Areas of Interest

Our research faculty have highlighted their areas of interest to help you decide which graduate program best fits you and who you would like to work with.

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 Faculty

Areas of Interest

Cardiovascular physiology, neurophysiology and exercise science.; Neural mechanisms of cardiovascular diseases and metabolic disorders.; Neural mechanisms of exercise training in regulating autonomic and cardiovascular function.
Autonomic Cardiovascular Control in Humans; Orthostatic and Simulated Orthostatic Stress; Traumatic Injury and Device Development
Mobility and postural control in aging and special populations; Ergonomics and design of built environments for special populations
Adaptations to exercise training; Functional losses following injury; Skeletal muscle function; Cycling biomechanics; Physiology education
Rural health; Maternal and child health; Breastfeeding; Care-seeking behaviors; Hand hygiene; Social determinants of health
Central Mechanism of Salt Sensitive Hypertension; Brain Prorenin Receptor and Hypertension; Brain Orexin System and Hypertension; Stress and Neuroinflammation and Hypertension; Neuronal Mechanism of Metabolic Syndrome
Cognitive Aging; Cognitive Neuroscience; Motor Learning; Sensorimotor Control; Memory; Cognitive Control