David Conroy
@conroylab.bsky.social
Bickner Chair & Professor of Kinesiology, Program Chair (Applied Exercise Science) @ Univ Michigan; Past President, Society of Behavioral Medicine; Motivation, Moving, Health, Happiness; posts & views are my own
One of the meetings I am most excited about this spring is the first-ever academic conference on intervention optimization, "Intervention Optimization: Science and Practice, Present and Future," in Bethesda, Maryland from May 18-20, 2026.
February 8, 2026 at 11:36 PM
One of the meetings I am most excited about this spring is the first-ever academic conference on intervention optimization, "Intervention Optimization: Science and Practice, Present and Future," in Bethesda, Maryland from May 18-20, 2026.
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How much exercise is needed? Any is a step forward for promoting health
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
January 28, 2026 at 4:23 PM
How much exercise is needed? Any is a step forward for promoting health
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Join us for our next Roybal Center (roybal.umich.edu) webinar on Thursday, February 5, 2026, at 1:00 pm ET, featuring Dr. Giampiero Tarantino, a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Southern Denmark in Odense.
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January 22, 2026 at 11:08 PM
Join us for our next Roybal Center (roybal.umich.edu) webinar on Thursday, February 5, 2026, at 1:00 pm ET, featuring Dr. Giampiero Tarantino, a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Southern Denmark in Odense.
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The US is home to only 3 of the top 25 universities globally in research impact (#3, #20, and #23).
In 2009, we were home to 15 out of 25, including the #1 spot.
It would be the unforced error of the century to scale back on our national investment in science now.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/u...
In 2009, we were home to 15 out of 25, including the #1 spot.
It would be the unforced error of the century to scale back on our national investment in science now.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/u...
January 16, 2026 at 1:30 AM
The US is home to only 3 of the top 25 universities globally in research impact (#3, #20, and #23).
In 2009, we were home to 15 out of 25, including the #1 spot.
It would be the unforced error of the century to scale back on our national investment in science now.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/u...
In 2009, we were home to 15 out of 25, including the #1 spot.
It would be the unforced error of the century to scale back on our national investment in science now.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/u...
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Just 5 extra minutes per day of walking at an average speed is linked to a 10% reduction in deaths, from a meta-analysis of 135,000 participants in 7 cohorts (Norway, Sweden, and the US)
New @thelancet.com
thelancet.com/journals/lan...
New @thelancet.com
thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Deaths potentially averted by small changes in physical activity and sedentary time: an individual participant data meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies
Small and realistic increases in MVPA of 5 min/day might prevent up to 6% of all deaths
in a high-risk approach and 10% of all deaths in population-based approach. Reducing
sedentary time by 30 min/da...
thelancet.com
January 13, 2026 at 11:57 PM
Just 5 extra minutes per day of walking at an average speed is linked to a 10% reduction in deaths, from a meta-analysis of 135,000 participants in 7 cohorts (Norway, Sweden, and the US)
New @thelancet.com
thelancet.com/journals/lan...
New @thelancet.com
thelancet.com/journals/lan...
January Newsletter from the Roybal Center at @umkines.bsky.social is out - check it out and subscribe to be the first to get the next issue at mailchi.mp/89288fb1bd3f...
Roybal Newsletter - Jan 2026
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January 9, 2026 at 8:18 PM
January Newsletter from the Roybal Center at @umkines.bsky.social is out - check it out and subscribe to be the first to get the next issue at mailchi.mp/89288fb1bd3f...
Big news from the Michigan Roybal Center at @umkines.bsky.social: our website now has a Generative AI Behavioral Science Assistant (Maizey) trained on ontologies, the science of physical activity, the M2C2 ambulatory cognitive testing approach, and much more. Try Maizey out at roybal.umich.edu
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At the Roybal Center, we’re redefining what’s possible for lifelong brain and body health.
