Our faculty are highly skilled professionals in counseling, counseling psychology, and social psychology, all dedicated to helping people improve their quality of life, which includes conducting and engaging students in research and presenting at conferences.

Recent Publications

Aegisdottir, Stefania (Professor)

• Indovina, T., Aegisdottir, S., Lee, N. (in press). Couples’ Willingness to Seek Therapy: An Application of the Theory of Planned Behavior and the Prototype Willingness Model. Journal of Couple and Relationship therapy, 30.

Cipriano, Allison E. (Assistant Professor)

• Howard Valdivia, R.L., Holland, K.J., Cipriano, A.E. (2024). It’s on Victims: A Critical Discourse Analysis of U.S. College Sexual Assault Risk Reduction Strategies. Sex Roles/Springer, Online first(Online first), Online first. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11199-024-01518-6

• Cipriano, A.E., Holland, K.J. (2024). The Nature and Perceived Effects of Bipositivity Among Plurisexual Women. Journal of Bisexuality/Taylor & Francis, 24(2), 111-149. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/15299716.2024.2309406
  
  
• Holland, K.J., Cipriano, A.E., Checkalski, O.R., Howard Valdivia, R.L. (in press). Genital Stigma and Sexual Satisfaction Among Queer Women and Gender Expansive Individuals: The Roles of Sexual Communication and Identity Positivity. Psychology of Women Quarterly/Sage.

 

Gerstein, Lawrence H. (Distinguished Professor)

• Gerstein, L.H. (2024). Intragroup peace and character strengths. Character Strengths and Peace Psychology: Foundations and Integration for Science and Practice (pp. 105-138). Print: Springer.
  
  
• Gerstein, L.H., Blom, L.C. (2024). International Peace and Character Strengths. Character Strengths and Peace Psychology: Foundations and Integration for Science and Practice (pp. 185-205). Print: Springer.
  
  
• Niemiec, R.M., Blom, L.C., Bronk, K.C., Cheung-Blunden, V., Gerstein, L.H., Handwerker, S., Nelson, L., Sherwood, N.R. (2024). International Peace & Character Strengths (Chapter 7). Character Strengths and Peace Psychology (pp. 185-205). Switzerland: Springer.

• Gerstein, L.H. (2025). Taking action toward racial and economic justice: An interview with Rebecca L. Toporek. Journal for Social Action in Counseling and Psychology, Tier 1, 16(2), 43-60.

• Gerstein, L.H. (2024). Arab American Well-being and Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic. Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology, Tier 1.

• Gerstein, L.H. (2024). Culturally Grounded Well-being Assessment for Arab Americans. Journal of Prevention & Health Promotion, Tier 2, 5, 494-522.

• Banerjee, A., Gerstein, L.H. (2024). A bottom-up and community led approach to reconciliation and peacebuilding. Multi-Level Reconciliation and Peacebuilding: Stakeholder Perspectives (pp. https://doi.org/10.1037/pac0000718). Peace and Conflict: Journal of Peace Psychology.

• Gerstein, L.H. (2024). Addressing trauma and promoting healing and peacebuilding in post-conflict societies (2nd ed., vol. 30, pp. 273-274). Print: Peace and Conflict: Journal of Peace Psychology.

• Gerstein, L.H. (2024). Liberal Legitimacy in Global Politics: Navigating Toleration and Cooperation (2nd ed., vol. 30, pp. 268-269). Print: Peace and Conflict: Journal of Peace Psychology.

 

Lee, Nicholas (Assistant Professor)

• Lee, N., Furrow, J., Myung, H. (2024). Emotionally focused couple therapy. Case Conceptualization in Couples Counseling. New York: Routledge.

• Spengler, P., Lee, N., Wittenborn, A., Wiebe, S. (2024). A comprehensive meta-analysis of the effect of emotionally focused couple therapy. Couple and Family Psychology: Research and Practice(advanced online publication).

• Indovina, T., Aegisdottir, S., Lee, N. (in press). Couples’ Willingness to Seek Therapy: An Application of the Theory of Planned Behavior and the Prototype Willingness Model. Journal of Couple and Relationship therapy, 30.
  
  

Majka, Sydney A. (Graduate Student)

• Hall, S.S., Walls, J.K., Majka, S.A. (in press). “Do my opinions even matter?” Variation in White Students’ Participation in Class Discussions on Race. Journal of Univeristy Teaching and Learning Practice.

 

Perrone, Kristin M. (Professor)

• Perrone-McGovern, K.M. Emotions, Cognitions, and Life Satisfaction: The Role of Perfectionism, Emotional Overexcitability and Emotion Regulation.

• Lebeau, J.-C., Tremml, B., Perrone, K.M., Judge, L.W. (2024). Enhancing well-being and resilience in coaches: The impact of a mindfulness-based intervention. International Coaching Psychology Review, 19(1), 19-31. https://doi.org/10.53841/bpsicpr.2024.19.1.19

• Lebeau, J.-C., Wright, A., Blom, L.C., Tschopp, M.K. (2024). The placebo effect and exercise: An investigation into the manipulation of expectations of benefits from exercise. Asian Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 4(2), 38-45. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajsep.2024.07.001

 

 

We are committed to delivering an exceptional educational experience to our students and advancing our respective disciplines through research and scholarship.

Recent Publications

 

Doll, Christina (Associate Professor)

• Reynolds, J., Doll, C., Porter, L.A. (2024). Integrating Health Consumerism and Interprofessional Education into a University’s Core Curriculum: Early Lessons and Implications for Health Professions Advisors. The Advisor Online, 43(4).
  
  

Fly, Alyce D. (Professor)

• Wei, W., Gu, T., Cao, Y., Sun, S., Wei, D., Li, M., Fly, A.D., Yao, L., Sun, D., Gu, W. (2025). Evaluation of the Potential Value of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Public Health Using Fluoride Intake as the Example. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety/Elsevier, 291, 1-8. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0147651325001411?ref=pdf_download&fr=RR-2&rr=90f652bf8d2429f1

• Yao, l., Eikelboom, j., Yu, Z., Cao, Y., Wei, W., Sun, S., Khalil, A., Cho, W.C., Qamar, F.N., Kremsner, P., Oliu-Barton, M., Wang, L., Sisa, I., Marks, F., Wang, C.-Y., Graff, J.C., Howard, S.C., Gu, T., Maida, M., Prochownik, E.V., Mache, T., Fly, A.D., Hui, Y., Maier, A.B., Aleya, S., Sun, D., Wang, G., Bischof, E.Y., Aleya, L., Gu, W. (2025). Broadening the Healthy Aging Paradigm: Inclusion of Gestation, Development, and Reproductive Health. Advanced Biology/Wiley, e2400481., 2400481 pages 1-11. https://advanced.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/adbi.202400481

• Lu, L., Zhang, Y., Bejerano, S., Brockman, J.D., McClure, L.A., Unverzagt, F.W., Fly, A.D., Kahe, K. (2024). Association of urinary cadmium concentration with cognitive impairment in US adults: a longitudinal cohort study. Neurology, 103(7), e209808.

• Li, R., Fly, A.D. (2024). Vegetarian diets and risk of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease:  an observational study of NHANES 2005-2018 using propensity score methods. Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics/John Wiley and Sons, 1-12. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/jhn.13290

• Barenie, M.J., Escalera, A., Grange, H.E., Schlader, Z.J., Fly, A.D., Mickleborough, T.D., Carter, S.J. (2024). Concerns Over the Utility of Phase Angle and its Association with Muscle Function (1st ed., vol. 4, pp. 5). Research Directs in Strength and Performance.

 

Groenewold, Matthew R. (Associate Teaching Professor)

• Groenewold, M., dePerio, M.A., Moller, K.M., Bui, D., Saadeh, K., Still, W., Meh, I., Lavender, A., Soliva, S., Fields, C., Hopkins, B., Laramie, A.K., Harrington, P., Stout, A., Levenson, C., Morris, C.R., Creswell, P.D., Segaloff, H.E., Somerville, N.J., Dowell, C.H., Delaney, L.J. (2024). Analysis of Mpox by Occupation and Industry in Seven U.S. Jurisdictions, May 2022–March 2023. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 21(10), 1317-. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph21101317

• Shi, D., Rinsky, J., McDonald, E., Shah, M.M., Groenewold, M., dePerio, M.A., Feldstein, L.R., Saydah, S., Haynes, J.M., Spencer, B.R., Stramer, S.L., McCollough, M., Jones, J.M., Chiu, S. (2024). Distribution of COVID-19 mitigation measures by industry and work arrangement-US blood donors, May 2021-December 2021. American Journal of Industrial Medicine, 67(8), 764-771.

• Lundstrom, E.W., Asfaw, A., Steege, A.L., Bhattacharya, A., Groenewold, M. (2024). Precarious employment and mental health in the United States: Results from the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS), 2008–2021. Preventive Medicine, 186. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ypmed.2024.108090

• Lundstrom, E., Macmadu, A., Steege, A., Groenewold, M. (in press). Synthetic opioid and stimulant co-involved overdose deaths by occupation and industry – United States, 2022. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.

Keirns, Bryant (Assistant Professor)

• Fruit, S., Keirns, N.G., Higgins, M., Quirk, A., Schifferer, J., Romanovich, O., Yakos, A.C., Osborne, K.E., Trappe, S.W., Keirns, B. (2025). Acute effects of a reformulated plant-based meat alternative compared to beef within a high-fat meal on inflammatory and metabolic factors: a randomized crossover trial. Applied Physiology, Nutrition, and Metabolism, 2025(50), 1-11. https://cdnsciencepub.com/doi/10.1139/apnm-2024-0498

• Emerson, S.R., Hart, S., Sciarrillo, C.M., Edin, T., Godsey, T., Smith, H., Keller, A., Keirns, B. (2025). Influence of Sex and Body Composition on Aerobic Capacity in Normal Weight Lean, Normal Weight Obese, and Obese Phenotypes. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 22(1), 103. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph22010103

• Keirns, B., Keirns, N.G., Sciarrillo, C.M., Medlin, A., Fruit, S., Emerson, S.R. (2025). Postprandial Inflammation Across the Aging Spectrum. Journal of Nutrition, Health, and Aging, 29(3), 100468. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnha.2024.100468.

