Research is a core component of the Clinical Exercise Physiology Program. Graduate students participate in research as part of the Clinical Exercise Physiology Testing Laboratory, the Adult Physical Fitness Program, and with individual faculty members. During their time in the program, students will have the opportunity to present research at regional and national conferences and encouraged to participate in the manuscript writing process.

Current research areas include

  • Cardiopulmonary exercise testing and health outcomes
  • Interventions to enhance vascular health and blood pressure regulations
  • Objective physical activity monitoring in healthy and diseased populations

Please contact program faculty for specific questions about research.

CEP Publications

Santana EJ, Kim DS, Christle JW, Cauwenberghs N, Celestin BE, Tso JV, Wheeler MT, Ashley EA, Peterman JE, Gardner C, Arena R, Harber M, Kaminsky LA, Kuznetsova T, Myers JN, Haddad F. Reference equations for peak oxygen uptake for treadmill cardiopulmonary exercise tests based on the NHANES lean body mass equations, a FRIEND registry study. Eur J Prev Cardiol. 2025 Feb 7:zwaf045. doi: 10.1093/eurjpc/zwaf045. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 39920345.

Dourado VZ, Barbosa AC, Simões MSMP, Lauria VT, Matheus AC, Sadarangani KP, Arantes RL, Romiti M, Peterman JE, Arena R, Harber MP, Myers J, Kaminsky LA. Prediction of maximum oxygen uptake over time in adults: analysis from the FRIEND registry. Braz J Med Biol Res. 2025 Mar 3;58:e13731. doi: 10.1590/1414-431X2025e13731. PMID: 40053031; PMCID: PMC11884767.

Nevill AM, Wyon M, Myers J, Harber MP, Arena R, Myers TD, Kaminsky LA. Predicting VO2max Using Lung Function and Three-Dimensional (3D) Allometry Provides New Insights into the Allometric Cascade (M0.75). Sports Med. 2025 Jul;55(7):1757-1767. doi: 10.1007/s40279-025-02208-3. Epub 2025 Apr 13. PMID: 40223039.

 

Carlini NA, Harber MP, Fleenor BS. Acute effects of MitoQ on vascular endothelial function are influenced by cardiorespiratory fitness and baseline FMD in middle-aged and older adults. J Physiol. 2024 May;602(9):1923-1937. doi: 10.1113/JP285636. Epub 2024 Apr 3. PMID: 38568933.

Carlini NA, Stump OE, Lumadue EJ, Harber MP, Fleenor BS. Aortic Stiffness Is Associated With Higher Nighttime Ambulatory Blood Pressure in Middle-Aged and Older Adults. J Cardiopulm Rehabil Prev. 2024 Jul 1;44(4):289-294. doi: 10.1097/HCR.0000000000000869. Epub 2024 Jun 17. PMID: 38875161.

Carlini NA, Harber MP, Fleenor BS. Lower estimates of myocardial perfusion are associated with greater aortic perivascular adipose tissue density in humans independent of aortic stiffness. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol. 2024 Oct 1;327(4):H927-H934. doi: 10.1152/ajpheart.00436.2024. Epub 2024 Aug 16. PMID: 39150391; PMCID: PMC11482261.

Santana EJ, Christle JW, Cauwenberghs N, Peterman JE, Busque V, Gomes B, Bagherzadeh SP, Moneghetti K, Kuznetsova T, Wheeler M, Ashley E, Harber MP, Arena R, Kaminsky LA, Myers J, Haddad F. Improving Reporting of Exercise Capacity Across Age Ranges Using Novel Workload Reference Equations. Am J Cardiol. 2024 Mar 15;215:32-41. doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2024.01.022. Epub 2024 Jan 30. PMID: 38301753.

Idzik E, Imboden MT, Peterman JE, Whaley MH, Kaminsky LA, Fleenor BS, Harber MP. Chronic Use of Antihypertensive Medications and Peak Exercise Blood Pressure in Adult Men and Women from the BALL ST Cohort. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2024 Sep 1;56(9):1694-1700. doi: 10.1249/MSS.0000000000003476. Epub 2024 May 15. PMID: 38768045.

Bonikowske AR, Taylor JL, Larson KF, Hardwick J, Ozemek C, Harber MP, Kaminsky LA, Arena R, Lavie CJ. Evaluating current assessment techniques of cardiorespiratory fitness. Expert Rev Cardiovasc Ther. 2024 Jun;22(6):231-241. doi: 10.1080/14779072.2024.2363393. Epub 2024 Jun 10. PMID: 38855917.

