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Kinesiology

Tackle chronic disease. Champion fitness. Study the science of human movement and prepare for a career that improves lives.

Faculty

Susan Aguiñaga, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

saguina2@illinois.edu

Office: (217) 300-4700

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Jacob Allen, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

jmallen5@illinois.edu

Office: (217) 300-9577

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Marni D. Boppart, Sc.D.

Professor

Director of Strategic Initiatives for Health and Kinesiology

mboppart@illinois.edu

Office: (217) 244-1459

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Nicholas A. Burd, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

naburd@illinois.edu

Office: 217-244-0970

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Chung-Yi Chiu, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

chiucy@illinois.edu

Office: (217) 244-6435

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Soyoung Choi, Ph.D., RN

Assistant Professor

soyoung@illinois.edu

Office: (217) 333-2573

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Gabrielle Dillon, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

gdillon@illinois.edu

Office: (217) 265-0879

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Thayna Flores, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

trflores@illinois.edu

Office: (217) 300-8352

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Sarah Geiger, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

smurphy7@illinois.edu

Office: (217) 300-7240

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Robyn L. Gobin, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

rgobin@illinois.edu

Office: (217) 265-0726

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Kim Graber, Ed.D.

Professor and Department Head

kgraber@illinois.edu

Office: (217) 333-2697

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Pedro Hallal, Ph.D.

Alvin M. and Ruth L. Sandall Professor

Director of MPH Program

phallal@illinois.edu

Office: (217) 333-8313

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Matthew M. Hanks, Ph.D., ATC

Assistant Professor

hanksm@illinois.edu

(217) 333-6981

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Diego Hernández-Saavedra, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

dhrnndz2@illinois.edu

Office: (217) 333-9322

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Rachel A. Hoopsick, PhD, MS, MPH, MCHES

Assistant Professor

hoopsick@illinois.edu

Office: (217) 333-2575

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Yih-Kuen Jan, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

yjan@illinois.edu

Office: (217) 300-7253

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Hyojung Kang, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

hyokang@illinois.edu

Office: 217-300-9393

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Shelby Keye, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

skeye2@illinois.edu

Office: (217) 333-0036

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Naiman Khan, Ph.D., RD

Associate Professor

Associate Head for Research

nakhan2@illinois.edu

Office: (217) 333-3893

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Sandraluz Lara-Cinisomo, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

laracini@illinois.edu

Office: (217) 300-3512

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Otávio Leão, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

leao@illinois.edu

Office: (217) 300-7974

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Josh Leonardis, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

jleo@illinois.edu

Office: (217) 333-6984

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Sheena Martenies, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

smarte4@illinois.edu

Office: (217) 300-9375

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Shannon Mejía, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Director of Health Technology Education Program

stmejia@illinois.edu

Office: (217) 300-3088

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Sean Mullen, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

spmullen@illinois.edu

Office: 217-244-4502

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Bruno P. Nunes, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

nunesb@illinois.edu

Office: (217) 300-1928

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Steven Petruzzello, Ph.D.

Professor

Executive Associate Head

petruzze@illinois.edu

Office: (217) 244-7325

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Dominika Pindus, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

pindus@illinois.edu

Office: 217-300-7317

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Minakshi Raj, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

mraj@illinois.edu

Office: (217) 300-6366

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Ian Rice, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Director of Diversity Equity Inclusion/Special Projects

ianrice@illinois.edu

Office: (217) 333-1807]

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Laura Rice, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Associate Head for Graduate Studies

ricela@illinois.edu

Office: (217) 333-4650

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Kevin Andrew Richards, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

karichar@illinois.edu

Office: 217-300-7994

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Jenna Riis, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

jriis@illinois.edu

Office: (217) 333-5128

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Wendy Rogers, Ph.D.

