Dr. Zan Gao, assistant professor in the School of Kinesiology and director of the Physical Activity Epidemiology Lab (PAEL), has recently has been awarded a Grant-in-Aid from the University’s Office of the Vice President for Research, for his work on exergaming.
Gao’s work is titled, “Effects of Exergaming on Urban Children’s Physical Activity and Body Composition,” and was designed to examine the impact of exergaming on underserved urban children’s physical activity levels and body composition, as well as mediating role of psychosocial beliefs on the effects of exergaming.