Graduate Student
University of Kentucky
Minyoung Kwak is a second-year master's student at the University of Kentucky within the Kinesiology and Health Promotion Department with a specialization in Exercise Physiology. He received his BS (2016) degree in Sports Medicine from Kyunghee University in South Korea and received his first master's (2021) degree in Athletic Training from the Bridgewater State University, MA, USA. Prior to joining the graduate program in the US, he worked both as a Strength and Conditioning coach and Athletic Trainer for the Korean National Ice Hockey team and participated in 2018 PyeongChang Olympics. Currently, he is under the mentorship of Dr. Haley Bergstrom, and his research interests include non-invasive assessments of neuromuscular fatigue responses. His primary research agenda is to investigate the perception of effort during endurance and resistance training.