Our graduates at all levels go on to succeed in a wide variety of fields from medicine, to athletic conditioning to research. See their stories.
Mohammed Alkatan
"I obtained my Exercise Science Master's degree at Â鶹´«Ã½ and a PhD at the University of Texas at Austin. [The Â鶹´«Ã½] professors proved inspiring and immeasurably helpful in guiding my decision to pursue an advanced degree. I feel strongly that I gained from the degree at Â鶹´«Ã½ valuable knowledge that is proving useful for the education, in my home country (Kuwait), of medical students and others in all fields of health education and physiology."
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Jacqueline Knox
"Having an advanced degree can open many doors. Upon completing the MS Exercise Science program at Â鶹´«Ã½, I started my career as an Exercise Physiologist in a cardiac rehabilitation program. With the desire to do more, this led me to Eastern Virginia Medical School Physician Assistant program. Currently, I am a PA in cardiology where I provide care to cardiac patients in a hospital and office setting. Through my journey, I discovered the importance of exercise and I truly believe exercise is medicine, which is something I share and promote with my patients every day. The professors at Â鶹´«Ã½ have created a challenging curriculum which has given me the experience and skills needed to make a difference in peoples' lives."
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Joe Mayer
"I am firsthand proof that you can do a lot with the degree, having had many great clinical opportunities. I interned at Massachusetts General Hospital and subsequently received employment in the Nuclear Cardiology Lab as a Stress Technician. I moved on to a position at Brigham and Women's Hospital as a Senior Exercise Physiologist, [and now] as a Cardiovascular Technician in the Catheterization Lab. Throughout my journey, I have been happy to be working with patients to diagnose and improve patients' health, and it all started with Â鶹´«Ã½."
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Andrew Thompson
"My Â鶹´«Ã½ undergraduate experience in Exercise Science motivated me to stay and complete my master's, which has been one of the best decisions I've ever made. I went into a bachelor's program unsure of what I wanted to do for a living. In the master's program, I was afforded the opportunity to expand my knowledge base at a more in-depth and applied level. The diverse and integrative coursework prepared me to pursue a PhD. Upon graduating I was awarded a post-doctoral research associateship with the U.S. Army's Cognitive Science and Applied Research Team. I have been fortunate enough to work as a full-time PI who conducts applied lab and field research with U.S. Army Warfighters."
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Kevin Whitesell
"The Exercise Science MS degree program forces you to think critically from the very beginning. Some undergraduate programs allow students to simply regurgitate information. The Â鶹´«Ã½ program pushed me to go beyond the information and examine the body, globally and in isolation, to develop a greater understanding and to maximize training (strength and conditioning) success. This mindset is instrumental in my current role as performance coach/industrial trainer for Pivot Physical Therapy (Formerly Tidewater Physical Therapy)."
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Angela Robinet
"I recently accepted a full-time position as an Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach at the University of North Florida, where I am overseeing 5-7 Division 1 sports teams. Without a doubt, I know that the courses I took (and taught as a GTA) through Â鶹´«Ã½'s Exercise Science faculty have prepared me in countless ways for this career field. I thank the faculty for mentoring me through the program and supporting an excellent Exercise Science staff at Â鶹´«Ã½."