Watso JC, Robinson AT, Arena R, Harber MP, Kaminsky LA, Myers J. Hypertension and Ventilatory Responses During Exercise in the Fitness Registry and the Importance of Exercise National Database (FRIEND). J Am Heart Assoc. 2024 Aug 6;13(15):e034114. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.123.034114. Epub 2024 Jul 26. PMID: 39056327; PMCID: PMC11964073.

Santana EJ, Cauwenberghs N, Celestin BE, Kuznetsova T, Gardner C, Arena R, Kaminsky LA, Harber MP, Ashley E, Christle JW, Myers J, Haddad F. A generalized equation for predicting peak oxygen consumption during treadmill exercise testing: mitigating the bias from total body mass scaling. Front Cardiovasc Med. 2024 Dec 10;11:1393363. doi: 10.3389/fcvm.2024.1393363. PMID: 39720208; PMCID: PMC11666446.

Peterman JE, Arena R, Myers J, Harber MP, Bonikowske AR, Squires RW, Kaminsky LA. Reference Standards for Peak Rating of Perceived Exertion during Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing: Data from FRIEND. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2023 Jan 1;55(1):74-79. doi: 10.1249/MSS.0000000000003023. Epub 2022 Aug 12. PMID: 35977105.

Peterman JE, Arena R, Myers J, Ades PA, Bonikowske AR, Harber MP, Marzolini S, Savage PD, Squires RW, Lavie CJ, Kaminsky LA. A Nonexercise Prediction of Peak Oxygen Uptake for Patients With Cardiovascular Disease: DATA FROM THE FITNESS REGISTRY AND THE IMPORTANCE OF EXERCISE INTERNATIONAL DATABASE (FRIEND). J Cardiopulm Rehabil Prev. 2023 Mar 1;43(2):115-121. doi: 10.1097/HCR.0000000000000722. Epub 2022 Sep 22. PMID: 36137212.

Peterman JE, Novelli DS, Fleenor BS, Whaley MH, Kaminsky LA, Harber MP. Oxygen Uptake Efficiency Slope as a Predictor of Mortality Risk: THE BALL STATE ADULT FITNESS LONGITUDINAL LIFESTYLE STUDY (BALL ST). J Cardiopulm Rehabil Prev. 2023 Jul 1;43(4):282-289. doi: 10.1097/HCR.0000000000000744. Epub 2022 Nov 17. PMID: 36394515.

Harber MP, Peterman JE, Imboden M, Kaminsky L, Ashton REM, Arena R, Faghy MA. Cardiorespiratory fitness as a vital sign of CVD risk in the COVID-19 era. Prog Cardiovasc Dis. 2023 Jan-Feb;76:44-48. doi: 10.1016/j.pcad.2022.12.001. Epub 2022 Dec 17. PMID: 36539006; PMCID: PMC9758758.

Carlini NA, Romanowski S, Rabalais EN, Kistler BM, Campbell MS, Krishnakumar IM, Harber MP, Fleenor BS. Coconut sugar derived from coconut inflorescence sap lowers systolic blood pressure and arterial stiffness in middle-aged and older adults: a pilot study. J Appl Physiol (1985). 2023 Mar 1;134(3):508-514. doi: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00394.2022. Epub 2023 Jan 19. PMID: 36656985.

Fleenor BS, Carlini NA, Ouyang A, Du B, Harber MP. Greater aortic perivascular adipose tissue density is associated with aging, aortic stiffness, and central blood pressure in humans. J Appl Physiol (1985). 2023 Mar 1;134(3):703-709. doi: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00745.2022. Epub 2023 Feb 9. PMID: 36759156.

Carlini NA, Cloud RMT, Harber MP, Fleenor BS. Cardiorespiratory fitness is associated with estimates of myocardial perfusion: influence of age and sex. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol. 2024 Jan 1;326(1):H103-H109. doi: 10.1152/ajpheart.00610.2023. Epub 2023 Nov 10. PMID: 37947437.

Hughes RP, Carlini NA, Fleenor BS, Harber MP. Mitochondrial-targeted antioxidant ingestion acutely blunts VO2max in physically inactive females. Physiol Rep. 2023 Dec;11(23):e15871. doi: 10.14814/phy2.15871. PMID: 38061764; PMCID: PMC10703545.

