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Mid-Atlantic Regional Chapter
of the
American College of Sports Medicine
(MARC-ACSM)
37th Annual Scientific Meeting - 2014
FINAL PROGRAM
(Complete abstracts are available at
www.marcacsm.org)
Friday, October 31, 2014
and
Saturday, November 1, 2014
Sheraton Harrisburg-Hershey Hotel
Harrisburg, PA
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Table of Contents
MARC Schedule at Glance
Friday Morning ............................................................................................................. 3
Friday Afternoon ......................................................................................................... 4
Friday Evening ............................................................................................................. 4
Saturday ....................................................................................................................... 5
President’s Welcome ............................................................................................................. 6
MARC Executive Committee ................................................................................................. 7
Hotel Meeting Rooms Locations ............................................................................................ 8
Registration Information ......................................................................................................... 9
Continuing Education Credits ................................................................................................ 9
Student
Awards .................................................................................................................... 9-10
Raffle .......................................................................................................................... 10
Evaluation Forms ................................................................................................................. 10
Speaker Ready Room ......................................................................................................... 11
MARC-ACSM Keynote Speaker .......................................................................................... 12
Annual Meeting Speaker Bios ……………………… . ………………………………………13-31
Program Details
Friday Ballroom A………………………………………………………………………………..33
Friday Ballroom B………………………………………………………………………………..34
Friday Ballroom C,D,E…………………………………………………………………………..35
Friday Pennsylvania Room……………………………………………………………………..38
Friday Ash/Birch………………………………………………………………………………….40
Friday Chestnut/Dogwood………………………………………………………………………42
Friday Elm/Fir…………………………………………………………………………………….44
Saturday Ballroom A…………………………………………………………………………….46
Saturday Ballroom B…………………………………………………………………………….47
Saturday Ballroom C,D,E……………………………………………………………………….47
Saturday Pennsylvania Room………………………………………………………………….50
Saturday Ash/Birch………………………………………………………………………………51
Saturday Chestnut/Dogwood………………………………………………………………….. 52
Saturday Elm/Fir………………………………………………………………………………....53
Corporate and University/College Sponsors…………………………………………………...55
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Time
3
in Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD)
11:30%AM
11:00%AM
10:30%AM
Steven Copp- 10:15-10:35
Opioid-receptor stimulation and
What Does the Evidence
Tell Us?
Pennsylvania
Connective Tissue
LUNCH 12-1 P
Q&A, Closing Remarks
Disease and Exercise
Leg Blood Flow in PAD
Q&A, Closing Remarks- 11:40-Noon
Mark Lavellee- 11:15-11:45
to Evaluate Post-Exercise
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Recommendations in Chronic Disease
Update on ACSM Exercise
Chris Kramer- 10:55-11:40
Geoffrey Moore- 10:45-11:15
Sudden Cardiac Arrest
Marathon Preparation and
David Webner- 10:15-10:45
BREAK 10-10:15 A
Heat
Fran O'Connor- 9:15-10:00
Endurance Athletes and the
Prolonged Endurance Training
Ventricular Remodeling with
Matt Martinez- 8:30-9:15
Coronary Blood Flow During
High is too High"
Optimizing High Intensity: "How
Brendon Gurd- 10:00-11:00
Endurance Training
Adaptations to High Intensity
Jason Talanian- 9:00-10:00
Ballroom1C,D,E
Exercise in Patients with PAD
Amanda Ross- 10:35-10:55
the exercise pressor reflex in PAD
Role of Metabolites in Generating
The Exercise Pressor Reflex in PAD
Chad Whitmer- 10:00-11:00
10:00%AM
Audrey Stone- 9:55-10:15
with PAD
its Maladaptations in Patients
The Exercise Pressor Reflex and
High Intensity Interval Training:
to Enhance Muscle Quality
Resistance Exercise
Rachel Drew- 9:30-9:55
Epidemiology and Exercise Testing
& Obesity: The Role of
Mark Peterson- 9:00-10:00
Matt Muller- 9:05-9:30
Ballroom1B
Dysfunctional Muscle in Aging
Ballroom1A
9:30%AM
9:00%AM
8:30%AM
College Bowl PreliminaryClosed Session
10:00-12:00
Chestnut/Dogwood
MARC-ACSM Schedule-at-a-Glance: Fri. Oct. 31
Morning Sessions
Ash/Birch
Elm/Fir
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8:15-11P
7:15$PM
4:30$PM
4:00$PM
3:30$PM
3:00$PM
2:30$PM
2:00$PM
1:30$PM
Ken Wilund- 1:10-2:00
Improving Nutrition and
Across the Lifespan
in Hemodyialysis Patients:
Examination of Lifestyle Treatment
Military Health and Fitness:
From Playground to Battleground
2:30-3:45
Expo, College Bowl, Fitness Challenge
Physical Activity
Combating Childhood Obesity with
Member Social
Faculty & Professional
7:15-8:15
Exertional Rhabdomyolysis in Athletes and Warfighters
Col. Fran O'Connor, MD
Keynote Speaker
DINNER 5-7:15P
Result in Unbeatable Outcomes
Meet the Experts
Sharon Ross- 4:25-5:00
Student Session:
Executing Human & Sports
UG
Performance Programs that
Free Communication 5
3:15-4:45
UG
MS/PhD
4:00-5:00
PhD Award Nominees
Free Communications 4
1:00-2:15
Free Communications 3
Free Communications 2A
3:15-4:45
1:00-2:15
MS Award Nominees
Free Communications 1
for Successul Weight Maintenance
John Graham
AND
(Activity and Education)
Workshop
Interactive Strength and Conditioning
Doug Lentz
3:00-5:00
BREAK 3-3:15P
1:00-2:30
Professionals
Free Communications 2
Strategies for Determining and
Poster Session 1B
Oral Presentations
Clinical Case Study
1:00-3:00
LUNCH 12-1 P
Weight loss for a Lifetime: Strategies
Jess Unick- 3:15-3:50
for Obesity
Kelly Davis- 3:50-4:25
Is Exercise the Key to Weight Loss?
Dean G. Sienko- 3:15-4:15
Q&A, Closing remarks- 2:50-3:00
and Future Perspectives
Current Recommendations
Renal Rehbilitation:
Danielle Kirkman- 2:00-2:50
Where Do We Go From Here?
3:15-4:45
Poster Session 1A
Intro: Exercise & Chronic Kidney Disease
Integrated Approach to
Functional Movement Across
Physical Activity Behavior
1:00-3:00
Dave Edwards- 1-1:10
1:00$PM Arianne Missimer & Rick Howard-1:00-1:30
MARC-ACSM Schedule-at-a-Glance: Fri. Oct. 31
Afternoon Sessions
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Time
12:00$PM
11:30$AM
11:00$AM
Debbie King
Ash/Birch
Matt Silvis- 8:00-8:45
Tom Williams- 10:10-10:45
MARC BUSINESS MEETING LUNCHEON, AWARD CEREMONY
Testing to Combat Readiness:
Military Relevance of Fitness
Brian McGuire- 11:20-11:55
MS/PhD
10:45-11:45
Free Communications 7
Injury Prevention Program Evaluations
Bruce Jones- 10:45-11:20
Emerging Findings from Military
Human Performance: Optimization and
Group Meeting
Human Dimension of War
Performance Within the
Optimizing Military Leader:
Q&A 11:30-11:45
Athletes
ECG Screening and
Eugene Hong- 10:45-11:30
Heat Illness Update
Geoffrey Moore- 10:00-10:45
Q&A 9:30-9:45
BREAK 9:45-10A
Human Performance in Our
John Abt- 9:35-10:10
Concussion Update
Mark Lavellee- 8:45-9:30
or Not to Clear
PPE Cases: To Clear
Military Elite: From Lab to Land
UG Award Nominees
Free Communications 6
9:15-10:30
Pilates: Matwork to Lifestyle
(Activity and Education)
Mindy Smith
8:00,9:00
Chestnut/Dogwood
(All are Welcome to Attend)
Biomechanics Interest
Sports Nutrition Update
Stella Volpe
10:00-11:00
10:15-11:15
Biomechanics
10:00$AM
in Soldiers and Athletes:
What Do We Know Today?
Eric Rawson
Courtney Steele
Weight Loss and Weight Gain:
Free Cmmunications:
Overreaching & Overtraining
9:00-10:00
Brad Nindl- 9:00-9:35
Pennsylvania
9:00-10:10
Principles
Exercises Using Basic Biomechanical
Dietary Supplements
10:30$AM
Ballroom/C,D,E
8:00-11:20
Ballroom/B
Poster Session 2
Ballroom/A
John Anning 8:00 - 9:00
Selecting Safe and Effective Resistance
9:30$AM
9:00$AM
8:30$AM
8:00$AM
MARC-ACSM Schedule-at-a-Glance: Sat. Nov. 1
8:00-9:45
Elm/Fir
MS/PhD
Free Communications 9
10:00-11:45
BREAK 9:45-10A
MS/PhD
Free Communications 8
President’s Welcome
Welcome Colleagues,
It is my pleasure to introduce you to the MARC ACSM 2014 meeting
and program. Please take a few minutes to browse the program,
content and speakers. This year’s meeting promises to achieve our
annual goal for the regional chapter meeting that is to bring the quality of
the national meeting to the regional level, and to bring together basic,
applied and clinical scientists together in the pursuit of excellence in our
chosen fields. To be part of ACSM is to enjoy the multidisciplinary and
interdisciplinary nature of the organization, and to appreciate how it
enriches all our professional lives.
There is a rich and robust program for this year’s meeting, covering a
wide range of topics related to medicine and science in sports and exercise. We have a number of
well-known speakers who will share their insights and experience on issues ranging from high
intensity training, muscle physiology, military medicine, sports nutrition, obesity, clinical sports
medicine, biomechanics, and cardiovascular/ peripheral vascular/ and renal adaptations in
exercise. On Friday night at 7:15pm, the keynote speaker is Dr. Fran O’Connor, speaking on
“Exertional Rhabdomyolysis in Athletes and Warfighters”. He is a nationally recognized speaker
and researcher in this area, as well as a practicing primary care sports medicine physician in the
US military. Major General Dean Sienko, the Commanding Officer of the US Army Public Health,
will be speaking on Friday afternoon at 3:15pm on “Military Health and Fitness: From Playground
to Battlefield”. On Saturday, all attendees are welcome to attend another first for the MARC ACSM
meeting – a four hour joint clinical session with the Pennsylvania Academy of Family Physicians
on hot topics in clinical sports medicine for the primary care provider.
Back by popular demand are the College Bowl, Fitness Challenge, and Faculty and Professional
Social. We anticipate a record number of research and clinical abstract submissions and
presentations. This year for the first time, we are combining the location of clinical and research
poster presentations. One of the highlights each year at MARC ACSM for many of us is the
opportunity to see and discuss all the research and other scholarly activity that our members are
conducting, and to share our thoughts and work together across disciplines and institutions.
Thanks to all who helped to put this year’s meeting together, and contributed to making it an
outstanding annual meeting yet again. I would like to acknowledge the members of the MARC
Executive Board who all volunteer their time and work tirelessly to make the meeting and regional
chapter successful. And if you have not met our fearless MARC Executive Director, Scott Kieffer,
please say hello and offer thanks for his boundless energy, enthusiasm, and passion for MARC
ACSM– it can be honestly said that without all his efforts, this meeting could not have happened.
Thanks to all the speakers, moderators, session organizers and planners, our chapter leadership,
and most of all to all of you for attending, contributing, and participating in MARC ACSM. As an
all-volunteer professional organization, we are continuing to grow and strengthen, and we will only
be as good as our membership strives to be in our pursuit of professional excellence in medicine
and science in sports and exercise.
I sincerely hope you enjoy this year’s MARC ACSM meeting!
