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Dance Down the Cobblestone Road by Marrina Jacka Edited by Aston K. McCullough For five years now, I have been actively volunteering with Stony Brook Hospital, where I assist with the Dance for Parkinson’s Disease (PD) program. The Dance for PD classes utilize structures that often appear in dance classes to help people with PD… Read more: Dance Down the Cobblestone Road

The University of Massachusetts Amherst Department of Music & Dance made mention of LAB:SYNC in their annual periodical, Fanfare, focusing on the LAB:SYNC team and its commitment to the study of dance and health in adults as a National Endowment for the Arts Research Lab. See pages 8 & 9 in the Fanfare article. [Read more…]

I Spy Physiology Blog writer for the American Physiological Society, Adithi Ramakrishnan, recently interviewed Dr. Aston K. McCullough, LAB:SYNC Director, about some of the known benefits of dance for health. McCullough points toward research on moderate intensity dance and cardiovascular health, as well as toward some of the current research about the benefits of dance for… Read more: American Physiological Society writes about Dance for Health

LAB:SYNC is excited to have the following new team members as part of our group at UMass Amherst: Karisma Pathak (Research Assistant) Karisma Pathak is an aspiring physician who received her Bachelor’s degree at the University of Massachusetts Amherst in 2020 with a dual concentration in Biochemistry & Molecular Biology and Dance Applications in Maternal Health (BDIC).… Read more: New Team Members at LAB:SYNC

by Rachel Marchica Movement Toward Change (MTC) is a podcast that uses dance as a means to cultivate community and start conversations. The podcast covers a variety of topics such as injury prevention, mental health, eating disorders, arts accessibility, career advice and more. It can be found on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and through the website movementtowardchange.org. The podcast is co-hosted by friends and… Read more: Movement Toward Change: “Dance Injury Prevention and Cross-Training” with Michelina Cassella Kulak, PT