The new role intends to implement systems to expand faculty and student research.

The interdisciplinary initiative connects faculty, students, and community partners to advance ethical, evidence-based animal assisted interventions.

Professor of Instruction Kathy Mellen serves as the department’s first associate DEO, focusing on faculty mentorship, instructional quality, and student success.

Alumni expertise and student curiosity come together in a new conversation series spotlighting career pathways in health, sport, and human physiology.

Ericka (Tank) Muhlbauer reflects on how the Department of Health, Sport, and Human Physiology helped lay the groundwork for her path to family medicine in western Iowa.

Guided by Iowa training and national standards work, Loughrey partners with Missouri’s education department to lead whole-school, public health efforts that strengthen health and physical education and boost student connection statewide.

Students in the Therapeutic Recreation Assessment and Evaluation class worked with the City of North Liberty Recreation Department to plan and administer a questionnaire to gather information about the community's interest and access needed for adaptive and inclusive recreation programs. Then, students helped host a successful Campus to Community event highlighting accessible activities and opportunities for participation at the city's recreation center.

The University of Iowa Child Life Student Association and their faculty advisor, Emily Mozena, collaborated the Love from Levi Foundation to support their efforts in creating books for children in the hospital or with chronic illnesses. The books are then sent to children all over the world to enjoy. The effort allowed them to create 536 book pages for the Foundation!

At the University of Iowa, sport and rec management major Nate Harbert found a welcoming community and hands-on experiences that helped him land a full-time job with ties to the Hawkeyes.

Anna Stanhewicz, University of Iowa associate professor in the Department of Health, Sport, and Human Physiology, has been awarded the prestigious 2026 Henry Pickering Bowditch Award, a national award for excellence as an early career scholar from the American Physiological Society.