Regards,
Eugene Hong, MD CAQSM FAAFP
Associate Dean for Primary Care and Community Health
Hamot and Sturgis Endowed Chair and Professor
Chief Division of Sports Medicine
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2014 MARC-ACSM Executive Board
President
Eugene Hong, M.D., CAQSM, FAAFP
Drexel University
Email: [email protected]
Past President
Eric S. Rawson, Ph.D., FACSM, CSCS
Bloomsburg University
Email: [email protected]
President-elect
Scott Mazzetti, Ph.D., CSCS
Dept. of Health and Sport Sciences
Email: [email protected]
Vice President
Kimberly Smith, Ph.D., CSCS
Slippery Rock University
Email: [email protected]
Secretary/Treasurer Joohee Sanders, Ph.D.
Shippensburg University
Email: [email protected]
nd
2 Year MemberJohn Abt, Ph.D.
at-Large
University of Pittsburgh
Email: [email protected]
nd
2 Year MemberTodd Miller, Ph.D.
at-Large
George Washington University
Email: [email protected]
st
1 Year Member-at Sara Campbell, Ph.D.
Large
Rutgers University
Email: [email protected]
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1 Year MemberMelissa Reed, Ph.D.
at-Large
West Chester University
Email: [email protected]
2nd Year Physician- David S. Ross, M.D.
at-Large
Geisinger Health System
Email: [email protected]
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1 Year Physician- Matthew Silvis, M.D.
at-Large
Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center,
Email: [email protected]
Student
Andrew Venezia, M.S.
Representative
University of Maryland
Email: [email protected]
MARC Regional
Kristie Abt, Ph.D.
Chapter
University of Pittsburgh
Representative
Email: [email protected]
Executive Director
H. Scott Kieffer, Ed.D., FACSM
Messiah College
Email: [email protected]
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Sheraton Harrisburg-Hershey Hotel Meeting
Rooms
Note the Pennsylvania Room is opposite the registration
desk on the lobby level.
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REGISTRATION INFORMATION
The Registration Table is located outside Ballroom Salons A, B, C and D (Lobby Level).
Registration hours are the following:
Thursday
7:00pm – 9:00pm
Friday
8:00am - 5:00pm
Saturday
8:00am - 10:00am
CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDITS
MARC-ACSM is an approved CEC provider for ACSM. Please be sure to pick up your CEC
Certificate at the Registration Area.
The American College of Sports Medicine’s Professional Education Committee
certifies that this Continuing Education offering meets the criteria for 14 credit hours
of ACSM Continuing Education Credit (CEC).
Friday, MARC-ACSM is approved to offer 4.5 CMEs which includes the Keynote Speaker
Address. On Saturday, the Joint Clinical Session with the PAFP, the application for the CMEs
has been made to the AAFP. Determination of credit is pending. Please stop by the Registration Desk for details.
NSCA members should request a certificate of attendance from the Registration Area for
submission related to their certifications. Individuals with other certifications (NATA, AFAA,
ACE, etc.) should also consider picking up a certificate of attendance that may be used to
petition CEC’s from their certification organization. However, MARC-ACSM is not
responsible for determining if such organizations will or will not approve CEC’s from attending
the MARC-ACSM meeting.
STUDENT AWARDS
MARC-ACSM is pleased to present the following awards:
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MARC-ACSM Matthew Kerner Undergraduate Student Investigator Award
Eligible individuals are a current or recently graduated UG student who is not
enrolled in a Master’s level program. The purpose of this award is to recognize and
support undergraduate student investigative research. The winner receives a plaque
and $250. All undergraduate students who submit an abstract for a Free
Communications/Slide presentation at the MARC-ACSM Annual Meeting will be
eligible for this award. The award is based on the quality of the submitted abstract
and the presentation at the meeting. All abstracts will be evaluated, but only the top
abstracts will have their presentations evaluated.
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MARC-ACSM Master’s Student Investigator Award
Eligible individuals are any student who is currently enrolled in a Master’s level
program, even if the work was completed as an UG student. The purpose of this
award is to recognize and support Master’s level student investigative research. The
winner receives a plaque and $400. All undergraduate students who submit an
abstract for a Free Communications/Slide presentation at the MARC-ACSM Annual
Meeting will be eligible for this award. The award is based on the quality of the
submitted abstract and the presentation at the meeting. All abstracts will be
evaluated, but only the top abstracts will have their presentations evaluated.
•
MARC-ACSM Doctoral Student Investigator Award
Eligible individuals are any student who is currently enrolled in a doctoral or medical
program, even if the work was completed as a Master’s student. The purpose of this
award is to recognize and support graduate student investigative research. The
winner receives a plaque and $500 to be used to defray either travel costs to the
National ACSM meeting or her/his research expenses. All graduate students who
submit an abstract for a Free Communications/Slide presentation at the MARCACSM Annual Meeting will be eligible for this award. The award is based on the
quality of the submitted abstract and the presentation at the meeting. All abstracts
will be evaluated, but only the top abstracts will have their presentations evaluated.
Determination of Finalists and Award Recipients for the Student Investigator Awards
The MARC-ACSM Research Committee screens all student abstracts that are submitted for
an oral presentation using a rubric. The top five ranked abstracts for each academic category
identified above present their research during an oral session with the other class finalists
(i.e. there is an UG Award Nominee Session, MS Award Nominee Session, and a Ph.D.
Award Nominee Session) during the MARC-ACSM Annual Meeting. These finalists are
ranked by a sub-committee of the MARC-ACSM Research Committee to determine the
award recipients.
Announcement of Award Winners
The 2014 award winners (and honorable mentions) will be announced at the Business
Meeting and Award Ceremony Luncheon on Saturday at 12:00 pm.
The Research Committee is chaired by:
John Abt, Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh
MARC-ACSM would also like to extend a thank you to those who served on the 2014
Research Committee. Thank you for all of your hard work and support!
STUDENT FUND RAFFLE
Each year the MARC-ACSM Student Representative is responsible for the student fund raffle in
which a variety of prizes (e.g., textbooks, etc.) are raffled off throughout the meeting. Raffle tickets
can be purchased in the Registration Area. All proceeds from the student raffle are used to
support the student representative’s trip to the National Annual meeting.
EVALUATION FORMS
Evaluation forms will be provided at the registration desk throughout the conference, as well as
during the Saturday afternoon Business Meeting/Award Ceremony Luncheon. Your feedback is
extremely important, as this information will be used in the planning of future meetings and
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conferences. Please be sure to complete your evaluation form and submit to us at the
Registration Desk or during the Luncheon.
SPEAKER READY ROOM
The Speaker Ready Room will be in the Day Room (Lobby Level).
• Friday Presentations:
Please bring your disk or jump drive to the speaker ready room (next to the on-site
registration table) before 10 AM on Friday October 31, 2014 to have it loaded on the
proper computer for your afternoon presentation.
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Saturday Presentations: Please bring your disk or jump drive to the speaker ready room
(next to the on-site registration table) before 3 PM on Friday October 31, 2014 to have it
loaded on the proper computer for your presentation.
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2014 MARC-ACSM Keynote Speaker
Colonel Francis G. O’Conner, M.D., MPH., MC, USA
Francis G. O’Connor, MD, MPH, Professor and
Chair, Military and Emergency Medicine, and
Associate Director for the Consortium on Health
and Military Performance, Uniformed Services
University, has been a leader in sports medicine
education and research for the military for over 20
years. Dr.O’Connor has authored over 60 peerreviewed articles in scientific journals and
numerous book chapters/technical reports/health
promotion resources for the military. In addition,
Dr. O’Connor is the editor of eight texts on sports
medicine including, the Textbook of Running
Medicine, and Sports Medicine for the Primary care Physician 3rd Edition and
ACSM’s Sports Medicine: A Comprehensive Review. He has been on the
board of several leading organizations in sports medicine including the
American College of Sports Medicine, and the American Medical Athletic
Association and is a past President of the American Medical Society of Sports
Medicine. A Colonel in the United States Army, Dr. O’Connor is a graduate of
the United States Military Academy at West Point, and prior to his recent
posting at Uniformed Services University in the Department of Military
Medicine, served one year as a Command Surgeon with Special Operations in
the Middle East.
Dr. Francis G. O’Connor will present his Keynote Lecture
“ Exertional Rhabdomyolysis in Athletes and Warfighters”
Friday evening from 7:15 to 8:15
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MARC-ACSM 2014 Annual Meeting Speakers
(Speakers are listed in alphabetical order)
John Abt, Ph.D., ATC
John P. Abt, PhD, ATC is an Assistant Professor in the Department
of Sports Medicine and Nutrition within the School of Health and
Rehabilitation Sciences, Associate Director of the Neuromuscular
Research Laboratory and Warrior Human Performance Research
Center, and Coordinator of Department of Defense research. He
earned his PhD in Rehabilitation Sciences and MS in Sports
Medicine from the University of Pittsburgh. He is a member of the
National Athletic Trainers Association and American College of
Sports Medicine. Dr. Abt’s research is focused on injury prevention
and performance optimization in the military and the relationship
between ankle instability and injury.
John Anning, Ph.D., CSCS,*D
Dr. Jonathan Anning is an Associate Professor of Exercise
Science in the Exercise and Rehabilitative Sciences Department
at Slippery Rock University. His specialization is Strength and
Conditioning. He has been teaching at the college level for
fifteen years, which has included Anatomy, Biomechanics,
Resistance Training, and Fitness Assessment courses. Primary
research interests focus on sports performance with an emphasis on assessments
and resistance training techniques. Strength and conditioning experience include
college football and minor league baseball. He has degrees in Exercise Science
from Central Michigan University and the University of Toledo. As a member of the
National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA), he is recognized as a
Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist with Distinction (CSCS,*D).
Steven Copp, Ph.D.
Steven Copp, Ph.D. is a post-doctoral fellow in the Heart and
Vascular Institute at the Milton S. Hershey Penn State Medical
Center. He earned his Ph.D. in the Department of Anatomy and
Physiology at Kansas State University in 2013. His research
interests are the autonomic control of the circulation and the local
control of skeletal muscle blood flow during exercise.
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Kelli Davis, Ph.D.
Kelli is currently a Research Assistant Professor in Exercise
Physiology at the University of Pittsburgh in the Department of
Health and Physical Activity. Her research interests are focused
primarily on physical activity and weight management and the
behavioral treatment and prevention of obesity and related
chronic diseases. Her primary goal is to help others lead a
healthy, well-balanced, and physically active lifestyle, and to
motivate them to take control of their behaviors and their lives.
Kelli obtained her Master’s degree at the University of Georgia, where she
supervised the University’s Adult Fitness and Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation Center
and worked in the Diabetes Education Department at Athens Regional Medical
Center. After completing her Master’s degree, Kelli obtained her Clinical Exercise
Specialist certification from the American College of Sports Medicine, which led her
to a position at Structure House in North Carolina, a unique residential treatment
center for overweight and obese individuals interested in weight loss and lifestyle
change. She spent nearly two years teaching, training, and counseling those who
struggled with being obese before moving back to Pittsburgh to further her
education. She now holds her PhD in Exercise Physiology, and in addition to
teaching undergraduate courses in behavior change, obesity and chronic disease,
physical activity and health, and fitness assessment and exercise prescription, she
spends her time researching long-term behavioral weight loss interventions under
Dr, John Jakicic at the University of Pittsburgh’s Physical Activity & Weight
Management Research Center. In addition she has co-authored two book chapters
on obesity treatment and the use of exercise and behavioral strategies in obesity.
Kelli hopes to continue to develop and investigate the most effective long-term
treatments for obesity and weight control. In the future, she hopes to expand on her
dissertation work and develop a mindfulness-based weight loss intervention aimed at
improving long-term weight loss maintenance. Rachel Drew, Ph.D. Rachel is a Research Associate in the Heart and Vascular Institute at
Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine in Hershey, PA.
