The Department of Kinesiology at Penn State University is committed to providing outstanding instruction and educational opportunities for our students; discovering and disseminating new knowledge about physical activity, exercise, and human movement and its relationship to human health and disease; and providing outstanding service and outreach to the field of kinesiology and our community.
Department faculty expertise reflects considerable breadth and diversity. Faculty teaching and research interests touch on biomechanical, historical, neuromotor, pedagogical, philosophical, physiological, psychological, and sociocultural perspectives of human movement, physical activity, and exercise.
The Department of Kinesiology is one of nine departments and schools within the College of Health and Human Development, an innovative college focusing on human health and well being throughout the lifespan.