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January 9, 2026 at 8:16 PM
Big news from the Michigan Roybal Center at @umkines.bsky.social: our website now has a Generative AI Behavioral Science Assistant (Maizey) trained on ontologies, the science of physical activity, the M2C2 ambulatory cognitive testing approach, and much more. Try Maizey out at roybal.umich.edu
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Adults who drink due to external pressures are more likely to consume higher amounts of alcohol & experience more negative consequences than those who drink mainly for the pleasure of consuming alcohol, according to a new study from @conroylab.bsky.social & colleagues. myumi.ch/9p8yX
January 7, 2026 at 3:25 PM
Adults who drink due to external pressures are more likely to consume higher amounts of alcohol & experience more negative consequences than those who drink mainly for the pleasure of consuming alcohol, according to a new study from @conroylab.bsky.social & colleagues. myumi.ch/9p8yX
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This is an outstanding essay describing some of the important roles and influences of NIH program officers (from an insider perspective).
Read!
elizabethginexi.substack.com/p/the-quiet-...
Read!
elizabethginexi.substack.com/p/the-quiet-...
The Quiet Power of Program Officers
How invisible decisions shape what science gets done—and whether it matters
elizabethginexi.substack.com
December 28, 2025 at 11:56 AM
This is an outstanding essay describing some of the important roles and influences of NIH program officers (from an insider perspective).
Read!
elizabethginexi.substack.com/p/the-quiet-...
Read!
elizabethginexi.substack.com/p/the-quiet-...
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The one validated intervention to slow aging and extend healthspan is not for sale.
It's exercise.
sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
It's exercise.
sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
December 20, 2025 at 6:22 PM
The one validated intervention to slow aging and extend healthspan is not for sale.
It's exercise.
sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
It's exercise.
sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
We're hiring at the University of Michigan School of Kinesiology (kines.umich.edu).
Challenge the Idle State | School of Kinesiology
kines.umich.edu
December 2, 2025 at 3:28 PM
We're hiring at the University of Michigan School of Kinesiology (kines.umich.edu).
Join us for tomorrow's (Dec 2, 10am Eastern) Roybal Center webinar by Dr Chris Sciamanna on "How to design an exercise program for older adults that they will do" #aging #physicalactivity - please share and register to get the link at umich.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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Chris Sciamanna presents "How to design an exercise program for older adults that they will do"
umich.zoom.us
December 1, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Join us for tomorrow's (Dec 2, 10am Eastern) Roybal Center webinar by Dr Chris Sciamanna on "How to design an exercise program for older adults that they will do" #aging #physicalactivity - please share and register to get the link at umich.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Join an emerging national center of excellence in Data Science & Artificial Intelligence in Kinesiology at a great university. @umkines.bsky.social has multiple open-rank faculty positions available. Join us in using advanced technology to challenge the idle state! Details at myumi.ch/8qnnD
myumi.ch
November 24, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Join an emerging national center of excellence in Data Science & Artificial Intelligence in Kinesiology at a great university. @umkines.bsky.social has multiple open-rank faculty positions available. Join us in using advanced technology to challenge the idle state! Details at myumi.ch/8qnnD
We're hiring @umkines.bsky.social - two open searches for new faculty with expertise in the Social and Behavioral Science of Physical Activity (one open-rank tenure-line, one academic clinical asst/assoc). Details at myumi.ch/A1DDM
myumi.ch
November 24, 2025 at 6:54 PM
We're hiring @umkines.bsky.social - two open searches for new faculty with expertise in the Social and Behavioral Science of Physical Activity (one open-rank tenure-line, one academic clinical asst/assoc). Details at myumi.ch/A1DDM
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In honour of the late Dr Simon J Marshall: www.lboro.ac.uk/research/ias...
The Simon Marshall Lecture - Athlete advocacy: what motivates athletes to champion climate action?
Hybrid - Venue TBC & Zoom Webinar, 19 January 2026, 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
www.lboro.ac.uk
November 19, 2025 at 9:57 AM
In honour of the late Dr Simon J Marshall: www.lboro.ac.uk/research/ias...
