Education

  • Associate Degree, Pre-Physical Therapy, Holmes Community College, 2015
  • BS, Kinesiology (Clinical Excercise Physiology), Mississippi State University, 2017
  • MS, Kinesiology (Exercise Physiology), Mississippi State University, 2019
  • PhD, Kinesiology (Exercise Behavior), Auburn Unversity, 2023

Research Interests

Dr. Spring is a T32 Fellow in the Ingestive Behavior Laboratory under the mentorship of Dr. Corby Martin. Her research focuses on lifestyle interventions to improve physical activity, dietary intake, and healthy weight among young children (ages 2–5) and their families. She also investigates early childhood movement behaviors, including physical activity, sedentary behavior, and motor skill development, to inform evidence based prevention strategies. Dr. Spring has a particular interest in leveraging innovative technologies to expand the reach and accessibility of interventions that promote healthy behaviors in early childhood.

Selected Publications

  1. Carlson JA, Moon M, Steel C, Bai Y, Dodson EA, Dooley EE, Forseth B, Fox AT, Greenberg JD, Grimes A, Hasson RE, Hibbing PR, Jiang Q, Pate RR, Serrano NH, Spring KE, Stanish HI, Webber-Ritchey KJ, Staiano AE. Results From the 2024 United States Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth. J Phys Act Health. 2025 Dec 5; PubMed PMID: 41352335.
  2. Singh B, Ahmed M, Staiano AE, Vasiloglou MF, Gough C, Petersen JM, Yin Z, Vandelanotte C, Kracht C, Fiedler J, Timm I, Dallinga J, Sivakumar B, Baumann H, Huong C, Wunsch K, Suárez-Reyes M, Schoeppe S, Button AM, Spring K, Maher C. Lifestyle eHealth and mHealth Interventions for Children and Adolescents: Systematic Umbrella Review and Meta-Meta- Analysis. J Med Internet Res. 2025 Oct 17;27:e69065. PubMed Central PMCID: PMC12579299.3
  3. Spring KE, Staiano AE, Brandon D, Okely AD, Webster EK. The Associations of SUNRISE Product-Oriented Gross Motor Skills With Process-Oriented TGMD-3. J Mot Learn Dev. 2025 Aug;13(2):506-522. PubMed Central PMCID: PMC12442383.
  4. Spring KE, Lang D, Pangelinan MM, Wadsworth DD. Effects of an 8-Week Active Play Intervention on Body Composition and Fundamental Motor Skills in Preschool Children. Children (Basel). 2024 Sep 26;11(10) PubMed Central PMCID: PMC11506747.
  5. Lai B, Wadsworth D, Spring K, Jones CS, Mintz M, Malone LA, Kim Y, Wilroy J, Lee H. Validity and Reliability of a Telehealth Physical Fitness and Functional Assessment Battery for Ambulatory Youth With and Without Mobility Disabilities: Observational Measurement Study. JMIR Rehabil Assist Technol. 2024 Feb 12;11:e50582. PubMed Central PMCID: PMC10897795.
  6. Spring KE, Carroll AV, Wadsworth DD. The relationship in early childhood body composition and physical activity levels regarding fundamental motor skill development. BMC Pediatr. 2023 Sep 13;23(1):461. PubMed Central PMCID: PMC10500867.
  7. Suire KB, Spring KE, Jones C, Winkler D, Carroll A, Wadsworth DD. Get Fit with Ring-Fit AdventureTM : Physiological Outcomes of a Novel Active Video Game Intervention among Women. Journal of Womens Health Care Managment. 2022 December 28; 3(2). DOI: 10.47275/2692-0948-136
  8. Spring KE, Holmes ME, Smith JW. Long-term Tennis Participation and Health Outcomes: An Investigation of "Lifetime" Activities. Int J Exerc Sci. 2020;13(7):1251-1261. PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7523898.

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