DJ McDonough, School of Kinesiology Ph.D. candidate and research fellow under Dr. Zan Gao, published a manuscript entitled “Small-Groups Versus Full-Class Exergaming on Urban Minority Adolescents’ Physical Activity, Enjoyment, and Self-Efficacy” in the Journal of Physical Activity and Health.

The manuscript was of original research examining differences in urban minority adolescents’ physical activity levels, enjoyment, and self-efficacy during small-groups and full-class exergaming sessions. This project is one of several community and school-based projects conducted by the Physical Activity Epidemiology Laboratory (PAEL) fighting to reduce health disparities in the underserved African American communities within the Minneapolis/St. Paul area.

Co-authors included Wenxi Liu, Ph.D. candidate, Xiwen Su, and Zan Gao, Ph.D.—research assistants and lab director, respectively, of the PAEL.