She received her BSc in Sport and Exercise Sciences and PhD in
Exercise Physiology at the University of Birmingham, United Kingdom.
Her research interests focus on muscle afferent feedback and its
influence on baroreflex function during exercise in humans. Rachel’s
current research projects include the effects of low-dose aspirin and
aging on the influence of muscle afferent feedback on baroreflex
function and renal vascular responses in healthy humans, the effects
of biventricular pacing on muscle mechanoreflex sensitivity in patients with chronic
heart failure, and the contribution of oxidative stress towards renal vascular
responses during the exercise pressor reflex in patients with peripheral arterial
disease and smokers.
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David Edwards, Ph.D Dr. David Edwards is currently an Associate Professor in the
Department of Kinesiology and Applied Physiology at the University of
Delaware in Newark, DE where he teaches undergraduate and
graduate courses and coordinates the Applied Physiology doctoral
program. He received his BS from the University of Florida, MS from
Wake Forest University, and PhD from the University of Florida. His
research interest is in the area of vascular physiology and is funded by the National
Institutes of Health. His research is currently focused on the vascular effects of
dietary salt as well as understanding and improving vascular function in chronic
kidney disease.
John Graham, MS, HFS, CSCS*D, RSCC*D, FNSCA
John Graham is the Senior Director of Sports & Human Performance
at St. Luke's University Health Network in Allentown & Bethlehem,
Pennsylvania. John is an adjunct professor at The College of New
Jersey in the Department of Health & Exercise Science and at
DeSales University in the Department of Sport & Exercise Science.
John is a member of the Industry Advisory Panel for the American
Council on Exercise (ACE). He presently serves as an associate
editor for the National Strength and Conditioning Association Strength &
Conditioning Journal. John currently serves as the Chair for the National Strength
and Conditioning Association Certification Committee. He is a Fellow of the National
Strength & Conditioning Association, Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist,
Registered Strength & Conditioning Coach & American College of Sports Medicine
Certified Health/Fitness Specialist.
John has authored or contributed to local, regional and national peer reviewed and
lay publications on health, fitness and sports conditioning. He has given local,
regional, national and international presentations on health, fitness and sports
conditioning. He coordinates; designs and implements exercise prescriptions for
athletes, fitness, and chronic disease and disabled populations. He served as a
member of National Strength & Conditioning Association Board of Directors from
2001 – 2003 and served as Vice President in 2002 and Secretary/Treasurer in 2003.
John was awarded the National Strength and Conditioning Association Strength &
Conditioning Journal Editorial Excellence Award in 2000. John has been recognized
by the Medical Fitness Association, National Multiple Sclerosis Society, National
Strength and Conditioning Association, Eastern Pennsylvania Business Journal,
Pennsylvania State Senate, Pennsylvania House of Representatives and Hamot
Health Systems for his contributions to fitness and sports performance. John is the
proud father of two daughters (Lindsey & Alexas Graham).
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Brendon Gurd, Ph.D.
Brendon completed his undergraduate work at Brock University before
moving to Western University to complete his graduate studies. While
earning his MSc and PhD in exercise physiology Brendon studied the
regulation of oxygen uptake during the transition to exercise in young
and older adults.
After the completion of his PhD Brendon completed a postdoctoral
fellowship in Dr. Arend Bonen's Lab at the University of Guelph. During his postdoc
his research was focused on the factors that contribute to the control of
mitochondrial content in skeletal muscle, specifically the relationship between SIRT1
and PGC-1a following energetic stress.
Brendon began his faculty position at Queen's in 2009 where he has established an
independent research program aimed at understanding the control of health and
fitness in humans. For more detailed information on his research program you can
visit the lab website at http://www.skhs.queensu.ca/musclephysio/index.html.
Eugene Hong, M.D., CAQSM, FAAFP
Eugene Hong, M.D. is Professor and Chairman of the Department of
Family, Community, and Preventive Medicine and Chief of the
Division of Sports Medicine at Drexel University College of Medicine.
He is leading authority on concussions, cardiac issues in athletes,
overuse injuries and sports-injury prevention. He was also recently
named Associate Dean for Primary Care and Community Health.
A graduate of Tufts University School of Medicine, Dr. Hong
completed a general surgery internship at the University of Connecticut; a primary
care fellowship at the University of Massachusetts and residency in family medicine
and a fellowship in sports medicine at Thomas Jefferson University.
His research on proper helmet fitting techniques in preventing concussions among
high school football players was published in the American College of Sports
Medicine’s journal Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, and was
mentioned in the New York Times Science section. His current research activity
includes an NIH funded project to study concussions and driving ability, and a DOD
funded project to study a portable device to help diagnose concussions. He also
served on an American College of Sports Medicine task force, which issued a
position paper on psychological issues in the injured athlete.
Dr. Hong serves as the head team physician for Drexel University and for
Philadelphia University. He is also a team physician for St. Joseph’s and Plymouth
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Whitemarsh High School in suburban Philadelphia. He is the team physician for the
National Women’s U19 Lacrosse Team.
Dr. Hong is an active member of, and serves in leadership positions in several
professional committees and associations including the American Medical Society
for Sports Medicine, the American College of Sports Medicine, the Society of
Teachers of Family Medicine, and the American Academy of Family Physicians.
Rick Howard, M.Ed., CSCS, *D, USAW
Rick Howard is pursuing his doctoral degree from Rocky Mountain
University of Health Professions in Health Promotion and Wellness.
He is an adjunct instructor at West Chester University, Temple
University, Rowan University and Delaware State University. He has
presented on youth fitness topics nationally and internationally. He
has written and co-written journal articles and a position statement on
youth training, and wrote a column for NSCA Coach Journal, and was
special feature Editor for the NSCA Strength and Conditioning Journal-Youth. He is
a novice strongman competitor.
Bruce Jones, M.D., MPH
Dr. Bruce Jones grew up in Kansas. After graduating from High School in
Kansas, he went to Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, where he
received a Bachelor of Arts in History of Science (1970). After college, he
worked as a research assistant at the Harvard Concord Field Station studying
comparative animal energetics. He completed a Master’s Degree in Biology at
the University of Kansas in Lawrence, then studied medicine at the Kansas
University Medical Center in Kansas City, where he was awarded his M.D.
degree (1977). He received a Masters Degree in Public Health (MPH) from the
Harvard School of Public Health and completed his residency in preventive
medicine at the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research. He attained Board Certification in
Preventive Medicine in 1990.
Dr. Jones began his career in the U.S. Army as a general medical officer at Fort Jackson,
South Carolina in 1977. In 1980 he joined the staff of the U.S. Army Research Institute of
Environmental Medicine (USARIEM) in Natick, Massachusetts, as a research medical officer.
He left the Institute in 1984 to attain his MPH and residency training. In 1986 he returned to
the USARIEM with a mission from the Surgeon General of the Army to establish an injury
epidemiology program. In 1990 he was made Chief of the Occupational Medicine Division
that was created to support the injury program he created. In 1991 he was appointed to
represent the Department of Defense on the U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services, CDC Injury Prevention and Control Advisory Committee.
A DOD Injury
Surveillance and Prevention Work Group that he chaired from 1992 to 1998 accomplished
his vision of documenting for the first time the full impact of injuries on U.S. Armed Forces.
The report and recommendations from the work group he led continue to influence injury
prevention in the Armed Forces.
In 1996, then Colonel Jones was selected as the Director of Epidemiology and Disease
Surveillance at the U.S. Army Center for Health Promotion and Preventive Medicine (now the
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U.S. Army Public Health Command). Under his leadership the Army/USACHPPM became
the Executive Agent for the Defense Medical Surveillance System, which his directorate built.
He also directed field epidemiology investigations for the Army. Just as earlier in his career,
he succeeded in documenting the effects of injuries on soldiers and military readiness, later
he showed the value of integrated injury and disease surveillance and control programs for
the prevention of injuries. Dr. Jones retired from active duty in the U.S. Army as a colonel in
July 1998.
In August 1998, Dr. Jones became the manager of the Motor Vehicle Injury Prevention
Program at the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control in Atlanta, Georgia. He
also managed the Rehabilitation and Disability program at the NCIPC. After four years at the
NCIPC, Dr. Jones returned to the USACHPPM in April 2002 to manage the newly created
Injury Prevention Program. His work continues as the manager of the Injury prevention
Program at what became the Army Public Health Command in 2009. Over his career, he has
written or contributed to more than 120 peer reviewed journal articles and book chapters.
Danielle Kirkman, Ph.D.
Danielle Kirkman is a postdoctoral fellow with the Vascular Physiology
Lab at the University of Delaware. She earned her PhD in clinical
exercise physiology from the School of Sport, Health and Exercise
Sciences at Bangor University in the UK. Her research interests center
around implementing exercise as an adjunct therapy for Chronic
Kidney Disease, particularly with regards to enhancing exercise
tolerance, reversing muscle wasting and preventing cardiovascular
disease.
Chris Kramer, M.D.
Dr. Christopher Kramer is Professor of Cardiology and Radiology
and the Director of the Cardiovascular Imaging Center at the
University of Virginia School of Medicine. A major focus of his work
is on developing clinical applications of cardiovascular Magnetic
Resonance Imaging (MRI). Active clinical protocols include
developing a comprehensive MR exam for clinical trials in peripheral
arterial disease including atherosclerotic plaque imaging and calf
muscle perfusion and energetics at peak exercise. Other clinical studies include
quantitative
myocardial
perfusion
imaging
in
microvascular
coronary
disease, predicting the development of LV dysfunction from chemotherapeutic
agents, quantitative myocardial functional imaging as a measure of dyssynchrony in
heart failure, coronary artery and wall imaging, and imaging of left atrial structure
and mechanics. Dr. Kramer has a long history of NIH funding including current R01,
U01, and T32 grants. He has trained numerous clinical and research fellows and
serves on several editorial boards including Circulation: Cardiovascular Imaging and
the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
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Mark E. Lavallee, M.D., C.S.C.S., F.A.C.S.M.
Dr. Mark Lavalle received both his undergraduate and medical school
degrees from Pennsylvania State University. After completing a family
medicine residency at York Hospital in York, PA, and a sports medicine
fellowship at the Crozer-Keystone Health System in Philadelphia, PA, he
acquired the C.A.Q. in sports medicine and his certification as Strength and
Condition Specialist from the NSCA. In 1998, He was recruited by the
Memorial Family Medicine Residency to start the South Bend Sports
Medicine Fellowship, where he currently acts as its co-director. Dr. Lavallee is a fellow of the
American College of Sports Medicine, has served on the board of the American Medical
Society for Sports Medicine (2004-2008), associate editor of the Clinical Journal of Sports
Medicine (2004-2008), and had a faculty appointment as an Assistant Clinical Professor of
Family Medicine at Indiana University College of Medicine.
While in South Bend, Dr. Lavallee was the team physician for numerous South Bend area
high school athletic programs, head team physician for Indiana University South Bend and
Holy Cross College, medical director of the Sunburst Race (1999-2013), and was one of the
team physicians for University of Notre Dame men’s soccer team. Since relocating back to
York, PA, Dr. Lavallee continues to cover numerous local high school, college, and semiprofessional athletics. Dr. Lavallee has authored numerous papers and book chapters on
various topics in sports medicine. He has been doing musculoskeletal ultrasound in since
1998 and blood product injections (platelet-rich plasma or autologous blood) since 1999, the
FAST by Tenex (percutaneous tenotomy procedure) since 2013.
