Phillip D Tomporowski
- Professor
Kinesiology
Areas of Expertise
- Exercise and cognition
- Exercise and development
- Physical Activity Interventions
- Skill Development
Interests
- Mental Engagement
- Skill Acquisition
- Physical Activity and Learning
Academic Affiliations
Education
- PhD in Experimental Psychology, 1977
University of Mississippi
Contact
Research Summary
I am the principal investigator of the Physical Activity and Learning Program (PAL), which is a multi-disciplinary project that involves faculty from the Department of Kinesiology and the Department of Educational Psychology in the College of Education and Department of Health Promotion and Behavior in the College of Public Health. The PAL program is funded by the 21st Century Community Learning Center Program administered by the Georgia Department of Education. The PAL is an after-school program conducted in two Clarke County elementary schools that will: a) stimulate children’s learning and academic achievement in mathematics and reading; b) increase physical activity levels and health behaviors; and c) promote family involvement in guiding children’s academic and health-related behaviors at home.
Awards and Accolades
Lilly Teaching Fellow,
University of Alabama, 1989
Summer Faculty Research Fellow - USAF
University of Alabama, 1986
Summer Faculty Research -USAF
University of Alabama, 1989
Sarah Moss Fellowship
University of Georgia, 2010
Service-Learning Fellowship
University of Georgia, 2013
Career Center Award
University of Georgia, 2015
Public Service Engaged Scholar Award
University of Georgia, 2016