title on July 24, 2021. The trip to the championship game was taken in style. Patriots owner, Robert Kraft, loaned the Patriots team plane to fly the Renegades to Ohio. Vincent and her teammates take seriously their commitment […]- How to apply: Master of Science in Kinesiology - Find information on how to apply for the Master of Science in Kinesiology. Information on Applying to the Kinesiology Graduate Program 2019
