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Joshua Carr

Joshua Carr

Assistant Professor

  • Augsburger GR, Soloveva A, Carr JC. Sex and limb comparisons of neuromuscular function in the morning versus the evening. Physiological Reports. 2022 May 1;10(10).
  • Carr JC, Bemben MG, Stock MS, DeFreitas JM. Ipsilateral and contralateral responses following unimanual fatigue with and without illusionary mirror visual feedback. Journal of Neurophysiology. 2021 Jun 1;125(6):2084-93.
  • Carr JC, Ye X. (2020). Strength and EMG responses of upper and lower limbs during maximal intermittent contractions in males and females. Journal of Strength and Conditioning, Published Ahead of Print doi: 10.1519/JSC.0000000000003580
  • Carr JC, Bemben MG, Black CD, Ye X, Defreitas JM. Bilateral deficit in strength but not rapid force during maximal handgrip contractions. European Journal of Sport Science. 2020 Aug 17;21(6):836-43.
  • Carr JC, Ye X, Stock MS, Bemben MG, DeFreitas JM. (2019). The time course of cross-education during short-term isometric strength training. European Journal of Applied Physiology, 119 (6) 1395-1407.

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Ashlyne Elliott

Ashlyne Elliott

Assistant Professor of Professional Practice

  • Gallucci, A.R., Elliott, A., Oglesby, L., White, K., Richardson, K. (Accepted).  True Grit? The relationship between grit and intentions to enter the athletic training profession. International Journal of Athletic Therapy and Training.
  • Oglesby, L.W., Gallucci, A.R., Porter, A.K., & Elliott, A.P. (2022). Burnout in Secondary School Athletic Trainers, Part II: Correlations with Substance Use. International Journal of Athletic Therapy and Training. Advance online publication.
  • Oglesby, L.W., Gallucci, A.R., Porter, A.K., & Elliott, A.P. (2022). Burnout in Secondary School Athletic Trainers, Part I: Correlations with Situational Variables. International Journal of Athletic Therapy and Training. Advance online publication.
  • Vineyard, A. P., Gallucci, A., Adair, K., Oglesby, L., White, K., & Wynveen, C. (2021). Prevalence and Predictors of Burnout in Athletic Training Students: A Comparison of Undergraduate and Graduate Students. Athletic Training Education Journal, 16(2), 101-111.
  • Heileson, J. L., Elliott, A., Buzzard, J. A., Cholewinski, M. C., Jackson, K. H., Gallucci, A., & Funderburk, L. K. (2021). A Cross-Sectional Analysis of Whole Blood Long-Chain ω-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids and Its Relationship with Dietary Intake, Body Composition, and Measures of Strength and Power in Collegiate Athletes. Journal of the American College of Nutrition, 1-7.

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Phil Esposito

Phil Esposito

Associate Professor of Professional Practice and Undergraduate Program Director

  • Askow, A. T., Lobato, A. L., Arndts, D. J., Jennings, W., Kreutzer, A., Erickson, J. L., Esposito, P.E., Oliver, J.M., & Jagim, A. R. (2021). Session Rating of Perceived Exertion (sRPE) Load and Training Impulse Are Strongly Correlated to GPS-Derived Measures of External Load in NCAA Division I Women’s Soccer Athletes. Journal of Functional Morphology and Kinesiology, 6(4), 90.
  • Tometz, M.J., Jevas, S. A., Esposito, P. M., & Annaccone, A.R. (2020). Validation of Internal and External Load Metrics in NCAA D1 Women’s Beach Volleyball. The Journal of Strength & Conditioning Research.
  • Andrew T. A., Stone, J.D., Arndts, D.J., King, C.A., Goto, S., Hannon, J.P., Garrison, C., Bothwell, J.M., Esposito, P.E., Jagim, A.R., Jones, M.T., Jennings, W., Oliver, J.M.  (2018). Validity and Reliability of a Commercially-Available Velocity and Power Testing Device. Sports, 6(4), 170.
  • MacDonald, M., Leichtman, J., Esposito, P., Cook, N., Ulrich, D.A. (2017).  The Participation Patterns of Youth with Down Syndrome, Frontiers in Public Health:  Child Health and Human Development
  • Hauck, J., Jeong, I., Esposito, P., MacDonald, M., Hornyak, J., Argento, A., & Ulrich, D. (2017). Benefits of Learning to Ride a Two-Wheeled Bicycle for Adolescents with Down syndrome and Autism Spectrum Disorder. PALAESTRA

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Melissa Jensen

Melissa Jensen

Assistant Professor of Professional Practice

  • Jensen, M., Dawes, J., & Jacobson, B. (2022. accepted). Prevalence of Sport Specialization of Collegiate Athletes. International Journal of Kinesiology in Higher Education.
  • Griffo, J., Jensen, M., Anthony, C. C., Baghurst, T., & Kulinna, P. H. (2019). A decade of research literature in sports coaching (2005-2015). International Journal of Sports Science & Coaching, 14(2), 205-215.
  • Jensen, M. (2019). Pedagogy of coaching. In Baghurst, T. (Ed.), Coaching for sports performance (pp. 38-74). Routledge.
  • Jensen, M. (2017). Eight tips for a great health lesson. Strategies, 30(4), 48-50.

