Rate My Professor Kysha Harriell

Harriell holds a Ph.D. in Exercise Physiology with a minor in Psychology from the University of Miami (2010), M.S.Ed. degrees in Sports Medicine (1999) and Sport Administration (2001) from the University of Miami, and a B.S.Ed. in Movement Science in Athletic Training with a minor in Psychology from the University of Pittsburgh (1996). Her research interests encompass exercise physiology, sports medicine, athletic training, women's health, proprioception, effects of whole-body vibration on balance, yoga poses and core muscle activation, and cultural competency in healthcare addressing health issues in ethnically diverse populations. Key publications include "Variations in Verbal Encouragement Modify Isokinetic Performance" (Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 2019), "Core muscle function during specific yoga poses" (Complementary Therapies in Medicine, 2014), "Whole body periodic acceleration affects exercise-induced muscle damage after eccentric exercise" (International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance, 2014), and "Acute effects of whole-body vibration on balance in persons with and without chronic ankle instability" (Research in Sports Medicine, 2017). Among her honors are Distinguished Fellow of the National Academies of Practice in Athletic Training (2022), NATA Athletic Training Service Award (2019), Jessie Ball Distinguished Lecture Award from Kansas University Medical Center (2021), and University of Pittsburgh School of Health and Rehab Sciences Dean’s Choice Alumni Award (2020). She leads as Vice President of the Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education Board of Commissioners and chairs the National Athletic Trainers Association Ethnic Diversity Advisory Committee.