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HESS Graduate Faculty

Name	Discipline	REsearch interests
Bae, Sungwon Assistant Professor	Sport Management	Consumer decision-making styles Consumer shopping behaviors Legal issues Consumer satisfaction Immigration Law
Boros, Rhonda Assistant Professor	Biomechanics	Landing, cutting and jumping mechanics ACL injury in females Head impact and injury mechanics Fall prediction and recovery strategy in elderly
Burns, Liz Associate Professor	Teaching Physical Education and Sport	Sport Sociology
Domire, Zachary Assistant Professor	Biomechanics	Aging Skeletal Muscle Mechanics Simulation of Human Movement
Griffin, Kent Assistant Professor	Teaching Physical Education and Sport	Curriculum and instruction in secondary education Motivation, cognition and adolescent development
Hart, Melanie Interim Chair	Motor Behavior Teaching Physical Education and Sport	Factors and strategies that influence motor skill learning Physical activity and motor abilities in children
Lochbaum, Marc Associate Professor	Exercise & Sport Psychology	Achievement goal theory and emotions, behaviors, and thoughts in sport and exercise contexts
Massengale, Dana Assistant Professor	Exercise & Sport Psychology	Social issues in sport Diversity in sport organizations Women's leadership in sport
McComb, Jacalyn Professor	Clinical Exercise Physiology Exercise Physiology Exercise and Health Promotion	Complementary medicine evidence based interventions designed to decrease stress vulnerability. Dependent variables include, but are not limited to, heart rate variability, the cortisol response, and immune function, specifically the pro-inflammatory and the anti-inflammatory cytokines Female athlete triad: eating disorders, amenorrhea, osteoporosis Psychological distress on luteinizing hormone pulsatility Stress Reactivity and Clinical Pathophysiology Exercise and Mindfulness Based Interventions to Minimize Stress Vulnerabilty
Miller, John J. Associate Professor	Sport Management	Risk management and security issues in sport and/or recreational activities and facilities Risk management security issues in sport event management Sport marketing and promotion affecting consumer behavior in sports Issues dealing with sport management pedagogy
Podlog, Les Assistant Professor	Exercise & Sport Psychology	Psychology of return to sport from injury Self-determination theory Self-presentational aspects of sport and exercise
Roncesvalles, Maria Nida C. Associate Professor	Motor Behavior	Acquisition of fundamental motor patterns of both typically developing children and those that may be at-risk of delay
Sawyer, Robert Assistant Professor	Exercise Physiology	Oxidative stress, antioxidants, and exercise Exercise training and function in the elderly Resistance training and performance Ergogenic aids and performance
Stodden, David Associate Professor	Motor Behavior	Dynamic associations among motor skill competence, perceived motor skill competence, physical activity, and physical fitness Identifying constraints in the acquisition of skilled performance in complex ballistic motor skills Biomechanics of baseball pitching
Tacón, Anna Associate Professor	Community Health	Complementary therapies/Mind-Body strategies with Cancer Patients Mindfulness-based stress reduction programs Attachment style and cancer Death and dying Psychosocial aspects of health