Past Research Projects
- Vibration: Effects on flexibility and explosive-strength in competitive female gymnasts (Ann Kinser – thesis)
- Relationship of strength characteristics to power output and explosive strength (pulls and jumps) – (Jenna Kraska – thesis)
Current Research Projects
- Effects of shoe insert (stiffness) on sport performance
- Association of test variables with estimates and measures of athletic performance (Talent ID, Underlying mechanisms of sport performance)
- Potentiation and potentiation mechanisms (Jon Calloway – Undergraduate Honors Thesis)
- Relationship of upper body strength characteristics to volleyball serve speed
- Relationship of strength characteristics to agility and agility endurance among soccer players
- Linking volume/intensity/outside stressors to physiological and performance alterations
- Cross-section study of the body composition and bone density among various types of athletes (Collaborative Project with Medical School – Dr. Hamdy)
- Effects of aerobic and resistance exercise on markers of inflammation (Collaborative Project with Medical School – Dr. Krishneswamy)
- Effects of resistance exercise on skeletal muscle GLUT proteins, insulin sensitivity and glucose disposal (Collaborative Project with Medical School – Dr. Stuart)
