Research

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)
  • Physiological and performance effects of 11 weeks of training in Division 1 collegiate throwers: An exploratory study
  • Acute whole-body vibration does not effect static jump performance
  • Inhibited muscle AMPK activation in the metabolic syndrome may attenuate improved insulin action after exercise training
  • A comparison between traditional periodization and daily undulated weight training among collegiate track and field athletes
  • Effects of short-term resistance training on adult men and women with and without metabolic syndrome: A exploratory study


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)
  • The Kinetic and Kinemetic characteristics of varying phases of conventional deadlift
  • Hormonal responses as a result of aerobic and resistance exercise protocols
  • Development of methods to track the process of fatigue management (Interactive-laboratory and web-based processes)
  • Elucidation of methods of calculating work during strength training, soccer training, and competition among NCAA D1 male soccer players
  • Maximum strength, RFD, velocity and power alteration in weightlifters over 10 months of training
  • Toward and empirically-informed 1-RM protocol: the constraints and optimal of 1-RM testing
  • The incidence and result of being hit by pitched ball in NCAA D1 baseball
  • Methods  of post activation potentiation of acutely improve performance in NCAA D1 athletes
  • Chronic whole-body vibration’s implication on strength and power parameters in NCAA D1 athletes
  • Kinetic and kinematic alteration in the Snatch and Clean & Jerk over 10 months of training in weightlifters
  • Characteristics of vertical net impulse in vertical jumping
  • Use of  Isometric Mid-Thigh  pull to determine asymmetrical strength differences in NCAA D1 athletes