MOVED TO BLUESKY. Bickner Chair of Kinesiology @ Univ Michigan; Past President, SBM; Motivation, Moving, Health, Happiness; tweets & views are my own
Ann Arbor, MI
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Our @UMKines grads have the highest median earnings among the Big Ten programs in this NYT analysis of I.R.S. data: $79,411 vs. $64,500 for all majors. The data cover 2017-19 grads, and the School has grown a lot since. Go Blue! nytimes.com/interactive/2026…
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What shapes motivation when it comes to physical activity and behavior change? PABBS kicked off the fall semester with special guest Dr. David Conroy from the University of Michigan for a discussion on motivation and behavioral interventions in physical activity.
ALT Six attendees seated together around a table during the September PABBS meeting.
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Yadier Molina was inducted into the @Cardinals Hall of Fame today.
He accepted this honor as only Yadi could!
I’m hiring a Manager of Research Operations for my NIH-funded research center at Michigan. Real ownership — budgets, people, compliance — not admin support. $89K–$104K, Ann Arbor. careers.umich.edu/job_detail…
We’re an AI-forward team — built our own in-house multi-agent system (Lab BrAIn) to cut busywork so people can focus on what matters. Looking for someone excited to build on that, not just tolerate it.
ALT School of Kinesiology Building at the University of Michigan
Also hiring a Biostatistician right now — if that’s more your world, or you know someone who fits: careers.umich.edu/job_detail…
Upcoming Roybal Center Webinar: "Habit Formation Without the Hype."
Join us for our next Roybal Center webinar at 11:00 am ET on Friday, August 7, featuring Dr @AmandaRebar (Univ South Carolina).
Registration link: umich.zoom.us/webinar/regist…
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🧠 Postdoc opportunity for scientists interested in working at the intersection of digital health & behavior change. The Motivation Lab & Roybal Center provide a rich environment for collaborating with scientists in the behavioral, biomedical, & information/engineering sciences.
ALT Students study in the Diag near Ingalls Mall on a warm spring day.
We are actively working to develop & evaluate tools for precision behavioral interventions using behavioral science, data science, and AI to promote health behaviors, such as physical activity and fluid intake, in a variety of populations across the adult lifespan.
ALT Students study in the School of Kinesiology Building.
Learn more about this opportunity with my group at the University of Michigan School of Kinesiology (@UMKines) & application details here - myumi.ch/w9DQd.
I'll be at the Society of Behavioral Medicine meeting in Chicago next week - let's talk!
#SBM2026
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Looking to beat the winter blues? Consider picking up a paddle this spring.
Research co-authored @conroylab of the Roybal Center for Promoting Adherence to Behavior Change & Enhancing Cognitive Function suggests pickleball offers more than just a workout. myumi.ch/qZdAQ
ALT A person playing pickleball on an outdoor court is preparing to hit the ball with a paddle. There's a fence and trees in the background under a clear sky.
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The @UMich School of Kinesiology is excited to announce John Cairney as its next dean, pending approval by the U-M Board of Regents. He currently serves as head of the University of Queensland’s School of Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences. myumi.ch/8qdJZ
One of the meetings I am most excited about this spring is the first-ever academic conference on intervention optimization, "Intervention Optimization: Science and Practice, Present and Future," in Bethesda, Maryland from May 18-20, 2026.
The conference is co-hosted by the Center for Advancement and Dissemination of Intervention Optimization at NYU (@cadio_nyu) and the Data Science for Dynamic Intervention Decision Making Center (@d3_center ) at the @UMich.
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Registration is OPEN- join me in learning how we can push the state of the science forward!
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