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Division of Kinesiology

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Caitlin Ann Cheruka, Ph.D., ACSM-CEP

Clinical Assistant Professor
  • Clinical Exercise Physiology
  • Nocturnal autonomic and cardiovascular function
  • Cardiovascular health
  • sleep

Thomas Fisher, Ph.D., CSCS, LMHC

Senior Lecturer
Phone: 407-823-1895
  • Anti-Aging Medicine
  • Mental health
  • Sport Psychology
  • Biomarkers of Aging
  • Psychophysiology
  • Performance Enhancement
  • Health education
  • Men's health

Ethan Hill, Ph.D., CSCS*D, ACSM-EP

Associate Professor
Phone: 407-823-1161
  • Neuromuscular and endothelial function
  • Resistance training interventions
  • Muscle function and fatigue
  • Sex-specific responses to exercise
  • Eccentric contraction-based interventions

Grant E. Norte, Ph.D., ATC

Associate Professor, Kinesiology PhD Program Director
Phone: 407-823-3188
  • Neuromuscular assessment
  • Biomechanics
  • Orthopedic injury
  • Clinical rehabilitation

Alison Redd

Lecturer, Undergraduate Program Coordinator
  • Long term adolescent athlete development
  • Youth training programs and nutrition

Jeffrey Stout, Ph.D.

Pegasus Professor, School Director
  • Validity and Reliability of Body Composition Assessment methodologies
  • Exercise training and nutritional interventions in varying populations
  • Fatigue thresholds and metabolic responses to exercise

Anna S. Valdes, EdD, CSCS

Senior Lecturer
Phone: 407-823-1896
  • Exercise and Aging
  • Training the trainers in sport and exercise science
  • Exercise, physical activity and weight management throughout the lifespan

Adam J. Wells, Ph.D., CSCS*D, SCYM(ASCP)CM

Associate Professor
Phone: 407-823-3906
  • Supplements for performance and recovery
  • Inflammatory and immune responses to resistance exercise
  • Soccer performance

Current Grants

KinesiologySocial Work

Investigators from Novices, a Transdisciplinary Research Education Program to Increase Diversity (INTREPID) in Aging Research

  • PI: Nicole Dawson Loughran
  • PI: Susanny Beltran
  • PI: Jeffrey Stout
  • Amount: $1,855,813 | Timeframe: 05/01/2023 - 01/01/2028
    Funding Type: Extramural Research
    Funding Agency: National Institute on Aging, NIA
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