Peterman JE, MP Harber, BS Fleenor, MH Whaley, CG Araujo, LA Kaminsky.  Cardiorespiratory optimal point is a submaximal exercise test variable and a predictor of mortality risk:  The Ball State Adult Fitness Longitudinal Lifestyle Study (BALL ST).  J Cardiopulm Rehabil Prev.  Nov 1;42(6)E90-96, 2022. 

Peterman JE, R Arena, J Myers, PA Ades, AR Bonikowske, MP Harber, S Marzolini, PD Savage, RW Squires, CJ Lavie, LA Kaminsky.  A nonexercised prediction of peak oxygen uptake for patients with cardiovascular disease:  data from the Fitness Registry and the Importance of Exercise International Database (FRIEND).  J Cardiopulm Rehabil Prev.  epub Sep 22, 2022.

Rodriguez JC, JE Peterman, BS Fleenor, MH Whaley, LA Kaminsky, MP Harber.  Cardiopulmonary exercise responses in individuals with metabolic syndrome:  The Ball State Adult Fitness Longitudinal Lifestyle Study.  Metab Syndr Relat Disord. Sep; 20(7):414-420, 2022.

Peterman JE, R Arena, J Myers, MP Harber, AR Bonikowske, RW Squires, LA Kaminsky.  Reference standards for peak rating of perceived exertion during cardiopulmonary exercise testing:  data from FRIEND.  Med Sci Sports Exerc.  epub Aug 12, 2022. 

Sumy MSA, M Begum, MP Harber, WH Finch, MYA Park, B Fleenor, MH Whaley, JE Peterman, LA Kaminsky.  Subgroup identification with classification and regression tree-based algorithms:  an application to the Ball State Adult Fitness Longitudinal Lifestyle Study.  Bull Malays Math Sci Soc. epub June 10, 2022. 

Smith BE, JE Peterman, MP Harber, MT Imboden, BS Fleenor, LA Kaminsky, MH Whaley.  Change in metabolic syndrome and cardiorespiratory fitness following exercise training – The Ball State Adult Fitness Longitudinal Lifestyle Study (BALL ST).  Diabetes Metab Syndr Obes. May 20;15:1553-1562, 2022.

Myers J, MP Harber, L Johnson, R Arena, LA Kaminsky.  Current state of unhealthy living characteristics in White, African American and Latinx populations.  Prog Cardiovasc Dis. Mar-Apr;71:20-26, 2022.

Fleenor BS, NA Carlini, A Ouyang, and MP Harber.  Perivascular adipose tissue-mediated arterial stiffening in aging and disease:  An emerging translational therapeutic target?  Pharmacol Res.  Apr;178:106150, 2022.

Peterman JE, Novelli DS, Fleenor BS, Whaley MH, Kaminsky LA, Harber MP. Oxygen Uptake Efficiency Slope as a Predictor of Mortality Risk: THE BALL STATE ADULT FITNESS LONGITUDINAL LIFESTYLE STUDY (BALL ST). J Cardiopulm Rehabil Prev. 2023 Jul 1;43(4):282-289. doi: 10.1097/HCR.0000000000000744. Epub 2022 Nov 17. PMID: 36394515.

Harber MP, Peterman JE, Imboden M, Kaminsky L, Ashton REM, Arena R, Faghy MA. Cardiorespiratory fitness as a vital sign of CVD risk in the COVID-19 era. Prog Cardiovasc Dis. 2023 Jan-Feb;76:44-48. doi: 10.1016/j.pcad.2022.12.001. Epub 2022 Dec 17. PMID: 36539006; PMCID: PMC9758758.

 

Kaminsky LA, R Arena, J Myers, JE Peterman, AR Bonikowske, MP Harber, JR Medina Inojosa, CJ Lavie, RW Squires.  Updated reference standards for cardiorespiratory fitness measured with cardiopulmonary exercise testing:  data from the Fitness Registry and the Importance of Exercise National Database (FRIEND).  Mayo Clin Pro. Feb;97(2):285-293, 2022.

Peterman JE, DR Bassett, WH Finch, MP Harber, MH Whaley, BS Fleenor, LA Kaminsky. Associations between active commuting and cardiovascular disease in the United States.  J Phys Act Health.  Oct 23;18(12):1525-1531, 2021.

James E Peterman, Matthew P Harber, Sundeep Chaudhry, Ross Arena, Leonard A Kaminsky. Peak oxygen pulse and mortality risk in healthy women and men: The Ball State Adult Fitness Longitudinal Lifestyle Study (BALL ST) 2021 Jul 7;S0033-0620(21)00069-4.