Shahid and Ann Carlson Khan Professor

wendyr@illinois.edu

Office: 217-300-1470

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Andiara Schwingel, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Associate Head for Undergraduate Studies

andiara@illinois.edu

Office: (217) 333-5443

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Emerson Sebastião, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

esebast2@illinois.edu

Office: (217) 300-6497

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Jack Senefeld, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

senefeld@illinois.edu

Office: (217) 300-7991

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David Strauser, Ph.D., CRC

Professor

strauser@illinois.edu

Office: (217) 244-3936

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Rafael Tassitano, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

rafaelmt@illinois.edu

Office: (217) 300-7948

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Wesley J. Wilson, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

wjwilson@illinois.edu

Office: (217) 300-7926

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Amy Woods, Ph.D.

James K. and Karen S. McKechnie Professor, Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs

amywoods@illinois.edu

Office: (217) 333-9602

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Jeff Woods, Ph.D.

Associate Dean for Research/Director of CHAD/Mottier Family Professor

woods1@illinois.edu

Office: (217) 244-8815

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Specialized Faculty

Lynne Barnes, MPA, OT, FACHE, FAOTA, CPC

Program Director, Master of Health Administration

lcbarnes@illinois.edu

Office: (217) 300-7932

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Kristin Carlson, Ph.D.

Teaching Assistant Professor

Assistant Head

carlso1@illinois.edu

Office: (217) 300-0488

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Caitlin Vitosky Clarke, Ph.D.

Teaching Assistant Professor

vitosky@illinois.edu

Office: (217) 300-5345

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Jesse Couture, Ph.D.

Teaching Assistant Professor

jcouture@illinois.edu

Office: (217) 333-3950

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Mudita Dave, Ph.D.

Teaching Associate Professor

mmdave2@illinois.edu

Office: (217) 300-1463

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Kristin DiFilippo, Ph.D., RDN, LDN

Teaching Assistant Professor

kdifilip@illinois.edu

Office: (217) 300-8400

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Beth Frasca, M.S.

Instructor

bfrasca@illinois.edu

Office: (217) 244-0507

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Tim Hale, Ph.D.

Teaching Assistant Professor

timhale@illinois.edu

Office: (217) 300-8582

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Shelly Johnson, Ph.D.

Teaching Assistant Professor

shellyj@illinois.edu

Office: (217) 265-0631

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Aline Lamas, Ph.D.

Instructor and Coordinator of Global Affairs

aline@illinois.edu

Office: (217) 333-8965

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Don Lovasz

Teaching Assistant Professor

dlovasz@illinois.edu

Office: (217) 300-3470

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Harshal Mahajan, Ph.D.

Research Assistant Professor

mahajan6@illinois.edu

Office: (217) 300-7048

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Cezar Mamaril, Ph.D.

Teaching Assistant Professor

cbm@illinois.edu

Office: (217) 244-2078

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Cassie Meinert, M.S. Ed.

Assistant Director, Master of Health Administration

cmeinert@illinois.edu

Office: 217-244-3978

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Allison Musser, Ph.D.

Assistant Director MPH Graduate Program

amusser3@illinois.edu

Office: (217) 333-5082

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Jamie O'Connor, Ph.D.

Teaching Associate Professor

joconno@illinois.edu

Office: (217) 300-9255

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Sara Pearson, MPH, DVM

Teaching Assistant Professor

pearso12@illinois.edu

Office: (217) 300-0896

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Shandia Porter, MHSA, MSW, LLMSW-C

Instructor

porter24@illinois.edu

Office: (217) 300-1466

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Katelyn Talbott, Ed.D.

Assistant Director, Health Technology Education Program

ktalbott@illinois.edu

Office: (217) 300-0277

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Maria Cecília Tenório, Ph.D.

Teaching Assistant Professor

tenorioc@illinois.edu

Office: (217) 300-7937

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Whitney Wolff, Ph.D.

Teaching Assistant Professor

wolffw@illinois.edu

Office: (217) 333-5458

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Adjunct and Affiliated Faculty

Brandi Barnes, MS, Ph.D.

