School of Kinesiology has strong presence at ACSM 65th Annual Meeting

The School of Kinesiology was well-represented at the 65th annual meeting of the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) held in Minneapolis May 29-June 2. The conference attracted academicians, professionals and students involved in sports medicine, exercise science, and health and fitness from around the country.  The ACSM meeting is one of the most important for School faculty in the focus areas of exercise science, physical activity and health, and physical activity and sport science. Following are the presentations, posters and contributions from faculty and current/former graduate students and post-doctoral students.

Daheia Barr-Anderson, Ph.D., and Eydie Kramer

  • Weight Dependent Disparities in Adolescent Girls: The Impact of Brief Interventions on Exercise and Healthy Eater Identity
  • Physical Activity Declines at Significant Life Events in Young Adults

Donald Dengel, Ph.D., and Katie Bisch, Tyler Bosch, Ph.D., Madeline Czeck, Olivia Dengel, Nicholas Evanoff,  John Fitzgerald, Ph.D., Justin Geiger, Ph.D., Michelle Harbin, Aaron S. Kelly, Ph.D., Kara Marlatt, Ph.D., Bryce Murphy, Christiana Raymond-Pope, Anna Solfest

  • Changes in Total and Regional Body Composition during the season in Division 1 Football Players
  • Physical Demands of NCAA Division I Hockey Training and Competition Using Microtechnology
  • Body Composition of Collegiate Baseball and Softball Athletes, Consortium of College Athlete Research (C-CAR) Study
  • Positional Body Composition of Division I Volleyball Players, Consortium of College Athlete Research (C-CAR) Study
  • Body Composition of Division I Collegiate Female Equestrian Athletes
  • Differences In Lean Mass And Strength In Adolescent ACLR Female Athletes: A Case-Control Study
  • Cerebral Microvascular Reactivity and Neurocognition in Childhood Cancer Survivors
  • Reproducibility of a Ramping Protocol to Measure Cerebral Vascular Reactivity Using Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Abdominal Aorta Compliance and Distensibility Among Youth Ranging from Normal Weight to Severe Obesity

Zan Gao, Ph.D., and Jung Eun Lee, Ph.D., Wenxi Liu, Zachary Pope, Ph.D., Nan Zeng

  • Home-based exergaming for preschoolers’ cognition and health outcomes: A randomized cross-over study
  • Effects of exergaming on college students’ mood compared to traditional treadmill exercise
  • Associations between Chinese college students’ social cognitive beliefs, physical activity, and health: Sex differences
  • College students’ situational motivation and physiological outcomes during single and double player exergaming conditions
  • Effectiveness of combined smartwatch and social media intervention on breast cancer survivor outcomes: Randomized trial
  • Breast cancer survivors’ psychosocial beliefs, physical activity and quality of life
  • The effects of smartwatch intervention on breast cancer survivors’ biomarkers and health outcomes
  • Examining the relationships between physical activity participation and sleep quality in Chinese college students

Sarah Greising, Ph.D.

  • Hamstring Update: Osseotendinous and Myotendinous Junction Injuries
  • Hamstring Injury & Recovery: Understanding Muscle Repair & Regeneration
  • Forced PGC1a1 Expression Improves Oxidative Capacity and Partially Rescues Strength Following Volumetric Muscle Loss Injury

Beth Lewis, Ph.D., and Katie Schuver, Ph.D.

  • The moderating effect of baseline depression and age on the efficacy of an exercise intervention on preventing postpartum depression and stress

Christopher Lundstrom, Ph.D.George Biltz, M.D., and Emma Lee

  • Heart rate variability in marathon runners during steady state exercise and a graded exercise test
  • Aging, maximal aerobic capacity, and running economy in trained distance runners