Gianna Woida

Biography

Gianna (Gia) is a pre-nursing student, and her current career goals are to work in the medical field or go into research! She wants to help people, whether that’s directly or indirectly. She was interested in joining the Wellbeing Exercise Lab because of Dr. Meyer’s presentation in her Kines 119 class. He talked about his research and how he focuses on improving mental health with physical activity. She loves staying physically active, and it’s a great way for her to relieve some of her stress. He shared his story, and she really connected with it. It made her want to learn more and contribute to his research. Gia’s favorite way to be active is to play beach volleyball in the summer!