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Roybal Newsletter - Nov 2025
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November 13, 2025 at 8:19 PM
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The Applied Exercise Science at the Univ Michigan has launched two searches for tenure-line (open-rank) and clinical (asst/assoc prof) faculty colleagues with expertise in the Social and Behavioral Sciences of Physical Activity.
November 12, 2025 at 3:04 PM
The Applied Exercise Science at the Univ Michigan has launched two searches for tenure-line (open-rank) and clinical (asst/assoc prof) faculty colleagues with expertise in the Social and Behavioral Sciences of Physical Activity.
The University of Michigan School of Kinesiology is searching for *multiple* open-rank faculty with expertise in Data Science & Artificial Intelligence in Kinesiology. Join us in forming a national center of excellence to propel the field foward. Details & application at apply.interfolio.com/177561
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November 12, 2025 at 12:13 PM
The University of Michigan School of Kinesiology is searching for *multiple* open-rank faculty with expertise in Data Science & Artificial Intelligence in Kinesiology. Join us in forming a national center of excellence to propel the field foward. Details & application at apply.interfolio.com/177561
I loved being back in Pennsylvania, if only briefly, so Isabel Wakefield and I could meet with Drs Katie Schmitz & @carissalow.bsky.social to plot out new ideas to help cancer survivors. Pittsburgh is an amazing place - brimming with innovative ideas and energy for creating a better tomorrow
November 6, 2025 at 10:41 PM
I loved being back in Pennsylvania, if only briefly, so Isabel Wakefield and I could meet with Drs Katie Schmitz & @carissalow.bsky.social to plot out new ideas to help cancer survivors. Pittsburgh is an amazing place - brimming with innovative ideas and energy for creating a better tomorrow
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Did not expect one of the best paragraphs I’d read about baseball would come from an Irish newspaper
www.irishexaminer.com/sport-column...
www.irishexaminer.com/sport-column...
November 2, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Did not expect one of the best paragraphs I’d read about baseball would come from an Irish newspaper
www.irishexaminer.com/sport-column...
www.irishexaminer.com/sport-column...
...and the landing page for the Roybal Center for Promoting Adherence to Behavior Change & Enhancing Cognitive Function is now LIVE. Check it out at roybal.umich.edu & bookmark it for more exciting content is coming in the weeks and months ahead (including our AI Behavioral Science Assistant)...
Roybal Center
At the Roybal Center for Promoting Adherence to Behavior Change & Enhancing Cognitive Function, we’re redefining what’s possible for lifelong brain and body health.
roybal.umich.edu
September 5, 2025 at 8:23 PM
...and the landing page for the Roybal Center for Promoting Adherence to Behavior Change & Enhancing Cognitive Function is now LIVE. Check it out at roybal.umich.edu & bookmark it for more exciting content is coming in the weeks and months ahead (including our AI Behavioral Science Assistant)...
📰Our Roybal Center Newsletter just published - check it out below (mailchi.mp/6b9712d4efff...) and subscribe if you want these delivered to your inbox! Highlights include news about a funding opportunity for behavioral intervention development and an upcoming webinar on adherence to behavior change
September 5, 2025 at 7:27 PM
📰Our Roybal Center Newsletter just published - check it out below (mailchi.mp/6b9712d4efff...) and subscribe if you want these delivered to your inbox! Highlights include news about a funding opportunity for behavioral intervention development and an upcoming webinar on adherence to behavior change
Full house today for our inaugural Crossroads in Kinesiology seminar featuring Dr Chris Sciamanna! Thanks to the Bickner Endowment for enriching our University of Michigan School of Kinesiology community with events like this
September 5, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Full house today for our inaugural Crossroads in Kinesiology seminar featuring Dr Chris Sciamanna! Thanks to the Bickner Endowment for enriching our University of Michigan School of Kinesiology community with events like this
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August 30, 2025 at 1:06 PM
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When will Congress start doing its taxpayer-funded job?
August 30, 2025 at 12:06 PM
When will Congress start doing its taxpayer-funded job?