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Faculty Research

The Department of Kinesiology is housed in University Hall, a facility that includes well-equipped research laboratories, teaching laboratories, and faculty/staff offices. Information about the faculty’s research areas can be found below. 

Faculty Research Interests

Melissa Alexander

Associate Professor

Phone 973-655-4067

Email alexanderm@montclair.edu

Location

University Hall, 4139

Research Interests

PE curriculum and appropriate pedagogical strategies for people with intellectual disabilities and ASD; preparing AT to work with people with disabilities


Fredrick Gardin

Associate Professor

Phone 973-655-

Email gardinf@montclair.edu

Location

University Hall, 4133

Research Interests

Socialization and the development of skill and expertise in sports medicine and sports performance.


Robert Gilbert

Associate Professor

Phone (973) 655-5239

Email gilbertr@montclair.edu

Location

University Hall, 4105

Faculty research interests

Applied Sport Psychology


Marsha Grant-Ford

Assistant Professor

Phone 973-655-5243

Email grantfordm@montclair.edu

Location

University Hall,

Research Interests

Gymnastic injuries, adapted athlete issues, cultural competence,


Robert Horn

Associate Professor

Phone 973-655-

Email hornr@montclair.edu

Location

University Hall, 4107

Research Interests

The neural basis of visual control of action (quiet eye), tactical knowledge and game intelligence in sports


Peter A. Hosick

Associate Professor

Phone 973-655-3510

Email hosickp@montclair.edu

Location

University Hall, 4119

Research Interests

Metabolic and cardiovascular adjustments in response to various stressors, i.e. dehydration, sitting vs. standing, external load carriage.


Susana Juniu

Professor

Phone (973) 655-7093

Email junius@montclair.edu

Location

University Hall, 4143

Faculty research interests

Examining the intersection of teachers’ knowledge of curriculum content, general pedagogies, and technologies to support reflection on their teaching actions and on documenting women’s and immigrants’ experiences through photographs and narratives.


Evan Matthews

Associate Professor

Phone 973-655-3948

Email matthewse@montclair.edu

Location

University Hall, 4105

Research Interests

Cardiovascular and exercise physiology including Cardiovascular responses to muscle contraction and exercise in young healthy adults, women, and those with a family history of hypertension.


Kristin Scrabis-Fletcher

Associate Professor

Phone 973-655-5334

Email scrabisfletk@montclair.edu

Location

University Hall, 4137

Research Interests

Physical education teacher education and preparation; Integration of academic content in PE; Student experiences in PE


William Sullivan

Professor

Phone 973 655-7089

Email sullivanw@montclair.edu

Location

University Hall, 4117

Research interests

Effect of pre-exercise verbal cueing on individual muscle activation during exercise; blood volume shifts during exercise