Nicholas A Carlini, Matthew P Harber, Bradley S Fleenor. Age-related carotid extra-media thickening is associated with increased blood pressure and arterial stiffness. 2021 May 29.

James E Peterman, Mitchell H Whaley, Matthew P Harber,  Bradley S Fleenor,  Mary T Imboden, Jonathan Myers, Ross Arena, Leonard A Kaminsky. Comparison of non-exercise cardiorespiratory fitness prediction equations in apparently healthy adults . 2021 Apr 10;28(2):142–148.

Nicholas A Carlini, Matthew P Harber, Bradley S Fleenor. Oscillometric estimates of aortic blood pressure as an alternative to carotid blood pressure to assess carotid stiffness in humans. Hypertens Res. 2021 Mar 8.

Peterman JE, Harber MP, Imboden MT, Whaley MH, Fleenor BS, Myers J, Arena R, Kaminsky LA. Accuracy of exercise-based equations for estimating cardiorespiratory fitness. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2021 Jan;53(1):74-82.

Harber MP, Metz McK, Peterman JE, Whaley MH, Fleenor BS, Kaminsky LA. Trends in cardiorespiratory fitness among apparently healthy adults from the Ball State Adult Fitness Longitudinal Lifestyle Study (BALL ST) cohort from 1970-201. PLoS One. 2020 Dec 1;15(12):e0242995.

Harber MP, McCurry A, Carlini N, Kistler B, Fleenor BS. Caffeine ingestion alters central hemodynamics following aerobic exercise in middle-aged men. Eur J Appl Physiol. 2020 Oct 24.

Fleenor BS, Carlini NA, Kaminsky LA, Whaley MH, Peterman JE, Harber MP. Healthy vascular aging is associated with higher cardiorespiratory fitness. J Cardiopulm Rehabil Prev. 2020 Oct 5.

Franklin BA, Brubaker P, Harber MP, Lavie CJ, Myers J, Kaminsky LA. The Journal of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation and Prevention at 40 yrs and Its Roll in Promoting Preventive Cardiology: Part 2. J Cardiopulm Rehabil Prev. 2020 Jul;40(4):209-214.

Mary T Imboden, Leonard A Kaminsky, James E Peterman, Haylee L Hutzler, Mitchell H Whaley, Bradley S Fleenor, Matthew P Harber.  Cardiorespiratory fitness normalized to fat-free mass and mortality risk. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2020 Jul;52(7):1532-1537.

James E Peterman, Matthew P Harber, Mary T Imboden, Mitchell H Whaley, Bradley S Fleenor, Jonathan Myers, Ross Arena, W Holmes Finch, Leonard A Kaminsky. Accuracy of non-exercise prediction equations for assessing longitudinal changes to cardiorespiratory fitness in apparently healthy adults: Ball State Cohort. J Am Heart Assoc. 2020 Jun 2;9(11):e015117.

Barry A Franklin, Peter H Brubaker, Matthew P Harber, Carl J Lavie, Jonathan Myers, Leonard A Kaminsky. The Journal of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation and Prevention at 40 yrs and its role in promoting lifestyle medicine for prevention of cardiovascular diseases: Part 1. J Cardiopulm Rehabil Prev. 2020 May;40(3):131-137.

Cemal Ozemek, Scott J Strath, Katrina Riggin, Matthew P Harber, Mary T Imboden, Leonard A Kaminsky.  Pedometer feedback interventions increase daily physical activity in Phase III Cardiac Rehabilitation participants. J Cardiopulm Rehabil Prev. 2020 May;40(3):183-188.

Arena R, Myers J, Harber M, Wisloff U, Stensvold D, Kaminsky LA. Peak oxygen pulse responses during maximal cardiopulmonary exercise testing: Reference standards from FRIEND (Fitness Registry and the Importance of Exercise: an International Database). Int J Cardiol. 2020 Feb 15;301:180-182.

Peterman JE, Whaley MH, Harber MP, Fleenor BS, Imboden MT, Myers J, Arena R, Kaminsky LA.  Comparison of non-exercise cardiorespiratory fitness prediction equations in apparently healthy adults. Eur J Prev Cardiol. 2019 Oct 22;2047487319881242.

