Jacob Dinardi
Jacob’s background is in exercise and movement science. He completed his MS in Kinesiology at San Francisco State University and is currently exploring Ph.D. opportunities. His research interests center around the social-psychological domains of physical activity. Jacob has conducted research to investigate the effects of physical activity on mood state, the lived experiences of masters-athletes, implications of lifestyles predicated on physical activity, and addictive behavior in sport, training, and non-competitive exercise. Many of Jacob’s academic interests stem from his experience as a long-distance trail runner. Striving to reach a healthy level of physical activity is something Jacob values and shares with his students. He has collaborated with SFSU student leaders to create physical activity events that build peer-to-peer and peer-to-faculty connections within the Department of Kinesiology.
Office Hours
Selected Publications
• Dinardi, J. S., Egorov, A. Y., & Szabo, A. (2021). The expanded interactional model of exercise addiction. Journal of Behavioral Addictions, 10(3). https://doi.org/10.1556/2006.2021.00061
• Dinardi, J. S., Bolter, N. D., & Veri, M. J. (2022, May 26-28). Healthy lifestyles or exercise addiction? Understanding the experiences of lifestyle sports participants through the lens of heterotopias [verbal conference presentation]. NASPSPA Annual Conference, Waikoloa, HI, United States. https://doi.org/10.1123/jsep.2022-0071
• Bolter, N. D., Dinardi, J. S., Durk, R., Begue, G., Grosicki, G. J., & Bagley, J. R. (2020). Psychological state of a world-class ultramarathon runner: A case study. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, 52(75). https://doi.org/10.1249/01.mss.0000680956.99542.16
• Granziol, U., Trott, M., Yakayuki, A., Lichtenstein, M. B., Nikolina, B., Dinardi, J. S., ... Szabo, A. (2021). Cross-cultural validation of an expanded Exercise Addiction Inventory: A preliminary protocol report. PsyArXiv. https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/64dgb.
• Sundararaman, A., Baek, K., Gee, M., Weber, A., Corzo, M. A., Dinardi, J., Connor, C. J., Nesbit, K., Musselman, E., Platas, L. M., & Jones, S. (2025) More than grades: How students define holistic student success. Journal of Postsecondary Student Success, 4(2), 24–47. https://doi.org/10.33009/fsop_jpss134711
• Szabo, A., Dinardi, J. S., & Egorov, A. Y. (2022). Apples and oranges in the basket of a clinical model for exercise addiction: Rebuttal to Brevers et al. Journal of Behavioral Addictions. https://doi.org/10.1556/2006.2022.00036
Teaching
• KIN 355: Science, Sport, and Fitness
• KIN 384: Research Methods in Kinesiology (GWAR)
• KIN 404: Sport Psychology
• KIN 457: Culture, Gender, and Movement