• Keirns, B., Medlin, A., Maki, K., McClanahan, K., Fruit, S., Sciarrillo, C.M., Hart, S.M., Joyce, J., Lucas, E., Emerson, S.R. (2024). Biomarkers of intestinal permeability are associated with inflammation in metabolically healthy obesity but not normal-weight obesity. American Journal of Physiology-Heart and Circulatory Physiology, 327(5), H1135-H1145. https://journals.physiology.org/doi/full/10.1152/ajpheart.00381.2024

• Geist, C., Hildebrand, D., Keirns, B., Emerson, S. (2024). Survey of Nutrition Knowledge, Attitudes, and Preferred Informational Sources among Students at a Southwestern University in the United States: A Brief Report. Dietetics, 3(2). https://doi.org/10.3390/dietetics3020014

• Stout, M., Keirns, B., Medlin, A., Patel, D., Byrd-Craven, J., Hawkins, M. (2024). Decreased salivary alpha-amylase reactivity for excluded young women after a speech task. Physiology and Behavior, 277(1). https://doi.org/10.1080/17470919.2023.2229082

• Hart, S.M., Keirns, B., Sciarrillo, C.M., Malin, S., Kurti, S., Emerson, S.R. (2024). Cardiorespiratory fitness and submaximal exercise dynamics in normal‑weight obesity and metabolically healthy obesity. European Journal of Applied Physiology, 124, 1131-1142. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00421-023-05344-8

• Keirns, B., Sciarrillo, C., Poindexter, K., Dixon, M., Medlin, A., Koemel, N., Hart, S., Geist, C., Jenkins, N., Lucas, E., Emerson, S. (2024). Postprandial triglycerides across the aging spectrum: A secondary analysis utilizing an abbreviated fat tolerance test. Nutrition, Metabolism, and Cardiovascular Diseases, 34(1). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.numecd.2023.08.017

 

Keirns, Natalie G. (Assistant Professor)

• Fruit, S., Keirns, N.G., Higgins, M., Quirk, A., Schifferer, J., Romanovich, O., Yakos, A.C., Osborne, K.E., Trappe, S.W., Keirns, B. (2025). Acute effects of a reformulated plant-based meat alternative compared to beef within a high-fat meal on inflammatory and metabolic factors: a randomized crossover trial. Applied Physiology, Nutrition, and Metabolism, 2025(50), 1-11. https://cdnsciencepub.com/doi/10.1139/apnm-2024-0498

• Keirns, B., Keirns, N.G., Sciarrillo, C.M., Medlin, A., Fruit, S., Emerson, S.R. (2025). Postprandial Inflammation Across the Aging Spectrum. Journal of Nutrition, Health, and Aging, 29(3), 100468. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnha.2024.100468.

• Blair, A.L., Clawson, A.H., Keirns, N.G., Mullins, L.L., Chaney, J.M., Cole, A.B. (2024). The moderating role of health status on the association between depressive symptoms and cannabis vaping. Cannabis, 7(1), 127-145.

• Hughes, A., Keirns, N.G., Goldstein, C. (2024). What are GLP-1 Medications? 9 Common Questions.. Society of Behavioral Medicine Healthy Living Newsletter. https://www.sbm.org/healthy-living/what-are-glp-1-medications-9-common-questions

 

Lu, Liping (Assistant Professor)

• Zhang, Y., Angley, M., Lu, L., Smith, B.J., Grobman, W., Wylie, B.J., Zork, N.M., D'Alton, M.E., McNeil, B., Mercer, B.M., Silver, R.M., Simhan, H.N., Haas, D.M., Saade, G.R., Parry, S., Reddy, U., Kahe, K. (2025). Radon exposure and gestational diabetes. JAMA Network Open, 8(1), e2454319.

• Lu, L., Zhang, Y., Bejerano, S., Brockman, J.D., McClure, L.A., Unverzagt, F.W., Fly, A.D., Kahe, K. (2024). Association of urinary cadmium concentration with cognitive impairment in US adults: a longitudinal cohort study. Neurology, 103(7), e209808.

• Angley, M., Lu, L., Zhang, Y., Howards, P.P., Kahe, K. (2024). Mercury, natural fertility and outcomes of assisted reproduction: A systematic review. Reproductive toxicology (Elmsford, N.Y.), 128, 108613.

• Angley, M., Zhang, Y., Lu, L., Bejerano, S., Unverzagt, F., Brockman, J., McClure, L.A., Judd, S., Cushman, M., Kahe, K. (2024). Serum zinc concentration and dietary zinc intake in relation to cognitive function: an analysis of the REasons for Geographic and Racial Differences in Stroke (REGARDS) cohort. European journal of nutrition, 63(4), 1059-1070.

• Lee, G., Zhang, Y., Yang, Q., Angley, M., Lu, L., Kahe, K. (2024). The Association between Lead Exposure and Dental Caries: A Systematic Review. Caries research, 58(3), 141-152.

• Zhang, Y., Meghan, A., Lu, L., Smith, B.J., Grobman, W., Wylie, B.J., Reddy, U., Kahe, K. (2024). Radon exposure and gestational diabetes mellitus: the nuMoM2b study (1st ed., vol. 2024). In ISEE Conference Abstracts.

• Lu, L., Zhang, Y., Angley, M., Reddy, U., Fly, A.D., Kahe, K. (2024). Association of Maternal Zinc Intake With Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy: The nuMoM2b Study (Suppl 2 ed., vol. 8). Current Developments in Nutrition.

• Lu, L., Zhang, Y., Angley, M., Reddy, U., Fly, A.D., Kahe, K. (2024). Preconceptional Calcium Intake and Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy (Suppl 2 ed., vol. 8). Current Developments in Nutrition.

• Dayal, A.K., Skupski, D., Lu, L., Bejerano, S., Chan-Akeley, R., Velagala, D., Goffman, D. (2024). Prevention of Obstetric Hemorrhage in Moderate and High Risk Patients: Addition of Prophylactic Misoprostol (1st ed., vol. 230, pp. S517-8). American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology.

Mbogori, Teresia N. (Associate Professor)

• Oladayo, A.E., Adegoye, G.A., Mbogori, T., Kandiah, J., Obuotor, T.M. (2024). Nutritional Characteristics, Health Impact, and Applications of Kefir.,. Foods, 13(7), 1026.

• Mbogori, T., Muriuki, J. (2024). (8th ed., vol. 56, pp. S24). Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior.

 

Place, Jean Marie S. (Associate Professor)

• Place, J.M.S., Van De Griend, K., Zhang, M., Schreiner, M., Munroe, T., Crockett, A. (2024). National Assessment of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Family Medicine Residents’ Experiences with CenteringPregnancy Group Prenatal Care. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 23(805), 1-9.

• Place, J.M.S., Renbarger, K.M., Van De Griend, K., Guinn, M., Wheatley, C., Holmes, O. (2024). Barriers to help-seeking for postpartum depression mapped onto the socio-ecological model and recommendations to address barriers. Frontiers in Global Women's Health, 5, 1-8.

• Place, J.M.S., Thaller, J., Hall, S.S. (2024). Health Promotion Planning: Learning from the Accounts of Public Health Practitioners. Wiley.

 

Valvi, Nimish (Assistant Professor)

• Allen, K., Valvi, N., Gibson, J., McFarlane, T., Dixon, B.E. (2024). Electronic Health Records for Population Health Management: A Comparison of EHR-derived Hypertension Prevalence Measures Against Established Survey Data. Journal of Medical and Internet Research, Tier 2, 16.

• Valvi, N., Tamargo, J.A., Braithwaite, D., Fillingim, R.B., Karanth, S.D. (2024). Household Income Is Associated with Chronic Pain and High-Impact Chronic Pain among Cancer Survivors: A Cross-Sectional Study using NHIS Data. Cancers MDPI, Tier 2, 16(16), 2847. https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/16/16/2847
  
  
• Matthew, L.E., Yang, D.-H., Dunne, M.M., Miley, K., Irwing, S.A., Grannis, S.J., Weber, Z.A., Griggs, E.P., Spark, T.L., Bassett, E., Embi, P.J., Gaglani, M., Natarajan, K., Valvi, N., Ong, T.C., Naleway, A.L., Stenehjem, E., Klein, N.P., Link-Gelles, R., DeSilva, M.B., Kharbanda, A.B., Raiyani, C., Beaton, M.A., Dixon, B.E., Rao, S., Dascomb, K., Patel, P., Mamawala, M., Han, J., Fadel, W.F., Barron, M.A., Grisel, N., Dickerson, M., Liao, I.-C., Arndofer, J., Najdowski, M., Murthy, K., Ray, C., Tenforde, M.W., Ball, S.W. (2024). Risk of COVID-19 Hospitalization and Protection Associated With mRNA Vaccination Among US Adults With Psychiatric Disorders. Influenza Other Respiratory Viruses, Tier 2. 
  
  
• Hirsch, A.G., Conderino, S., Crume, T.L., Liese, A.D., Bellatorre, A., Bendik, S., Dixon, B.E., Guo, Y., Imperatore, G., Lee, D.C., Reynolds, K., Rosenman, M., Shao, H., Utidjian, L., Thorpe, L.E., Valvi, N. (2024). Using electronic health records to enhance surveillance of diabetes in children, adolescents and young adults: a study protocol for the DiCAYA Network. BMJ Open, Tier 1.

• Dixon, B.E., Price, J., Valvi, N., Allen, K.S., Heumann, C.L., Titus, M.K., Duszynski, T.J., Wiensch, A., Tao, G. (2024). Treatment Rates for Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) and Neisseria gonorrhoeae (GC) in a Metropolitan Area: Observational Cohort Analysis. Sexually transmitted diseases, Tier 2, 51(9), 1537-

Through our laboratories and other facilities, we have spent decades producing research on a national scale, working with world-renowned athletes and organizations as prominent as NASA.

Recent Publications

 

Belangee, Ali (Professional Staff)

• Lynch, C.E., Brandt, A.R., Vincenty, C.S., Robbins, E., Skiles, C., Minchev, K., Chambers, T.L., Belangee, A., Trappe, T.A., Trappe, S.W. (2024). Adipose biopsy techniques for studies in human exercise physiology. American journal of physiology. Regulatory, integrative and comparative physiology, 326(3), R220-R229.

 

Blom, Lindsey C. (Professor)

• Gerstein, L.H., Blom, L.C. (2024). International Peace and Character Strengths. Character Strengths and Peace Psychology: Foundations and Integration for Science and Practice (pp. 185-205). Print: Springer.

