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University of Southern California
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Kinesiology

Physical Education Building 107
(213) 740-2492
FAX: (213) 740-7909
Email: knsl@usc.edu
www.usc.edu/schools/college/kinesiology

Chair: Lorraine Turcotte, Ph.D.

Faculty

Professor: Casey Donovan, Ph.D.

Associate Professors: John Callaghan, Ph.D.; Robert Girandola, Ed.D.; Jill McNitt-Gray, Ph.D.; Lorraine Turcotte, Ph.D.

Emeritus Professors: Herbert A. deVries, Ph.D.; J. Tillman Hall, Ed.D.

Academic Program Staff
Kim Henige, Ed.D., Director of Instructional Laboratories; Bara Floyd, M.A., Lecturer

The Department of Kinesiology offers undergraduate and graduate degrees in the scientific study of human movement. The undergraduate curriculum is designed to provide a broad and comprehensive understanding of the human body at work. This includes studies of basic underlying parameters, as well as applications relevant to understanding human movement. The course work necessarily derives from a variety of disciplines, including physiology, anatomy, biochemistry, biomechanics, nutrition and psychology. As such, an undergraduate degree in Kinesiology provides excellent training for students wishing to pursue further graduate or professional studies.

At the graduate level students are expected to specialize in one of three areas, i.e., exercise physiology, biomechanics and sports psychology. These represent areas of active research by department faculty. The focus is on preparing individuals who will contribute to the research and scholarship in their chosen discipline.