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Assistant Professor, Applied Health Sciences
Health Sciences Campus, Lake Shore Campus

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I work as an assistant professor of exercise science in the Parkinson School of Health Sciences and Public Health, where I teach, research, and serve my community. As a researcher, I explore the physical activity behavior of persons across the lifespan and strive to improve spiritual, physical and mental health using community-based physical activity programming. I am passionate about my Catholic faith and love to share in Loyola’s extensive Jesuit traditions. I am thrilled to be a part of the Loyola community and share in the collaborative process of learning! When not at work or teaching, I enjoy spending time with my family and friends, cycling or kayaking with my husband, and reading.
Research Interests
- Physical activity behavior of children and adults with and without disabilities.
- Community-based spiritual and physical programming.
Education
- Bachelor's degree, Illinois State University
- Master's degree, Northeastern Illinois University
- PhD, Oregon State University
Publications
- Physical activity and physical fitness of school-aged children and youth with autism spectrum disorders. Tyler, K; MacDonald, M; Menear, K Autism research and treatment 2014 ;2014
- Genes Induced by Reovirus Infection Have a Distinct Modular Cis-Regulatory Architecture Lapadat,R.; Debiasi,R. L.; Johnson,G. L.; Tyler,K. L.; Shah,I. Current Genomics 2005 ;6:501-513
- MEKK1 regulates calpain-dependent proteolysis of focal adhesion proteins for rear-end detachment of migrating fibroblasts. Cuevas,B. D.; Abell,A. N.; Witowsky,J. A.; Yujiri,T.; Johnson,N. L.; Kesavan,K.; Ware,M.; Jones,P. L.; Weed,S. A.; DeBiasi,R. L.; Oka,Y.; Tyler,K. L.; Johnson,G. L. EMBO Journal 2003 ;22(13):3346-3355