Department of Health and Human Physiology | College of Liberal Arts & Sciences | The University of Iowa

We advance the understanding of health, sport, and recreation through teaching, research, and community outreach.
We advance the understanding of health, sport, and recreation through teaching, research, and community outreach.
We advance the understanding of health, sport, and recreation through teaching, research, and community outreach.
We advance the understanding of health, sport, and recreation through teaching, research, and community outreach.
We advance the understanding of health, sport, and recreation through teaching, research, and community outreach.
We advance the understanding of health, sport, and recreation through teaching, research, and community outreach.

Undergraduate Areas of Study

A student applies a bandage to an athlete's ankle

Athletic
Training (BS)

A student demonstrates a stretching technique during a health fair

Health & Human
Physiology (BA)

A student working in a lab examining a sample

Human
Physiology (BS)

A group of students hold the Iowa flag during a field trip

Sport & Recreation
Management (BS)

A student blows bubbles with a child at the Children's Hospital

Therapeutic
Recreation (BS)

News, Events & Seminars

Carl Gisolfi Seminar - Chris Minson - December 6, 2019

December 04, 2019
More than a Game: Sports Stories Told Live

November 27, 2019
Sport and Recreation Management - November 2019 Newsletter

November 11, 2019
HHP Workshop Series - Finding Experiential Learning Opportunities

October 30, 2019
Assistant in Instruction, HPAS

October 15, 2019

Research Spotlight

Melissa Bates

Melissa Bates

Assistant Professor

Lab Name:
Integrative Pathophysiology and Genetics Laboratory

Lab Website:
http://www.ipglaboratory.com

Undergraduate Spotlight

Maggie Baker

Health and Human Physiology (Health Studies) BA

Through research papers and projects, Maggie has explored her interest in rural healthcare.

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Graduate Spotlight

2d Lt. Elena Segre, MSC, USAF

M.S. in Health and Human Physiology, Clinical Exercise Physiology track

After graduating from the department in 2015, Elena Segre matriculated to the F. Edward Hebert School of Medicine at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences.

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