School of Education and Health Sciences

Health and Sport Science students use a variety of equipment, including a metabolic cart, BOD POD, treadmills and cycle ergometers, to conduct fitness testing and assessment in the areas of body composition, submaximal and maximal aerobic testing, muscular strength & endurance, and flexibility. Laboratory courses use this space to teach and practice assessment techniques and understand the implications of training and disease on overall health and fitness.

Students in the physical therapy doctoral program actively dissect a full human donor through the lab portion of their advanced anatomy coursework. In conjunction with the graduate-level dissection, undergraduate students in health and sport science have the opportunity to observe real anatomical structures in the lab and gain the skills, knowledge and experience to prepare them for their future education and professional opportunities.

Learning in this space allows students from across all health sciences programs to increase their understanding and appreciation for human structure, how we can analyze the structural consequences of disease and dysfunction, and how we can establish new studies based on anatomical findings.

Health and Sport Science students experience hands-on learning through the use of free-weights, BOSU, Swiss and medicine balls, battle ropes, functional training equipment, a power rack, cycle ergometers and a treadmill. By applying their knowledge of personal training, exercise physiology and strength and conditioning, students can enhance their practical skills. Upper-level courses use the equipment in this lab to complete research projects.

Health and Sport Science students are able to collect dynamic research data alongside faculty mentors, thanks to a gift from alumni Dave and Norma McCarthy. Student research helps drive knowledge forward, and the state-of-the-art equipment available in this lab (including an Anatomage Table) helps enhance learning experiences by allowing for more in-depth, scientific exploration.

The state-of-the-art Motion Analysis Lab is primarily used by Doctor of Physical Therapy students.

Dietetics students benefit from this state-of-the-art learning kitchen, made possible by ProduceOne and its owners, Gary and Erv Pavlofsky. The lab is made up of four cooking stations which include an oven, microwave, stand mixer, fridge, sink, cookware and food prep tools. Tables and chairs in the center of the lab offer a space for classroom instruction. The lab is also home to a culinary medicine program collaborative between UD and Grandview Hospital.

This space is primarily used by teacher education students for instruction related to science, technology, engineering and mathematics.

The Dave and Norma McCarthy Virtual Laboratory, in memory of Anne Crecelius, is located on the fourth floor of Fitz Hall. This lab includes Anatomage tables, virtual reality headsets, ultrasound machines, and numerous computer monitor pods for undergraduate and graduate students from both education and the health sciences to deepen their understanding of course material.