Kevin Crombie

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

1. Crombie KM, Sato M, Chatham SA, Leri J, Richardson MT, Cisler JM. (2025). Physical activity moderates the relationship between PTSD symptom severity and approach-avoidance conflict decision-making. Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 116, 103075. DOI: 10.1016/j.janxdis.2025.103075.
2. Crombie KM, Cisler JM, Aguiar EJ, MacDonald HV, Lim SL, Greenwood BN, Hillard CJ. (2025). Physical activity is positively associated with model-based decision making in pursuit of reward in trauma-exposed adults. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, 57(10), 2108=2118. DOI: 10.1249/MSS.0000000000003754.
3. Crombie KM, Azar A, Botsford C, Heilicher M, Jaeb M, Sagorac Gruichich T, Schomaker CM, Williams R, Stowe ZN, Dunsmoor JE, Cisler JM. (2024). Decoding context memories for threat in large-scale neural networks. Cerebral Cortex, 34(2):bhae018. DOI: 10.1093/cercor/bhae018.
4. Crombie KM, Azar A, Botsford C, Gruichich TS, Heilicher M, Hiser J, Moughrabi N, Schomaker CM, Cisler JM. (2023). The influence of aerobic exercise on model-based decision making in women with posttraumatic stress disorder. Journal of Mood and Anxiety Disorders, 2, 100014. DOI: 10.1016/j.xjmad.2023.100015
5. Crombie KM, Adams TG, Dunsmoor JE, Greenwood BN, Smits JA, Nemeroff CB, Cisler JM. (2023). Aerobic exercise in the treatment of PTSD: An examination of preclinical and clinical laboratory findings, potential mechanisms, clinical implications, and future directions. Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 94, 102680. DOI: 10.1016/j.janxdis.2023.102680
6. Crombie KM, Sartin-Tarm A, Sellnow K, Ahrenholtz R, Lee S, Matalamaki M, Adams TG, Cisler JM. (2021). Aerobic exercise and consolidation of fear extinction learning among women with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 142, 103867. DOI: 10.1016/j.brat.2021.103867.

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

• Associate Editor, Mental Health and Physical Activity, 2025-present

BIOGRAPHY

Dr. Kevin M. Crombie is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Kinesiology at The University of Alabama. He received his doctorate in Kinesiology with a specialization in Exercise Psychology from the University of Wisconsin – Madison in 2019. Dr. Crombie completed postdoctoral training as a Research Fellow in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Wisconsin – Madison and as a National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at The University of Texas at Austin Dell Medical School. His primary research interests include: 1) delineating the role of physical activity and exercise as part of a comprehensive treatment plan for individuals with clinical anxiety and trauma-related disorders, particularly posttraumatic stress disorder; 2) examining acute effects of aerobic exercise on learning, memory, and decision-making in individuals with and without psychiatric disorders; 3) examining psychobiological responses to aerobic exercise and laboratory-based stressors; and 4) elucidating neurobiological mechanisms responsible for psychological improvements and cognitive-enhancing effects of physical activity and exercise. His work integrates cognitive, behavioral, physiological, and neuroimaging approaches. Dr. Crombie has received funding from the National Institute of Mental Health, the American College of Sports Medicine, and the Virginia Horne Henry Fund. His lab is currently supported by two NIMH grants (K01MH132545 and R03MH138952). For more information on Dr. Crombie and his lab, please visit https://sites.ua.edu/kmcrombie/about-dr-crombie/.