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The Department of Kinesiology
The facilities for the Department of Kinesiology are located in the University's new Health and Human Services building. This state-of-the-art facility, opend in the fall of 2004, provides offices, classrooms,and both teaching and research laboratories to support the department's many programs.
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| Exercise Biology Research Labs: |
 The Exercise Biology Research Laboratories consists of five separate work areas; two skeletal muscle physiology labs, a cell
culture lab, a microscopy lab, and a comprehensive small animal vivarium. These labs include equipment such as water purification
systems, a compound microscope, an inverted microscope equipped with phase contrast, Nomarski optics and camera, a high speed
centrifuge, pH meters, analytic balances, CO2 incubator, refrigerated centrifuge, a cell harvester, ultra-low temperature
freezers, cryostat, a liquid nitrogen storage dewar, and a hematology analyzer (Coulter), rodent treadmills, and surgical
supplies and equipment. The labs are used primarily by Drs. Pizza and McLoughlin and their undergraduate and graduate students.
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| ardioPulmonary and Metabolism Research Lab: |
 The CardioPulmonary and Metabolism Research Lab provides comprehensive facilities for the study of the effects of exercise
on these systems. It includes comprehensive instrumentation for respiratory gas analysis, cardiovasular function, peripheral
blood flow monitoring, blood chemistry assessment, and hydrostatic weighing. The lab is directed by Dr. Barry Scheuermann
and used in support of his research and that of the undergraduate and graduate students who he advises.
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| Motion Analysis Labs: |
  The Motion Analysis Labis a 1600 square foot facility that is used for both instruction and research. It provides a venue for assessment of dynamic
motion through a state-of-the-art 12 camera digital 3-D video system, four force plates, a 24 channel telemeterized EMG system,
an in-sole pressure measurement system, and a Biodex isokinetic dynamometer. The lab is used primarily by Drs. Gribble, Pietrosimone,
Armstrong, Arnos, Jackson, Aminaka and their students.
Panoramic View of the Lab (Quicktime Required)
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| Athletic Training Research Laboratory: |
 The primary focus of the Athletic Training Research Laboratory is on the assessment of neuromuscular control related to lower
extremity injury. IThe lab contains a MotionMonitor data acquisition system with 5 Ascension "Flock of Birds" magnetic trackers;
Standard and Extended Range Transmitters and a Bertec NC-4060 force plate. Additional equipment include a PC, scanner, Star
Excursion BalanceTesting Pad and Movin' Step Balance Pads. This lab is in support of the research of Drs. Gribble and Pietrosimone
and the students that they advise.
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| Joint Injury and Muscle Activation Laboratory |
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Kinesiotherapy Center: |
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| Human Anatomy and Physiolgy Teaching Laboratory: |
 The department has a state-of-the art teaching facility for instruction in human anatomy and physiology. It provides for
the study of structure and function from the cellular level to examination of human cadaver specimens. Extensive use is made
of computer and media technology.
Panoramic View of the Lab (Quicktime Required)
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| Exercise Physiology Teaching Laboratory: |
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Panoramic View of the Lab (Quicktime Required)
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This KT Center, located in the University's Health Education Center building, is operated as a rehabilitation clinic for patients
who are referred by area physicians. Exercise therapy and aquatic therapy are used to treat patients with a wide range of
conditions and disabilities. A special feature of the clinic is the Perceptual Motor Development Program that is offered to
area children. This program pairs student clinicians with children who have various types of disabilities, to provide a structured
program of fine and gross motor activity.
The department provides a dedicated teaching laboratory for instruction in exercise physiology, clinical exercise testing,
human physiology, and cardiopulmonary physiology. It is equiped with state-of-the-art instrumentation for such thngs as cardiac
monitoring, graded exercise testing, and respiratory gas analysis.
