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To evaluate the need and opportunity for the National Academy of Kinesiology to engage in research translation and federal policy advocacy for school physical education.

November 25, 2025Kinesiology Review

Seize the Moment: The Academy’s Opportunity to Shape Physical Education Policy in the Current Political Landscape

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MLMonica LounsberyWichita State University PLPayne LounsberyCalifornia State University, Long Beach NSNicole J. SmithUniversity of Leeds

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Policy analysis highlights the need for strategic research translation in physical education, indicating opportunities for academic societies to advocate for federal school mandates.

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To evaluate the need and opportunity for the National Academy of Kinesiology to engage in research translation and federal policy advocacy for school physical education.
Synthesized decades of school physical activity policy research alongside the foundational mission of the National Academy of Kinesiology (NAK).
Assessed strategic approaches for professional scientific societies to translate empirical research into public policy amid current political dynamics.
Noted that despite high individual faculty involvement across advisory boards, the NAK currently lacks a formal institutional mechanism for shaping public policy.
Identified strategic research dissemination as a vital tool to counter misinformation and advance federal mandates and appropriations for evidence-based physical education in U.S. schools.

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Lounsbery et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6aa5794f04ea443b843a4ba2 https://doi.org/10.1123/kr.2025-0059

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Policy analysis highlights the need for strategic research translation in physical education, indicating opportunities for academic societies to advocate for federal school mandates.

Seize the Moment: The Academy’s Opportunity to Shape Physical Education Policy in the Current Political Landscape

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Seize the Moment: The Academy’s Opportunity to Shape Physical Education Policy in the Current Political Landscape

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