On a national and international level, Dr. Lavallee has been the IWF medical director for the
World Masters Weightlifting championships in Glascow, Scotland (1999), Orlando, Florida
(2000), Kefalonia, Greece (2001), the World Masters Games in Melbourne, Australia (2002)
Savannah, GA (2003), Vienna, Austria (2004), World Masters Games in Edmonton, Alberta
(2005), Bordeaux, France, (2006) Karcinbarcika, Hungary (2007), Kefalonia, Greece (2008),
Sydeny, Austalia (2009) and Chiechenow, Poland (2010) and Lviv, Ukraine (2012) and the
2013 World Masters Games in Turin, Italy (2013) and Copenhagen, Denmark (2014).
As a US team physician (1998-present), co-chairman (2007- 20012), and chairman 2012present) for USA Weightlifting, he has covered numerous national and international events
for our national Junior and Senior teams, including the IWF World Weightlifting
Championships in 2003 in Vancouver, B.C., in 2007 in Chang Mai, Thailand and in 2013,
Wroclaw, Poland. He also covered the Olympic Team trials prior to the Sydney 2000, Athens
2004, and Beijing 2008 Olympic Summer Games, and our World Junior Women’s Team
Champions in Thessaloniki, Greece (2001). In 2011, the USOC invited Dr. Lavallee to cover
the Pan-Am Games in Guadalhara, Mexico. He was imbedded with USA Rowing, USA
Weightlifting and USA Judo. Dr. Lavallee also has served as medical director for US Fencing
National Championship (2000), Jr/Cadet World Championship (2000), Olympic Trials in
whitewater canoe and kayaking (2004), Junior National Championships (2006 US Boxing).
He was an active member of AMSSM board member and chairman of the fellowship
committee from 2004-2008. He covers Boxing for USA Boxing and Professional Boxing
matches.
Dr. Lavallee sees both family medicine and sports medicine patients in his two practice sites
in York, PA.. His areas of clinical interest include musculoskeletal ultrasound, Platelet-rich
plasma injections, fracture care, concussion management, strength sports, and FAST
technique by TENEX. When not at work, he enjoys distance swimming, weightlifting,
gunsmithing, collecting coins, working on his old jeeps, Scouting and spending time with his
wife, Tara and his two sons.
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Doug Lentz, MS, CSCS*D
Douglas Lentz, MS, CSCS*D is the Director of Fitness and
Wellness for Summithealth in Chambersburg, Pa. Since his
graduation from Penn State University in 1981, Doug has trained
professional, Olympic, collegiate, high school and adolescent
athletes. Doug is also the NSCA Conferences and Special
Programs Coordinator, a role that he has had since 2001. In this
role, Mr. Lentz has had the fortune of working with many of the top
speed and movement experts from all over the world. In 2008 and
2009, Doug traveled to China to lecture and instruct athletes, coaches, and coaching
directors at the Shanghai Technical Sports Institute. Also in 2009, Doug was chosen
to present at the NSCA European Conference which was held at the Netherlands
Olympic Training Center in Arnham. Recently he finished the Speed Chapter in the
3rd edition of Human Kinetics, “Speed, Agility, and Quickness” book.
Matthew Martinez, M.D.
Sports cardiologist Dr Matthew W Martinez grew up on the east end
of Long Island before spending over a decade at the Mayo Clinic in
Minnesota where he earned his medical degree, completed a
residency in internal medicine, and a fellowship in cardiovascular
diseases, serving as the chief cardiology fellow. After completing a
specialized imaging fellowship, Dr. Martinez achieved level 3
certification in cardiac MRI, CT angiography, echocardiography and
nuclear imaging he remained briefly on staff with a dual appointment
in cardiology and radiology. He was part of the Sports Cardiology and Hypertrophic
Cardiomyopathy program at Mayo Clinic. He decided to return to the east coast and
has continued to care for athletes as the founder of the Lehigh Valley Health
Network Sports Cardiology and Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Center. He currently
serves as the cardiologist for Major League Soccer and evaluates the MLS players
each year at the combine.
Dr. Martinez has a personal interest in sports, exercise and the assessment of
athletic physical fitness. He is very passionate about Sports Cardiology on several
levels: as a cardiologist, as a former division I collegiate baseball player, and as the
father of five active children.
Adrianne Missimer, DPT, RD, SFG2, CICS, CSCS, TPI-MP3, K-Vest2, RockDoc,
FMS/SFM
Dr. Arianne Missimer, Human Movement Specialist, has spent the
past 15 years in the fitness and nutrition industry, specializing in
performance enhancement and injury prevention through proper
assessment and training methods. She graduated from University
of Delaware with her degree in Dietetics and pursued her Doctorate
in physical therapy from Neumann. She has owned and operated
CORE Fitness, a performance training studio, in Wilmington, DE for
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the past 12 years. Additionally, she is the Clinic Director and Golf Performance
Director at Kinetic Physical Therapy in West Chester, PA. She is a Strong First Level
2 Instructor, Certified Rock Doc, Certified Indian Club Specialist, Certified Strength
and Conditioning Specialist, Certified Titleist Performance Institute Golf Medical
Professional Level 3. She is also certified in the Functional Movement Systems, KVest, and Neurokinetic Therapy. In addition to her advanced training, Dr. Missimer
has created “The Movement Paradigm” where she shares her passion for a global,
movement–based approach. Her goal is not to just get her patients pain-free, but to
change the way they move in life and sport, change the way they think about
exercise, and provide them with the tools necessary for a successful rehab to
performance continuum.
Colonel, Brian McGuire, MS, ATC, CSCS, USMCR
Brian McGuire, MS ATC CSCS (Colonel, USMCR) serves as Physical
Readiness Programs Officer for the Marine Corps at Training and Education
Command in Quantico, VA.
He is responsible for oversight of programs
and policies related to USMC Physical Fitness Testing/Combat Fitness
Testing, Water Survival and Sports Medicine/Injury Prevention and other
physical readiness programs .He has served in this capacity since 2001.Prior
to this position, he worked at Emory University in Atlanta, GA, from 1997 to
2001 as Associate Director of Athletics for Sports Medicine. From 1993 to
1997 he was employed by the Emory Clinic Department of Orthopedics as
Staff Athletic Trainer.
During the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta, he was the Chief
Athletic Trainer for Rowing and Canoe/Kayak (Sprint) at Lake Lanier.
He has been an augment Athletic Trainer and Strength Coach for the Indianapolis Colts
during summer training camps since 2006.
Since 2008, he has worked as Lead Athletic Trainer for the annual National Football League
Scouting Combine.
In the Marine Corps Reserve since 1983, he served in Operation
Earnest Will in 1987-1988, Operation Iraqi Freedom from 2005-2006 and currently is a
Political-Military Planner on the Joint Staff (J-5, Africa). He graduated from Salisbury
University in 1985 with a Bachelor of Science in Physical Education and earned a Master of
Science in Exercise Science from Georgia State University in 2001.He has earned
certifications from the National Strength and Conditioning Association, National Athletic
Trainers Association, American College of Sports Medicine, CrossFit and as a US Army
Master Fitness Trainer
Geoffrey Moore, M.D.
Dr. Moore is a graduate of Brown University and the University of
Texas Southwestern Medical School, with expertise in exercise
physiology, lifestyle modification in chronic disease and sports
medicine. He was a Research Associate at the Stanford Prevention
Research Center, and an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the
University of Pittsburgh, an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Exercise
Science at Syracuse University, and was the founding Director of
Clinical Services at the Cayuga Center for Healthy Living. He is
currently President of Sustainable Health Systems, a company that
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provides internet-based health ecology social networking tools.
Dr. Moore has 40 peer-reviewed research publications, and co-edited four editions of
the American College of Sports Medicine textbook Exercise Management for
Persons with Chronic Diseases and Disabilities. Prior to medical school, he was
assistant coach of women’s track and cross-country at Brown. A runner since 1969,
he ran track and cross-country at Brown, competed in the 1984 and 1992 US
Olympic Marathon Trials with a lifetime best of 2:17:41. He now runs for fun and
likes to windsurf, canoe, cycle and cross-country ski.
Matt Muller, Ph.D.
Dr. Muller is currently Assistant Professor of Medicine at Penn State
Hershey Heart & Vascular Institute/Penn State College of Medicine.
His experiments focus on how the cardiovascular system adapts to
activation of the sympathetic nervous system (i.e., the “fight or flight
response”). To study this process, he uses the techniques of
microneurography and transthoracic Doppler echocardiography as
well as beat-by-beat measures of heart rate and blood pressure in
human subjects. Over the past few years, he has focused on three
specific areas of research: 1) effect of cold temperature and exercise on the
cardiovascular system; 2) coronary vasodilation and left ventricular function in
response to beta-adrenergic stimulation; and 3) neurovascular responses to arterial
chemoreflex activation. He uses a variety of pharmacological and physiological
approaches to better understand autonomic control of the circulation during stress.
This is a fascinating area to study because sympathetic stressors (e.g., exercise,
hypoxia, and mental stress) often trigger heart attack and stroke in susceptible
populations. Dr. Muller has published 40 peer-review publications in the past 5 years
and serves on the MARC ACSM research council.
Bradley Nindl, Ph.D., FACSM
Dr. Bradley Nindl is currently the Scientific Advisor at the Army
Institute of Public Health for the Army Public Health Command. Dr.
Nindl previously served as a research physiologist with
responsibility as the Performance Physiology Team Leader in the
Military Performance Division at The United States Army Research
Institute of Environmental Medicine (USARIEM) in Natick, MA and
as Task Area Manager for Physiological Mechanisms of
Musculoskeletal Injuries for The United States Army Medical
Research and Material Command (MRMC) in Fort Detrick, MD. Dr. Nindl graduated
from Phillips Exeter Academy in Exeter, New Hampshire in 1985, received a B.S. in
biology from Clarkson University in Potsdam, NY in 1989, a M.S. in physiology of
exercise from Springfield College in Springfield, MA in 1993, a Ph.D. in integrative
physiology with a focus in endocrine physiology from The Pennsylvania State
University in State College, PA in 1999, and is a resident graduate of the Army War
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College in 2012. Dr. Nindl is a Fellow in the American College of Sports Medicine
and holds adjunct professor positions at Springfield College, The University of
Connecticut and the University of North Carolina-Greensboro and was an invited
visiting professor at the Department of Biology of Physical Activity Neuromuscular
Research Center at the University of Jyvaskyla, Finland where he participated in
physiological studies in muscle damage and recovery with the Finnish Defense
Forces in 2009. Dr. Nindl’s primary professional affiliations are with the American
Physiological Society, the American College of Sports Medicine and the National
Strength and Conditioning Association. Dr. Nindl is an associate editor for Medicine
and Science in Sports and Exercise, Exercise and Sport Sciences Reviews and the
Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research. His line of research focused on the
growth hormone/insulin-like growth factor-I (GH/IGF-I) system with a particular
regard to exercise, military operational stress and soldier physical performance
physiology. He has authored or co-authored more than 132 total peer-reviewed
publications, book chapters, government technical reports, proceedings, and short
communications resulting in over 2204 citations and an h-index of 26. Among Dr.
Nindl’s prominent honors and awards are 1997 Mid-Atlantic ACSM President’s
outstanding doctoral student award, 2002 ACSM Young Investigator Award, 2002
Biological Remodeling and Plasticity NIH Young Investigator travel Award, 2006
ACSM exchange lecture for the American Orthopedic Society for Sports Medicine,
invited keynote speaker at the 2008 Singapore Army Fitness Symposium, 2008
invited keynote speaker at the Nordic Symposium of Military Sciences, invited
speaker at the 2009 Gordon Research Conference on IGF-I in Physiology and
Disease, and an invited keynote speaker at USARIEM’s Commemorative
Anniversary Symposium in 2011. Dr. Nindl is also a LTC in the USAR and currently
serves as the 3rd BDE, 104th DIV S-3. His previous military assignments include
DIMA Deputy Commander and executive officer at USARIEM, battalion training and
operations officer (S-3), 1/304th Regiment, 98th Division in Londonderry, NH, military
transition team (MiTT) executive officer (XO) in Mosul, Iraq, company commander,
1/304th, 98th Division, research biochemist in the USARIEM Military Performance
Division, medical platoon leader in the Pennsylvania National Guard and as a
biological sciences NCOIC. His military awards and badges include the Bronze Star
Medal, the Army Meritorious Service Medal, the Army Commendation Medal, the
Army Achievement Medal, the Combat Action Badge, and the Air Assault Badge.
