Matt Pontifex, Ph.D.

Professor of #Kinesioloy and Psych at Michigan State University; Director of the Health Behaviors and Cognition Lab; #Health #Neuroscience; #Psychophysiology

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We are currently seeking a highly motivated student to pursue doctoral studies in the Health Behaviors and Cognition Laboratory. This is a funded doctoral position starting Fall 2020. Undergraduate seniors with research experience are encouraged to apply.

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The lab did a great job presenting their work over the past few days at the 2019 Annual Meeting of the Society for Psychophysiological Research! @TheRealSPR #spr2019

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Joint lab dinner with Chuck Hillman’s group @TheRealSPR #spr2019

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Congratulations @mchandler923 on your first, first-authored publication suggesting that fitness effects on reading may be driven more by attentional differences than differences in language processing.

https://t.co/8TXQXdnMMB

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While I’m attending my daughter’s dance recital my graduate students presented at two different conferences this weekend! They are that good!

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This is gold...

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Just reminder that just because we only pay for 9 months doesn’t mean we don’t expect 12 months worth of work. Your committees should be meeting over the summer!

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Since joining a research lab as an undergraduate in 2003; I have been incredibly fortunate to work with some amazing mentors, colleagues, and students. Over the weekend that effort finally resulted in the acceptance of my 75th peer-reviewed journal article and over 7k citations!

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Another publication hot off the press! Acute exercise does not appear to induce changes in activation of the locus-coeruleus as indexed through pupillometry. @amandamcgow @mchandler923

https://t.co/FGqHHbZ4x9

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Kinesiology faculty preparing for the MSU College of Education graduation ceremony. #MSUGrad19

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All Children Exercising Simultaneously @ MSU. Not too bad of a place to go on a 4th grade Fieldtrip!

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The HBCL is conducting a study examining the link between lifestyle behaviors, physical ability, and cognition for adults with cerebral palsy.

If you are 18 or older with cerebral palsy, when you are next on a laptop or computer please follow this link https://t.co/dUJn1gvoB6!

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Incredibly proud of one of our HBCL undergraduate assistants, @kvoisard12 who was awarded First Place for her poster presentation at the University Undergraduate Research and Arts Forum (UURAF)!

And shoutout to Amanda McGowan for serving as her graduate mentor!
#WomenInScience

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Anne Hathaway used her time on the Ellen show to warn people about celebrities peddling pseudoscience https://t.co/1I7bPJiuKN via @YouTube

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Its the first day of #MSU spring break and I just saw a student sitting alone in a classroom... Clearly they have had a rough semester.

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Congratulations to Amanda McGowan, who was recently awarded the MSU Kinesiology 2019 Writing Award for her paper "Preliminary evidence for differential trajectories of recovery for cognitive flexibility following sports-related concussion." @MSUCollegeofEd #shewinsalltheawards