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About our lab
Our lab is focused on understanding and testing factors that increase motivation for movement. We use behavioral science to create interventions for individuals that might have difficulties starting and sticking with exercise and physical activity. We primarily focus on interventions for people with Parkinson disease as well as underserved populations (Latinx/Hispanic).
Interested in joining the Movement for Life Lab?
Lab Vision & Mission
Movement for Life Lab
Vision: Empowering movement for all, for life.
Mission: To empower and motivate individuals, families, and populations to be physically active.
Research goals:
- Improve physical activity levels of people with PD
- Reduce healthcare disparities for people with PD from underrepresented groups
- Understand essential components of interventions (at the individual, interpersonal, community, & societal levels) to maximize motivation for physical activity
Upcoming Events
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Jul
27
Art Exhibit: Origins & Forgotten in Time All Day
Art Exhibit: Origins & Forgotten in Time
Saturday, July 27th, 2024
All Day
Celeste LeWitt Gallery at UConn Health
Exhibits featuring painter Catie Lewis and photographer Mallorie Ostrowitz
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Jul
27
Open Air 2024 Sculpture Exhibition All Day
Open Air 2024 Sculpture Exhibition
Saturday, July 27th, 2024
All Day
UConn Avery Point
The exhibiting artists are Jenny Carpenter, the CoyWolf Collective, Dan Devine, Walter Early, Johanna Jackson, Cara Lynch, R. Douglass Rice, Sebastian Shames, Margaret Roleke and Martha Willette Lewis.Plan your visit to explore these exciting sculptures and their relationship to the coastal landscape. -
Jul
27
UConn ECE Alumni Survey - HS class of 2023 All Day
UConn ECE Alumni Survey - HS class of 2023
Saturday, July 27th, 2024
All Day
1-year out alumni surveys have been emailed to the class of 2023. Surveys were sent to the email address used for registration. Please contact carissa.rutkauskas@uconn.edu if you are a UConn ECE alumni from the high school class of 2023 and did not receive an email with the survey link.
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- Research ProjectsSTEAM Project (Recruitment complete) Since the advent of photography, the medium has been used as a scientific tool in understanding movement, time and body. There is evidence that as early as 1879, photographic images were used to study the symptoms and diagnosis of PD. STEAM Project brings together researchers across three colleges at the University […]
- Exercise Class for People with Parkinson’s Disease Celebrates 10 YearsCheck out UConn Today’s latest article on our Parkinson Disease Exercise Class 10-year celebration. Exercise Class for People with Parkinson’s Disease Celebrates 10 Years – UConn Today