Recently Published Faculty Research
Exercise, Sport & Movement Sciences
Greater Breast Support Alters Trunk and Knee Joint Biomechanics Commonly Associated
With Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury
Hailey B. Fong, Alexis K. Nelson, Julie E. Storey, Jay Hinton, Melissa Puppa, Deirdre McGhee, Daniel Greenwood and Douglas W. Powell
Selection of Noninvasive Features in Wrist-Based Wearable Sensors to Predict Blood
Glucose Concentrations Using Machine Learning Algorithms
Brian Bogue-Jimenez, Xiaolei Huang, Douglas Powell and Ana Doblas
Detection of foot contact in treadmill running with inertial and optical measurement
systems
Reenalda J, Zandberger MA, Harbers JD, Paquette MR, Milner CE
Monitoring gait complexity as an indicator for running-related injury risk in collegiate
cross-country runners: A proof-of-concept study
Gruber AH, McDonnell J, Davis JJ, Vollmar JE, Harezlak J, Paquette MR
Changes in training, lifestyle, psychological and demographic factors, and associations
with running-related injuries during COVID-19
Holmes HH, Monaghan PG, Strunk KK, Paquette MR, Roper JA
A high fat western diet attenuates phasic dopamine release
Mary K. Estes, Jasric J. Bland, Kenya K. Ector, Melissa J. Puppa, Douglas W. Powell, Deranda B. Lester
Effects of Feeding Time on Markers of Muscle Metabolic Flexibility Following Acute
Aerobic Exercise in Trained Mice Undergoing Time Restricted Feeding
Aaron Persinger, Matthew Butawan, Martina Faietti, Ashley Pryke, Kyley Rose, Marie van der Merwe, Richard J. Bloomer, and Melissa J. Puppa
Potential predictors of vertical jump performance: Lower extremity dimensions and
alignment, relative body fat, and kinetic variables.
Daugherty HJ, Weiss LW, Paquette MR, Powell DW, Allison LE
Impact of a Dynamic Ankle Orthosis on Acute Pain and Function in Patients with Mechanical
Foot and Ankle Pain
Chung CL, Paquette MR, DiAngelo DJ
Influence of Prolonged Running and Training on Tibial Acceleration and Movement Quality
in Novice Runners
Camelio K, Gruber AH, Powell DW, Paquette MR
Study protocol of a randomized intervention study to explore effects of a pure physical
training and a mind–body exercise on cognitive executive function in independent living
adults age 65–85
Gerhild Ullmann, Yuhua Li, Meredith A. Ray, Shirleatha T. Lee
Comparison of different measures to monitor week-to-week changes in training load
in high school runners
Megan R. Ryan, Christopher Napier, Daniel Greenwood, Max R Paquette
Age and training volume influence joint kinetics during running
Max R Paquette, Douglas W Powell, Paul DeVita
Session Rating of Perceived Exertion Combined With Training Volume for Estimating
Training Responses in Runners
Christopher Napier, Megan Ryan, Carlo Menon, Max R Paquette
Joint work is not shifted proximally after a long run in rearfoot strike runners
Jake A Melaro, Allison H Gruber, Max R Paquette
Baseline Postural Control and Lower Extremity Injury Incidence Among Those With a
History of Concussion
Nicholas Murray, Emily Belson, Brian Szekely, Arthur Islas, Daniel Cipriani, Robert
