Education
BS University of Iowa 1991 Exercise Physiology
MS University of Colorado 1993 Exercise Physiology
PhD Ball State University 1996 Human Bioenergetics
Post-Doc Pennsylvania State University 1997 Aging Metabolism and Physiology
Research Interests
To better understand the adaptive responses of the human body to acute and chronic changes in physical activity in young and aging women and men. Specifically, with respect to the structure and metabolism of skeletal muscle and tendon in relation to overall function of humans: 1) Aging- and spaceflight-induced changes in activity. 2) Exercise countermeasures to the deleterious effects of aging- and spaceflight-induced changes in activity. 3) The role of over-the-counter analgesic medications in the adaptations to the aging- and spaceflight-induced changes in activity and related exercise countermeasures.
Publications
Available through PubMed