Ouyang A, Olver TD, Emter CA, Fleenor BS. Chronic exercise training prevents coronary artery stiffening in aortic-banded miniswine: Role of perivascular adipose-derived advanced glycation end products, Journal of Applied Physiology, epub July 2019

Campbell MS, Ouyang A, Krishnakumar IM, Charnigo RJ, Westgate PM, Fleenor BS. Influence of enhanced bioavailable curcumin on obesity-associated cardiovascular disease risk factors and arterial function: a double-blind, randomized-controlled trial, Nutrition, 2019; 62:135-139

Peterman JE, AP Grim, LA Kaminsky, MH Whaley, BS Fleenor, and MP Harber.  Methodological considerations for calculating ventilatory efficiency in healthy adults.  Eur J Prev Cardiol.  epub July 2019.

Imboden MT, MP Harber, MH Whaley, WH Finch, DA Bishop, BS Fleenor, and LA Kaminsky.  The influence of change in cardiorespiratory fitness with short-term exercise training on mortality risk from the Ball State Adult Fitness Longitudinal Lifestyle Study.  Mayo Clin Proc.  epub Jul 11 2019.

Kaminsky LA, R Arena, O Ellingsen, MP Harber, J Myers, C Ozemek, and R Ross.  Cardiorespiratory fitness and cardiovascular disease – the past, present, and future.  Prog Cardiovasc Dis. Mar - Apr;62(2):86-93, 2019.

Imboden MT, MP Harber, MH Whaley, WH Finch, DL Bishop, and LA Kaminsky. The association between the change in directly measured cardiorespiratory fitness across time and mortality risk.  Prog Cardiovasc Dis.  Mar - Apr;62(2):157-162, 2019.

Fleenor BS, Ouyang A, Olver TD, Hiemstra JA, Cobb MS, Minervini G, Emter CA. Saxagliptin prevents increased coronary vascular stiffness in aortic-banded mini-swine, Hypertension, 2018; 72(2):466-475

Campbell MS, Fleenor BS. Whole grain consumption is negatively correlated with obesity-associated aortic stiffness: A hypothesis, Nutrition, 2018; 45:32-36

Campbell MS, Fleenor BS. The emerging role of Curcumin for improving vascular dysfunction: A Review, Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition, 2018; 58(16):2790-2799

Imboden MT, MP Harber, MH Whaley, WH Finch, DL Bishop, and LA Kaminsky. Cardiorespiratory fitness and mortality in healthy men and women.  Journal of the American College of Cardiology.  Nov 6; 72(19), 2283-92, 2018.

Kaminsky LA, MP Harber, MT Imboden, R Arena, and J Myers.  Peak ventilationreference standards from exercise testing:  from the FRIEND Registry.  Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise.  Dec; 50(12):  2603-2608, 2018.

Konopka AR, CA Wolff, MK Suer, and MP Harber.  Relationship between intermuscular adipose tissue infiltration and myostatin before and after aerobic exercise training.  American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology.  315, R461-R468, 2018.

Kelley E, MT Imboden, MP Harber, H Finch, LA Kaminsky, and MH Whaley.  Cardiorespiratory fitness is inversely associated with clustering of metabolic syndrome risk factors:  the Ball State Adult Fitness Program Longitudinal Lifestyle Study.  Mayo Clinic Proceedings:  Innovations, Quality & Outcomes.  May 8; 2(2): 155-164, 2018.

Wolff CA, AR Konopka, MK Suer, TA Trappe, LA Kaminsky, and MP Harber.  Increased cardiorespiratory fitness and skeletal muscle size following single-leg knee extension exercise training.  The Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness. Epub May 29,2018.

Imboden MT, LA Witty, MH Whaley, MP Harber, BS Fleenor, and LA Kaminsky.  Clinical perspectives on incorporating cardiorespiratory fitness in clinical practice.  Medical Research Archives.  6(2), 2018.