C. Lynall, Thomas A. Buckley, Douglas W. Powell and Barry Munkasy
Using Behavioral Skills Training With Video Feedback to Prevent Risk of Injury in
Youth Female Soccer Athletes
Marrissa Harris, Laura Baylot Casey, James N. Meindl, Douglas Powell, William C. Hunter and Diana Delgado
Sex Differences in Ground Reaction Force Profiles of Ballet Dancers During Single-
and Double-Leg Landing Tasks
Rachael A. Arnwine and Douglas W. Powell
Ankle kinetics and plantarflexor morphology in older runners with different lifetime
running exposures
Ramzi M. Majaj, Douglas W. Powell, Lawrence W. Weiss, Max R. Paquette
The single-leg vertical hop provides unique asymmetry information in individuals after
anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction
Jeffrey B. Taylora, Audrey E. Westbrooka, Penny L. Headb, Katie M. Gloverb, Max R. Paquette and Kevin R. Forda
The Influence of Normalization Technique on Between-Muscle Activation during a Back-Squat
J. Adam Korak, Brett D. Bruininks and Max Paquette
Moving Beyond Weekly “Distance”: Optimizing Quantification of Training Load in Runners
Max Paquette, Christopher Napier, Richard Willy, Trent Stellingwerff
Exercise prescription for weight management in obese adults at risk for osteoarthritis:
synthesis from a systematic review
Dylan R. Barrow, Lauren M. Abbate, Max R. Paquette, Jeffrey B. Driban, Heather K. Vincent, Connie Newman, Stephen P. Messier, Kirsten
R. Ambrose, Sarah P. Shultz
Biomechanical comparison of a new dynamic ankle orthosis to a standard ankle-foot
orthosis during walking
Chloe Chung, Denis J. DiAngelo, Douglas W. Powell, Max R. Paquette
A joint power approach to identify phases of the countermovement vertical jump
John H. Harry, Leland A. Barker, Max R. Paquette
Lower limb joint kinetics during walking in middle-aged runners with low or high lifetime
running exposure
Jake A. Melaro, Ramzi M. Majaj, Douglas W. Powell, Paul DeVita, Max R. Paquette
Running shoes, pronation, and injuries: do beliefs of injury risk factors among running
shoe salespersons and physiotherapy students align with current aetiology frameworks?
Alexander Wolthon, Rasmus Oestergaard Nielsen, Richard W. Willy, Jeffery A. Taylor-Haas,
Max R. Paquette
Footwear and Sex Differences in Performance and Joint Kinetics During Maximal Vertical
Jumping
Ross Smith, Max R. Paquette, John R. Harry, Douglas W. Powell, Lawrence W. Weiss
Dietetics/Nutrition
Tart Cherry Juice Reduces Plasma Triglycerides and CVD Risk Factor, But Does not Affect
Indirect Measures of Insulin Resistance, in Overweight and Obese Subjects: A Randomized,
Crossover Pilot Study
Keith R Martin, Jennifer Bopp and Lacey Burrell
Senescent macrophages alter fibroblast fibrogenesis in response to SARS-CoV-2 infection
Brandt Pence, Yufeng Zhang, Ivy Antwi and Theodore James Cory
Plasma Nitrate and Nitrite as Biological Indicators of Health and Disease in Nutritional
Studies
Keith R. Martin and Richard J. Bloomer
Nitrate and human health: An overview. In: Nitrate Handbook: Environmental, Agricultural,
and Health Effects, Advances in Trace Elements in the Environment
Martin, K.R. and Bloomer, RJ.
