The Department of Kinesiology conducts research that provides opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students to actively engage in the research process.
Areas of Research
Adaptations to Repetitive Motion and Stress (ARMS)
Neuromotor Science (NMS) Research Consortium
Sport Concussion Laboratory
Translational Exercise Biology Laboratory
Temple Research Immersive Balance and Locomotion (TRIBAL) Lab
The Temple Research Immersive Balance and Locomotion (TRIBAL) Lab is a shared resource of all NMS faculty. The primary goal of the TRIBAL lab is to understand the neural and biomechanical basis of human balance and locomotion. Individuals stand or walk in a room-sized virtual reality cave that allows precise control of the visual surround along with input from vestibular, proprioceptive and tactile sensory systems. Balance control mechanisms can then be studied with regard to processes that fuse information from multiple sensory systems. Computational methods combine mechanisms of multisensory fusion with biomechanical investigations of multilink body dynamics to develop new techniques and “smart health technology” to improve mobility in patient populations with balance disorders including Parkinson’s disease, individuals with the loss of inner ear (vestibular) function, elderly individuals at risk of falling and athletes who have experienced concussion.