• Niemiec, R.M., Blom, L.C., Bronk, K.C., Cheung-Blunden, V., Gerstein, L.H., Handwerker, S., Nelson, L., Sherwood, N.R. (2024). International Peace & Character Strengths (Chapter 7). Character Strengths and Peace Psychology (pp. 185-205). Switzerland: Springer.

• Blom, L.C., Visek, A., Myers, K., Albenze, R., Harris, B. (2024). Applied Exercise Psychology: Children and Adolescents (Chapter 22). Applied exercise psychology: The challenging journey from motivation to adherence. New Your: Routledge.

• Bronk, K., Blom, L.C., Fryatt, S., Maiwo, F.M., Appleton, Y. (2024). Appreciative Inquiry: Guiding Principles for Majority and Minority World Teams Conducting Research in Majority World Countries. Journal of Youth Development, 19(4), Article 1. https://open.clemson.edu/jyd/vol19/iss4/1

• Kroot, A., Blom, L.C., Patel, K., Davis, C., Moore, M., Mulvihill, T.M. (2024). Kroot, A. S., Blom, L. C., Patel, K., Davis, C., Moore, M. A., & Mulvihill, T. M. (2024). Basketball experience: Exploring Nigerian basketball coaches’ perspectives of grassroots sport-for-development programming as a tool to enhance well-being. International Journal of Sports Science & Coaching, 19(2), 551-561.

• Davis, C., Patel, K., Hussey, K., Blom, L.C., Mohn, C., Myers, K., Braxling, C., Smith, G. (2024). Applying the Continuum of Trauma Responsiveness to a Sport-Based Youth Development Program. Peace and Conflict: Journal of Peace Psychology.

• Kroot, A., Blom, L.C., Patel, K., Davis, C., Mulvihill, T.M. (2024). Kroot, A. S., Blom, L. C., Patel, K., Davis, C., Moore, M. A., & Mulvihill, T. M. (2024). Basketball experience: Exploring Nigerian basketball coaches’ perspectives of grassroots sport-for-development programming as a tool to enhance  well-being. International Journal of Sports Science & Coaching, 19(2), 551-561. International Journal of Sport Science & Coaching, 1-11.

• Pasquini, E., Blom, L.C., Johnson, J.E., Smith, A., Judge, L.W. (2024). Managing Coach-Athlete Dynamics: Immediacy and Meta-Perception in Intercollegiate Sports. Journal of Applied Sport Management, 16(3). https://trace.tennessee.edu/jasm/vol16/iss3/3

• Lebeau, J.-C., Wright, A., Blom, L.C., Tschopp, M.K. (2024). The placebo effect and exercise: An investigation into the manipulation of expectations of benefits from exercise. Asian Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 4(2), 38-45. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajsep.2024.07.001

• Hansell, A., Voelker, D., Blom, L.C., Espana-Perez, S., Patton, A., Watson, J.C., Luzynski, C., Dieffenbach, K. (2024). Short-Term International Sport for Development and Peace Programs: A Retrospective Analysis and Critique Informed by Stakeholders’ Perspectives in a Two-Year Follow-Up. Journal of Sport for Development, 12(1), 28-42. https://jsfd.org/

• Lebeau, J.-C., Gabler, T.M., Blom, L.C., Lester, E.B. (in press). Effect of an extended theory of planned behavior intervention on physical activity in college students. American Journal of Health Studies.

• Bhatia, K., Garg, E., Lebeau, J.-C., Judge, L.W., Blom, L.C. (2024). Understanding changes in identity and motivation in collegiate athletes immediately after retiring from sport (vol. 46, pp. S57). Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology.

• Garg, E., Bhatia, K.M., Lebeau, J.-C., Blom, L.C., Judge, L.W. (2024). Understanding Changes In Physical Activity Behaviors Among Collegiate Athletes After Retirement: 1515. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise (10S ed., vol. 56, pp. 520). Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise.

 

Dickin, Douglas C. (Associate Professor)

• Wang, H., Bradshaw, H., VonGunten, B., Pellegrino, A., Andamasaris, J., Burns, E., Ashton, C., Dickin, D.C. (2025). Complete Upper Body Bar Enhances Strength Training During Bench Press. Muscles, 4(7).

• Higgins, S., Dickin, D.C., Hankemeier, D.A., Wells, M., Wang, H. (2025). The effect of incline walking on lower extremity and trunk mechanics in
  older adults. Sports Medicine and Health Science(7), 56-60.

• Nardi, D., Dickin, D.C., Detrich, A., Aultman, A., Burns, E., Pellegrino, A., Price, K., Savage, C., Welch, J., Yantz, R., Huber, R., Shaw, S. (2024). Individual Differences in Proprioceptive Reorientation: A Study on Body Characteristics and Posturography. Spatial Cognition & Computation, 1-28.

• Wu, X., Dickin, D.C., Bassette, L.A., Ashton, C., Wang, H. (2024). Clinical gait analysis in older children with autism spectrum disorder. Journal of Sports Medicine and Health Science, 6(2), 154-158.

• Wells, M., Dickin, D.C., Popp, J., Wang, H. (2025). Sagittal plane joint mechanics during downhill running in female distance runners. Sports Medicine and Health Science.

• Judge, L.W., Cheetham, P.J., Fox, B., Schoeff, M.A., Wang, H., Momper, M., Dickin, D.C. (2024). Using Sport Science to Improve Coaching: A Case Study of Felisha Johnson’s Road to Rio. Track Coach, 249, 991-992.

• Wang, H., Bradshaw, H., VonGunten, B., Andamasaris, J., Burns, E., Ashton, C., Dickin, D.C. (2024). Complete Upper Body Bar Enhances Upper Body Strength Training (10S ed., vol. 56, pp. 87). Boston, MA: the 71st Annual Meeting of the American College of Sports Medicine.

• Wang, H., Bradshaw, H., VonGunten, B., Andamasaris, J., Burns, E., Ashton, C., Dickin, D.C. (2024). Complete Upper Body Bar Enhances Upper Body Strength Training during Bench Press. Madison, WI: the 2024 Annual Meeting of American Society of Biomechanics.

 

Downs, Benjamin J. (Assistant Professor)

•  Melchert, M., Downs, B., Walker, K., Johnson, J.E. (2024). An Analysis of Sport Employee Identification of NCAA Division I Compliance Employees. Journal of Amateur Sport.
  
  

Evans, Zachary C. T. (Assistant Professor)

• Mondt, A.B., Morse, A., Evans, Z. (2024). Did you notice us? An eye-tracking investigation of sponsorship at the U.S. Olympic swim trials. International Journal of Sport Marketing & Sponsorship.

• Eddy, T., Evans, Z. (2024). A comparison of brand-related outcomes between naming rights and jersey sponsorships in professional sport. Journal of Global Sport Management.

• Forsyth, E.W., Fraina, M., Johnson, J.E., Evans, Z., Whisenant, W.A. (2024). Prevailing Priorities for Interscholastic Athletic Directors Pre-Recession, Post-Recession, and Post-COVID: Part 1. Applied Research in Coaching and Athletics Annual.

• Forsyth, E.W., Evans, Z., Johnson, J.E., Whisenant, W.A., Fraina, M. (2024). Prevailing Priorities for Interscholastic Athletic Directors Pre-Recession, Post-Recession, and Post-COVID: Part 2. Applied Research in Coaching and Athletics Annual.

• Evans, Z., Eddy, T. (in press). Conceptualizing a Multidimensional Model of Attitudes Toward Sponsorship. Global Sport Business Journal.

• Evans, Z. (2024). Organizational Structure. Encyclopedia of Sport Management (Second ed., pp. 687-688). Encyclopedia of Sport Management. https://www.elgaronline.com/display/book/9781035317189/ch399.xml?tab_body=abstract-copy1

 

Farello, Anna (Assistant Professor)

• Collison-Randall, H., Farello, A., Dimitripoulou, G., Smith, A.C.T., Pippard, J. (2025). SC:ORE, an international initiative promoting the use of sport interventions to prevent crime and youth violence: A case study of sport to positively disrupt knife crime in London. Diplomacy and Sports Cooperation: Reputation, Development, and Peace.

• Farello, A., Kuzmina, K., Windsor, S. (2024). A discussion on the emergence of new creative methodologies in the field of sport studies. Routledge Encyclopedia of Sport Studies. Routledge.

• Gretton, T., Farello, A., Minkler, T. (in press). Pursuing passion. Becoming a sport, exercise, and performance psychology professional: A global perspective.

• Collison-Randall, H., Smith, A.C.T., Farello, A., Pippard, J. (in press). Tackling knife crime and contemporary youth violence through sport: An exploration of hyper-local sport interventions.

• Farello, A., Trajkovski, M., Massey, W. (2025). Journey to the top: The non-linear path of identity foreclosure and exploration and its implications for mental health in female professional athletes. Journal of Applied Sport Psychology, 1-22.

• Gretton, T., Farello, A. (2024). Emotionally demanding research: A wartime quest or a journey of connection? The Qualitative Report.

• Arnold, J., Farello, A., Özkoca, N., Ozenbaugh, I., Braxling, C., Massey, W. (2024). Improving recess through collaboration: Exploring the facilitators and barriers to sustaining positive playground behavior. Journal of School Health, 94(10), 985-993. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/josh.13461

• Gretton, T., Farello, A., Minkler, T., Caya, J., Eccles, D. (2024). Impossible perfection: A storytelling reflection. Qualitative Inquiry, 30(7), 607-617. https://doi.org/10.1177/10778004231176763

• McKeon, G., Curtis, J., Rostami, R., Sroba, M., Farello, A., Morell, R., Steel, Z., Harris, M., Silove, D., Parmenter, B., Matthews, E., Jamaluddin, J., Rosenbaum, S. (2024). Co-designing a physical activity service for refugees and asylum seekers using an experience-based co-design framework. Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health, 26(4), 674-688. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10903-024-01587-5

• Massey, W.V., Veliz, P., Farello, A., Zarrett, N., Zdroik, J. (in press). Associations between the sport environment and mental health in a U.S. sample of adolescent girls. Women in Sport and Physical Activity Journal.

