Professor Nicholas Myers has been elected a Fellow of the National Academy of Kinesiology (NAK). Through their research and leadership contributions, NAK Fellows are noted for how they have progressed the study of human movement. Myers will be inducted at the 94th NAK Annual Meeting in September 2025.

NAK Fellows are scientists in the field of kinesiology who have made sustained and distinguished contributions to the discipline for an extended period. Myers becomes the fifth current faculty member to be named a Fellow, joining a distinguished group of 200.

“Professor Myers is a great asset to the Department of Kinesiology, and we are delighted that he is being recognized with this unique national honor” said Panteleimon “Paddy” Ekkekakis, chairperson of the Department of Kinesiology.