Health and Fitness Management Published Research
Our faculty actively publish in the top journals in the field and routinely present their work at national and international conferences.
The undergraduate program director is a Fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine. Faculty serve on multiple review boards for professional journals. All faculty members teach undergraduate HFMG courses and direct independent research programs.
Pregnancy and Health
- Physical Activity and Mood during Pregnancy
- Physical Activity Patterns and Daily Steps in Brazilian Pregnant Women’s Sample
- A Review of Physical Activity Patterns in Pregnant Women and Their Relationship to Psychological Health
- A Randomized Controlled Trial of the Effectiveness of Peppermint Aromatherapy on Nausea in Women Post C-section
- Muscle strengthening exercises during pregnancy are associated with increased energy and reduced fatigue
Self
- Lack of Both Sex Differences and Influence of Resting Blood Pressure on Muscle Pain Intensity
- Body Images of 4-8-Year-Old Girls at the Outset of Their First Artistic Gymnastics Class
Posture
- Postural control in hemodialysis patients
- Effect of muscle strength on gait in hemodialysis patients with and without diabetes
- Arterial Stiffness and Walk Time in Patients with End-Stage Renal Disease
Exercise and Health
- Endurance exercise training reduces gallstone development in mice
- Intradialytic exercise training reduces oxidative stress and epicardial fat: a pilot study
- Soy protein diet and exercise training increase relative bone volume and enhance bone microarchitecture in a mouse model of uremia
- Walking and Talking in Maintenance Hemodialysis Patients
- Influence of Stride Length Alteration Training on the Energy Cost and Efficiency of Walking
- Theory of Planned Behavior: Implications for an email-based physical activity intervention
- Perceptual effects and efficacy of intermittent or continuous blood flow restriction resistance training
Physiology
- The Impact of Exercise on Statin-Associated Skeletal Muscle Myopathy
- Perceived exertion responses to novel elbow flexor eccentric action in women and men
- Resveratrol Supplementation Reduces Aortic Atherosclerosis and Calcification and Attenuates Loss of Aerobic Capacity in a Mouse Model of Uremia