D.J. McDonough, second year Kinesiology PhD student advised by associate professor Zan Gao, Ph.D., is the lead author on an article, “Comparison of college students’ energy expenditure, physical activity, and enjoyment during exergaming and traditional exercise,” recently published in the Journal of Clinical Medicine.

The article is based on original research comparing differences in college students’ physical activity and physiological and psychological outcomes during two exergaming sessions and a traditional exercise session. Co-authors include Gao and his former advisees Zachary Pope, Ph.D., Nan Zeng, Ph.D., and Jung Eun Lee, Ph.D. Gao is director of the Physical Activity Epidemiology Laboratory (PAEL) in the School of Kinesiology.