Research Scientist / Adjunct Lecturer

bbarnes@illinois.edu

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Christy Bazan, MPH, MCHES, LEHP

Adjunct Instructor

bazan3@illinois.edu

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Anne Danbury, MS, Ph.D.

Adjunct Lecturer

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Office: (217) 265-6401

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Jeannette Elliott, PT, DPT, MS

Adjunct Instructor

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Office: (217) 333-4608

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Julene Ensign, MS, Ph.D.

Adjunct Lecturer

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Emily Fink, MS

Adjunct instructor

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Ariel Freehill, MSHA

Coordinator of Recruitment and Admissions/MHA, MPH

anbohm2@illinois.edu

Office: (217) 244-8682

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Karianne Gardner, LAT, ATC, CSCS

Adjunct Instructor

kjg3@illinois.edu

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Nancy Greenwalt

Adjunct Instructor

nhg@illinois.edu

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Alana Harris, MS, Ph.D.

Adjunct Lecturer

apharri2@illinois.edu

Office: (217) 300-3953

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Matthew Haugen, Ph.D.

Adjunct Lecturer

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Brenna Kelley, MPH

Adjunct Instructor

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Shelby May

Adjunct Instructor

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Nora Peterson

Adjunct Lecturer

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Phillip M. Rowell II, MJ

Adjunct Instructor

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Gregory Scott, MS, BSN, RN, PHRN, TNS, CDP, CHW, FCN, Paramedic

Adjunct Instructor

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Jessica Summers

Adjunct Instructor

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Wendy Starwalt, MS

Adjunct Instructor

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Monica Turchyn, MPH

Adjunct Instructor

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Markisha Woodson, MSPH, MBA, Ph.D.

Adjunct Lecturer

mjfoster@illinois.edu

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Emeritus Faculty

David M. Buchner, MPH, MD

Professor Emeritus

dbuchner@illinois.edu

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Hillary Klonoff-Cohen, MS, PhD

Professor Emerita

klonoffc@illinois.edu

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Edward McAuley, PhD

Professor Emeritus

emcauley@illinois.edu

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Thomas O’Rourke, MPH, PhD

Professor Emeritus

torourke@illinois.edu

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Synthia Sydnor, MS, PhD

Associate Professor Emerita

syndy@illinois.edu

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Weimo Zhu, PhD

Professor Emeritus

weimozhu@illinois.edu

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Advising

Julia Hartman

Coordinator of Internship Programs

juliahar@illinois.edu

Office: (217) 300-6461

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Hollie Heintz

Academic Advisor, Community Health (A-K)

hheintz@illinois.edu

Office: (217) 333-9322

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Patty Hudek

Academic Advisor for Community Health (L-Z)

phudek@illinois.edu

Office: (217) 300-7343

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Amy O'Neill

Academic Advisor, Kinesiology (lM-Z)

aroneill@illinois.edu

Office: (217) 300-6884

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Kaila Tyner

Academic Advisor for Kinesiology (A-L)

ktyner@illinois.edu

Office: (217) 333-5125

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Annie White

Academic Advisor for Interdisciplinary Health Sciences (A-K)

alwhite@illinois.edu
Office (217) 265-4069
Andrea Wisdom

Academic Advisor for Interdisciplinary Health Sciences (L-Z)

akmorgan@illinois.edu

Office: (217) 300-3394

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Staff

Staci Baxley

Administrative Aide

slsears@illinois.edu

Office: (217) 333-2307
Kathleen Bresnahan

Office Manager

kb1989@illinois.edu

Office: (217) 333-2491
Julie Jenkins

Administrative Aide

jjenkns@illinois.edu

Office: (217) 333-1083
Mary Jones

Associate Director of Finance and Administration

mkjones@illinois.edu

Office: (217) 244-3032
Nikki Jones

Office Support Specialist

nnj@illinois.edu

Office: (217) 300-0035
Madison Quinley

Office Support Associate

mquinley@illinois.edu

Office: (217) 244-2442