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CO-DIRECTOR
Emerson Sebastião, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Kinesiology and Community Health
College of Applied Health Sciences
Email: esebast2@illinois.edu
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Professor Sebastião’s research focuses on topics investigating factors influencing exercise participation, health consequences of exercise, and the effects of exercise interventions to improve both physical and cognitive function, and quality of life, with a particular interest in older adults and people with multiple sclerosis.