School of Exercise, Sport, and Health Sciences

Welcome to the School of Exercise, Sport, and Health Sciences.

Our school explores the science of movement and comprises degrees in kinesiology, athletic training, adapted physical education and physical therapy.

Our faculty and degree programs were formerly part of the School of Biological and Population Health Sciences. Learn more about our college name change and restructuring.

Contacts

School head: Megan MacDonald, PhD
Assistant to the school head: Adriana Harper, EdM
School directory
Academic Program Directors

Our undergraduate program

Kinesiology, BS

Graduate programs in kinesiolgy

Kinesiology, MS, PhD (Corvallis, OSU-Cascades, online)
Adapted Physical Education, MAPE
Athletic Training, MATRN
Physical Therapy, DPT (OSU-Cascades)

Academic courses serving all OSU students or faculty

OSU community engagement

Faculty Staff Fitness

Research

Community engagement

Other programs of study

Exercise Physiology Minor

Recent publications

(This is not an exhaustive list. We are still rebuilding our database of faculty publications. Visit individual faculty profiles for more extensive lists of their publications.)

2024

Logan, S.W., Chandler, K.D., Sloane, B.M. (2024) Punk pedagogy in a course about punk: A qualitative study of undergraduate students’ experiences Research in Education

Parkinson, C., Shen, X.S., MacDonald, M., Logan, S.W., Gorrell, L., Hatfield, B.E. (2024) Adaptative Strategies for Outdoor Recreation During a Time of Stress: Insights from the COVID-19 Pandemic in the U.S. Sage Open 14(4)

Broussard, J.L., Garfield, A., Zarini, S., Brozinick, J., Perreault, L., Newsom, S.A., Kahn, D.E., Kerege, A.A., Berry, K.Z., Bui, H.H., Bergman, B.C. (2024) Combined diet and exercise training decreases serum lipids associated with insulin resistance Obesity 32(12)

Veliz, P.T., Massey, W.V., Zarrett, N. (2024) Is Greater Access to Youth Sport the Key to Eliminating Physical Activity Disparities? JAMA Network Open 7(11)

Kroshus-Havril, E., Hafferty, K.R., Massey, W.V., Whitley, M.A., Darroch, F., Shaikh, M., Ellison, D.W., Moore, A., Garrett, K., Tandon, P. (2024) Toward a Trauma‐Informed Comprehensive School Physical Activity Program: Specifying Feasible Practices Across the School Day Journal of School Health

ESHS stories and news

Building belonging, anti-racist curricula as part of ‘Transforming Academia for Equity’ grant
College of Health faculty are using grant dollars to help create a culture of belonging and to ensure teaching practices are rooted in equity.
OSU researchers develop robot buddy to help keep toddlers active
GoBot study highlights potential for robotic technology in promoting early childhood physical activity.
Inside the mind of Andy Pitchford
Associate Professor Andy Pitchford’s life mission is to improve health equity for disabled students
Athletic training excellence
Celebrating 50 years of continuous accreditation and shaping leaders in the field
A heart on fire for athletic training
An internship with the Seattle Seahawks solidified her love for the field.
Oregon State dog-training program helps increase physical activity among kids with disabilities
Children in the experimental group increased their moderate to vigorous physical activity by 17 minutes per day