Impact of AmaTea® Max on physiological measures and gaming performance in active gamers:
A placebo-controlled, double-blind, randomized study
Richard J. Bloomer, Keith R. Martin, Jacquelyn C. Pence
Astaxanthin Supplementation Increases Glutathione Concentrations but Does Not Impact
Fat Oxidation During Exercise in Active Young Men
Matthew J. McAllister, Joni A. Mettler, Kyle Patek, Matthew Butawan, and Richard J. Bloomer
Working memory and hippocampal expression of BDNF, ARC, and P-STAT3 in rats: effects
of diet and exercise
Helen J. Sable , John J. MacDonnchadh, Harold W. Lee, Matthew Butawan, Raven N. Simpson,
Katie M. Krueger and Richard J. Bloomer
Growth Differentiation Factor-15 in Immunity and Aging
Brandt Pence
Early Time‐Restricted Feeding Amends Circadian Clock Function and Improves Metabolic
Health in Male and Female Nile Grass Rats
Chidambaram Ramanathan, Hayden Johnson, Suman Sharma, Wangkuk Son, Melissa Puppa, Saba Neyson Rohani, Aaryani Tipirneni‐Sajja, Richard J. Bloomer and Marie van der Merwe
The Impact of a Dried Fruit and Vegetable Supplement and Fiber Rich Shake on Gut and
Health Parameters in Female Healthcare Workers: A Placebo‐Controlled, Double‐Blind,
Randomized Clinical Trial
Marie van der Merwe, Damien Moore, Jessica L. Hill, Faith H. Keating, Randal K. Buddington, Richard J. Bloomer, Anyou Wang and Dale D. Bowman
Oral Administration of Nicotinamide Mononucleotide Increases Nicotinamide Adenine
Dinucleotide Level in an Animal Brain
Chidambaram Ramanathan, Thomas Lackie, Drake H. Williams, Paul S. Simone, Yufeng Zhang and Richard J. Bloomer
Metformin Suppresses Monocyte Immunometabolic Activation by SARS-CoV-2 Spike Protein
Subunit 1
Theodore J. Cory, Russell S. Emmons, Johnathan R. Yarbro, Kierstin L. Davis and Brandt Pence
Ad Libitum Western Diet Feeding Does Not Alter Basal Skeletal Muscle Heat Shock Protein
Expression in Sedentary or Aerobically Trained Young Rats
Alex T. Von Schulze, Marie van der Merwe, Chad D. Touchberry, Richard J. Bloomer
Revisiting the question of nucleated versus enucleated erythrocytes in birds and mammals
Kang Nian Yap and Yufeng Zhang
The high-energy aerial insectivore lifestyle of swallows does not produce clear thermogenic
side effects
Yufeng Zhang, Kang Nian Yap, Kyle T David, David L Swanson
Are mitochondria the main contributor of reactive oxygen species in cells?
Yufeng Zhang and Hoi Shan Wong
Effects of a Bacterial Infection on Mitochondrial Function and Oxidative Stress in
a Songbird
Yufeng Zhang, Geoffrey E. Hill, Zhiyuan Ge, Noel R. Park, Halie A. Taylor, Victoria Andreasen,
Luc Tardy, Andreas N. Kavazis, Camille Bonneaud, and Wendy R. Hood
Recent developments and future perspectives in aging and macrophage immunometabolism
Brandt Pence
Targeting Mononuclear Phagocytes to Treat COVID-19
Brandt Pence and Theodore J. Cory
Assessment of Delphinol® on Measures of Vascular Function in Men and Women
Jacquelyn Pence, Roddy Morris, Ivo Pischel, Richard J Bloomer
Impact of diet and exercise training on physical performance and body composition
in male rats: influence of ad libitum feeding and mild caloric restriction
Richard J Bloomer, Trint Gunnels, JohnHenry M. Schriefer
Effects of Feeding Time on Markers of Muscle Metabolic Flexibility Following Acute
Aerobic Exercise in Trained Mice Undergoing Time Restricted Feeding
Aaron Persinger, Matthew Butawan, Martina Faietti, Ashley Pryke, Kyley Rose, Marie van der Merwe, Richard J. Bloomer and Melissa J. Puppa