  • *Dieter H, *Spencer E, Imboden M, Peterman J, Whaley M, Kaminsky L, Fleenor B, Harber M.  Antihypertensive medications and peak exercise blood pressure response.  Annual Meeting, Midwest Chapter, American College of Sports Medicine, Indianapolis, IN.  October 2022.
  • *Brown M, *Lynch K, Peterman J, Whaley M, Kaminsky L, Fleenor B, Harber M.  Cardiorespiratory fitness and incident hypertension in apparently men and women from the BALL ST cohort.  Annual Meeting, Midwest Chapter, American College of Sports Medicine, Indianapolis, IN.  October 2022.
  • *Sundelius G, *Lynch K, Peterman J, Whaley M, Kaminsky L, Fleenor B, Harber M.  Cardiorespiratory fitness and change in pulse pressure in healthy adults from the BALL ST cohort.  Annual Meeting, Midwest Chapter, American College of Sports Medicine, Indianapolis, IN.  October 2022.
  • *Hughes RP, *Souzis A, Peterman J, Whaley M, Kaminsky L, Fleenor B, Harber M.  Influence of cardiorespiratory fitness on ventilatory threshold.  Annual Meeting, Midwest Chapter, American College of Sports Medicine, Indianapolis, IN.  October 2022.
  • *Hughes RP, *Johnson L, *Carlini NA, Fleenor BS, Harber MP.  Effects of acute aerobic exercise on mental stress-induced arterial stiffness in black young adults.  Integrative Physiology of Exercise, Baltimore, MD.  September 2022.
  • *Carlini NA, MP Harber, BS Fleenor.  Aortic perivascular adipose tissue density is associated with aging, vascular hemodynamics and myocardial perfusion.  Integrative Physiology of Exercise, Baltimore, MD.  September 2022.
  • *Johnson, L., *Remington, H., Peterman, J. E., Kaminsky, L. A., Fleenor, B. S., Harber, M. P., Cardiopulmonary Exercise Test Responses are Related to Aortic Stiffness, Annual Meeting, American College of Sports Medicine, Virtual.  May 2021.
  • *Carlini, N., *Stump, O., *Lumadue, E., Harber, M. P., Fleenor, B. S., Carotid-Femoral Pulse Wave Velocity is Associated with Nighttime Ambulatory Blood Pressure, Annual Meeting, American College of Sports Medicine, Virtual.  May 2021.
  • *Novelli, D., Peterman, J. E., Fleenor, B. S., Whaley, M. H., Kaminsky, L. A., Harber, M. P., Oxygen Uptake Efficiency Slope (OUES) is Related to Mortality in Apparently Healthy Adults, Annual Meeting, American College of Sports Medicine, Virtual.  May 2021.
  • *Quesada, D., Peterman, J. E., Kaminsky, L. A., Fleenor, B. S., Harber, M. P.,  Peak Exercise Ventilation and Mortality in Apparently Healthy Men and Women, Annual Meeting, American College of Sports Medicine, Virtual. May 2021.
  • *Lynch, K., *Riccardi, M., Peterman, J. E., Fleenor, B. S., Whaley, M. H., Kaminsky, L. A., Harber, M. P., Ventilatory Threshold and All-cause Mortality in Apparently Healthy Adults, Annual Meeting, American College of Sports Medicine, Virtual, International.  May 2021.
  • *Harman, T., Carlini, N., Harber, M. P., Kaminsky, L., Whaley, M., Fleenor, B., Cardiorespiratory fitness and vascular hemodynamics in middle-aged and older adults, Annual Meeting, American College of Sports Medicine, San Francisco, International.  May 2020.
  • *James, D., Peterman, J., Fleenor, B., Kaminsky, L., Whaley, M., Harber, M. P., Influence of fasting blood glucose on cardiopulmonary responses to maximal exercise, Annual Meeting, American College of Sports Medicine, San Francisco, International.  May 2020.
  • Imboden, M., Kaminsky, L., Peterman, J., *Hutzler, H., Whaley, M., Fleenor, B., Harber, M. P., Normalizing Cardiorespiratory Fitness To Fat-free Mass Improves Mortality Risk Prediction In Overweight Adults From The Ball St Cohort, Annual Meeting, American College of Sports Medicine, San Francisco, International.  May 2020.
  • *Carlini, N., Harber, M. P., Fleenor, B., Age-Related Increase in Extra-Media Thickness is Associated with Arterial Stiffening and Carotid Blood Pressure, Experimental Biology, American Physiological Society, San Diego, CA, International.  April 2020.
  • Peterman, J., Harber, M. P., Fleenor, B., Whaley, M., Kaminsky, L., Non-exercise Cardiorespiratory Fitness Prediction Equations: Accuracy Over Time in Apparently Healthy Adults, EPI | Lifestyle 2020 Scientific Sessions, American Heart Association, Phoenix, AZ, International.  March 2020.
  • Imboden, M. T., Kaminsky, L. A., Peterman, J. E., *Hutzler, H. L., Whaley, M. H., Fleenor, B., Harber, M. P., Cardiorespiratory fitness normalized to fat-free mass and mortality risk, Scientific Sessions, American Heart Association, Philadelphia, PA. November 2019.
  • Fleenor, B., *Carlini, N. A., Harber, M. P., Cardiorespiratory fitness & healthy vascular aging, National American College of Sports Medicine, American College of Sports Medicine, Orlando, FL, International. June 2019.
  • *Williams, M., *Ivey, E., Kistler, B. M., Fleenor, B., Harber, M. P., Ambulatory central blood pressure over 24 hours following intermittent vs. continuous exercise, National American College of Sports Medicine, American College of Sports Medicine, Orlando, FL, International.  June 2019.
