Samantha DuBois

Education:

  • Ph.D., The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (2024)

    • Kinesiology - Sport and Exercise Psychology
    • Doctoral Minor – Educational Research Methodology
  • M.S., The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (2020)
    • Kinesiology – Sport and Exercise Psychology
  • B.A., Swarthmore College (2016)
    • Neuroscience and History

Teaching Specialties:

  • Sport and exercise psychology
  • Physical activity and cognition
  • Research methods

Current Teaching:

  • ES 2002 - Introduction to Exercise Science
  • ES 2700 - Psychological Aspects of Sport and Exercise Science
  • ES 5001 - Introduction to Research Methods

Professional Affiliations:

  • North American Society for the Psychology of Sport and Physical Activity (NASPSPA)
  • American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM)

Laboratory Affiliation:

  • Human Behavior in Physical Activity

Research Interests:

  • Physical activity, cognitive functioning, and brain health across the lifespan
  • Acute and chronic exercise effects on cognitive functioning
  • Physical activity and age-related changes in episodic memory
  • Protective benefits of physical activity for individuals at risk for Alzheimer’s Disease
Title: Assistant Professor
Department: Exercise Science

Email address: Email me

Phone: (828) 262-7471

Office address
Leon Levine Hall 415