Evidence of religious/spiritual singing and movement in mental health: A systematic review

Shikha Malviya has a new article, Evidence of religious/spiritual singing and movement in mental health: A systematic review, published in Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice. Malviya, S., Zupan, B., & Meredith, P. (2022). Evidence of religious/spiritual singing and movement in mental health: A systematic review. Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice, 47, 101567. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ctcp.2022.101567 Contributor: LAB:SYNC

American Physiological Society writes about Dance for Health

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 […]

gravity Volume 1, Issue 4: publication highlights

Publications featured in gravity Volume 1, Issue 4 (December 20, 2021) A number of exciting papers have been published this fall in the field of dance science. Here are just a few highlights that the LAB:SYNC team wanted to share: Avaunt, C., & Guo, W. (2021). Dance and Community Engagement in the Private Sector: An Empirical Study […]

gravity Volume 1, Issue 3: publication highlights

Publications featured in gravity Volume 1, Issue 3 (September 21, 2021) A number of exciting papers have been published this summer in the field of dance science. Here are just a few highlights that the LAB:SYNC team wanted to share: Li, Y. Dance Motion Capture Based on Data Fusion Algorithm and Wearable Sensor Network. Complexity 2021, 2021, 2656275. […]

gravity Volume 1, Issue 2: publication highlights

Publications featured in gravity Volume 1, Issue 2 (June 19, 2021) A number of exciting papers have been published this spring in the field of dance science. Here are just a few highlights that the LAB:SYNC team wanted to share: Note: Asterisk (*) indicates the author has been a Dance Science Symposium presenter *Seifert, A.M.; […]

Call for Research Participants: Lifetime Dance Exposures Questionnaire study

Win a $25 gift card for 10 – 40 minutes of your time!! Laboratory for the Scientific Study of Dance at UMass Amherst currently seeks research participants to complete a brief (10 to 40-minute) online questionnaire about dance participation throughout life. Ten (10) study participants will win a $25 Visa gift card. Eligibility: you must […]