Colonel Francis G. O’Conner, M.D., MPH., MC, USA
Francis G. O’Connor, MD, MPH, Professor and Chair, Military
and Emergency Medicine, and Associate Director for the
Consortium on Health and Military Performance, Uniformed
Services University, has been a leader in sports medicine
education and research for the military for over 20 years.
Dr.O’Connor has authored over 60 peer reviewed articles in
scientific journals and numerous book chapters/technical
reports/health promotion resources for the military. In addition,
Dr. O’Connor is the editor of eight texts on sports medicine
including, the Textbook of Running Medicine, and Sports
Medicine for the Primary care Physician 3rd Edition and ACSM’s Sports Medicine: A
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Comprehensive Review. He has been on the board of several leading
organizations in sports medicine including the American College of Sports Medicine,
and the American Medical Athletic Association and is a past President of the
American Medical Society of Sports Medicine. A Colonel in the United States Army,
Dr. O’Connor is a graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point, and
prior to his recent posting at Uniformed Services University in the Department of
Military Medicine, served one year as a Command Surgeon with Special Operations
in the Middle East.
Mark Peterson, Ph.D.
Mark Peterson is an Assistant Professor at the University of Michigan
(U-M)-Medicine, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation,
as well as a faculty member in the Neuroscience Graduate Program.
Mark earned a B.S. in Kinesiology from the University of Michigan, and
an M.S and Ph.D. in Physical activity, Nutrition and Wellness from
Arizona State University. He also completed a 3-year postdoctoral
fellowship in rehabilitation research, and a M.S. in Clinical Research
Design and Biostatistics through the U-M’s School of Public Health.
Mark’s current and future research agenda are focused on obesity and inflammation,
exercise for healthy aging, and unraveling the mechanisms of muscle fragility and
metabolic health decline in patients with physical disabilities. Mark and his wife,
Cara, live in Ann Arbor Michigan with their two sons, Jaxon (6 years) and Marcus (5
years).
Eric Rawson, Ph.D., FACSM, CSCS
Eric S. Rawson is a Professor in the Department of Exercise Science at
Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Rawson received his Ph.D.
from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst where he studied under
the direction of Dr. Priscilla Clarkson. Over the past decade and a half,
Dr. Rawson’s research has focused on the interactions between
nutrition and skeletal muscle. In particular, Dr. Rawson has extensively
studied the effects of the dietary supplement creatine on muscle
function. Dr. Rawson has been an active member in the American College of Sports
Medicine since 1996, and has served on the ACSM Annual Meeting Program
Committee, as Chair of the ACSM National Chapter Nutrition Special Interest Group,
on various task forces, and has frequently moderated sessions at ACSM regional
and National conferences. Dr. Rawson is currently an Associate Editor for Applied
Physiology, Nutrition, and Metabolism, Amino Acids, the Journal of Strength and
Conditioning Research, and is on the Editorial board for the ACSM's Health &
Fitness Journal. Dr. Rawson has delivered more than 100 professional
presentations, is co-author of the 10th Edition of the text Nutrition for Health Fitness
and Sport, has authored/co-authored numerous articles and book chapters, and his
research has been funded by the National Institutes of Health National Center for
Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Bloomsburg University, and various
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foundations. Dr. Rawson is a Fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine
(FACSM) and is the current President of the Mid-Atlantic ACSM regional chapter.
Amanda Ross, B.A.
Amanda Ross received a B.A. in Behavioral Biology from Johns
Hopkins University in 2013. She is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in
Neuroscience at Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine
in Hershey. Amanda is interested in neural control of the
cardiovascular system and how age- and sex-differences impact
cardiovascular regulation.
Sharon Ross, Ph.D.
Dr. Ross is currently an Assistant Professor of Health and Physical
Activity at the University of Pittsburgh. She received her PhD in
Biobehavioral Health from Penn State University in 2011 and
completed her postdoctoral training at the University of South
Carolina under the direction of Dr. Russell Pate in the Children’s
Physical Activity Research Group. Her research interests center on
physical activity promotion and obesity prevention in children, with a
specific focus on the Latino population. Dr. Ross recently received an R21 award
from the NIH/NHLBI to conduct a pilot study to develop a home-based, child obesity
prevention program delivered by community health workers to Latino families with
preschool-age children.
Major General Dean Sienko, MD, MS
Major General Dean Sienko graduated Phi Beta Kappa from the
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee with a B.A. in General Studies in
1978 and then received his M.D. degree from the University of
Wisconsin Medical School in 1983. Following graduation from medical
school, MG Sienko completed a transitional internship at Cook
County Hospital in Chicago. He was appointed an Epidemic
Intelligence (EIS) Officer with the United States Centers for Disease
Control in Atlanta in 1984, and completed a preventive medicine residency at the
CDC in 1987. MG Sienko worked for the Michigan Department of Public Health as a
medical epidemiologist from 1987–1988. In early 1989, he became the Medical
Director and Chief Medical Examiner for the Ingham County Health Department in
Lansing, Michigan, and in 2007 Ingham County appointed him to the position of
Health Officer/Director. MG Sienko earned a M.S. degree in Clinical Research
Design and Statistical Analysis from the University of Michigan in 1989. He is board
certified in Public Health and General Preventive Medicine. Currently, MG Sienko
holds the position of Associate Dean for Prevention and Public Health at the College
of Human Medicine at Michigan State University.
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MG Sienko received a direct commission as a Second Lieutenant in the Wisconsin
Army National Guard, Medical Services Corp, in 1982. He was assigned to the 13th
Evacuation Hospital, Madison, Wisconsin until 1984, when he was released for a
commission as a Senior Assistant Surgeon with the United States Public Health
Service. Following three years of commissioned service with the Public Health
Service, MG Sienko joined the Michigan Army National Guard. He was assigned to
the 207th Evacuation Hospital as a general medical officer but was attached to
multiple aviation battalions and units. He graduated from the United States Army
School of Aviation Medicine in 1989. In late November 1990, MG Sienko was called
to active duty with the 207th Evacuation Hospital during Operation Desert
Shield/Desert Storm. He was a general medical officer with the 207th during their
deployment to Saudi Arabia. Following redeployment, MG Sienko resumed his
duties as a flight surgeon with the Michigan National Guard. In 1997, MG Sienko
transferred from the Michigan National Guard to the United States Army Reserve.
His first assignment in the USAR was as a preventive medicine officer with the 334th
Medical Group, Grand Rapids, Michigan. In late 1997, MG Sienko assumed
command of the 4201st United States Army Hospital, also in Grand Rapids,
Michigan. He commanded the 4201st until 1999, when it was deactivated and
transitioned to the HUS, 323rd Combat Support Hospital. In 1999, MG Sienko
assumed command of the 307th Medical Group, Whitehall, Ohio. From March–
October 2001, MG Sienko deployed with a large contingent of reservists and served
as the Commander of Task Force Medical Falcon and U.S. KFOR Surgeon at Camp
Bonsteel, Kosovo. On 1 October 2002, MG Sienko assumed command of the 804th
Medical Brigade, Ayer, Massachusetts.
In February 2003, the 804th Medical Brigade was deployed under the direction of
MG Sienko to Kuwait in support of Operation Enduring and Operation Iraqi Freedom.
In May 2003, MG Sienko was appointed CFLCC Surgeon in command of all medical
assets in Kuwait and Southern Iraq until January 2004. From October 2006 to 31
March 2008, MG Sienko was assigned to the U.S. Army Standby Reserve. On 31
March 2008, MG Sienko assumed command of 3d MCDS, Fort Gillem, Georgia.
Currently, MG Sienko is Commander of the U.S. Army Public Health Command,
Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland.
MG Sienko is a graduate of the AMEDD Officer Basic and Advanced Courses, the
United States Army Command and General Staff College, and the United States
Army War College. His decorations include the Distinguished Service Medal, Legion
of Merit, Bronze Star, Meritorious Service Medal (with one oak leaf cluster), Army
Commendation Medal, Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal, National
Defense Service Medal with 2 Bronze Stars, Southwest Asia Service Medal with
2 Bronze Stars, the Kosovo Campaign Medal, Global War on Terrorism
Expeditionary Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Armed Forces
Reserve Medal with M and 3 devices, NATO Medal, Liberation of Kuwait (Saudi
Arabia) Medal, Liberation of Kuwait Medal (Kuwait), and the Army Service Ribbon.
He has also earned the Army’s Senior Flight Surgeon Badge.
MG Sienko and his wife, Mary Jean, a veterinarian and former USAR
veterinary officer, have three children: Carolyn
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(a Lieutenant Junior Grade (LTJG) on active duty in Japan) and two sons Peter and
Michael (Cadets at West Point).
Matthew Silvis, M.D.
Matthew Silvis, MD graduated from Pennsylvania State University
College of Medicine in 2002. He then completed a Family Medicine
Residency at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, NC. After
residency, Dr. Silvis practiced wilderness medicine in rural Wyoming
before returning to Wake Forest where he completed a fellowship in
primary
care
sports
medicine. Dr.
Silvis is
currently an
Associate Professor in the Departments of Family and Community
Medicine & Orthopedics and Rehabilitation and Program Director of
the Penn State Hershey Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship. He serves as
team physician for the Hershey Bears Hockey Club, Lebanon Valley College, and
Hershey High School. He has special interests in the care of endurance athletes,
exercise, and concussion.
Mindy Smith, M.S., CSCS
Mindy Smith teaches as an adjunct instructor for the Department of
Health and Human Performance at Messiah College. In addition to
teaching, she works as an on-site supervisor for Heath and Physical
Education students during their junior field experience. As the Pilates
instructor for the college’s wellness program, she leads mat classes
for employees and students. Mindy was an all-American collegiate
soccer player and currently shares her passion for the sport as a high
school varsity soccer coach. Mindy completed her B.A. degree in
Health and Physical Education at Messiah College and her M.S. degree in Exercise
Science and Physical Education at McDaniel College. She is anticipating the start of
a doctoral program in Kinesiology in the fall of 2015. Mindy has completed Mat I, II
and III Pilates certification through the American Aerobic Association International
and International Sports Medicine Association. Mindy enjoys opportunities to help
people individually progress in Pilates, while challenging them to apply training
principles to everyday life.
Cortney Steele, BA, CSCS
Cortney Steele received her bachelor’s degree in Health and
Exercise Science from Messiah College while working under the
instruction of Dr. Scott Kieffer. She is currently studying under the
direction of Dr. Eric Rawson and pursuing a master’s degree in
Exercise Science at Bloomsburg University. She recently proposed
her thesis entitled, “The effect of carbohydrate mouth rinse on muscle
function after resistance exercise” and will be defending in the spring
of 2015. Following graduation, Cortney plans to pursue a Ph.D. in
Exercise Physiology and Nutrition.
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Audrey Stone, Ph.D., ATC, CSCS
Audrey Stone, Ph.D., ATC, CSCS is a Research Associate at Penn
State College of Medicine in the laboratory of Dr. Marc Kaufman. Her
current research focuses on the mechanisms causing the exercise
pressor reflex to be exaggerated in simulated peripheral artery
disease.
Specifically she performs in vivo reflex and
electrophysiological experiments in a decerebrate rodent preparation.
Jason Talanian, Ph.D.
Jason completed his undergraduate degree in biology and master’s
degree in exercise science at Sacramento State University before
moving to the University of Guelph in Ontario Canada to complete his
Ph.D. under Dr. Lawrence Spriet.
Throughout his time in graduate school, Jason investigated the effects
of high intensity and sprint interval training on fat metabolism in
skeletal muscle. In addition, he also completed research looking at the effects of
taurine and also caffeine on muscle metabolism and performance.
