Our faculty advise interdisciplinary graduate students as well as those in kinesiology and physical therapy.
PhD Dissertations
2023 Wedig, Isaac
Physical Activity and Exercise with Blood Flow Restriction as
Medicine During the COVID-19 Pandemic and Beyond
Kinesiology and Integrative Physiology, Advisor: Steven Elmer
2022 Bruning, Jessica
Lifestyle Choices, The Microbiome and Chronic Disease
Kinesiology and Integrative Physiology, Advisor: Qing-Hui Chen
2021 Gonzalez, Joshua
Short-Term Fasting and Autonomic Control
Kinesiology and Integrative Physiology, Advisor: William Cooke
2019 Phillips, Kevin
Kinesiology and Integrative Physiology, Advisor: Steven Elmer
2018 Kilgas, Matthew
Acute and Chronic Responses to Exercise with Blood Flow Restriction
Kinesiology and Integrative Physiology, Advisor: Steven Elmer
2017 Chapp, Andrew
Acetate as an Active Metabolite of Ethanol; Neural and Cardiovascular Implications
Biological Sciences, Advisor: Qing-Hui Chen
2016 Fonkoue, Ida
Acute and Chronic Responses to Exercise with Blood Flow Restriction
Kinesiology and Integrative Physiology, Advisor; Steven Elmer
2016 Larson, Robert
Central Neural Mechanisms of Salt-Sensitive Hypertension
Biological Sciences, Advisor: Qing-Hui Chen
2013 Yang, Huan PhD
Influence of 24-Hour Sleep Deprivation on Cardiovascular and Neural Control at Rest
and During Acute Stress in Humans
Biological Sciences, Advisor: Jason Carter
2011 Schwartz, Christopher Elmer PhD
Omega-3 Fatty Acids and the Neurovascular Responses to Mental Stress in Humans
Biological Sciences, Advisor: Jason Carter
2009 Lawrence, Johnathan E PhD
Effects of Endogenous Female Gonadal Hormones on Vestibulo Sympathetic Reflex in Humans
Biological Sciences, Advisor: Jason Carter
2008 Durocher, John J. PhD
Aerobic Fitness and Lactate Metabolism in Collegiate Hockey Players
Biological Sciences, Advisor: Jason Carter
MS Theses
2023 Lennox, Isaac
Exercise is Medicine® on Campus: A National Analysis and Assessment of Community Impact
Kinesiology and Integrative Physiology, Advisor: Steven Elmer
2022 Miodonski, Gregory
Kinesiology and Integrative Physiology, Advisor: Qing-Hui Chen
2021 Pitts, Jessica
The Influence of Decreased Ambient Lighting on Reactive Balance Mechanisms in Young Adults
Kinesiology and Integrative Physiology, Advisor: Carolyn Duncan
2020 Cockfield, Ben
Acute Physiological Responses to Arm-cranking with Blood Flow Restriction
Kinesiology and Integrative Physiology, Advisor: Steven Elmer
2020 Cunningham, Hannah
Sympathetic Neural Responses to Acute Thermal Sensations
Kinesiology and Integrative Physiology, Advisor: Jason Carter
2019 Bigalke, Jeremy
The Orexin System in Doca-Salt Hypertension: Regulation of Vasopressin
Kinesiology and Integrative Physiology, Advisor: Zhiying Shan
2017 Gage, Matthew
Kinesiology and Integrative Physiology, Advisor:Tejin Yoon
2016 Huber, Michael
Salt Sensitive Hypertension and Orexin
Biological Sciences, Advisor: Zhiying Shan
2016 Lee, Andrea
Kinesiology and Integrative Physiology, Advisor:Tejin Yoon
2013 Regal, Alison B. MS
Skill Acquisition and the Influence of Attentional Focus and Practice
Applied Cognitive Science and Human Factors, Advisor: Louisa Raisbeck
2012 Stream, Sarah F. MS
Acute Alcohol Ingestion and Sympathetic Neural Responses During Orthostatic Stress
in Humans
Biological Sciences, Advisor: Jason Carter
2012 Larson, Robert Arnold MS
Sleep Deprivation and Pain Intensity
Biological Sciences, Advisor: Jason Carter
2011 Witting, Jennifer L. MS
The Effects of Fixed Night Shift Work on 24 Hour Blood Pressure Regulation, State
Anxiety Levels and Total Sleep Time
Biological Sciences, Advisors: Jason Carter and John Durocher
2009 Lucas, Angela K. MS
Effects of Pediatric Adiposity on Heart Rate Variability
Biological Sciences, Advisor: Jason Carter