• London, R.A., Alvarez, G., Massey, W.V., Farello, A., Santos, B. (2025). Creating Lasting Conditions for Meaningful Recess Reform: A 5‐School Exploration. Journal of School Health, 95(2), 117-125. https://doi.org/10.1111/josh.13511

• Collison-Randall, H., Farello, A., Pippard, J., Jones, J.-P., Smith, A.C.T. (2024). Exploring the benefits of combining sport and physical activity, and barriers to sport participation. Fight for Peace International.

• Massey, W., Veliz, P., Zarett, N., Farello, A. (2024). Thriving through sport: The transformative impact on girls’ mental health.. Women's Sport Foundation. https://www.womenssportsfoundation.org/articles_and_report/thriving-through-sport/

• Collison-Randall, H., Smith, A.C.T., Farello, A., Pippard, J. (2024). Preventing Youth Crime and Violence Through Sports – A Policy Guide. United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime.

 

Hankemeier, Dorice A. (Associate Professor)

• Higgins, S., Dickin, D.C., Hankemeier, D.A., Wells, M., Wang, H. (2025). The effect of incline walking on lower extremity and trunk mechanics in
  older adults. Sports Medicine and Health Science(7), 56-60.

• Hankemeier, D.A., Williams, R., Wilkins, N.A., Manspeaker, S.A., Clements, C., Walker, S.E., Young, J., Eberman, L.E. (2024). Interprofessional collaborative practice in professional and residency athletic training programs: A report from the association of athletic training education research network. Athletic Training Education Journal, 19(2), 84-94.

• Manspeaker, S.A., Young, J.P., Wilkins, N.A., Clements, C., Hankemeier, D.A., Williams, R., Walker, S.E., Eberman, L. (2024). Preparing the Athletic Trainer for Interprofessional Collaborative Practice: A Report From the Association for Athletic Training Education-Research Network. International Journal of Athletic Therapy & Training, 29(3), 115-118.

 

Johnson, James E. (Professor)

• Martin, T., Johnson, J.E., Forsyth, E. (2024). Interscholastic athletics. Contemporary Sport Management. Human Kinetics.

• Pasquini, E., Blom, L., Johnson, J.E., Smith, A., Judge, L. (2024). Managing Coach-Athlete Dynamics: Immediacy and Meta-Perception in Intercollegiate Sports. Journal of Applied Sport Management, 3(4), 21-29.

• Watson, R., Johnson, J.E., Walker, K. (2024). The Signs Were There: Navigating the Challenges of Mental Health in Intercollegiate Athletics. Case Studies in Sport and Exercise Psychology, 8, 85-91.

• Pasquini, E., Blom, L.C., Johnson, J.E., Smith, A., Judge, L.W. (2024). Managing Coach-Athlete Dynamics: Immediacy and Meta-Perception in Intercollegiate Sports. Journal of Applied Sport Management, 16(3). https://trace.tennessee.edu/jasm/vol16/iss3/3

• Forsyth, E.W., Fraina, M., Johnson, J.E., Evans, Z., Whisenant, W.A. (2024). Prevailing Priorities for Interscholastic Athletic Directors Pre-Recession, Post-Recession, and Post-COVID: Part 1. Applied Research in Coaching and Athletics Annual.

• Forsyth, E.W., Evans, Z., Johnson, J.E., Whisenant, W.A., Fraina, M. (2024). Prevailing Priorities for Interscholastic Athletic Directors Pre-Recession, Post-Recession, and Post-COVID: Part 2. Applied Research in Coaching and Athletics Annual.

• Melchert, M., Downs, B., Walker, K., Johnson, J.E. (2024). An Analysis of Sport Employee Identification of NCAA Division I Compliance Employees. Journal of Amateur Sport.

• Johnson, J.E., Elam, N., Matz, D. (2024). Coaching transition and nature of change: An examination of NCAA D1 team sports. Journal of Intercollegiate Sport, 17(2), 217-236. https://journals.ku.edu/jis/index

 

 Klosterman, Eric L. (Associate Lecturer)

• (2024). CHIRP CHIRP: TinCaps & Ball State Continue Partnership. In E. L. Klosterman (Ed.), TinCaps Team with Ball State University Class - College Students Gain Real-World Experience in Ticket Sales. https://www.milb.com/fort-wayne/news/ball-state-partnership-2024

 

Lebeau, Jean-Charles (Assistant Professor)

• Lebeau, J.-C., Wright, A., Blom, L.C., Tschopp, M.K. (2024). The placebo effect and exercise: An investigation into the manipulation of expectations of benefits from exercise. Asian Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 4(2), 38-45. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajsep.2024.07.001

• Lebeau, J.-C., Tremml, B., Perrone, K.M., Judge, L.W. (2024). Enhancing well-being and resilience in coaches: The impact of a mindfulness-based intervention. International Coaching Psychology Review, 19(1), 19-31. https://doi.org/10.53841/bpsicpr.2024.19.1.19

• Watson, R., Walker, K., Lebeau, J.-C., Turick, R., Moore, M., Johnson, J. (2024). The Role of Athlete Identity, Motivation, and Satisfaction on the Mental Well-Being of Division I Collegiate Athletes. Journal of Athlete Development and Experience, 6(2), 78-100. https://doi.org/10.25035/jade.06.02.02

• Lebeau, J.-C., Myers, K., Kappelmann, K., Vann, S., Gabler, T., Gretton, T., Wright, A. (2024). An investigation into the effects of acute exercise on activities of daily living and cognition in older adults. Journal of Cognitive Enhancement, 8(1-2), 65-75. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41465-024-00287-0

• Lebeau, J.-C., Gabler, T.M., Blom, L.C., Lester, E.B. (in press). Effect of an extended theory of planned behavior intervention on physical activity in college students. American Journal of Health Studies.

• Garg, E., Bhatia, K.M., Lebeau, J.-C., Blom, L., Judge, L. (2024). Understanding Changes In Physical Activity Behaviors Among Collegiate Athletes After Retirement. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, 56(10S), 520-520. https://doi.org/10.1249/01.mss.0001057024.17151.91

• Bhatia, K., Garg, E., Lebeau, J.-C., Judge, L.W., Blom, L.C. (2024). Understanding changes in identity and motivation in collegiate athletes immediately after retiring from sport (vol. 46, pp. S57). Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology.

• Garg, E., Bhatia, K.M., Lebeau, J.-C., Blom, L.C., Judge, L.W. (2024). Understanding Changes In Physical Activity Behaviors Among Collegiate Athletes After Retirement: 1515. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise (10S ed., vol. 56, pp. 520). Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise.

 

Marciniak, Rudi (Assistant Professor)

• Marciniak, R., Wahl, C., Ebersole, K. (2024). Differences in workload between maximal tasks in active-duty firefighters. Healthcare.

• Marciniak, R., Cornell, D.J., Meyer, B.B., Azen, R., Laiosa, M., Ebersole, K. (2024). Workloads of emergency call types in active-duty firefighters. Merits.

 

Minchev, Kiril (Professional Staff)

• Montenegro, C.F., Skiles, C., Kuszmaul, D.J., Gouw, A., Minchev, K., Chambers, T.L., Raue, U., Trappe, T.A., Trappe, S.W. (2024). Fast and slow myofiber nuclei, satellite cells, and size distribution with lifelong endurance exercise in men and women. Physiological reports, 12(13), e16052.

• Voss, A.C., Chambers, T.L., Gries, K.J., Jemiolo, B., Raue, U., Minchev, K., Begue, G., Lee, G.A., Trappe, T.A., Trappe, S.W. (2024). Exercise microdosing for skeletal muscle health applications to spaceflight. Journal of applied physiology (Bethesda, Md. : 1985), 136(5), 1040-1052.

• Trappe, T.A., Minchev, K., Perkins, R.K., Lavin, K.M., Jemiolo, B., Ratchford, S.M., Claiborne, A., Lee, G.A., Finch, W.H., Ryder, J.W., Ploutz-Snyder, L., Trappe, S.W. (2024). NASA SPRINT exercise program efficacy for vastus lateralis and soleus skeletal muscle health during 70 days of simulated microgravity. Journal of applied physiology (Bethesda, Md. : 1985), 136(5), 1015-1039.

• Lynch, C.E., Brandt, A.R., Vincenty, C.S., Robbins, E., Skiles, C., Minchev, K., Chambers, T.L., Belangee, A., Trappe, T.A., Trappe, S.W. (2024). Adipose biopsy techniques for studies in human exercise physiology. American journal of physiology. Regulatory, integrative and comparative physiology, 326(3), R220-R229.

• Raue, C.U., Begue, G., Minchev, K., Jemiolo, B., Gries, K.J., Chambers, T.L., Rubenstein, A., Zaslavsky, E., Sealfon, S.C., Trappe, T.A., Trappe, S.W. (2024). Fast and slow muscle fiber transcriptome dynamics with lifelong endurance exercise. Journal of applied physiology (Bethesda, Md. : 1985), 136(2), 244-261.

• Skiles, C.M., Boyd, G., Gouw, A., Robbins, E., Minchev, K., Ryder, J., Ploutz-Snyder, L., Trappe, T.A., Trappe, S.W. (2024). Myonuclear and satellite cell content of the vastus lateralis and soleus with 70 days of simulated microgravity and the NASA SPRINT exercise program. Journal of applied physiology (Bethesda, Md. : 1985).

• Skiles, C.M., Boyd, G., Gouw, A., Robbins, E., Minchev, K., Ryder, J., Ploutz-Snyder, L., Trappe, T.A., Trappe, S.W. (2025). Myonuclear and satellite cell content of the vastus lateralis and soleus with 70 days of simulated microgravity and the NASA SPRINT exercise program. Journal of applied physiology (Bethesda, Md. : 1985), 138(1), 195-202.

 

Nagelkirk, Paul R. (Associate Professor)

• Nagelkirk, P.R., Farrell, D., Sackett, J. (2024). Vascular Adaptations Following an Eight Week Sprint Interval Training Intervention in Healthy Men. Journal of Sports Medicine & Physical Fitness. https://www.minervamedica.it/en/journals/sports-med-physical-fitness/article.php?cod=R40Y9999N00A24102802
  
  

Raue, Carin Ulrika (Researcher)

• Raue, C.U., Begue, G., Minchev, K., Jemiolo, B., Gries, K.J., Chambers, T.L., Rubenstein, A., Zaslavsky, E., Sealfon, S.C., Trappe, T.A., Trappe, S.W. (2024). Fast and slow muscle fiber transcriptome dynamics with lifelong endurance exercise. Journal of applied physiology (Bethesda, Md. : 1985), 136(2), 244-261.

