Info Interested in joining the UA Exercise Psychology Lab?
UA undergraduates interested in becoming an undergraduate research assistant in the lab should contact: uaexpsych@gmail.com
EDUCATION
| Post Doc | Computational Neuroscience | The University of Texas at Austin |
| Ph.D. | Kinesiology | University of Wisconsin-Madison |
| M.S. | Movement Science | Barry University |
| B.S. | Psychology | Purdue University-Fort Wayne |
AWARDS AND HONORS
| 2023 | National Institute of Mental Health Career Development Awardee (K01) |
| 2022 | National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism Postdoctoral Research Fellowship (T32) |
| 2018 | National Institute of Mental Health Predoctoral Research Fellowship (F31) |
| 2018 | American College of Sports Medicine Charles M. Tipton National Student Research Award |
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
Acute cognitive effects of exercise
Neurobiological mechanisms
Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI)
BIOGRAPHY
Dr. Kevin Crombie is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Kinesiology at The University of Alabama and Director of the UA Exercise Psychology Lab. His primary research interests include: 1) delineating the role of exercise as part of a comprehensive treatment plan for individuals with clinical anxiety and trauma-related disorders, such as posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD); 2) examining acute effects of aerobic exercise on learning, memory, and decision making in individuals with and without psychiatric disorders, such as PTSD; 3) examining psychobiological responses to aerobic exercise and lab-based stressors; and 4) elucidating neurobiological mechanisms responsible for psychological improvements and cognitive-enhancing effects of exercise. These research domains are examined via various cognitive, behavioral, physiological, and neuroimaging approaches. Dr. Crombie has received funding from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM), and the Virginia Horne Henry Fund. The lab is currently funded by a NIMH K01 Award (K01MH132545), which involves a randomized controlled fMRI laboratory study to determine whether aerobic exercise after extinction training improves cognitive, physiological, and neural indices of extinction recall in adults with and without PTSD. For more information on Dr. Crombie and UA Exercise Psychology Lab, please visit https://kmcrombie.people.ua.edu/about-dr-crombie.html.