Following graduate school, Jason has been an Assistant Professor in the
Department of Exercise and Sports Science at Fitchburg State University in
Massachusetts. Since graduate school, his research focus has shifted to analyzing
the use of statistics to predict winning basketball. His interest in basketball stems
from 18 years of coaching competitive basketball and track at the collegiate and high
school level.
Jessica Unick, Ph.D.
Jessica Unick PhD, is an Assistant Professor (Research) of Psychiatry
and Human Behavior at The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown
University and an exercise physiologist at the Weight Control and
Diabetes Research Center. She earned her PhD in exercise
physiology from the University of Pittsburgh and completed a 2-year
NIH-funded postdoctoral fellowship in cardiovascular behavioral
medicine at Brown. One of Dr. Unick’s primary research interests is in
the development of non-surgical treatment approaches for severe
obesity, with a particular focus on physical activity in the context of
lifestyle interventions. In addition, she is broadly interested in examining the role of
exercise in weight control, with a specific emphasis on examining how exercise may
influence eating behaviors.
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Stella Lucia Volpe, Ph.D., RD, LDN, FACSM
Dr. Stella Lucia Volpe is Professor and Chair of the Department of
Nutrition Sciences at Drexel University. Dr. Volpe is Past-Chair of
the United States’ President’s Council for Fitness, Sports and
Nutrition. Dr. Volpe is a nutritionist and exercise physiologist who
has built a program of research focusing on three interrelated areas
that traverse the lifespan: 1) obesity and diabetes prevention via
mineral supplementation, 2) weight management through diet,
exercise and educational programs, and 3) environmental change
leading to weight management. She recently finished conducting a randomized
controlled trial on the effect of magnesium supplementation on the prevention of the
metabolic syndrome. She has also become interested in studying the effects of the
Human-Animal Interaction on weight loss and health in children and older adults.
Prior to beginning her faculty appointment at Drexel University, Dr. Volpe was on
faculty at the University of Pennsylvania, and previous to that, she was on faculty at
the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Dr. Volpe is both a Certified Clinical
Exercise Specialist (American College of Sports Medicine [ACSM]), and a
Registered Dietitian. She is a Fellow of the ACSM, and a past Vice President of the
ACSM.
Dr. Volpe is a competitive athlete in field hockey, rowing and ice hockey. She enjoys
being active with her husband, Gary and their German Shepherd dogs, Sasha and
Bear.
David Weber, Ph.D.
Thomas J. Williams, Ph.D., is a Supervisory Professor (SESequivalent) and serves as Director, Senior Leader Development
and Resiliency, U.S. Army War College, Carlisle, PA. During his 30
plus year career as an Army officer, he deployed with the 10th
Special Forces Group (Airborne), as part of the Joint Special
Operations Task Force – North early 2003 in Operation Iraqi
Freedom and in support of the Joint Special Operations Task Force
– Arabian Peninsula, in 2004, both as part of Operation Iraqi
Freedom. Other assignments have taken him to Colombia in support of Operation
WILLING SPIRIT, Special Operations Command South in 2008. Past assignments
have included serving as the Deputy Director, Policy Analysis, Office of the Assistant
Secretary of Defense (Health Affairs) and as the Assistant to the Chief, Medical
Corps Affairs, Office of the U.S. Army Surgeon General, The Pentagon. He also
served simultaneously as Chief, Department of Psychology and as Chief, Strategic
Planning Division, Walter Reed Health Care
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Thomas J. Williams, Ph.D.
Thomas J. Williams, Ph.D., is a Supervisory Professor (SESequivalent) and serves as Director, Senior Leader Development
and Resiliency, U.S. Army War College, Carlisle, PA. During his
30 plus year career as an Army officer, he deployed with the 10th
Special Forces Group (Airborne), as part of the Joint Special
Operations Task Force – North early 2003 in Operation Iraqi
Freedom and in support of the Joint Special Operations Task Force
– Arabian Peninsula, in 2004, both as part of Operation Iraqi
Freedom. Other assignments have taken him to Colombia in
support of Operation WILLING SPIRIT, Special Operations Command South in
2008. Past assignments have included serving as the Deputy Director, Policy
Analysis, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Health Affairs) and as the
Assistant to the Chief, Medical Corps Affairs, Office of the U.S. Army Surgeon
General, The Pentagon. He also served simultaneously as Chief, Department of
Psychology and as Chief, Strategic Planning Division, Walter Reed Health Care
System. He subsequently was assigned as the Command Psychologist, 902d
Military Intelligence Group, Fort Meade, Maryland, a position he held until his 2002
assignment to the U.S. Army War College. From 2002 to 2012, Dr. Williams directed
and oversaw the dramatic expansion of The Army War College’s Army Physical
Fitness Research Institute (APFRI). As a major Army Leader Development Program
initiative, APFRI expanded to the U.S. Army Sergeants Major Academy (2006) and
the Command and General Staff College (2007), providing comprehensive executive
health and readiness assessments to over 5,000 leaders and their spouses per year.
APFRI, as a leader development focused program, was among the most popular
among professional military education students and is credited with increasing selfawareness about the importance of mental and physical readiness in senior leaders
and in those they lead. Dr. Williams is the co-editor of, “The Ethical Practice of
Operational Psychology: Military and Intelligence Applications,” published in 2010 by
the American Psychological Association.
Ken Wilund, Ph.D.
Ken Wilund, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor in the Department of
Kinesiology and Community Health and Division of Nutritional
Sciences, and is the Director of the Renal and Cardiovascular
Research Laboratory at the University of Illinois at UrbanaChampaign. Dr. Wilund received his B.S. in Nutritional Sciences
and PhD. in Kinesiology from the University of Maryland, and
completed a post-doctoral research fellowship in the Department of
Molecular Genetics at the University of Texas Southwestern
Medical Center. The primary line of research in Dr. Wilund’s lab involves
investigating the effect of exercise training and dietary modifications on comorbidities associated with chronic kidney disease, including arterial stiffness,
vascular calcification, renal osteodystrophy, and declines in physical function. He is
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currently examining these questions in a mouse model of renal insufficiency, as well
as in renal failure patients undergoing hemodialysis treatment. Dr. Wilund is the
Principal Investigator on an RO1 grant from NIH (NIDDK) to conduct a clinical trial
investigating the efficacy of intradialytic (during dialysis) protein supplementation
and exercise training (cycling) on CKD co-morbidities (R01DK084016;
clinicaltrials.gov#NCT01234441). He also has ongoing studies examining the
efficacy of novel nutritional supplements, such as B-hydroxymethylbutyrate (HMB)
on muscle function, and pomegranate extract supplementation on cardiovascular
disease risk. In addition, he recently initiated a pilot study to evaluate whether eating
during dialysis increases the risk of intradialytic hypotension or reduces dialysis
efficiency. Lastly, he has an ongoing pilot study examining the effects of
intradialytic functional electrical stimulation-enhanced cycling on muscle strength
and function. These additional projects are funded in part by the Renal Research
Institute and the University of Illinois Center for Health, Aging, and Disability and
support the overall research goal in his lab of examining the efficacy of novel
approaches for improving the health and quality of life of patients with chronic
disabilities. Dr. Wilund was recently named a Fellow in the University of Illinois’s
Center for Advanced Studies for his research in patients with renal failure. He has
approximately 60 peer-reviewed journal articles, and is a member of the American
College of Sports Medicine, the American Society of Nephrology, and the
International Society of Renal Nutrition and Metabolism.
Chad Witmer, Ph.D.
Dr. Chad Witmer is an Associate Professor, Graduate Coordinator,
and Director of the Human Performance Laboratory for the
Department of Exercise Science at East Stroudsburg University. Dr.
Witmer has published numerous research articles and presented
regionally, nationally and internationally on a variety of topics
related to sport performance and high-intensity training, including
invited presentations at Chengdu Sport University in China and
Chinese Culture University in Taiwan. Dr. Witmer’s current
research interests involve investigation of the mechanisms of fatigue in repeatedsprint exercise with particular attention to the efficacy of nutritional supplements in
attenuating fatigue, and the effects of high-intensity intermittent exercise on caloric
expenditure.
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Program
Schedule
Program schedule is presented by room
and day (Friday/Saturday).
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Friday, October 31, 2014
Ballroom A
9:00-10:00 AM
10:00-11:00 AM
1:00-1:30 PM
3:15-4:15 PM
7:15-8:15 PM
8:15-11:00 PM
Friday, October 31, 2014
Chair/Moderator
Dysfunctional Muscle in Aging & Obesity: The Role
of Resistance Exercise to Enhance
Speaker: Mark Peterson, Ph.D.
High Intensity Interval Training: What the Evidence
Tell US
Speaker: Chad Witmer, Ph.D.
Todd Miller,
Ph.D.
Lunch Break 12:00 to 1:00 PM
Integrated Approach to Functional Movement
Across the Lifespan
Speaker: Dr. Arianne Missimer & Rick Howard
BREAK 3:00-3:15 PM
Military Health & Fitness: From Playground to
Battlefield
Speaker: Major General Dean G. Sienko, MD.,
MS
Dinner 5:15-7:15 PM
Keynote Speaker: Col. Fran O’Connor
Exertional Rhabdomyolysis in Athletes and
Warfighters
W. Craig
Stevens, Ph.D.
Brad Nindl,
Ph.D.
Gene Hong, MD
Expo, College Bowl, Fitness Challenge
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Ballroom B
9:05-9:30 AM
9:30-9:55 AM
9:55-10:15 AM
10:15-10:35 AM
10:35-10:55 AM
10:55-11:40 AM
Friday, October 31, 2014
Chair/Moderator
Epidemiology and Exercise Testing in Peripheral
Arterial Disease (PAD)
Speaker: Matthew Muller, Ph.D.
The Exercise Pressor Reflex and its Maladaptations
in Patients with PAD
Speaker: Rachel Drew, Ph.D.
Role of Metabolites in Generating the Exaggerated
Exercise Pressor Reflex in PAD
Speaker: Audrey Stone, Ph.D.
Opioid-receptor Stimulation and the Exercise
Pressor Reflex in PAD
Speaker: Steven Copp, Ph.D.
Coronary Blood Flow during Exercise in Patients
with Peripheral Arterial Disease
Speaker: Amanda Ross, B.A.
Magnetic Resonance Imaging to Evaluate Postexercise Leg Blood Flow in PAD
Speaker: Chris Kramer, M.D.
Matthew Muller,
Ph.D.
Lunch 12:00 to 2:00 PM
1:00-1:10 PM
1:10-2:00 PM
2:00-2:50 PM
Exercise & Chronic Kidney Disease: Recent
Findings & Future Directions
Speaker: Dave Edwards, Ph.D.
Improving Nutrition & Physical Activity Behavior in
Hemodialysis Patients: Where Do We Go From
Here
Speaker: Ken Wilund, Ph.D.
Renal Rehabilitation: Current Recommendations &
Future Perspectives
Speaker: Danielle Kirkman, Ph.D.
Dave Edwards,
Ph.D.
Break 3:00-3:15 PM
3:15-3:50 PM
3:50-4:25 PM
4:25-5:00 PM
7:15-8:15 PM
8:15-11:00 PM
Is Exercise the Key to Weight Loss? Examination of
Lifestyle Treatment for Obesity
Speaker: Kelli Davis, Ph.D. Weight Loss for a
Lifetime: Strategies for Successful Weight
Maintenance
Speaker: Jess Unick, Ph.D.
Combating Childhood Obesity with Physical Activity
Speaker: Sharon Ross, Ph.D.
Dinner 5:15 PM-7:15PM
Keynote Speaker: Col. Fran O’Connor
Exertional Rhabdomyolysis in Athletes and
Warfighters
Expo, College Bowl, Fitness Challenge
Melissa Reed,
Ph.D.
Gene Hong, MD
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Ballroom
C,D,E
9:00-10:00 AM
10:00-11:00 PM
October 31, 2014
High Intensity Training
Speaker: Jason Talanian, Ph.D.