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Stephanie Jevas

Stephanie Jevas

Director, Athletic Training Program and Professor of Professional Practice

  • Tometz, M., Jevas, S., Esposito, P., & Annaccone, A. (2021). Validation of Internal and External Load Metrics in NCAA DI Women’s Beach Volleyball. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research.
  • Martin, S., Alexander, G., Fisher, K., Jenschke, M. Jevas, S. (2021). Evaluation of Mental Health Effects of a Mindfulness Workshop with Health Professions Students. Journal of Allied Health; 50:3; 87-90.
  • Kato, K., Jevas, S., Culpepper, D. (2011). Disorder eating and body image disturbances in NCAA Division I and III female athletes. Journal of Sport Science and Medicine, 15. Retrieved at https://thesportjournal.org/article/body-image-disturbances-in-ncaa-division-i-and-iii-female-athletes/
  • Culpepper, D.O., Jevas, S., & Archer, K. (2009). Metamotivational profiles of eating characteristics and body image in athletes. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport: Peer Reviewed Abstracts of Completed Research, 80(1), A88.
  • Jevas, S. (2005). Burnout in Texas division 4A and 5A high school athletic trainers from a Reversal Theory perspective. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport: Peer Reviewed Abstracts of Completed Research, 76(1), A100.

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Adam King

Adam C. King

Associate Professor and PhD in Health Sciences Program Director

  • Baldridge, J., & King, A. C. (2022). Postural Sway and Muscle Activity Dynamics of Upright Standing on Sloped Surfaces. Motor Control. Advance online publication.https://doi.org/10.1123/mc.2022-0005.
  • Hannan, K. B., & King, A. C., (2022) Lower Limb Ground Reaction Force and Center of Pressure Asymmetry during Bodyweight Squats. International Journal of Sports Physical Therapy. In press.
  • Harrison, K., Potts, E., King, A. C., & Trocchio, R. B. (2021). The Effectiveness of Virtual Reality on Anxiety and Performance in Female Soccer Players. Sports, 9(167).https://doi.org/10.3390/sports9120167
  • Power, M., & King, A. C. (2021). The Role of Attainability and External Focus of Attention on Standing Long Jump Performance. Brazilian Journal of Motor Behavior.https://doi.org/10.20338/bjmb.v15i3.232
  • King, A. C., Patton, J., Dutt-Mazumder, A., & Newell, K. M. (2020). Center-of-Pressure Dynamics of Upright Standing as a function of Sloped Surfaces and Vision. Neuroscience Letters, 737.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neulet.2020.135334

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Sarah McKinley-Barnard

Sarah McKinley-Barnard

Instructional Lab Coordinator

  • Schwarz, NA, Theodore, A, Funderburg, B, Waldhelm, AG, McKinley-Barnard, SK, & Hudson, G. (2020). Acute (-)-epicatechin consumption: effects on local vasodilation following resistance exercise and high-intensity exercise performance. Sports 8(22). doi: 10.3390/sports8020022
  • Schwarz, NA, McKinley-Barnard, SK, Blahnik, Z. (2019). Effect of Bang® Master Blaster® combined with four weeks of resistance training on lean body mass, maximal strength, microRNA expression, and serum IGF-1 in men: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition 16(54). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12970-019-0310-y
  • Schwarz, NA, Harper, SP, Waldhelm, AG, McKinley-Barnard, SK, Holden, SL, & Kovaleski, JE. (2019). A comparison of machine verses free weight squats for the enhancement of lower-body power, speed, and change-of-direction ability during an initial training phase of recreationally-active women. Sports 7. https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4663/7/10/215
  • Haines, M, McKinley-Barnard, SK, Andre, TL, Gann, JJ, Hwang, PS, & Willoughby, DS. (2018). Skeletal muscle estrogen receptor activation in response to eccentric exercise up-regulates myogenic-related gene expression independent of differing serum estradiol levels occurring during the human menstrual cycle. Journal of Sports Science and Medicine 17, 31-39.
  • Schwarz, NA & McKinley-Barnard, SK. (2018). Acute oral ingestion of a multi-ingredient pre-workout supplement increases exercise performance and alters post-exercise hormone responses: a randomized crossover, double-blinded, placebo-controlled study. Journal of Dietary Supplements. (Published online ahead of print). www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/19390211.2018.1498963

