The Department of Health and Physical Activity (HPA) focuses its academic, research, and service efforts on promoting physically active lifestyles and other health-related behaviors to enhance quality of life. Both undergraduate and graduate students have a broad range of opportunities to gain research and clinical experience with people of all ages and fitness levels.
HPA's expertise and history of success has attracted research funding in the areas of physical activity epidemiology, obesity prevention and treatment, perceived exertion, fitness training, health promotion and motor performance.
The School of Education’s outstanding faculty often collaborates with other schools at the University of Pittsburgh such as the School of Nursing, the School of Medicine, the Graduate School of Public Health, and the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) hospital network leading to a one-of-a-kind academic experience.
Department Contact
University of Pittsburgh
School of Education
Department of Health and Physical Activity
140 Trees Hall
Pittsburgh, PA 15260
Phone: 412-648-8320
Fax: 412-648-7092