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Alumni Kinesiology

Kerri Vanderbom: World champion water skier, PhD student, Gatorade rep

“It wasn’t really until junior high that I felt any awkwardness,” says Kerri Vanderbom whose older sister Mari and brother Tobi taught her to play baseball, basketball and cruise around their neighborhood.

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Kinesiology Research

New research: More worry about health leads to inactivity

Mobility, which declines with aging, has been identified as one of the 10 hot topics in aging research, as walking difficulty reduces quality of life. Older adults who worry about their health engage in less physical activity, and those who participate in less activity are more likely to report having difficulty walking

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Nutrition Research

What we eat. What we know.

Emily Ho believes part of her role as a researcher is to disseminate the results of high-quality nutrition research in a timely way.