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Laboratories
Our Exercise Science laboratories provide students with the opportunity to take what they are learning in the classroom and apply that knowledge in a practical, hands-on setting. These experiences allow each student the opportunity to contribute to important discoveries in their fields of interest, hone their professional skills, and bolster their resumes. These experiences help to set our students apart from other contenders in employment search situations, as well as when they are applying for slots in graduate or professional school programs.
- Biomechanics and Integrative Movement Laboratory
- Exercise Physiology Laboratory
- Cardiovascular Control Laboratory
- Social Psychology of Sport Laboratory
- Julie A. Honerkamp Strong Survivors Cancer Rehabilitation Laboratory (JAHSSCRL)
Capabilities of the Lab:
The Cardiovascular Control Lab specializes in integrative human cardiovascular physiology. Current research projects focus on underlying mechanisms of how specific conditions or interventions affect blood pressure across the lifespan. These include chronic diseases, sex and aging, menopause, and remote ischemic preconditioning. Various approaches to measure hemodynamic, vascular, and autonomic function are utilized in most projects.
In the Social Psychology of Sport Lab, students have the opportunity to study the psychological side of sport, as well as the motivational skills necessary for consistent exercise. In addition to those areas, the impact of social influence (i.e. peers, parents, coaches, siblings) on psychosocial outcomes in sport and physical activity, as well as the effects of shame and embarrassment on sport and physical activity performance are investigated.
In the JAHSSCRL, Saluki students use exercise as a therapeutic tool to help cancer survivors and caregivers from the southern Illinois community maintain and enhance their quality of life during the treatment and recovery period. Students get valuable hands-on experience and develop their professional skills while working with this challenging population. They also enhance their resumes with an experience that is truly unique and helps them stand out above the crowded field of job and graduate school program applicants. Above all, students gain have a personal experience that is beyond rewarding.