School of Exercise, Sport, and Health Sciences
School of Exercise, Sport, and Health Sciences
College of Health
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
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
Research
- ASPIRE Children’s Environmental Health Center
- Center for Global Health
- Center for Healthy Aging Research
- Hallie E. Ford Center for Healthy Children and Families
- Moore Family Center for Whole Grain Foods, Nutrition and Preventive Health
Community engagement
Other programs of study
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.)
2025
2024
ESHS news and stories
Undergraduate researchers presented findings on diverse health topics while developing critical thinking and presentation skills through the Healthy Discoveries/URSA Engage Ambassador Program.
Sam Logan was recognized during the Honors College 30th anniversary celebration for his exceptional support of honors students and received the Distinguished Honors Mentor Award. He also learned he has been promoted to full professor. Congratulations, Sam!
Read about Robert’s journey from special education to kinesiology, his internship experiences in physical education and job coaching, and his goal of becoming an Adapted Physical Education teacher.
Kinesiology major and pre-med student Annika Phillips won the under-25 division at the J/24 Worlds sailing championship in Seattle, competing with her childhood friends against international teams.
Instructor and director of the Lifetime Fitness for Health Program Dan Roberson received the QM Quality Matters award for online course design at this year’s OSU Ecampus faculty forum.
Thank you to Cathleen Brown Crowell, Dee Gillen Ashley Vaughn and Karen Elliott for representing the College of Health as presenters at the OSU Ecampus Faculty Forum 2025. Kudos to you!