Zenko, Zachary

California State University--Bakersfield

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California State University--Bakersfield

Natural Sciences, Mathematics and Engineering

Department Of Physics And Engineering

School Of Education

Department Of Teacher Education

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Zenko, Zachary

California State University--Bakersfield

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physical activity behavioral sciences psychology exercise science kinesiology physical exercise applied physiology exercise physiology sport psychology human performance health sciences sport medicine behavioral research affect health psychology physiological measurements applied psychology applied cognitive psychology sport science psychological assessment affective disorders affective responses obesity motivation emotional selfregulation sport physiology positive psychology exercise rehabilitation exercise prescription guidelines human decision process decision science bounded rationality affective variables behavior monitoring psychological methods sport physical therapy behavioral decision making weight disorders higher education sex roles accelerometers physical activity epidemiology mind-body interventions mind-body medicine choice theory decision analysis behavioral medicine environmental psychology physical education curriculum & instruction subjective well-being physical aging physiological regulation high-performance sport student motivation gender divide sex differences open research open access lifestyle changes behavior prediction perception-action loop vigorous exercise physical activity guidelines hedonic experience affective exercise experiences systematic narrative review extrinsic strategies internal consistency exercise psychology open access textbook novel resistance-training protocol certified exercise professionals exercise-related judgments heuristic processes pleasant exercise experiences

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Active Without Thinking? Distinguishing Between Automatic Responses as Predictors of Physical Activity. Peer Community Journal (2025)

cognitionhuman behaviorbehavioral researchperception-action looppsychological scienceapplied cognitive psychologybehavior predictionbehavior monitoringbehavioural processphysical activitybehavioral experimentsbehavioral sciencesautomatic responsesexperimental psychologyhuman performancecognitive science

Author Response of: Active Without Thinking? Distinguishing Between Automatic Responses as Predictors of Physical Activity. Round#1. Peer community in health & movement sciences. (2025)

human behaviorbehavioral researchapplied psychologypsychological scienceapplied cognitive psychologybehavioural processauthor responsephysical activitybehavioral experimentsexercise sciencebehavioral sciencesmind-body connectionautomatic responsesexperimental psychologyhuman performancepsychologyphysical exercise

Evaluations of Kinesiology Faculty Revisited: Perspectives on the “Moving Goalposts” Problem From the Trenches. Kinesiology Review (2025)

program evaluationkinesiology facultyexperiential learningperformance studiesfaculty professional developmenteducational assessmentacademic ethiceducationeducational leadershippreservice teacher educationhealth profession trainingfaculty issuesprofessional developmentmentorship

Participant Identification, Selection and Recruitment. (2025)

participant identificationperformance studiesselection biascandidate selectiongroup decisionsurvey methodology

Physical Activity Moves Me. (2025)

kinesiologyapplied physiologyhuman movementphysical activityphysical fitnessexercise physiologyphysical exercise

Comprehension of Physical Activity Promotion Material: A Retrospective and Comparative Analysis. Journal of Kinesiology & Wellness (2024)

Jafrā ThomasJasmine WongRegina HockertYi Sheng WuSolana MartinZachary Zenko

kinesiologyphysical activity

Examining the Effects of Increasing Then Decreasing Exercise Intensity Within a Session of Aerobic Exercise. Psychology of sport and exercise (2024)

kinesiologyapplied physiologyexercise intensityphysical activityexercise sciencephysiological measurementshuman performanceexercise rehabilitationhealth sciencesaerobic exerciseexercise physiologyphysical exercise

Exercise in Obesity From the Perspective of Dual-Process Theories. Routledge eBooks (2024)

Panteleimon EkkekakisJessica L. BarkerZachary ZenkoKira M. Werstein

dual-process theorieshealth sciencesobesity

Maintain Your Mind, Maintain Your Focus: Effects of Focused Attention and Intensity in Experienced Runners. Psychology of sport and exercise (2024)

sport medicinekinesiologyapplied cognitive psychologyapplied physiologyattentionperformance studiesfocused attentionhigh-performance sportexperienced runnersphysical activityexercise sciencesport physiologyhuman performancecognitive scienceexercise physiology

The Effects of Affect-Guided Interval Training on Pleasure, Enjoyment, and Autonomy: A Registered Report. Psychology of sport and exercise (2024)

Zachary ZenkoEric E. HallWalter R. Bixby

autismautonomyaffect-guided interval trainingexercise sciencebehavioral sciencessport psychologypsychology