 

Trappe, Scott W. (Professor)

• Trappe, S.W. Chambers, T. L., Burnett, T. R., Raue, U., Lee, G. A., Finch, W. H., Graham, B. M., Trappe, T. A., Trappe, S. Skeletal muscle size, function, and adiposity  with lifelong aerobic exercise. Journal of Applied Physiology, 128(2), 368–378, 2020. Journal of Applied Physiology, 128(2), 368-378. http://doi.org/10.1152/japplphysiol.00426.2019

• Trappe, S.W. Lavin, K. M., Perkins, R. K., Jemiolo, B., Raue, U., Trappe, S. W., & Trappe, T. A. Effects of aging and lifelong aerobic exercise on basal and exercise-induced inflammation in women. Journal of Applied Physiology, 129(6), 1493–1504, 2020. Journal of Applied Physiology, 129(6), 1493-1504. http://doi.org/10.1152/japplphysiol.00655.2020

• Fruit, S., Keirns, N.G., Higgins, M., Quirk, A., Schifferer, J., Romanovich, O., Yakos, A.C., Osborne, K.E., Trappe, S.W., Keirns, B. (2025). Acute effects of a reformulated plant-based meat alternative compared to beef within a high-fat meal on inflammatory and metabolic factors: a randomized crossover trial. Applied Physiology, Nutrition, and Metabolism, 2025(50), 1-11. https://cdnsciencepub.com/doi/10.1139/apnm-2024-0498

• Jakicic, J.M., Kohrt, W.M., Houmard, J.A., Miller, M.E., Radom-Aizik, S., Rasmussen, B.B., Ravussin, E., Serra, M., Stowe, C.L., Trappe, S.W., Abouassi, H., Adkins, J.N., Alekel, D.L., Ashley, E., Bamman, M.M., Bergman, B.C., Bessesen, D.H., Broskey, N.T., Buford, T.W., Burant, C.F., Chen, H., Christle, J.W., Clish, C.B., Coen, P.M., Collier, D., Collins, K.A., Cooper, D.M., Cortes, T., Cutter, G.R., Dubis, G., Fernández, F.M., Firnhaber, J., Forman, D.E., Gaul, D.A., Gay, N., Gerszten, R.E., Goodpaster, B.H., Gritsenko, M.A., Haddad, F., Huffman, K.M., Ilkayeva, O., Jankowski, C.M., Jin, C., Johannsen, N.M., Johnson, J., Kelly, L., Kershaw, E., Kraus, W.E., Laughlin, M., Lester, B.E., Lindholm, M.E., Lowe, A., Lu, C.J., McGowan, J., Melanson, E.L., Montgomery, S., Moore, S.G., Moreau, K.L., Muehlbauer, M., Musi, N., Nair, V.D., Newgard, C.B., Newman, A.B., Nicklas, B., Nindl, B.C., Ormond, K., Piehowski, P.D., Qian, W.J., Rankinen, T., Rejeski, W.J., Robbins, J., Rogers, R.J., Rooney, J.L., Rushing, S., Sanford, J.A., Schauer, I.E., Schwartz, R.S., Sealfon, S.C., Slentz, C., Sloan, R., Smith, K.S., Snyder, M., Spahn, J., Sparks, L.M., Stefanovic-Racic, M., Tanner, C.J., Thalacker-Mercer, A., Tracy, R., Trappe, T.A., Volpi, E., Walsh, M.J., Wheeler, M.T., Willis, L. (2024). Molecular Transducers of Physical Activity Consortium (MoTrPAC): human studies design and protocol. Journal of applied physiology (Bethesda, Md. : 1985), 137(3), 473-493.

• Montenegro, C.F., Skiles, C., Kuszmaul, D.J., Gouw, A., Minchev, K., Chambers, T.L., Raue, U., Trappe, T.A., Trappe, S.W. (2024). Fast and slow myofiber nuclei, satellite cells, and size distribution with lifelong endurance exercise in men and women. Physiological reports, 12(13), e16052.

• Voss, A.C., Chambers, T.L., Gries, K.J., Jemiolo, B., Raue, U., Minchev, K., Begue, G., Lee, G.A., Trappe, T.A., Trappe, S.W. (2024). Exercise microdosing for skeletal muscle health applications to spaceflight. Journal of applied physiology (Bethesda, Md. : 1985), 136(5), 1040-1052.

• Trappe, T.A., Minchev, K., Perkins, R.K., Lavin, K.M., Jemiolo, B., Ratchford, S.M., Claiborne, A., Lee, G.A., Finch, W.H., Ryder, J.W., Ploutz-Snyder, L., Trappe, S.W. (2024). NASA SPRINT exercise program efficacy for vastus lateralis and soleus skeletal muscle health during 70 days of simulated microgravity. Journal of applied physiology (Bethesda, Md. : 1985), 136(5), 1015-1039.

• Lynch, C.E., Brandt, A.R., Vincenty, C.S., Robbins, E., Skiles, C., Minchev, K., Chambers, T.L., Belangee, A., Trappe, T.A., Trappe, S.W. (2024). Adipose biopsy techniques for studies in human exercise physiology. American journal of physiology. Regulatory, integrative and comparative physiology, 326(3), R220-R229.

• Perkins, R.K., Lavin, K.M., Raue, U., Jemiolo, B., Trappe, S.W., Trappe, T.A. (2024). Effects of aging and lifelong aerobic exercise on expression of innate immune components in skeletal muscle of women. Journal of applied physiology (Bethesda, Md. : 1985), 136(3), 482-491.

• Raue, C.U., Begue, G., Minchev, K., Jemiolo, B., Gries, K.J., Chambers, T.L., Rubenstein, A., Zaslavsky, E., Sealfon, S.C., Trappe, T.A., Trappe, S.W. (2024). Fast and slow muscle fiber transcriptome dynamics with lifelong endurance exercise. Journal of applied physiology (Bethesda, Md. : 1985), 136(2), 244-261.

• Skiles, C.M., Boyd, G., Gouw, A., Robbins, E., Minchev, K., Ryder, J., Ploutz-Snyder, L., Trappe, T.A., Trappe, S.W. (2024). Myonuclear and satellite cell content of the vastus lateralis and soleus with 70 days of simulated microgravity and the NASA SPRINT exercise program. Journal of applied physiology (Bethesda, Md. : 1985).

• Skiles, C.M., Boyd, G., Gouw, A., Robbins, E., Minchev, K., Ryder, J., Ploutz-Snyder, L., Trappe, T.A., Trappe, S.W. (2025). Myonuclear and satellite cell content of the vastus lateralis and soleus with 70 days of simulated microgravity and the NASA SPRINT exercise program. Journal of applied physiology (Bethesda, Md. : 1985), 138(1), 195-202.

• Trappe, S.W. (2024). Foulkes SJ, Haykowsky MJ, Kistler PM, McConell GK, Trappe S, Hargreaves M, Costill DL, La Gerche A.  Lifelong physiology of a former marathon world-record holder: the pros and cons of extreme cardiac remodeling.  Journal of Applied Physiology 137: 461-472, 2024. Journal of Applied Physiology, 461-472,.

• Trappe, S.W., Trappe, T.A. (2024). Montenegro, CF, C Skiles, DJ Kuszmaul, A Gouw, K Minchev, TL Chambers, U Raue, TA Trappe, S Trappe.  Fast and slow myofiber nuclei, satellite cells, and size distribution with lifelong endurance exercise in men and women.  Physiological Reports 12(13): e16052, 2024. Physiological Reports.

• Trappe, S.W., Trappe, T.A. (2024). MoTrPAC Study Group, Jakicic JM, Kohrt WM, Houmard JA, Miller ME, Radom-Aizik S, Rasmussen BB, Ravussin E, Serra M, Stowe CL, Trappe S, Abouassi H, Adkins JN, Alekel DL, Ashley E, Bamman MM, Bergman BC, Bessesen DH, Broskey NT, Buford TW, Burant CF, Chen H, Christle JW, Clish CB, Coen PM, Collier D, Collins KA, Cooper DM, Cortes T, Cutter GR, Dubis G, Fernandez FM, Firnhaber J, Forman DE, Gaul DA, Gay N, Gerszten RE, Goodpaster BH, Gritsenko MA, Haddad F, Huffman KM, Ilkayeva O, Jankowski CM, Jin C, Johannsen NM, Johnson J, Kelly L, Kershaw E, Kraus WE, Laughlin M, Lester B, Lindholm ME, Lowe A, Lu CJ, McGowan J, Melanson EL, Montgomery S, Moore SG, Moreau KL, Muehlbauer M, Musi N, Nair VD, Newgard CB, Newman AB, Nicklas B, Nindl BC, Ormond K, Piehowski PD, Qian WJ, Rankinen T, Rejeski WJ, Robbins J, Rogers RJ, Rooney JL, Rushing S, Sanford JA, Schauer IE, Schwartz RS, Sealfon SC, Slentz C, Sloan R, Smith KS, Snyder M, Spahn J, Sparks LM, Stefanovic-Racic M, Tanner CJ, Thalacker-Mercer A, Tracy R, Trappe TA, Volpi E, Walsh MJ, Wheeler MT, and Willis L.  Molecular Transducers of Physical Activity Consortium (MoTrPAC): human studies design and protocol. Journal of Applied Physiology  137: 473-493, 2024.  Epub April 18, 2024. Journal of Applied Physiology.

• Trappe, T.A., Perkins, R.K., Lavin, K., Iemiolo, B., Ratchford, S., Claiborne, A., Lee, G., Finch, W.H., Ryder, J.W., Ploutz-Snyder, L., Trappe, S.W. (2024). NASA SPRINT exercise program efficacy for vastus lateralis and soleus skeletal muscle health during 70 days of simulated microgravity. Journal of Applied Physiology, 136, 1015-1039.

• Trappe, S.W., Trappe, T.A. (2024). Schenk S, Sagendorf TJ, Many GM, Lira AK, de Sousa LGO, Bae D, Cicha M, Kramer KS, Muehlbauer M, Hevener AL, Rector RS, Thyfault JP, Williams JP, Goodyear LJ, Esser KA, Newgard CB, Bodine SC, and MoTrPAC Study Group (TA Trappe – MoTrPAC contributing author).   Physiological Adaptations to Progressive Endurance Exercise Training in Adult and Aged Rats: Insights from the Molecular Transducers of Physical Activity Consortium (MoTrPAC). Function  5(4): zqae014, 2024. Function.

