Research and Teaching Interests

 Dr. Cepni's research aims to improve children's eating and activity behaviors to address health disparities. Dr. Cepni received her doctorate degree in Kinesiology from the University of Houston, where she studied the impact of school-based physical activity programs on child executive functioning and obesity-related health outcomes. She is currently working on her K99/R00 grant proposal to prevent obesogenic behaviors among adolescents that lead to BMI gain over the summer.