体育活动的行为方面研究了体育活动采用和维持的行为干预，体育活动的流行病学，与体育活动促进有关的社会心理理论，对久坐行为的了解以及体育活动的客观和主观评估。教师研究的重点是体育活动行为变化，体育活动和心理健康的心理社会中介者，孕妇和产后妇女的体育活动干预措施，在校学生的千卡路里支出，针对儿童和青少年的体育活动干预措施，环境对体育活动和饮食的影响，以及体育活动行为中的种族/种族和性别差异。与其他部门进行跨学科研究，包括医学，护理，公共卫生，流行病学，生理学，营养，心理学，家庭社会科学和人口研究。
Behavioral Aspects of Physical Activity examines behavioral interventions for physical activity adoption and maintenance, the epidemiology of physical activity, psychosocial theories related to physical activity promotion, understanding sedentary behavior, and the objective and subjective assessment of physical activity. Faculty research has focused on psychosocial mediators of physical activity behavior change, physical activity and mental health, physical activity interventions for pregnant and postpartum women, kilocalorie expenditure among students in school, physical activity interventions for children and adolescents, environmental influences on physical activity and diet, and racial/ethnic and gender differences in physical activity behavior. Interdisciplinary research is conducted with other departments including medicine, nursing, public health, epidemiology, physiology, nutrition, psychology, family social science, and population studies.