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
- Kinesiology, BS (Corvallis, OSU-Cascades, online)
Graduate programs in kinesiolgy
- Kinesiology, MS, PhD
- 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.)
2024
ESHS news and stories
Kinesiology professor and school head Megan MacDonald discusses her research on physical activity and children with disabilities, the IMPACT program, and why getting kids moving starts with meeting them where they are.
Three OSU Dance Sport couples were named national champions at USA Dance's Collegiate Nationals, with many competitors getting their start in PAC courses.
Oregon State's College of Health Core Education courses invite students from every academic path to explore connections between health, equity and the human experience—while building transferable skills like critical thinking, teamwork and problem-solving.
Lila Reid facilitated the Winter 2026 PAC Dance Showcase, drawing hundreds of OSU students to an evening of dance and community celebration.
Kinesiology senior Jordan Varneau published a guest column in the Bend Bulletin on surgical trends in youth baseball, written as part of a class assignment at OSU-Cascades.
John Schuna, associate professor of kinesiology, was quoted in a Washington Post article on walking pace and healthy aging.