Optimizing High Intensity: How High Is Too High?
Speaker: Brendon Gurd, Ph.D.
Chair/Moderator
Sara Campbell,
Ph.D.
Lunch Break 12:00 to 1:00 PM
1:00 to 3:00 PM
P-1
1:00-1:10 PM
P-2
1:10-1:20 PM
P-3
1:20-1:30 PM
P-4
1:30-1:40 PM
P-5
1:40-1:50 PM
P-6
1:50-2:00 PM
Poster Session IA
Chair/Moderator
Clinical Exercise Physiology
Comparison of Cholesterol and Glucose Levels
Between College-Aged Males and Females
William S. Dubiel, Samantha M. Orkin, Christie E.
Erickson, Christopher M. Bopp. Pennsylvania State
University, University Park, PA
ACSM Risk Classification and Risk Factor
Prevalence Rates Among College Students
Samantha M. Orkin, Christie E. Erickson, William S.
Dubiel, Christopher M. Bopp. Pennsylvania State
University, University Park, PA
Athletic Care and Clinical Medicine
Performance of Major League Baseball Pitchers
after Ulnar Collateral Ligament Reconstruction
Lawrence P. Lindawan, Masaru Teramoto, Sinclair
A. Smith. Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA
Kinesio Tape as a Primary Modality for Pain
Management: A Meta-Analysis
Christopher J. Curran, M. Allison Williams, FACSM,
Gary L. Welton. Grove City College, Grove City, PA
The Effects of Fish Oil on Post-Exercise
Inflammation
Valarie R. DiMartino, Racine R. Emmons.
William Paterson University, Wayne NJ
Serum Cholesterol Levels and Risk of Tendon
Injury in Professional Baseball Player
Christine A. Marschilok, Eric S. Secrist, Kathryn D.
Dwight, Adam B. Wallace, Marc I. Harwood.
Department of Family and Community Medicine at
Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA,
Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas
Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, Rothman
Institute at Thomas Jefferson University,
Philadelphia, PA
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P-7
2:00–2:10 PM
P-8
2:10–2:20 PM
P-9
2:20–2:30 PM
P-10
2:30–2:40 PM
P-11
2:40–2:50 PM
P-12
2:50–3:00 PM
3:15 to 4:45 PM
P-13
3:15-3:25 PM
P-14
3:25-3:35 PM
Environmental & Occupational Physiology
Effects of High Altitude Exposure on Pulmonary
Function in College Students
Phillip Phan, Victoria Zatorski, Devon A.
Dobrosielski. Towson University, Towson, MD
Effects of Altitude on Step Test Performance
Tiaira Bates, Jacqueline Mockler, Devon A.
Dobrosielski. Towson University, Towson, MD
The Association Between Body Composition
and Acute Mountain Sickness
Michelle Guadagno, Jennifer Payne, Devon A.
Dobrosielski. Towson University, Towson, MD
Body Weight Perception and Contributing
Weight Gain Factors in Scandinavian and
American College Students
Kylie Leasure, Kimberly Krupack, Caitlin Paul &
Kimberly A. Smith. Slippery Rock University,
Slippery Rock, PA
Weight Management Program for Fire Fighters:
Feasibility Pilot
Haley D. Ennis, Britaney McDaniel, Pete J. Lisman,
Gerald J. Jerome, FACSM. Towson University,
Towson, Maryland
Motivational Effects of Physical Activity
Monitoring Bands and Talking Pedometers on
Children with Visual Impairments
Joanna C. Colgan, Elizabeth Lenz, Brooke E.
Starkoff, David. W. Albaranes, Melissa J. Bopp,
Lauren J. Lieberman. Penn State University,
University Park, PA, The College at Brockport,
Brockport, NY
3:00 – 3:15 BREAK
Poster Session IB
Metabolism & Nutrition
The Impact of a 48-Hour Fast on Mitochondrial
Biogenesis in Young Healthy Men
Brittany A. Edgett1, Trisha D. Scribbans1, Jennifer
Matusiak1, Jasmin K. Ma1, Meghan Hughes2,
Christopher G.R. Perry2, Brendon J. Gurd.1
1
Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada;
2
York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
The Acute Effect of N-Acetylcysteine
Supplementation on Repeat Sprint Performance
in Recreationally Active Males
1
Matthew R. Miltenberger, 2 Genevieve Zipp, 2Raju
Parasher, 1 Shala Davis. 1East Stroudsburg
University, East Stroudsburg, PA. 2Seton Hall
University, South Orange, NJ
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P-15
3:35-3:45 PM
P-16
3:45-3:55 PM
P-17 PM
3:55-4:05
P-18 PM
4:05-4:15
P-19 PM
4:15-4:25
P-20 PM
4:25-4:35
P-21 PM
4:35-4:45
Exercise Reduces DNA Damage, Inflammation
and Apoptotic Markers in the Brain of High Fat
Fed Animals
Paul J. Wisniewski1, Laurie Joseph2, Gabriella
Composto2, Sara C. Campbell,1 Department of
Exercise Science and Sports Studies and
2
Pharmacology & Toxicology, Rutgers University,
Piscataway, NJ
The Effects of a Polymorphism in the CYP1A2
Gene on Serum Caffeine Concentrations during
Exercise
Emily J. Ryan, Haya A. AlGrain, Rebecca M.
Thomas, Andres E. Carrillo, Edward J. Ryan. West
Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, Chatham
University, Pittsburgh, PA
The Effects of N-Acetylcysteine on Repeated
Sprint Performance in College-Aged
Recreationally Active Men and Women
Elizabeth F. Klinger, Shala E. Davis, FACSM, Chad
A. Witmer, Matthew Miltenberger, Emily Sauers.
East Stroudsburg University, East Stroudsburg, PA
The Effect of Carbohydrate, Caffeine and
Combined Rinses on College Aged Females’
Cycling Endurance Performance
Ashley Y. Lesniak, Shala E. Davis, FACSM, Gavin
L. Moir, Emily J. Sauers. University of Pittsburgh,
Pittsburgh, PA, East Stroudsburg University, East
Stroudsburg, PA
Healthy Eating Adventure: The Outcomes of
Eating a Plant Based Diet
Alicia Mease, Alyssa House, Alexandra Parks,
Raquel Dovales, William Braun, FACSM.
Shippensburg University, Shippensburg PA
Concussion History and Years of High-Risk
Sport Participation on Cognitive Control
Christopher J. Brush, Ryan L. Olson, Maggie A.
Townsend, James F. Perucho, Brandon L.
Alderman. Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ
Effects of Detraining on Resting Cerebral Blood
Flow in Master Athletes
Alfonso J. Alfini, Hyuk Oh, Lauren R. Weiss,
Theresa J. Smith, Brooks P. Leitner, Ryan Toledo,
Steven Saheb, Lisa M. Guth, Rian Q. LandersRamos, Kelsey Corrigan, Espen E. Spangenburg,
FACSM, James M. Hagberg, FACSM, J. Carson
Smith, FACSM. University of Maryland, College
Park, MD
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Pennsylvania
8:30-9:15 AM
9:15-10:00 AM
10:15-10:45 AM
10:45-11:15 AM
11:15-11:45 AM
1:05-2:00 PM
2:00-3:00 PM
Friday, October 31, 2014
Ventricular Remodeling with Prolonged Endurance
Training
Speaker: Matthew Martinez, M.D.
Endurance Athletes & Heat
Speaker: Fran O’Conner
BREAK: 10:00-10:15 AM
Chair/Moderator
David Ross,
M.D.
Matt Silvis, M.D.
Marathons & Sudden Cardiac Arrest
Speaker: David Webner, M.D.
Update on ACSM Exercise Recommendations in
Chronic Disease
Speaker: Geoffrey Moore, M.D.
Connective Tissue Disease and Exercise
Speaker: Mark Lavelle, M.D.
Lunch Luncheon 12:00 to 1:00 PM
Nocturnal Knee Pain in a Daytime Walker
Abbie Kelley, Mark Lavallee. St. Joseph Medical
Center, Reading, PA
A Case of Insidious Calf Pain
Maria Karipidis Pouria, Mark Mirabelli. University of
Rochester/Highland Hospital, Rochester, NY
Limb Size Discrepancy in a 29 yo Male
Sarah Hoffman, Thomas Trojian, Ellen Casey, Gene
Hong. Drexel University College of Medicine,
Philadelphia, PA
Recurrent Concussion, How Many is Too Many?
Sport – Football
Shawn Phillips, Bret Jacobs, Matthew L. Silvis.
Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center,
Hershey, PA
Thoracic Spine Pain, Sport – Baseball
Jason Eggers, Peter Seidenberg, FACSM. . Penn
State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey,
PA
Bloody Diarrhea and Colorectal Bleeding
Marathon Runner
Paia Nasiri, Sourav Das, Matthew L. Silvis. Penn
State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey,
PA
Chest Pain in a Basketball Player
Oluseun Wert, Thomas H. Trojian, Ellen K. Casey,
Gene Hong. Drexel University College of Medicine,
Philadelphia, PA
David Ross,
M.D.
Matt Silvis, M.D.
Brad Sandella,
D.O.
Matt Silvis, M.D.
Matt Mcelroy
M.D.
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Musculoskeletal Injury – Olympic Weightlifting
Jennifer Payne, Mark Lavallee. York Hospital, York,
PA
Soccer Player with Sun Allergy
Amir Hendiani, Amy MacQueen. United Health
Services/Cayuga Medical Center, Ithaca, NY
BREAK 3:00-3:15 PM
3:00-5:00 PM
Strength & Conditioning Workshop
Speaker: Doug Lentz
Strategies for Determining & Executing Human &
Sports Medicine Performances and Programs that
result in Unbeatable Outcomes
Speaker: John Graham, M.S.
Doug Lentz
Dinner 5:15 PM-7:15PM
7:15-8:15 PM
8:15-11:00 PM
Keynote Speaker: Col. Fran O’Connor
Exertional Rhabdomyolysis in Athletes and
Warfighters
Faculty and Professional Member Social
Gene Hong, MD
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Chestnut/
Dogwood
10:00-12:00 PM
1:00 - 2:30 PM
Friday, October 31, 2014
Chair/Moderator
College Bowl Preliminary – Closed Session
Andrew Venzia,
MS
Free Communications Session II –Professional
Chair/Moderator
Psychology, Behavior and Neurobiology
1:00-1:15 PM
1:15-1:30 PM
1:30-1:45 PM
1:45-2:00 PM
2:00-2:15 PM
2:15-2:30 PM
The Experimental Effect of Parental Influence
on Children’s Physical Activity
Michael J. Rebold, Jacob E. Barkley, Andrew
Lepp, John McDaniel, Mallory S. Kobak.
Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania,
Bloomsburg, PA, Kent State University, Kent, OH
Fitness Assessment and Training
Implications of an Ultra-Endurance Swim on
Heart Rate and Blood Lactate Response
Kory A. Stauffer, Suzanne E. Kitts. Gannon
University, Erie, PA
Epidemiology Biostatistics Health Promotion
ActiGraph-Measured Breaks in Sedentary
Behavior: Are They Real Transitions From
Sitting to Standing?
Tiago V. Barreira, John M. Schuna Jr., Theodore
W. Zderic, Marc T. Hamilton, Catrine TudorLocke, FACSM. Syracuse University, Syracuse,
NY, Pennington Biomedical Research Center,
Baton Rouge, LA, Oregon State University,
Corvallis, OR
Combined Effect of Body Mass Index and
Aerobic Fitness on Stress Fracture Risk
among Women
Keith G. Hauret, Shamola Greene, Stevphen
Rossi, Bruce H. Jones, FACSM. Army Institute of
Public Health, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD
Weight-Training Injuries: A Systematic
Review of the Etiology, Risk Factors, and
Interventions
Veronique D. Hauschild, Jason Butler, Bruce H.