  • *Shoukri, M., *Burke, T. J., Kistler, B. M., Fleenor, B., Harber, M. P., Influence of acute aerobic exercise on 24-hour ambulatory central blood pressure, National American College of Sports Medicine, American College of Sports Medicine, Orlando, FL, International.  June 2019.
  • Peterman, J. E., *Grim, A. J., Kaminsky, L. A., Whaley, M. H., Fleenor, B., Harber, M. P., Methodological considerations for calculating ventilatory efficiency from a maximal exercise test in apparently healthy adults, National American College of Sports Medicine, American College of Sports Medicine, Orlando, FL, International.  June 2019.
  • *Remington, H. E., *Elston, D. R., Fleenor, B., Harber, M. P., Relationship between cardiorespiratory fitness and arterial stiffness in healthy adults, National American College of Sports Medicine, American College of Sports Medicine, Orlando, FL, International. June 2019.
  • *Jones, O. E., *Elston, D. R., Fleenor, B., Harber, M. P., Relationships among muscle function, skeletal muscle mass and arterial stiffness, National American College of Sports Medicine, American College of Sports Medicine, Orlando, FL, International.  June 2019.
  • *Riccardi, M., *Smith, B., *Imboden, M., Kaminsky, L. A., Fleenor, B., Harber, M. P., Whaley, M. H., Change in cardiorespiratory fitness and prevalence of metabolic syndrome after an exercise program, Annual Meeting, American College of Sports Medicine, Orlando, FL, International.  May 2019.
  • *Romanowski, S. M., *Whetstone, D. R., Fleenor, B., Harber, M. P., Influence of an exercise program on cardiopulmonary exercise testing derived variables, Annual Meeting, American College of Sports Medicine, Orlando, FL, International. May 2019.
  • M Williams*, E Ivey*, B Kistler, B Fleenor, and MP Harber.  Ambulatory central blood pressure over 24 hours following intermittent vs. continuous exercise.  Midwest American College of Sports Medicine, American College of Sports Medicine, Grand Rapids, MI. November 2018.
  • NA Carlini*, MP Harber, and B Fleenor.  Cardiorespiratory fitness & healthy vascular aging. Midwest American College of Sports Medicine, American College of Sports Medicine, Grand Rapids, MI. November 2018.
  • M Shoukri*, TJ Burke*, BM Kistler, B Fleenor, and MP Harber.  Influence of acute aerobic exercise on 24-hour ambulatory central blood pressure.  Midwest American College of Sports Medicine, American College of Sports Medicine, Grand Rapids, MI. November 2018.
  • M Riccardi*, B Smith*, M Imboden*, LA Kaminsky, B Fleenor, MP Harber, and MH Whaley. Influence of an exercise program on cardiopulmonary exercise testing derived variables.  Midwest American College of Sports Medicine, American College of Sports Medicine, Grand Rapids, MI. November 2018.
  • SM Romanowski*, DR Whetstone*, B Fleenor, and MP Harber.  Influence of an exercise program on cardiopulmonary exercise testing derived variables.  Midwest American College of Sports Medicine, American College of Sports Medicine, Grand Rapids, MI. November 2018.
  • HE Remington*, DR Elston*, B Fleenor, and MP Harber. Relationship between cardiorespiratory fitness and arterial stiffness in healthy adults", Midwest American College of Sports Medicine, American College of Sports Medicine, Grand Rapids, MI. November 2018.
  • OE Jones*, DR Elston*, B Fleenor, and MP Harber.  Relationships among muscle function, skeletal muscle mass and arterial stiffness.  Midwest American College of Sports Medicine, American College of Sports Medicine, Grand Rapids, MI. November 2018.
  • M Imboden*, MP Harber, MH Whaley, WH Finch, DL Bishop, and LA Kaminsky.  The Association Between Long- Term Changes in Cardiorespiratory Fitness and Mortality Risk.  Scientific Sessions, American Heart Association, Chicago, IL, National.  November 2018.
  • M Imboden*, MP Harber, MH Whaley, WH Finch, DL Bishop, and LA Kaminsky.  The Influence of Short-Term Changes in Cardiorespiratory Fitness Post- Exercise Training on Mortality Risk.  Scientific Sessions, American Heart Association, Chicago, IL, National. November 2018.
  • MT Imboden*, MP Harber, WH Finch, D Bishop, MW Whaley, and LA Kaminsky. Cardiorespiratory fitness measured from cardiopulmonary exercise testing for mortality risk prediction in apparently healthy men and women.  American College of Sports Medicine, Minneapolis, MN. June 2018.
  • N Koontz, MT Imboden*, EP Kelley*, MP Harber, WH Finch, LA Kaminsky, and MH Whaley. Cardiorespiratory fitness is inversely associated with metabolic syndrome and clustering of metabolic risk factors: the Ball State University adult physical fitness study. American College of Sports Medicine, Minneapolis, MN. June 2018.
  • NA Carlini*, AH Steinbeck*, B Smith*, B Fleenor, and MP Harber.  Acute influence of caffeine on arterial stiffness and central blood pressures following aerobic exercise. American College of Sports Medicine, Minneapolis, MN. June 2018.

