Our faculty advise interdisciplinary graduate students as well as those in kinesiology and physical therapy.
PhD Dissertations
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
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