The Impact of a Dried Fruit and Vegetable Supplement and Fiber Rich Shake on Gut and
Health Parameters in Female Healthcare Workers: A Placebo‐Controlled, Double‐Blind,
Randomized Clinical Trial
Marie van der Merwe, Damien Moore, Jessica L. Hill, Faith H. Keating, Randal K. Buddington, Richard J. Bloomer, Anyou Wang and Dale D. Bowman
Beyond Nutrition Recommendations: What Healthcare Professionals Should Know about
Dietary Supplements to Best Serve Their Patients
Jacquelyn Pence, Keith R Martin, Richard Bloomer
Dietary Nitrates, Nitrites, and Food Safety: Risks Versus Benefits
Keith R Martin
Aging and monocyte immunometabolism in COVID-19
Brandt D. Pence
Tart cherry juice consumed daily for 4 weeks does not impair or exacerbate biomarkers
of metabolic function in at‑risk overweight and obese subjects: A randomized, crossover
pilot study
Keith R Martin, Lacey Burrell, Jennifer Bopp
Dietary Supplementation with L-Arginine, Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms of Arginase
1 and 2, and Plasma L-Arginine
Keith R Martin
Effectively Managing the Co-ingestion of Dietary Supplements and Prescription Drugs
Jacquelyn C Pence, Keith R Martin and Richard J Bloomer
CRAFT for NMR lipidomics: Targeting lipid metabolism in leucine-supplemented tumor-bearing
mice
Hayden Johnson, Melissa Puppa, Marie van der Merwe, Aaryani Tipirneni-Sajja
Gut microbiome changes induced by a diet rich in fruits and vegetables
Marie van der Merwe
Impact of Nuun Electrolyte Tablets on Fluid Balance in Active Men and Women
Jacquelyn Pence, Richard Bloomer
Growth differentiation factor‐15 is associated with age‐related monocyte dysfunction
Brandt D. Pence, Johnathan R. Yarbro, Russell S. Emmons
Atypical monocytes in COVID‐19: Lighting the fire of cytokine storm?
Brandt D. Pence
Acute coffee ingestion with and without medium-chain triglycerides decreases blood
oxidative stress markers and increases ketone levels
Matthew J. McAllister, Hunter S. Waldman, Liliana I. Rentería, Andrew E. Gonzalez,
Matthew B. Butawan and Richard J. Bloomer
Development of a liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC–MS/MS) method
for characterizing caffeine, methylliberine, and theacrine pharmacokinetics in humans
Yan-Hong Wang, Goutam Mondal, Matthew Butawan, Richard J. Bloomer, Charles R. Yates
A 28-Day Carbohydrate-Restricted Diet Improves Markers of Cardiovascular Disease in
Professional Firefighters
Hunter S. Waldman, JohnEric W. Smith, John Lamberth, Brent J. Fountain, Richard J. Bloomer, Matthew B. Butawan and Matthew J. McAllister
Acute impact of a single dose of Dynamine®, TeaCrine®, caffeine, and their combination
on systemic hemodynamics and associated measures in men and women
Richard J. Bloomer, Matthew Butawan, Jacquelyn Pence
Acute Ingestion of a Novel Nitrate-Rich Dietary Supplement Significantly Increases
Plasma Nitrate/Nitrite in Physically Active Men and Women
Richard J. Bloomer, Matthew Butawan, Brandon Pigg and Keith R. Martin
Manuka Honey Reduces NETosis on an Electrospun Template Within a Therapeutic Window
Benjamin A. Minden-Birkenmaier, Richard A. Smith, Marko Z. Radic, Marie van der Merwe and Gary L. Bowlin
Dietary Omega-3 Fatty Acids Reduce Adiposity and Alter Glucocorticoid-Associated Transcripts
in Epididymal White Adipose Tissue of C57BL/6 Male Mice Raised on a High Fat Diet
Jessica L. Hill, Jacqueline M. Wyman, Simone M. Godwin, Leeanna A. Beech, Randal K.
