PARC operates several research labs on location that span nearly all aspects of health and wellness, including the effects of physical activity, sedentary behavior, resistance and aerobic exercise training, yoga, sleep, family and community health, and more.
Coordinated by Duck-chul (DC) Lee, this lab researches the effects of physical activity on various health outcomes such as diabetes, obesity, cancer, sarcopenia, and cardiovascular disease.
Coordinated by Christopher Kline, this lab focuses on the interrelationships between physical activity, sleep, and cardiometabolic risk.
Coordinated by Sharon Ross, this lab conducts research that centers on child, youth, and family health and wellbeing.
Coordinated by Sally Sherman, this lab focuses on researches benefits of mind-body physical activity, and specifically focuses modalities such as yoga and Pilates and how these movements contribute to health and longevity.
Coordinated by Benjamin Gordon, this lab researches the effects of novel non-pharmacological exercise interventions to prevent and manage elevated blood pressure and hypertension in adults.