Undergraduate Students
Research and internships experiences are available in the IRYSPAH to highly motivated undergraduate students. We are looking for students who are able to commit to at least one full semester to any of our projects. Activities include helping with data collection, data analysis, literature review and presentations. Students will get mentored opportunities to participate in manuscript writing, conference presentations, and especially present some of the data to the annual University Undergraduate Research and Arts Forum. If you are interested in learning more, please contact Dr. Leps Malete
Current Undergraduate Students
Noel Mann
Graduation Date: Spring 2025
Aarushi Lokhande
Interns
MSU Graduate School Summer Research Opportunities Program (SROP) for undergraduate students: Kordell Green (Morehouse College) and Zion Pettiford (North Carolina A&T).
Graduate Students
IRYSPAH is currently recruiting highly motivated graduate students at the masters and doctoral level whose research interests closely align with the mission of the Lab. Students receive individualized research training and opportunities in teaching, mentorship and professional development. Graduate students will be actively involved in research projects within the Lab; doctoral students will also be encouraged to develop and execute their own independent projects. Prospective students should email Dr. Leps Malete well in advance of the application deadline and include a copy of their CV, undergraduate or master’s GPA. Learn more about our master’s program or our doctoral program in Kinesiology.
Current Graduate Students
Emily Hayashi
Emily is a doctoral student in IRYSPAH with a focus on mental health, help-seeking, and positive youth development through sport and physical activity. She completed her Master’s in Kinesiology at California State University, Fullerton, where her thesis explored the mental health and help-seeking experiences of international student-athletes. Emily is continuing this research while also investigating how sport and physical activity contribute to youth development, with an emphasis on fostering overall health and well-being.
Bingxin Su
Bingxin is a PhD student in exercise psychology. Her research focuses on two areas:
Physical Activity and Mood Disorders. While research has shown a positive correlation between physical activity (PA) and improved mood, the mechanisms of this relationship remain unclear. She studies the PA-mood disorders relationship through psychological and neuroscientific perspectives to develop exercise-based interventions.
Physical Activity Participation. Although the health benefits of PA are well known, the gap between awareness and action continues to hinder participation. Rational behavior theories have done little to increase PA over the past decades. She focuses on affective responses to exercise and social influences to improve PA participation.