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Director

Dr. Koyya Lewis-Trammell

Professor

Email: zakkoyyal@cpp.edu

Lab Location

Building. 43-107

Lab Description

Motto: Empowering Wellness Through Fitness—Student-led, Community-Focused

Mission: Promote health-related fitness and overall wellness through physical activity interventions that leverage fitness technologies, grounded in the principles of Self-Determination Theory.

Vision: To personalize the technological environment in order to promote health and wellness through physical activity, while also delivering supportive services that empower individuals and communities to lead healthier, more active lives.

Research Foci:

behavior change
community based participatory research
exercise interventions
fitness assessment
fitness technology
health and wellness
physical activity promotion
program fidelity

 

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Ongoing/Current studies

• Project LIFT: Concept Development for an Older Adult Fitness Device (IRB-25-134)
  • Co-PIs: Dr. Lara Killick & Dr. Koyya
  • The long-term goal is to provide quality physical activity opportunities to older adults in the tri-city area through Project LIFT (an 8-week exercise program, delivered twice a week, using an innovative single Handheld Resistance Exercise Device (HRED) designed specifically for the needs and abilities of older adults). The overall objective for this project is to complete the concept development phase for Project LIFT’s single HRED through student-led research activities. This project pursues three specific aims: 1) conduct focus groups with older adults, fitness professionals, and physical activity program directors to gather critical insights into the specific challenges, preferences, and requirements of older adults concerning fitness routines and equipment; 2) identify key design features, potential barriers to usage, and opportunities for customization to better meet the needs of older adults; and 3) identify potential biotech partners (engineering, biomechanics, computer science) and external funding sources to support product prototype development.
  • Accepting research students for Spring 2026--- Paid MICRO-INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITY

 

• FUNctional Fitness (IRB-25-90)
  
  • PI: Dr. Koyya 
  • This study aims to evaluate the correlation between perceived enjoyment of exercise and physical fitness. The research question driving this study is “Does perceived enjoyment of exercise directly impact physical fitness or indirectly through changes in exercise participation?” A secondary aim of the study is to enhance perceived enjoyment through gamified elements of the exercise program. This will be determined through the following research question “Can a gamified version of an exercise program, through competition and rewards, increase perceived enjoyment of exercise more than a standard exercise program?” 
  • Accepting research students for Spring 2026

 

• Fitness App Assessment (IRB-24-211)
  • PI: Dr. Koyya
  • The purpose of this study is to assess the validity and reliability of fitness applications (apps) to estimate an individual’s health-related fitness which includes cardiorespiratory fitness, muscular strength, muscular endurance, body composition, and flexibility. The goal of this study is to compare the apps estimates of fitness to objective measures of fitness using gold-standard assessment tools.
  • CURE research opportunity for KIN 3510 students

 

• Flipping Exercise Testing and Interpretation Instruction (IRB-22-260)
  • PI: Dr. Koyya
  • The purpose of this study is to evaluate the impact of a Flipped Classroom on student’s self-efficacy, sense of belonging, and competence in job-related tasks. Based on the evidence of involvement of
    Flipped Classrooms in other disciplines, the hypothesis is that the Flipped Classroom will result in high self-efficacy, high sense of belonging and adequate competence in job-related tasks. To test the research questions, students that participate in the Flipped Classroom teaching modality in KIN 5840 will be recruited to take part in the assessment study.  Student participants will complete a survey that will ask about their self-efficacy, self-efficacy, competence in job-related tasks, and student background and/or demographic information. 

 

• CURE in Exercise Prescription (IRB-22-203)
  
  • PI: Dr. Koyya
  • The purpose of this study is to evaluate the impact of a Course-based Undergraduate Research Experience (CURE) on student’s self-efficacy and perceptions of applied research. Based on the evidence
    of involvement in undergraduate research and the effects of CUREs in other disciplines, the hypothesis is that the CURE will result in high student self-efficacy and positive perceptions toward research. To test the research questions, students that participate in a CURE implemented into KIN 3520/A will be recruited to take part in this assessment study. Those study that choose to participate will complete a survey that will ask about their self-efficacy, perceptions, and student background and/or demographic information.

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Graduate Theses/Projects

Complete Theses and Projects are available for review in the 

Supervisor

1. Eileen Nunez-Ortiz (2026) Committee: Zakkoyya H. Lewis-Trammell, Hector Mackie, Ryan Harrison. Project Lift prototype development grant.
2. Tatiana Gutierrez (2025) Committee: Zakkoyya H. Lewis-Trammell, Ken Hansen, Gyasmine George-Williams. Examining Academic Motivation And Self-Efficacy In A Resistance Training After-School Program In High School Students.
3. Rodolfo Mejia (2025) Committee: Zakkoyya H. Lewis-Trammell, Srdjan Lemez, Phillip Drouet. The Effects Of Continuous And Intermittent Aerobic Exercise In Individuals With Type 1 Diabetes On Glycemic Control: A Systematic Review.
4. Yi Wang (2024) Committee: Zakkoyya H. Lewis-Trammell, Lara Killick, Jose Rocha-Rangel. Dryland Training for Competitive Adolescent Swimmers.
5. Myles Swann (2024) Committee: Zakkoyya H. Lewis-Trammell, Srdjan Lemez, Stephanie Perez Beaudoin. The Relationship Between Body Composition, Muscular Fitness and Functional Movement Patterns in Young Adults.
6. Carolina Godinez (2023) Committee: Zakkoyya Lewis-Trammell, Lara Killick, Alexandra Auslander, Jose Rocha-Rangel. Older Adults’ Perspectives on Tai Chi Participation.
7. Jessica Llamas (2023) Committee: Zakkoyya Lewis-Trammell, Edward Jo, Chase Sanders. The Effect of Static Versus Dynamic Stretching on Hamstring Performance Flexibility Among College Soccer Players with or Without History of Hamstring Strains.
8. Thilini Wickramarachchi (2023) Committee: Zakkoyya Lewis-Trammell, Alane Daugherty, Nivitigala Sumitta. What Coping Strategies Are Used by Young Adults for General Anxiety and Stress?
9. Gabriel Zapata (2023) Committee: Zakkoyya Lewis-Trammell, MinHyuk Kwon, Edward Jo. The Effects of Warm-Up Music on Sprinting Performance.

Committee Member

1. Joel Mack (2024) Committee: Ken Hansen, Zakkoyya H. Lewis-Trammell, Victor Manuel Celaya. A Comprehensive Weight Training Curriculum.
2. Charisma Byrd (2023) Committee: MinHyuk Kwon, Edward Jo, Zakkoyya Lewis-Trammell. The Effect of Aging on Index-Finger Force Production at Low Levels of Force.
3. Nicholas Escobedo (2022) Committee: Mai Jara, Andrea Metzker, Zakkoyya H. Lewis-Trammell.
4. Annie Mergenthaler (2021) Committee: Lara Killick, Elizabeth Foster, Zakkoyya H. Lewis-Trammell. Systematic Review of the Efficacy of yoga as a behavioral intervention for children with ASD.
5. Monica A. Quila (2021) Committee: Edward Jo, Alexandra Auslander, Zakkoyya H. Lewis-Trammell. The Effects of Lower Body Intermittent Pneumatic Compression on Acute Recovery From Exercise: A Systematic Review.
6. Kalin A. Tomlinson (2020) Committee: Edward Jo, Zakkoyya H. Lewis-Trammell, Michael Yi. Title: The Potentiation Effects of a Plyometric-Based Warm-Up Exercise On Subsequent Sprint Performance In Collegiate Track Athletes.