• Trappe, S.W., Trappe, T.A. Skiles, CM, G Boyd, A Gouw, E Robbins, K Minchev, J Ryder, L Ploutz-Snyder, TA Trappe, S Trappe.  Myonuclear and satellite cell content of the vastus lateralis and soleus with 70 days of simulated microgravity and the NASA SPRINT exercise program.  Journal of Applied Physiology, In press.  Accepted November 22, 2024. Journal of Applied Physiology.

• Trappe, S.W., Trappe, T.A. (2024). Amar D, Gay NR, Jimenez-Morales D, Jean Beltran PM, Ramaker ME, Raja AN, Zhao B, Sun Y, Marwaha S, Gaul DA, Hershman SG, Ferrasse A, Xia A, Lanza I, Fernandez FM, Montgomery SB, Hevener AL, Ashley EA, Walsh MJ, Sparks LM, Burant CF, Rector RS, Thyfault J, Wheeler MT, Goodpaster BH, Coen PM, Schenk S, Bodine SC, Lindholm ME, and MoTrPAC Study Group (TA Trappe – MoTrPAC contributing author).  The mitochondrial multi-omic response to exercise training across rat tissues. Cell Metabolism  36(6): 1411-1429, 2024.  Epub May 2, 2024. Cell Metabolism.

• Trappe, S.W. Sanford, J. A., Nogiec, C. D., Lindholm, M. E., Adkins, J. N., Amar, D., Dasari, S., Drugan, J. K., Fernandez, F. M., Radom-Aizik, S., Schenk, S., Snyder, M. P., Tracy, R. P., Vanderboom, P., Trappe, S., Walsh, M. J., and the Molecular Transducers of Physical Activity Consortium. Molecular Transducers of Physical Activity Consortium (MoTrPAC): Mapping the Dynamic Responses to Exercise. Cell, 181(7), 1464–1474, 2020. Mapping the Dynamic Responses to Exercise (vol. 181(7), pp. 1464-1474). Cell. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2020.06.004

• Trappe, S.W. (in press). Rubenstein, A. B., Smith, G. R., Raue, U., Begue, G., Minchev, K., Ruf-Zamojski, F., Venugopalan, D. N., Wang, X., Zhou, L., Zaslavsky, E., Trappe, T. A., Trappe, S., Sealfon, S.C.  Single-cell transcriptional profiles in human skeletal muscle. Scientific Reports (Nature Publishing Group), 10(1), 229–15, 2020. Single-cell transcriptional profiles in human skeletal muscle (10(1) ed., pp. 229-15). Scientific Reports (Nature Publishing Group). http://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-57110-6

• Trappe, S.W. (2024). MoTrPAC Study Group.  Temporal dynamics of the multi-omic response to endurance exercise training across tissue.   Nature, In Review. Temporal dynamics of the multi-omic response to endurance exercise training across tissue..

• Trappe, S.W. (2024). MoTrPAC Study Group.  The mitochondrial multi-omic response to exercise training across tissues reveals time- and sex-specific adaptation.  Cell Metabolism, In Review. The mitochondrial multi-omic response to exercise training across tissues reveals time- and sex-specific adaptation..

• Trappe, S.W. (in press). MoTrPAC Study Group. Relationship of epigenetics to gene expression across tissues provides insight into the diverse effects of endurance exercise training. Genome Research, In Press. Relationship of epigenetics to gene expression across tissues provides insight into the diverse effects of endurance exercise training.

 

Trappe, Todd A. (Professor)

• Jakicic, J.M., Kohrt, W.M., Houmard, J.A., Miller, M.E., Radom-Aizik, S., Rasmussen, B.B., Ravussin, E., Serra, M., Stowe, C.L., Trappe, S.W., Abouassi, H., Adkins, J.N., Alekel, D.L., Ashley, E., Bamman, M.M., Bergman, B.C., Bessesen, D.H., Broskey, N.T., Buford, T.W., Burant, C.F., Chen, H., Christle, J.W., Clish, C.B., Coen, P.M., Collier, D., Collins, K.A., Cooper, D.M., Cortes, T., Cutter, G.R., Dubis, G., Fernández, F.M., Firnhaber, J., Forman, D.E., Gaul, D.A., Gay, N., Gerszten, R.E., Goodpaster, B.H., Gritsenko, M.A., Haddad, F., Huffman, K.M., Ilkayeva, O., Jankowski, C.M., Jin, C., Johannsen, N.M., Johnson, J., Kelly, L., Kershaw, E., Kraus, W.E., Laughlin, M., Lester, B.E., Lindholm, M.E., Lowe, A., Lu, C.J., McGowan, J., Melanson, E.L., Montgomery, S., Moore, S.G., Moreau, K.L., Muehlbauer, M., Musi, N., Nair, V.D., Newgard, C.B., Newman, A.B., Nicklas, B., Nindl, B.C., Ormond, K., Piehowski, P.D., Qian, W.J., Rankinen, T., Rejeski, W.J., Robbins, J., Rogers, R.J., Rooney, J.L., Rushing, S., Sanford, J.A., Schauer, I.E., Schwartz, R.S., Sealfon, S.C., Slentz, C., Sloan, R., Smith, K.S., Snyder, M., Spahn, J., Sparks, L.M., Stefanovic-Racic, M., Tanner, C.J., Thalacker-Mercer, A., Tracy, R., Trappe, T.A., Volpi, E., Walsh, M.J., Wheeler, M.T., Willis, L. (2024). Molecular Transducers of Physical Activity Consortium (MoTrPAC): human studies design and protocol. Journal of applied physiology (Bethesda, Md. : 1985), 137(3), 473-493.

• Schenk, S., Sagendorf, T.J., Many, G.M., Lira, A.K., de Sousa LGO, Bae, D., Cicha, M., Kramer, K.S., Muehlbauer, M., Hevener, A.L., Rector, R.S., Thyfault, J.P., Williams, J.P., Goodyear, L.J., Esser, K.A., Newgard, C.B., Bodine, S.C., Trappe, T.A. (2024). Physiological Adaptations to Progressive Endurance Exercise Training in Adult and Aged Rats: Insights from the Molecular Transducers of Physical Activity Consortium (MoTrPAC). Function (Oxford, England), 5(4).

• Montenegro, C.F., Skiles, C., Kuszmaul, D.J., Gouw, A., Minchev, K., Chambers, T.L., Raue, U., Trappe, T.A., Trappe, S.W. (2024). Fast and slow myofiber nuclei, satellite cells, and size distribution with lifelong endurance exercise in men and women. Physiological reports, 12(13), e16052.

• Nair, V.D., Pincas, H., Smith, G.R., Zaslavsky, E., Ge, Y., Amper MAS, Vasoya, M., Chikina, M., Sun, Y., Raja, A.N., Mao, W., Gay, N.R., Esser, K.A., Smith, K.S., Zhao, B., Wiel, L., Singh, A., Lindholm, M.E., Amar, D., Montgomery, S., Snyder, M.P., Walsh, M.J., Sealfon, S.C., Trappe, T.A. (2024). Molecular adaptations in response to exercise training are associated with tissue-specific transcriptomic and epigenomic signatures. Cell genomics, 4(6), 100421.

• Amar, D., Gay, N.R., Jimenez-Morales, D., Jean Beltran, P.M., Ramaker, M.E., Raja, A.N., Zhao, B., Sun, Y., Marwaha, S., Gaul, D.A., Hershman, S.G., Ferrasse, A., Xia, A., Lanza, I., Fernández, F.M., Montgomery, S.B., Hevener, A.L., Ashley, E.A., Walsh, M.J., Sparks, L.M., Burant, C.F., Rector, R.S., Thyfault, J., Wheeler, M.T., Goodpaster, B.H., Coen, P.M., Schenk, S., Bodine, S.C., Lindholm, M.E., Trappe, T.A. (2024). The mitochondrial multi-omic response to exercise training across rat tissues. Cell metabolism, 36(6), 1411-1429.e10.

• Voss, A.C., Chambers, T.L., Gries, K.J., Jemiolo, B., Raue, U., Minchev, K., Begue, G., Lee, G.A., Trappe, T.A., Trappe, S.W. (2024). Exercise microdosing for skeletal muscle health applications to spaceflight. Journal of applied physiology (Bethesda, Md. : 1985), 136(5), 1040-1052.

• Trappe, T.A., Minchev, K., Perkins, R.K., Lavin, K.M., Jemiolo, B., Ratchford, S.M., Claiborne, A., Lee, G.A., Finch, W.H., Ryder, J.W., Ploutz-Snyder, L., Trappe, S.W. (2024). NASA SPRINT exercise program efficacy for vastus lateralis and soleus skeletal muscle health during 70 days of simulated microgravity. Journal of applied physiology (Bethesda, Md. : 1985), 136(5), 1015-1039.

• Many, G.M., Sanford, J.A., Sagendorf, T.J., Hou, Z., Nigro, P., Whytock, K.L., Amar, D., Caputo, T., Gay, N.R., Gaul, D.A., Hirshman, M.F., Jimenez-Morales, D., Lindholm, M.E., Muehlbauer, M.J., Vamvini, M., Bergman, B.C., Fernández, F.M., Goodyear, L.J., Hevener, A.L., Ortlund, E.A., Sparks, L.M., Xia, A., Adkins, J.N., Bodine, S.C., Newgard, C.B., Schenk, S., Trappe, T.A. (2024). Sexual dimorphism and the multi-omic response to exercise training in rat subcutaneous white adipose tissue. Nature metabolism, 6(5), 963-979.

• MoTrPAC Study Group, Trappe, T.A. (2024). Temporal dynamics of the multi-omic response to endurance exercise training. Nature, 629(8010), 174-183.

• Vetr, N.G., Gay, N.R., Montgomery, S.B., Trappe, T.A. (2024). The impact of exercise on gene regulation in association with complex trait genetics. Nature communications, 15(1), 3346.

• Lynch, C.E., Brandt, A.R., Vincenty, C.S., Robbins, E., Skiles, C., Minchev, K., Chambers, T.L., Belangee, A., Trappe, T.A., Trappe, S.W. (2024). Adipose biopsy techniques for studies in human exercise physiology. American journal of physiology. Regulatory, integrative and comparative physiology, 326(3), R220-R229.

