California State University, Northridge, is a public university in the Northridge neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, United States. With a total enrollment of 36,368 students, it has the second largest undergraduate population as well as the third largest total student body in the California State University system, making it one of the largest comprehensive universities in the United States in terms of enrollment size. The size of CSUN also has a major impact on the California economy, with an estimated $1.9 billion in economic output generated by CSUN on a yearly basis. As of Fall 2021, the university had 2,187 faculty, of which 794 were tenured or on the tenure track.
Kinesiology is the scientific study of human body movement. Kinesiology addresses physiological, anatomical, biomechanical, pathological, neuropsychological principles and mechanisms of movement. Applications of kinesiology to human health include biomechanics and orthopedics; strength and conditioning; sport psychology; motor control; skill acquisition and motor learning; methods of rehabilitation, such as physical and occupational therapy; and sport and exercise physiology. Studies of human and animal motion include measures from motion tracking systems, electrophysiology of muscle and brain activity, various methods for monitoring physiological function, and other behavioral and cognitive research techniques.
Carroll University is a private university in Waukesha, Wisconsin, United States. It was established in 1846 as Wisconsin's first four-year institution of higher learning. The university is affiliated with the Presbyterian Church (USA).
Sports science is a discipline that studies how the healthy human body works during exercise, and how sports and physical activity promote health and performance from cellular to whole body perspectives. The study of sports science traditionally incorporates areas of physiology, psychology, anatomy, biomechanics, biochemistry, and kinesiology.
Sherdrick Deon "Sed" Bonner is an American former professional football quarterback who played fifteen seasons in the Arena Football League (AFL).
Frederick Warren Cozens was an American college basketball, football, and boxing coach. He was the first head coach of both basketball and football at UCLA and served as the school's athletic director from 1919 to 1942.
Trent Aubrey Johnson is a former American college basketball coach. Johnson had previously been the head coach at Cal State University Northridge, Texas Christian University, Louisiana State University, Stanford University, and University of Nevada.
Donna L. Pastore a professor of sport management at Ohio State University, in the School of Physical Activity & Educational Services. In addition, Pastore is the coordinator of Sport and Exercise Management at Ohio State and is a past president of the National Association for Girls and Women in Sport.
Marie Dorothy Hartwig, known by the nickname "Pete", was an American professor of physical education at the University of Michigan, the university's first associate director of athletics for women, and a lifelong advocate for education, women's sports, and intercollegiate athletics. She was the second woman inducted into the University of Michigan Athletic Hall of Honor.
Celeste Ulrich was an American educator and leader in the field of physical education.
Michael Harold Batesole is an American former baseball coach. He previously served as coach of the Cal State Northridge Matadors (1996–2002) and the Fresno State Bulldogs (2003–2022).
The University of Central Florida College of Health Professions and Sciences was formed in 2018. Formerly, many of the college's programs were housed in the former College of Health and Public Affairs of the University of Central Florida located in Orlando, Florida, United States. The current dean of the college is Christopher Ingersoll. The college of Health and Public Affairs ceased to exist in 2018; its programs were restructured in the current College of Health Professions and Sciences, and by the College of Community Innovation and Education.
The School of Kinesiology is the school of physical education and sport studies at the University of Michigan, a public research university in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Established in 1921 as the Department of Physical Education, the unit became the independent Division of Kinesiology in 1990 and was constructed as the School of Kinesiology in 2008.
Elmer Dayton Mitchell was an American football and basketball coach in Michigan who is considered the father of intramural sports. He was the first varsity basketball coach at the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor and the founder of that school's intramural sports program. Through 2010, he has the highest winning percentage of any head coach in Eastern Michigan Eagles men's basketball history.
Arthur H Steinhaus was an American physical fitness expert and sports physiologist.
Timothy Brian LaKose is an American college basketball coach who is currently head women's basketball coach at the Dominican University of California.
Robin Lund is a Canadian professional baseball coach. He is the assistant pitching coach for the Detroit Tigers of Major League Baseball (MLB).
Margaret JoAnne Safrit, also known as Jo Safrit, was an American kinesiologist and college professor. She gave over a million dollars to the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, her alma mater, to support women's sports and the kinesiology program.
Patty Susan Freedson is an American kinesiologist and expert on actigraphy. She is a professor emerita and former chair of the kinesiology department at the University of Massachusetts Amherst School of Public Health and Health Sciences where she served on the faculty from 1981 to 2016. Freedson is the founding editor of the Journal for the Measurement of Physical Behaviour. She is a fellow of the Research Consortium, the American Academy of Kinesiology and Physical Education, and the American College of Sports Medicine. She is a fellow of the National Academy of Kinesiology.
Deborah Louise Feltz is an American kinesiologist and sport psychologist whose research focuses on self-efficacy, anxiety, and their effects on sport performance. She joined MSU's Department of Kinesiology in 1980, later becoming a professor and chairperson, and has contributed to the study of collective and coaching efficacy, as well as to the development of measurement tools and collaborative research projects in sport psychology.
