The Department of Exercise Science and Physical Education is housed in University Hall, a facility that includes well-equipped research laboratories, teaching laboratories, and faculty/staff offices. Information about the faculty’s research areas can be found below.
Faculty Research Interests
Melissa Alexander
Associate Professor
Phone 973-655-4067
Email alexanderm@montclair.edu
Location
University Hall, 4139
Research Interests
PE curriculum and appropriate pedagogical strategies for people with intellectual disabilities and ASD; preparing AT to work with people with disabilities
Joan Ficke
Full Professor
Phone 973-655-4019
Email fickej@montclair.edu
Location
University Hall, 4113
Research Interests
Women’s rights across every spectrum
Fredrick Gardin
Associate Professor
Phone 973-655-
Email gardinf@montclair.edu
Location
University Hall, 4133
Research Interests
Socialization and the development of skill and expertise in sports medicine and sports performance.
Robert Gilbert
Associate Professor
Phone (973) 655-5239
Email gilbertr@montclair.edu
Location
University Hall, 4105
Faculty research interests
Applied Sport Psychology
Marsha Grant-Ford
Assistant Professor
Phone 973-655-5243
Email grantfordm@montclair.edu
Location
University Hall,
Research Interests
Gymnastic injuries, adapted athlete issues, cultural competence,
Robert Horn
Associate Professor
Phone 973-655-
Email hornr@montclair.edu
Location
University Hall, 4107
Research Interests
The neural basis of visual control of action (quiet eye), tactical knowledge and game intelligence in sports
Peter A. Hosick
Associate Professor
Phone 973-655-3510
Email hosickp@montclair.edu
Location
University Hall, 4119
Research Interests
Metabolic and cardiovascular adjustments in response to various stressors, i.e. dehydration, sitting vs. standing, external load carriage.
Susana Juniu
Professor
Phone (973) 655-7093
Email junius@montclair.edu
Location
University Hall, 4143
Faculty research interests
Examining the intersection of teachers’ knowledge of curriculum content, general pedagogies, and technologies to support reflection on their teaching actions and on documenting women’s and immigrants’ experiences through photographs and narratives.
Evan Matthews
Associate Professor
Phone 973-655-3948
Email matthewse@montclair.edu
Location
University Hall, 4105
Research Interests
Cardiovascular and exercise physiology including Cardiovascular responses to muscle contraction and exercise in young healthy adults, women, and those with a family history of hypertension.
David Phillips
Assistant Professor
Phone 973-655-7452
Email phillipsdav@montclair.edu
Location
University Hall, 4111
Research Interests
Upper extremity kinematics, proprioception, neuromuscular coordination, virtual reality in kinesiology, ACL injuries, shoulder injuries
Kristin Scrabis-Fletcher
Associate Professor
Phone 973-655-5334
Email scrabisfletk@montclair.edu
Location
University Hall, 4137
Research Interests
Physical education teacher education and preparation; Integration of academic content in PE; Student experiences in PE
William Sullivan
Professor
Phone 973 655-7089
Email sullivanw@montclair.edu
Location
University Hall, 4117
Research interests
Effect of pre-exercise verbal cueing on individual muscle activation during exercise; blood volume shifts during exercise