• Perkins, R.K., Lavin, K.M., Raue, U., Jemiolo, B., Trappe, S.W., Trappe, T.A. (2024). Effects of aging and lifelong aerobic exercise on expression of innate immune components in skeletal muscle of women. Journal of applied physiology (Bethesda, Md. : 1985), 136(3), 482-491.

• Raue, C.U., Begue, G., Minchev, K., Jemiolo, B., Gries, K.J., Chambers, T.L., Rubenstein, A., Zaslavsky, E., Sealfon, S.C., Trappe, T.A., Trappe, S.W. (2024). Fast and slow muscle fiber transcriptome dynamics with lifelong endurance exercise. Journal of applied physiology (Bethesda, Md. : 1985), 136(2), 244-261.

• Skiles, C.M., Boyd, G., Gouw, A., Robbins, E., Minchev, K., Ryder, J., Ploutz-Snyder, L., Trappe, T.A., Trappe, S.W. (2024). Myonuclear and satellite cell content of the vastus lateralis and soleus with 70 days of simulated microgravity and the NASA SPRINT exercise program. Journal of applied physiology (Bethesda, Md. : 1985).

• Skiles, C.M., Boyd, G., Gouw, A., Robbins, E., Minchev, K., Ryder, J., Ploutz-Snyder, L., Trappe, T.A., Trappe, S.W. (2025). Myonuclear and satellite cell content of the vastus lateralis and soleus with 70 days of simulated microgravity and the NASA SPRINT exercise program. Journal of applied physiology (Bethesda, Md. : 1985), 138(1), 195-202.

• Trappe, S.W., Trappe, T.A. (2024). Montenegro, CF, C Skiles, DJ Kuszmaul, A Gouw, K Minchev, TL Chambers, U Raue, TA Trappe, S Trappe.  Fast and slow myofiber nuclei, satellite cells, and size distribution with lifelong endurance exercise in men and women.  Physiological Reports 12(13): e16052, 2024. Physiological Reports.

• Trappe, S.W., Trappe, T.A. (2024). MoTrPAC Study Group, Jakicic JM, Kohrt WM, Houmard JA, Miller ME, Radom-Aizik S, Rasmussen BB, Ravussin E, Serra M, Stowe CL, Trappe S, Abouassi H, Adkins JN, Alekel DL, Ashley E, Bamman MM, Bergman BC, Bessesen DH, Broskey NT, Buford TW, Burant CF, Chen H, Christle JW, Clish CB, Coen PM, Collier D, Collins KA, Cooper DM, Cortes T, Cutter GR, Dubis G, Fernandez FM, Firnhaber J, Forman DE, Gaul DA, Gay N, Gerszten RE, Goodpaster BH, Gritsenko MA, Haddad F, Huffman KM, Ilkayeva O, Jankowski CM, Jin C, Johannsen NM, Johnson J, Kelly L, Kershaw E, Kraus WE, Laughlin M, Lester B, Lindholm ME, Lowe A, Lu CJ, McGowan J, Melanson EL, Montgomery S, Moore SG, Moreau KL, Muehlbauer M, Musi N, Nair VD, Newgard CB, Newman AB, Nicklas B, Nindl BC, Ormond K, Piehowski PD, Qian WJ, Rankinen T, Rejeski WJ, Robbins J, Rogers RJ, Rooney JL, Rushing S, Sanford JA, Schauer IE, Schwartz RS, Sealfon SC, Slentz C, Sloan R, Smith KS, Snyder M, Spahn J, Sparks LM, Stefanovic-Racic M, Tanner CJ, Thalacker-Mercer A, Tracy R, Trappe TA, Volpi E, Walsh MJ, Wheeler MT, and Willis L.  Molecular Transducers of Physical Activity Consortium (MoTrPAC): human studies design and protocol. Journal of Applied Physiology  137: 473-493, 2024.  Epub April 18, 2024. Journal of Applied Physiology.

• Trappe, T.A., Perkins, R.K., Lavin, K., Iemiolo, B., Ratchford, S., Claiborne, A., Lee, G., Finch, W.H., Ryder, J.W., Ploutz-Snyder, L., Trappe, S.W. (2024). NASA SPRINT exercise program efficacy for vastus lateralis and soleus skeletal muscle health during 70 days of simulated microgravity. Journal of Applied Physiology, 136, 1015-1039.

• Trappe, S.W., Trappe, T.A. (2024). Schenk S, Sagendorf TJ, Many GM, Lira AK, de Sousa LGO, Bae D, Cicha M, Kramer KS, Muehlbauer M, Hevener AL, Rector RS, Thyfault JP, Williams JP, Goodyear LJ, Esser KA, Newgard CB, Bodine SC, and MoTrPAC Study Group (TA Trappe – MoTrPAC contributing author).   Physiological Adaptations to Progressive Endurance Exercise Training in Adult and Aged Rats: Insights from the Molecular Transducers of Physical Activity Consortium (MoTrPAC). Function  5(4): zqae014, 2024. Function.

• Trappe, S.W., Trappe, T.A. Skiles, CM, G Boyd, A Gouw, E Robbins, K Minchev, J Ryder, L Ploutz-Snyder, TA Trappe, S Trappe.  Myonuclear and satellite cell content of the vastus lateralis and soleus with 70 days of simulated microgravity and the NASA SPRINT exercise program.  Journal of Applied Physiology, In press.  Accepted November 22, 2024. Journal of Applied Physiology.

• Trappe, S.W., Trappe, T.A. (2024). Amar D, Gay NR, Jimenez-Morales D, Jean Beltran PM, Ramaker ME, Raja AN, Zhao B, Sun Y, Marwaha S, Gaul DA, Hershman SG, Ferrasse A, Xia A, Lanza I, Fernandez FM, Montgomery SB, Hevener AL, Ashley EA, Walsh MJ, Sparks LM, Burant CF, Rector RS, Thyfault J, Wheeler MT, Goodpaster BH, Coen PM, Schenk S, Bodine SC, Lindholm ME, and MoTrPAC Study Group (TA Trappe – MoTrPAC contributing author).  The mitochondrial multi-omic response to exercise training across rat tissues. Cell Metabolism  36(6): 1411-1429, 2024.  Epub May 2, 2024. Cell Metabolism.

Walker, Stacy E. (Professor)

• Thrasher, A.B., Walker, S.E., Cavallario, J.M. (2025). Newly Credentialed Athletic Trainers’ Onboarding Process During the Transition to Practice. Journal of Athletic Training, 60(1), 70-81. https://doi.org/10.4085/1062-6050-0073.24

• Welch Bacon, C.E., Cavallario, J.M., Walker, S.E., Bay, C.R., Van Lunen, B. (2024). Implementation of evidence-based practice by athletic training students during clinical experiences: A report from the AATE Research Network. International Journal of Athletic Therapy and Training, 29(5), 285-290.

• Hankemeier, D.A., Williams, R., Wilkins, N.A., Manspeaker, S.A., Clements, C., Walker, S.E., Young, J., Eberman, L.E. (2024). Interprofessional collaborative practice in professional and residency athletic training programs: A report from the association of athletic training education research network. Athletic Training Education Journal, 19(2), 84-94.

• Manspeaker, S.A., Young, J.P., Wilkins, N.A., Clements, C., Hankemeier, D.A., Williams, R., Walker, S.E., Eberman, L. (2024). Preparing the Athletic Trainer for Interprofessional Collaborative Practice: A Report From the Association for Athletic Training Education-Research Network. International Journal of Athletic Therapy & Training, 29(3), 115-118.

• Armstrong, K.J., Walker, S.E., Woofter, B.L., Brown, A.N. (2024). Current Uses of Simulation and Standardized Patients in Athletic Training Education: Uses for Teaching and Assessment and Barriers to Use. Atheltic Training Education Journal, 19(3), 173-184.

• Walker, S.E., Brown, A.N., Woofter, B.L., Armstrong, K.J. (2024). Barriers Prohibiting Uses of Simulation and Standardized Patients in Athletic Training Education (6S ed., vol. 59, pp. S179). Journal of Athletic Training.

• Ward, K.A., Drescher, M.L., Young, J.P., Winkleman, Z.K., Walker, S.E., Eberman, L.E. (2024). Use of Standardized Patient Encounters and Simulation to Teach and Learn About Behavioral/Mental Health in Athletic
  Training (6S ed., vol. 59, pp. S186). Journal of Athletic Training.

• Armstrong, K.J., Woofter, B.L., Walker, S.E., Brown, A.N. (2024). Uses of Simulation and Standardized Patients in Athletic Training Education for Teaching and Evaluation (6S ed., vol. 59, pp. S187). Journal of Athletic Training.

 

Wang, He (Professor)

• Wang, H., Bradshaw, H., VonGunten, B., Pellegrino, A., Andamasaris, J., Burns, E., Ashton, C., Dickin, D.C. (2025). Complete Upper Body Bar Enhances Strength Training During Bench Press. Muscles, 4(7).

• Higgins, S., Dickin, D.C., Hankemeier, D.A., Wells, M., Wang, H. (2025). The effect of incline walking on lower extremity and trunk mechanics in
  older adults. Sports Medicine and Health Science(7), 56-60.

• Wu, X., Dickin, D.C., Bassette, L.A., Ashton, C., Wang, H. (2024). Clinical gait analysis in older children with autism spectrum disorder. Journal of Sports Medicine and Health Science, 6(2), 154-158.

• Wells, M., Dickin, D.C., Popp, J., Wang, H. (2025). Sagittal plane joint mechanics during downhill running in female distance runners. Sports Medicine and Health Science.

• Judge, L.W., Cheetham, P.J., Fox, B., Schoeff, M.A., Wang, H., Momper, M., Dickin, D.C. (2024). Using Sport Science to Improve Coaching: A Case Study of Felisha Johnson’s Road to Rio. Track Coach, 249, 991-992.

• Wang, H., Bradshaw, H., VonGunten, B., Andamasaris, J., Burns, E., Ashton, C., Dickin, D.C. (2024). Complete Upper Body Bar Enhances Upper Body Strength Training (10S ed., vol. 56, pp. 87). Boston, MA: the 71st Annual Meeting of the American College of Sports Medicine.

