Human Performance Lab

The Department of Kinesiology at James Madison University is home to the Human Performance Laboratory.  HPL researchers study human movement from a broad perspective using laboratory and field-based approaches.  Students interested in completing a thesis work alongside faculty to design, collect and analyze their research and potentially present their results at professional conferences such as SEACSM and ACSM.  Research focus areas include:

• Cardiopulmonary and metabolic responses to acute exercise
• Interactions between nutrition and exercise in health and disease 
• Cardiovascular and pulmonary limitations to exercise tolerance
• Effects of nutritional interventions on endurance performance and recovery
• Hemostatic Responses and Adaptations to Exercise
• Impact of Sleep on Cardiovascular & Autonomic Function
• Integrative Exercise Physiology
• Muscle Physiology
• Physical Activity and Health
• Sport Psychology
• Substrate Metabolism and Endurance Performance