Buddington, Thomas R. Sutter, Karen Ringwald-Smith and Marie van der Merwe
Vitamin D2-enhanced Mushrooms as Dietary Supplements and Nutraceuticals: A Nutritionally
Sensible Trade-off for the Consumer
Keith R. Martin, Jacquelyn C. Pence, Richard J. Bloomer
An Assessment of the Glyconutrient Ambrotose™ on Immunity, Gut Health, and Safety
in Men and Women: A Placebo-Controlled, Double-Blind, Randomized Clinical Trial
Richard J. Bloomer, Matthew Butawan, Marie van der Merwe and Faith H. Keating
Time of Feeding Alters Obesity-Associated Parameters and Gut Bacterial Communities,
but Not Fungal Populations, in C57BL/6 Male Mice
Marie van der Merwe, Sunita Sharma, Jade L Caldwell, Nicholas J Smith, Charles K Gomes, Richard J Bloomer, Randal K Buddington and Joseph F Pierre
Fanning the Flames of Inflammaging: Impact of Monocyte Metabolic Reprogramming
Brandt D. Pence
Macrophage Immunometabolism and Inflammaging: Roles of Mitochondrial Dysfunction,
Cellular Senescence, CD38, and NAD
Johnathan R. Yarbro, Russell S. Emmons, Brandt D. Pence
Exercise immunology: Future directions
David C. Nieman, Brandt D. Pence
Severe COVID-19 and aging: are monocytes the key?
Brandt D. Pence
Metabolic Health Outcomes Following Nine Months of Mild Caloric Restriction in Male
Rats Adhering To a Western or Vegan Diet
Richard J Bloomer, John Henry M Schriefer, Trint A Gunnels and Matthew Butawan
Elimination of Routine Gastric Residual Volume Monitoring Improves Patient Outcomes
in Adult Critically Ill Patients in a Community Hospital Setting
Tracy Bruen, DCN, RDN, LDN; Shristi Rawal, PhD; Jennifer Tomesko, DCN, RDN, CNSC; and Laura Byham-Gray, PhD,
RDN, FNKF
Time of feeding alters obesity-associated parameters and gut bacterial communities,
but not fungal populations, in C57BL/6 male mice
Marie van der Merwe, Sunita Sharma, Jade L Calwell, Nicholas J Smith, Charles K Gomes, Richard J Bloomer, Randal K Buddington, Joseph F Pierre
Physical Education Teacher Education
Motivating students through content and curriculum models: Building a Sport Education
Tactical Games Model (SETGM) unit on Spikeball.
Threatt, A., Simonton, K., & Layne, T.
Effects of a sport education instructional model and heart rate monitor system on
the physical activity and jump rope performance of fourth grade students.
Layne, T., Simonton, K., & Irwin, C.
“My Methods Courses Feel Like Walmart”: Influence of Secondary Organizational Socialization
on Early Career Faculty Members’ Implementation of PETE
Jamie Jacob Brunsdon and Matthew D. Curtner-Smith
‘We’re trying to produce serious educators’: impact of secondary organizational socialization
on mid-career faculty members’ delivery of PETE
Jamie Jacob Brunsdon & Matthew D. Curtner-Smith
Physical Education Teacher Experiences Through the Lens of a Pandemic: Putting a Spotlight
on Teacher Beliefs, Practices, Emotional Fragility, and Well-Being
Kelly L. Simonton, Todd E. Layne, Boone Brown, and Keith Loupe
Physical activity break program to improve elementary students’ executive function
and mathematics performance.
Todd E. Layne, Yli-Piipari, S., & Knox, T
Parents shape their children’s physical activity during unstructured recess through
intrinsic value the children possess.
Deng, Y., Hwang, Y., Todd E. Layne
Project-based learning and its potential in physical education: an instructional model
inquiry
Kelly L. Simonton, Todd E. Layne & Carol C. Irwin
Gender differences with anxiety, perceived competence, and grit in collegiate track
and field throwers. Journal of Physical Education and Sport, 20(5), p. 2751-2759.
Criticos, M., Layne, T., Simonton, K., & Irwin, C.
Effectiveness of a 4-week classroom-based physical activity break program on elementary
students’ executive function and mathematics performance. Education 3-13.
Layne, T., Yli-Piipari, S., & Knox, T.
Adapting: A study of implementing adaptive personalized instruction, innovation, and
technology from an instructor’s perspective. Physical Educator, 78(1), p. 11-30.
Duren, D., Layne, T., Bray, N., & Irwin, C.
Factors impacting swimming participation and competence: Qualitative report
Layne, T., Irwin, C., Pharr, J., & Irwin, R.