在过去的20年中，越来越多的研究重点集中在运动和营养对健康，表现和疾病的作用上。人们也越来越关注通过行为改变和健康干预计划来确定降低慢性病风险的策略。这项研究的目的是确定优化健康和生活质量的方法。与临床有关的预防性和康复性健康研究是私人和公共资金领域最强大的领域之一。还有大量资源可用于实施基于社区的健身，休闲和健康教育计划，尤其是针对服务不足的社区。历史上，通过在运动生理学，营养，康复，健康，心理学，化学，分子生物学，护理和/或医学方面受过训练的科学家的共同努力，以多学科方式进行了该领域的研究。尽管这种合
Our PhD program is acknowledged as a STEM program according to the Carnegie classification. Over the last 20 years, there has been an increased research focus on the role of exercise and nutrition on health, performance, and disease. There has also been an increased interest in identifying strategies to reduce risk to chronic diseases through behavioral modification and wellness intervention programs. The goal of this research has been to identify ways to optimize performance, health, and quality of life. Clinically-related research on preventive and rehabilitative health represents one of the strongest areas for private and public funding. There are also significant resources available to implement community-based fitness and wellness education programs particularly to under-served communities. Our graduates find immediate employment in their chosen field, with most going on to tenure track faculty positions, and some to post-doctoral research fellowships and industry jobs.