Dr. Rebecca Hasson

Associate Professor

Build a Statement of Purpose

Generate a tailored SOP for Dr. Rebecca Hasson. Improve your application with a focused, well-structured draft.

Biography

Rebecca Hasson is a Victor L. Katch Collegiate Professor at the University of Michigan's School of Kinesiology with dual appointments as Associate Professor in Movement Science and Nutritional Sciences. She is the director of the Childhood Disparities Research Laboratory and has led significant research initiatives aimed at understanding and addressing childhood obesity disparities in multiethnic populations. Her scholarly work has been published in numerous peer-reviewed journals including Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, the American Journal of Health Behavior, and Pediatric Obesity. Dr. Hasson is a recognized researcher with over $1 million in grant funding from the National Institutes of Health and the American Diabetes Association. She is actively involved in academic rigor as a reviewer for over 30 journals and has contributed to professional organizations such as the American College of Sports Medicine and the American Psychosomatic Society. Dr. Hasson is passionate about teaching, demonstrated by her receipt of the School of Kinesiology's Excellence in Teaching Award and the Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program's Outstanding Research Mentor Award. She teaches undergraduate and graduate courses focused on Movement Science, advocating for increased youth physical activity to foster healthy habit formation from an early age.

Research Interests

Experience

Victor L. Katch Collegiate Professor

2015-01-01 — Present

University of Michigan, School of Kinesiology • Ann Arbor, MI

Leading research and instruction in Kinesiology.

Postdoctoral Fellow

— Present

University of California, San Francisco •

W.K. Kellogg Health Scholars focusing on social disparities in health.

Courses

AES 446 Soc Factors Phys Act AES 451 PA Lifespan Res Rotation Kin MOVESCI 446 MOVESCI 449 Lab Exer Phys MOVESCI 451 MOVESCI 546 MOVESCI 615 Phil Sci Res Kines MOVESCI 649

Requirements for University of Michigan

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.5
TOEFL
Total
Required:84
GRE General
Verbal
Required:155
Verbal Percentile
Required:50
Quantitative
Required:168
Quantitative Percentile
Required:50
Analytical Writing
Required:3.6
Writing Percentile
Required:50
Prerequisites
Bachelor degree in engineering, physics, or mathematics Calculus Physics
Application Checklist
  • Rackham Graduate School Application
  • Official Transcripts
  • 3 Letters of Recommendation
  • Academic Statement of Purpose
  • Personal Statement
  • CV/Resume
Specialization Notes

Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science