Exercise Science

The university's top undergraduate research award comes with $20,000 to support and celebrate academic and creative achivements. 

Daniel Cavarretta '19 is among the recipients of the Lumen Prize, which provides selected students with a scholarship and celebrates their academic and creative accomplishments. 

Assistant Professor of Exercise Science Takudzwa Madzima, Professor of Exercise Dr. Eric Hall, and Associate Professor of Exercise Science Dr. Svetlana Nepocatych have published a new study with Elon Alumni Jonas Black ’17 and Jared Melanson ’17  showing that varying doses of whey and casein protein consumed prior to sleep do not alter next morning appetite, affective mood states and levels of the stress hormone cortisol.

Elon BrainCARE Research Institute and the Department of Exercise Science host  top women scholars and practitioners in the science and management of sports concussions and related issues. 

The Elon BrainCARE Research Institute will host its sixth annual symposium on Thursday, March 7.

Takudzwa "Titch" Madzima, assistant professor of exercise science, has co-authored an article published in the European Journal of Cancer Care investigating 12- to 15-month body composition and bone mineral density in breast cancer survivors compared to age-matched women without a prior cancer diagnosis.

Assistant Professor of Exercise Science Takudzwa “Titch” Madzima and Associate Professor of Exercise Science Svetlana Nepocatych have published a new study in the journal Nutrients with Jared Melanson ’17 and Jonas Black ’17 showing that 48 grams of casein protein consumed prior to sleep likely has favorable metabolic effects in active women.

Several Elon Center for Engaged Learning representatives presented at the International Society for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (ISSOTL) 2018 conference, including scholars from multiple CEL research seminars.

Associate Professor of Psychology Buffie Longmire-Avital, Assistant Professor of Exercise Science Takudzwa "Titch" Madzima and Elyse Bierut '16 examined the rates of engagement in high-calorie burning activities of black and white American collegiate females.

Maureen Vandermaas-Peeler, director of the Center for Research on Global Engagement and professor of psychology, offered insights from research with colleagues from six institutions.