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Ryan Porter

Ryan Porter

Assistant Professor

  • Durstine, J.L., Anderson, E., Porter, R.R., Wang, X. Physical Activity, Exercise, and Lipids and Lipoproteins. Cardiorespiratory Fitness in Cardiometabolic Diseases – Prevention and Management in Clinical Practice. Springer, 2019.
  • Ross, L.M., Porter, R.R., and Durstine, J.L. (2016). High-Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) for Patients with Chronic Diseases. Journal of Sport and Health Science, 5(2), 139-144.Wang, X., Greer, J., Porter, R.R., Kaur, K., & Youngstedt, S.D. (2016). Short-term moderate sleep restriction decreases insulin sensitivity in young healthy adults. Sleep Health, 2, 63-68.
  • Hardee, J.P., Porter, R.R., Sui, X., Archer, E., Lee, I.M., Lavie, C.J., & Blair, S.N. (2014). The effect of resistance exercise on all-cause mortality in cancer survivors. Mayo Clinic Proceedings, 89 (8), 1108-1115.
  • Porter, R., Blackwell, S., Smith, G., Wagner, D.R., Gordin, R.D., & Dolny, D.G. (2014). Metabolic cost comparison of running on an aquatic treadmill with water jets and land treadmill with incline. International Journal of Aquatic Research & Education, 8(1).

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Deborah Rhea

Deborah J. Rhea

Professor and Director LiiNK Project

  • Webb, G.K.,* & Rhea, D.J.** (2023). Development of the Movement Pattern Observation Tool (MPOT): An observational tool to measure limb movements during elementary school recess. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health, 20, 5589. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20085589 .
  • Campbell-Pierre, D.,* Rhea, D.J.,** (2023). The Feasibility of Using the Körperkoordinationstest fur Kinder (KTK) in a U.S. Elementary Physical Education Setting to Assess Gross Motor Skills Specific to Postural Balance. Front. Sports Act. Living, 8. https://doi.org/10.3389/fspor.2023.1133379.
  • Campbell-Pierre, D.,* Rhea, D.J.,** Baker, K. (2022). What is the relationship between outdoor play breaks and no play breaks on postural balance? A systematic review. Journal of Health and Physical Literacy, 1 (2), 122-134. https://johpl.org/index.php/johpl/issue/current.
  • Farbo, D.,*& Rhea, D.J.** (2022). The effects of a yearlong recess intervention on body fat shifts in elementary aged children. International Journal of Child Health & Nutrition, 11, 60-71. https://doi.org/10.6000/1929-4247.2022.11.02.1
  • Ramstetter C, Baines E, Brickman CW, Hyndman B, Jarrett O, London RA, Massey W, McNamara L, Murray R, & Rhea D. (Oct, 2022). Recess in the 21st century post-COVID world. Journal of School Health, 92, 941-944. https://doi.org/10.1111/josh.13235. [PMID: 35975616 PMCID: PMC9543454]

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Robyn Trocchio

Robyn Trocchio

Associate Professor and Graduate Program Director

  • Braun-Trocchio, R., Graybeal, A.*, Kreutzer, A.*, Warfield, E.*, Renteria, J.*, Harrison, K.*, Williams, A.*, Moss, K.*, & Shah, M. (2022). Recovery practices in endurance athletes. Journal of Functional Morphology and Kinesiology, 7(22). https://doi.org/10.3390/jfmk7010022
  • Braun-Trocchio, R., Williams, A.*, Harrison, K.*, Renteria, J.* & Warfield, E.* (2022). The effects of heart rate on ratings of perceived exertion and attention allocation in individuals of varying fitness levels. Frontiers in Sports and Active Living. https://doi.org/10.3389/fspor.2021.798941
  • Harrison, K.*, Potts, E.*, King, A., & Braun-Trocchio, R. (2021). The effectiveness of virtual reality on penalty kicks in female soccer players. Sports, 9(12), 167. https://doi.org/10.3390/sports9120167
  • Fralick, A.*, & Braun-Trocchio, R. (2019). Division II athletes’ dietary supplement use, sources of information, and motivations to use dietary supplements. Journal of Sport Behavior, 42(2), 441-460.
  • Braun, R., & Tenenbaum, G. (2018). Perceptions of effort sensations in children at varying stages of cognitive development. International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology. doi: 10.1080/1612197X.2018.1549581

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Peter Weyand

Peter Weyand

Professor & Chair, Director Locomotor Performance Laboratory

  • McClelland E, Weyand P. Sex differences in human running performance: smaller gaps at shorter distances? Journal of Applied Physiology. 133(4): 876-885, 2022.
  • Weyand P, Brooks L, Prajapati S, McClelland E, Hatcher SK, Callier Q, Bundle M.  Artificially long limbs enhance long sprint running performance, Royal Society Open Science, 9(8): 220397, 2022.
  • Brooks L, Weyand P, Clark K. Does restricting arm motion affect short sprint running performance? Gait & Posture, 94: 114-8. 2022.
  • Weyand P, Ludlow L, Nollkamper J, Buller MJ. Real-world walking economy: can laboratory equations predict field energy expenditure? Journal of Applied Physiology, 131(4): 1272-85, 2021.
  • Clark K, Ryan L, Weyand P.  A general relationship links gait mechanics and running ground reaction forces.  Journal of Experimental Biology, 220, 2: 247-258, 2017.

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