Class of 2025

  • Noah Bennett: The Relationship Between Resting Arterial Stiffness and Autonomic Nervous System Recovery from Maximal Exertion
  • Maximus Betscakos: The Effect of Body Composition on Subendocardial Viability Ratio

Class of 2024

  • Mikaela Brown: The Influence of Mitochondrial-Targeted Antioxidant Supplementation on Acute Hyperglycemia Induced Vascular Dysfunction
  • Hunter Dieter: The Acute Effects of Mitochondrial Targeted Antioxidant on Maximal Oxygen Uptake Mechanics
  • Gabriele Sundelius: The Effects of a Novel Model of Care on Acute and Long-Term Readmission Rates in Heart Failure Patients

Class of 2023

  • Grace Durrand Fair: The Acute Effects of MitoQ Supplementation on Pulse Wave Velocity and Wave Reflection Properties in Middle Aged and Older Adults
  • Ryan Hughes: The Effects of Acute Antioxidant Supplementation on Metabolic Responses to Exercise
  • Grant Lamkin: Hip Flexor and Extensor Muscular Power and its Correlation with Fall Risk

Class of 2022

  • Lakeisha Johnson: Effects of Aerobic Exercise on Arterial Stiffness Induced by a Mental Task in Black Young Adults
  • Kerry Lynch: The Effects of Cardiorespiratory Fitness on Incident Hypertension and Pulse Pressure
  • Dominic Novelli: Oxygen Uptake Efficiency Slope (OUES) Calculated at Submaximal Intensities is Related to Mortality in Apparently Healthy Adult from The Ball St Cohort
  • Jordan Parkhurst: Reproducibility of Carotid Artery Pulsatility Index
  • Daniela Quesada: Sex Differences with the Association Between Pulse Pressure and All-Cause Mortality
  • Shelly Shafer: Efficacy of an Interactive Virtual Education Model Compared to a Traditional Education Model in Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation
  • Emily Spencer: Antihypertensive Medications and Maximal Exercise Blood Pressure

Class of 2021

  • Danielle James: Impact of Impaired Fasting Glucose on Peak Oxygen Pulse
  • Ryan Cloud: The Cardioprotective Effect of Fitness on the Decline of Subendocardial Viability Ratio
  • Taylor Harman: Cardiorespiratory Fitness and Vascular Hemodynamics in Middle-Aged and Older Adults
  • Haylee Hutzler: Effect of COVID Pandemic on Exercise Patterns in Adult Physical Fitness Program Participants
  • Julio Rodriguez: Cardiopulmonary Responses to Maximal Exercise in Individuals with Metabolic Syndrome
  • Anna Souzis: Influence of Cardiorespiratory Fitness on Ventilatory Threshold
  • Jana Swanson: Efficacy of an Interactive Model within Center Based Cardiac Rehabilitation and Hybrid Home Based Rehabilitation Models Compared with a Traditional Education Model

Class of 2020

  • Olivia Jones: 24-Hr Central Ambulatory Blood Pressure, Arterial Stiffness, and Nocturnal Fluctuations
  • Hannah Remington: Relationship Between Cardiopulmonary Exercise Variables and Arterial Stiffness
  • Matthew Riccardi: Relationship Between Ventilatory Threshold and Mortality in Apparently Healthy Men and Women
  • Spencer Romanowski: Effects of COCOZEN Supplementation on Arterial Stiffness
  • Malvina Shoukri: Effects of Vigorous Exercise on 24hr Ambulatory Central Blood Pressure in Older Adults
  • McKenzie Metz: Cardiorespiratory Fitness Trends in the Past 50 Years in the BALL ST Cohort