• Harmer, A., Wang, H. (2024). Effects of Arch-Support Orthoses on the Biomechanics of Downhill Distance Running. Grand Rapids, MI: the 2024 Annual Meeting of the Mid-West ACSM.

• Wang, H., Bradshaw, H., VonGunten, B., Andamasaris, J., Burns, E., Ashton, C., Dickin, D.C. (2024). Complete Upper Body Bar Enhances Upper Body Strength Training during Bench Press. Madison, WI: the 2024 Annual Meeting of American Society of Biomechanics.

 

 

The School of Nursing, is committed to enhancing quality of life through its mission and vision of creating a learning-centered community that furthers the knowledge and practice of nursing through teaching and research.

Recent Publications

Anyango, Jane (Assistant Professor)

• Anyango, J. (2024). Developing nursing education in a low-income country. Nursing Education Today, 146. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0260691724004234
  
  
• Anyango, J., Renbarger, K.M. (2024). The Experiences of Mothers Who Use Substances with Intimate Partner Violence: A Thematic Synthesis. Nursing for Womens Health. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1751485124000849
  
  
• Anyango, J. (2024). Health Care Providers’ Perceived Barriers and Facilitators to Screening for Intimate Partner Violence in Pregnant Women Attending Prenatal Clinics. Journal of Advanced Nursing. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/jan.16198?casa_token=RcK2q8NAchkAAAAA%3AUuXO3BQvpDpDOqn77c6hv-p97ZCK9-saf0QXBX2-HRYyNZ9GPacvhx47YY-pbDWSrWXKj5p9pH3Zmxg
  
  
• Renbarger, K., Muliira, J., Anyango, J. Faculty Perceptions of Readiness for a Bachelor of Science in Nursing Degree in Rural
  Uganda. Journal of Nursing Research.
  
  
• Renbarger, K.M., Anyango, J., Pannell, A. Nursing Students’ Attitudes Towards Women with Substance Use Disorders and Their Infants. Journal of Nursing Education.

Goldsby, PhD. PhD., Elizabeth A. (Assistant Professor)

• Neck, B., Neck, C.P., Goldsby, M.G., Goldsby, E.A. (2025). "The “lasso effect” – toward the development of a theory of motivational contagion". Journal of Managerial Psychology.

• Goldsby, E.A., Goldsby, M.G., Neck, C. (in press). Self-leadership and Journaling for Nurse Managers. Nursing Management.
  
  

McIntosh, Constance (Professor)

• Whitefield, B., Harry, S., McIntosh, D.E., McIntosh, C., Chitiyo, A., English, A., Poore, B. (2024). Elementary School Tooting: Implications on Notecard Responding and Teacher Observed Accuracy. Journal of Applied School Psychology.
  
  

Osborne, Karrie E. (Assistant Professor)

• Fruit, S., Keirns, N.G., Higgins, M., Quirk, A., Schifferer, J., Romanovich, O., Yakos, A.C., Osborne, K.E., Trappe, S.W., Keirns, B. (2025). Acute effects of a reformulated plant-based meat alternative compared to beef within a high-fat meal on inflammatory and metabolic factors: a randomized crossover trial. Applied Physiology, Nutrition, and Metabolism, 2025(50), 1-11. https://cdnsciencepub.com/doi/10.1139/apnm-2024-0498
  
  

Phelps, Barbara (Assistant Clinical Lecturer)

• Renbarger, K.M., Slater, G.Y., Phelps, B.E. (2024). Perceptions of supportive factors for reducing risk of maternal mortality among women with substance use disorders in a rural setting. . Nursing for Women's Health, 28(5).
  
  
• Renbarger, K.M., Slater, G.Y., Phelps, B.E. (2024). Knowledge of Maternal Mortality Risk Among Women with Substance Use Disorders during Pregnancy and Postpartum. The American Journal of Maternal/Child Nursing, 49(1), 38-43.
  
  

Yakos, Amy C. (Assistant Clinical Lecturer)

• Fruit, S., Keirns, N.G., Higgins, M., Quirk, A., Schifferer, J., Romanovich, O., Yakos, A.C., Osborne, K.E., Trappe, S.W., Keirns, B. (2025). Acute effects of a reformulated plant-based meat alternative compared to beef within a high-fat meal on inflammatory and metabolic factors: a randomized crossover trial. Applied Physiology, Nutrition, and Metabolism, 2025(50), 1-11. https://cdnsciencepub.com/doi/10.1139/apnm-2024-0498
  
  

The Department of Speech Pathology and Audiology is a vibrant department where students and faculty work together closely both within the classroom and in clinical settings to prepare students for careers as researchers, clinicians, managers in the healthcare field.

Recent Publications

Bielski, Lynn (Assistant Professor)

• Bielski, L. Defining Radical Feminist Flexibility. Mobility Studies in Education Series: MotherScholars in COVID Times. Brill.

• Bielski, L. Finding Wellness in Community: Challenging Dominant Views of Well-Being. Mobility in Education Series: MotherScholars in COVID Times.

• Bielski, L. Redefining Accessibility in COVID Times: Supporting Students and Faculty. Mobility in Education Series: MotherScholars in COVID Times.

• Bielski, L. Redefining Collaboration. Mobility in Education Series: MotherScholars in COVID Times. Brill.

• Bielski, L. Redefining Professionalism: A Dialogue on "radical flexibility" in Professional Spaces. Mobility in Education Series: MotherScholars in COVID Times. Brill.

• Bielski, L. Supporting the AcaMama in Your Life: 5 Things to try Today and 3 to Avoid at all costs. Mobility in Education Series: MotherScholars in COVID Times. Brill.

• Bielski, L., Pennell, S., Frazier, K., Brooks, T., Greene-Rooks, J., Charlene, L. (in press). Exploring the Identities, Barriers, and Interventions for Motherscholars During a Pandemic. Journal of Career Development.

 

Tai, Yihsin (Assistant Professor)

• Tai, Y., Jain, N., Kim, G., Husain, F.T. (2024). Tinnitus and COVID-19: Effect of infection, vaccination, and the pandemic. Frontiers in Public Health, Tier 2, 12, 1508607. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2024.1508607

• Kim, G., Khan, R.A., Tai, Y., Shahsavarani, S., Husain, F.T. (2024). Gray matter volumetric changes in tinnitus: The impact of hearing loss and severity. Brain Research, Tier 2, 1846, 149264. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.brainres.2024.149264

• Jain, N., Tai, Y., Wilson, C., Granato, E.C., Esquivel, C., Tsao, A., Husain, F.T. (2024). Comprehensive characterization of hearing loss and tinnitus in military affiliated and non-military affiliated individuals. American Journal of Audiology, Tier 2, 33(2), 543-558. https://doi.org/10.1044/2024_AJA-24-00010

 

Wagner, Barry T. (Associate Professor)

• Wagner, B.T. (2024). Assessment of Picture Span and Feature Binding with Visual Graphic Symbols: Implications for Aided Communication Displays for Children with Complex Communication Needs (4th ed., vol. 105, pp. e47 - e48). Elsevier: Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apmr.2024.02.131

 

 

Our faculty members work to improve the quality of life for others; to advocate for social, economic, and environmental justice for vulnerable populations through teaching and research.

Recent Publications

Curd, Jessica L. A. (Assistant Lecturer)

• Presnell, J., Keesler, J., Curd, J.L.A., Carroll, D. (2024). Promoting Justice for People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities: Strategies for Advancing Anti-Oppressive Social Work Education and Practice. The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare. ttps://scholarworks.wmich.edu/jssw/vol51/iss1/8

• Curd, J.L.A., Nguyen, T.S.T. (2024). “I was always on the outside, watching quietly”: Autistic
  women reflect on school experiences. Journal of Humanities & Social Sciences  Communications..

• Keesler, J., Presnell, J., Curd, J.L.A., Ziden, T. Through an International Social Work Lens: 
  Examining Disability and Inclusion at the Intersection of Policy, Culture, and Religion.

• Curd, J.L.A., Presnell, J., Nguyen, T.S.T. Vulnerability to trauma: A call to action for social work clinicians, faculty and researchers in support of autistic girls and women.

• Curd, J.L.A., keesler, J. “I don’t fit in anywhere”: The struggles and triumphs of caregiving for children with autism while managing one’s own disability.

 

Dolon, Ronald (Professor)

• Judge, L.W., Dolon, R., Livergood, K., Evans, B. (2024). Laughter in the Locker Room: Unlocking High Performance Through Humor in Coaching. The Physical Educator. https://doi.org/10.18666/tpe-2024-v81-i4-12523

 

Gray, Judith I. (Associate Professor)

• Moore, M., Young, S., Gray, J.I. (2024). I Spy Curriculum: Assessing the Climate of an Undergraduate and Graduate Social Work Program. Advances in Social Work, 24 (3)(Fall 2024).

• Moore, M.I., Gray, J.I., Rademacher, D., Dzimbiri, M.N.W., Bennett, P. (2025). Assessing the Impact of Volunteering on Social Work Educational Competencies. Journal of Excellence in College Teaching, 35(4), pages 51-57.

Provence, Mary (Assistant Professor)

• Provence, M., Wahler, E.A. (in press). "Public Library Patrons in Crisis: Interprofessional Perceptions and Responses". Families in Society.

• Provence, M., Paauw, M.A. (2025). Success or Failure: Applying Role Theory to Social Work Integration into Public Libraries. Journal of Library Administration, 65(3), 288-299. https://doi.org/10.1080/01930826.2025.2468132

 

Reynolds II, Jerry F. (Assistant Professor)

• Judge, L.W., Smith, A., Reynolds, J. (2024). The Need for Sport Social Workers in College Athletics. Sports Innovation Journal, 5, 49-60. https://doi.org/10.18060/28049

• Reynolds, J., Doll, C., Porter, L.A. (2024). Integrating Health Consumerism and Interprofessional Education into a University’s Core Curriculum: Early Lessons and Implications for Health Professions Advisors. The Advisor Online, 43(4).

• Elam, N., Reynolds, J., Moore, M., Hampton, M., Weathersby, S. (2024). The management of spectators through the lens of high school administrators. Sport Social Work. https://openjournals.bsu.edu/sportsocialworkjournal/article/view/4616

• Judge, L.W., Reynolds, J., Moore, M.A., Taylor, K. (2024). Enhancing paralympic sport: The crucial role of sport social workers. Sport Social Work Journal.