Wellbeing and Exercise Lab
Biography Rachelle is an undergraduate student majoring in Kinesiology with career aspirations in becoming a pediatrician. Rachelle joined the WellEx lab as she is interested to learn more and experimenting with how exercise and psychology work together. For staying active, she enjoys playing tennis!
Biography Annah is an undergraduate student majoring in Kinesiology and hopes to become a Physician Assistant. Annah is very interested in a holistic approach to medicine and healthcare, and thinks that this is a really great lab with a multifaceted aspect that drew her to the WellEx lab. Annah’s favorite way to stay active is …
Biography Marah is a Kinesiology major and has plans to become a Physical Therapist in the future. Marah became interested in the Wellex Lab through taking a class which got her interested in this topic. Thinking about her placement for practicum she realized this was something she was lacking knowledge in and would be very …
Biography Mira is a Kinesiology and Health Promotion/Health Equity major. She hopes to work in a sport psychology or strength and conditioning setting. She’s also interested in pursuing a masters in exercise psychology. She was able to learn a lot from taking kinesiology courses related to exercise psychology and public health. She joined the Wellex …
Biography Ellie is majoring in biology (pre-medicine), after graduation she hopes to attend medical school and become a doctor. Ellie has always been passionate about exercise and its effects on overall well-being. As a yoga instructor, she has seen firsthand how physical activity can improve mental health. Her interest in medicine also makes her curious …
Biography Laura is a Biology major and is currently planning to become a physical therapist! She personally has used physical activity as an outlet for her own mental health and is excited to see it put into practice in a lab setting. She’s excited to see how exercise can be used in the medical field …
Biography Tyler is a Kinesiology major and plans to become a physical therapist in the future. He’s interested in learning how exercise, physical activity, and sedentary behavior influence mental health and wellbeing. He’s looking to gain a better understanding on how regular physical activity can help improve physiological health and reduce mental health concerns. Tyler’s …
Biography Lukas is majoring in Kinesiology and hopes to become a sports medicine physician. Lukas joined the WellEx Lab after hearing about it in his Kinesiology class. He was intrigued by the research focused on using exercise to enhance mental health. Lukas’ favorite ways to stay active are through weightlifting, playing soccer, and golfing!
Biography Alyssa is pursuing a Bachelor’s Degree in Kinesiology and hopes to become a Physicians Assistant. Alyssa loves to run recreationally and has found running to be very helpful with her anxiety. Her mom is also a retired professional runner as well as a clinical psychologist, so she grew up in a very active environment.
Biography Layla is a Kinesiology major and after graduating plans to pursue a direct entry Master of Nursing degree and become a Registered Nurse! Aside from kinesiology and exercise, psychology and mental wellbeing have been long standing interests of Layla’s. She became interested in the lab because it’s an environment to further learn how these …