Whitney Ogle

Whitney Ogle is an Associate Professor at Cal Poly Humboldt's School of Applied Health, specializing in motor learning and cannabis-exercise interactions. She holds a Ph.D. in Human Performance-Motor Learning from Indiana University and a DPT from Regis University. Her research focuses on cannabis's impact on human movement, co-founding the SPACE research group and serving as co-director of the Humboldt Institute of Interdisciplinary Marijuana Research (HIIMR) since 2021. She teaches courses like Motor Development & Learning and Structural Kinesiology. Her work has been featured in Scientific American and Nature, and she hosts the Exploring Cannabis & Exercise podcast.

Education: Ph.D. (Indiana U), M.S. (Indiana U), DPT (Regis U), B.S. (U of Puget Sound).

Research emphasizes translating cannabis-exercise findings into policy and public education. Key contributions include a Routledge Handbook chapter on cannabis in sport and webinars for physical therapists via PTCannabisInfo.com. Active in lab-based and survey-driven studies on cannabis use patterns in physical activity.