CEHD student research

Did you know that research doesn’t always require goggles and a test tube? The University of Minnesota is one of the top public research universities in the world. Whether you are interested in education or recreation and fitness, you can be a part of the cutting-edge research that your professors (and your fellow students) are conducting every day on campus.

Kelli Blankenship, a current CEHD kinesiology student and forward on the Gopher women's hockey team, combined her interest in hockey and research. She was part of a research team that included her mentor, Nicole LaVoi, a research associate in kinesiology and the associate director of the University's Tucker Center for Research on Girls & Women in Sport. Kelli had a chance to take a look at another side of sports parents in her recent research project, "Not All Sports Parents are 'Out of Control': The Happy Side of Youth Sports."

Upon completion of her project, she had the opportunity to highlight her work at the Student Scholar and Public Engagement Showcase in the TCF Bank Stadium as part of the University's “Ultimate Homecoming” celebration in October.

Click here to learn more about Kelli’s research.