Jones, FASCM. U.S Army Public Health
Command (USAPHC), Aberdeen Proving Ground
Physical Activity Participation for College
Students with Learning Disabilities and ADHD
Jamie L. Valis, Michelle Gonzalez. Marywood
University, Scranton, PA
Break 3:00 PM-3:15PM
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3:15 - 4:30 PM
3:15-3:30 PM
3:30-3:45 PM
3:45-4:00 PM
Free Communications Session II (MS/PHD)
The Effects of Interval Training and SteadyState Exercise on Fat Oxidation and VO2max in
Recreationally Active, College Aged Males
Christopher J. Kacyon, Shala E. Davis, FACSM,
Chad A. Witmer, Emily Sauers
The Effects of Lower Body Positive Pressure
Treadmill Walking on Fat Oxidation in
Overweight/Obese Males
Toni T. LaSala, Genevieve Pinto Zipp, Michael
Figueroa, Vincent Debari. Seton Hall University,
South Orange, NJ, William Paterson University,
Wayne, NJ
Chair/Moderator
The Effect of Functional Resistance
Training on the Resting Metabolic Rate of
Apparently Healthy Adult Women
Jonathon R. Smith, Madeline P. Bayles,
FACSM, Mark Sloniger, Robert E. Alman II
Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana,
PA
4:00-4:15 PM
Oxygen Uptake During Exoskeletal-assisted
Walking in Persons with Paraplegia.
Steven Knezevic, Racine R. Emmons, Pierre K
Asselin, Ann M. Spungen. William Paterson
University, Wayne, NJ, James J. Peters VA
Medical Center, Bronx, NY
4:15-4:30 PM
REDD1 Knockout Reduces Whole Body
Glucose And Insulin Tolerance, And Impairs
Skeletal Muscle Insulin Signaling
Cory M. Dungan, David C. Wright, and David L.
Williamson
University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY
Dinner 5:15 PM-7:15PM
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Ash/Birch
1:00-2:15 PM
1:00-1:15 PM
1:15-1:30 PM
1:30-1:45 PM
1:45-2:00 PM
2:00-2:15 PM
2:30 to 3:45 PM
2:30-2:45 PM
2:45-3:00 PM
Friday, October 31, 2014
Lunch Break 12:00 to 1:00 PM
Free Communications I: MS Award Nominees
Relation Between Exercise Central
Hemodynamic Load and Resting Cardiac
Structure and Function in Young Men
Matthew C. Babcock, Wesley K. Lefferts, Kevin S.
Heffernan. Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY
Effect of Nitrate on Cognitive Function and
Neurovascular Coupling at High Altitude
Wesley K. Lefferts, William E. Hughes, Corey N.
White, Tom D. Brutsaert, Kevin S. Heffernan.
Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY
Effect of Physical Fitness on the Odds of
Training-related Injury in Army Basic Training
Stephen Rossi, Shamola Dye, Keith Hauret, Bruce
Jones, FACSM. U.S. Army Institute of Public
Health, Aberdeen, MD
Mechanical Efficiency of Repeated Jump Squats
with Reduced Eccentric Load
Matt Tholis, Gavin Moir, Chad Witmer, Matthew
Miltenberger, Shala E. Davis, FASCM. East
Stroudsburg University, East Stroudsburg, PA
Chair/Moderator
Effect of L-Citrulline on Muscle Recovery after
Anaerobic and Aerobic Exercise
Stephanie Zybert, Alexa Chandler, Jonathan Jones,
Hyechang Rhim, Anthony Spinelli, Pauline Werner,
Rolf Krauss, Suma Kulkarni, Tamara Meuwissen,
Thomas Swensen. Ithaca College, Ithaca NY
Free Communications IV: PhD Award Nominees
Chair/Moderator
Physical Function, Cognitive Function, and
Aortic Stiffness in Older Adults
Jacqueline A. Augustine, Wesley K. Lefferts, Nicole
L. Spartano, William E. Hughes, Brooks B. Gump,
Kevin S. Heffernan. Syracuse University, Syracuse,
NY
Long Term Capsaicin Administration Effects on
Skeletal Muscle Function in Aging Mice
Marisa C. Benson, Candace R. Receno, Angela Le,
Sarah Ruby, Chen Liang, Lara R. DeRuisseau,
Keith C. DeRuisseau. Syracuse University,
Syracuse, NY, Le Moyne College, Syracuse, NY
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3:00-3:15 PM
3:15-3:30 PM
3:30-3:45 PM
Potassium Channels Mediate Hydrogen SulfideInduced Cutaneous Vasodilation in Healthy
Young Adults
Jessica L. Kutz, Jody L. Greaney, and Lacy M.
Alexander, FACSM. The Pennsylvania State
University, University Park, PA
Rapid Onset Pressor Response to Exercise in
Young Women with a Family History of
Hypertension
Tyler D. Sossong, Evan L. Matthews, Jody L.
Greaney, Megan M. Wenner. University of
Delaware, Newark, DE
Better Dynamic Postural Stability While Wearing
Minimalist Footwear in Physically-Active Male
Adults
Paul N. Whitehead, Timothy C. Sell, Mita Lovalekar,
Nicholas R. Heebner, John P. Abt, Scott M. Lephart,
FACSM. University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
Break 3:45 to 4:00 PM
Meet the Experts:
Chair/Moderator
Kyle Keen, B.S. – Corporate Wellness and Health
Promotion, Wellness Coaches USA
4:00-5:00 PM
Tim McConnell, Ph.D. – Clinical Exercise
Physiology, Bloomsburg University
Todd Miller, Ph.D. – Strength and Conditioning,
George Washington University
Fran O’Conner, MD – Medicine and Performance,
United Stated Army
Stella Volpe, Ph.D. – Nutrition – Drexel University
Dinner 5:00 to 7:15 PM
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Elm/Fir
1:00 - 2:15 PM
1:00-1:15 PM
1:15-1:30 PM
1:30-1:45 PM
1:45-2:00 PM
2:00-2:15 PM
3:15-3:30 PM
3:30-3:45 PM
Friday, October 31, 2014
Free Communications Session III – UG
Chair/Moderator
Fitness Assessment and Training
Comparability of Tendo Weightlifting Analyzer
with Recreational and Explosive Bench Press
Exercise
Joseph Watso, William M. Castor, Alec Chaves,
Victoria Meyers, Patrick Ferrara, Asif Shakur,
Thomas Heinbockel, Scott Mazzetti. Salisbury
University, Salisbury, MD
Validity of a Weightlifting Accelerometer for
Measuring Average Power
William M. Castor, Joseph C. Watso, Samantha R.
Guarnera, Josh M. Bock, Edwin R. Miranda, Victoria
R. Meyers, Alec B. Chaves, Scott Mazzetti.
Salisbury University, Salisbury MD
Reliability of a Weightlifting Accelerometer
During Repeated 1 KG Drop Trials
Alec B. Chaves, Pat J. Ferrara, Edwin R. Miranda,
William M. Castor, Joseph C. Watso, Samantha R.
Guarnera, Joshua M. Bock, Thomas C. Heinbockel,
Scott A. Mazzetti. Salisbury University, Salisbury,
MD
The Effects of a 15-Week Physical Activity Class
on Health-Related Physical Fitness
Christie E. Erickson, William S. Dubiel, Samantha M.
Orkin, Christopher M. Bopp. Pennsylvania State
University, University Park, PA
Using the ‘Think Aloud’ Method to Inform
Skinfold Instruction in Exercise Science
Carly N. Goodine, Alexandra R. Brosky, Madison A.
Van Savage, Cole W. Bridge, Steven D. Verba,
Jeffrey S. Lynn, Michael E. Holmstrup. Slippery Rock
University, Slippery Rock, PA
3:15 to 4:45 PM
Running on Empty: A Comparison of Marathon
and Ultramarathon Race Preparation
Katherine M. Jones, Kathryn E. Jones, Juliana A.
Smeltz, Brock T. Jensen, Jeffrey S. Lynn.
Slippery Rock University, Slippery Rock, PA
Assessment of Procedural Proficiency in Blood
Pressure Measurement in Exercise Science
Malorie C. Levis, Jessica A. McFadden, Rebecca E.
Burkart, Tyler A. Kuhn, Michael E. Holmstrup, Brock
T. Jensen. Slippery Rock University, Slippery Rock,
PA
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3:45-4:00 PM
4:00-4:15 PM
4:15-4:30 PM
4:30-4:45 PM
Effects of Intermittent Caffeine Ingestion on
Aerobic Power During a 16.1K Cycling Time
Trial
Brett M. Warner, Lauren E. Clune, Jessica M.
Weimert, Reuben J. Pine, Noah T. Smith, Brienne
L. Wickenheiser, H. Scott Kieffer, FACSM. Messiah
College, Mechanicsburg, PA
Metabolism & Nutrition
Consuming Vegetable-Based Beverage Results
in Longer Time to Exhaustion than Flavored
Water Following Glycogen-Depleting Exercise
and Short-Term Recovery.
Rylie A. Pietrowicz, Christine A. Karpinski, Ryan
Saltzman, Kali J. Oberholtzer, Joshua C. Anthony,
Melissa A. Reed.. West Chester University, West
Chester, PA, Campbell Soup Company
The Effects of Energy Drinks on Anaerobic
Human Performance and Mood
Kelsey Chattin, Cortlin Dell, Timothy Latham, Erica
Morris, Dana Wert, Shawna Wert, Allison Young,
Praveen Veerabhadrappa, and William Braun,
FACSM. Shippensburg University, Shippensburg,
PA
The Effect of Training Status on Glycemic
Control in a Collegiate Population
Ali Stouffer, Tyler Ezolt, Elizabeth Stein, Kim
Wallace, Joohee Sanders, and William Braun,
FACSM. Shippensburg University, Shippensburg,
PA
Dinner 5:00 to 7:15 PM
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Saturday, November 1, 2014
Ballroom A
8:00-9:00 AM
9:00-9:15 AM
9:00-9:15 AM
9:30-10:10am
Saturday, November 1, 2014
Selecting Safe & Effective Resistance Exercises
using Basic Biomechanical Principles
Speaker: John Anning, Ph.D.
Free Communications: Biomechanics & Neural
Control of Movement
Bat Quickness and Bat Velocity for Left- and
Right-Handed Softball Swings
Jessica A. Harding, Emily E. Estep, Ben W. Meyer.
Shippensburg University, Shippensburg, PA
Poster Session IIB
Chair/Moderator
Deborah King,
Ph.D.
Chair/Moderator
Biomechanics and Neural Control of Movement
P1
9:30-9:40am
P2
9:40-9:50 AM
P3
9:50-10:00 AM
P4
10:00-10:10 AM
10:15-11:15 PM
Association of Muscular Power and Selected
Gait Parameters in Community-Dwelling Older
Adults
Heather Schmuck, Mary Butler, Jeremy Desire,
Regan Shaw, Sally Paulson, Joohee Sanders.
Shippensburg University, Shippensburg, PA
Effects of Prophylactic Ankle Taping and
Bracing on Selected Kinetic Parameters During
the Vertical Jump
Douwne Muller, Chris Nelson, Sally Paulson, Luis
Melara. Shippensburg University, Shippensburg, PA
Absorption of Impact Forces by Three Types of
Equestrian Protective Vests
Samuel Cannella, Deborah L. King, Betsy Keller.
Ithaca College, Ithaca, NY
Concurrent Validity and Sensitivity of a New
Inertial Sensor: Measures of Balance
Caleb J. Ludlow, Grace R. McIntosh, Christopher G.
Neville. Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY
Biomechanics Interest Group Meeting
Sally Paulson,
Ph.D.
Deborah King,
Ph.D.
Ballrooms: MARC-ACSM Business Meeting and Award Ceremony Luncheon –
12:30 to 2:00 PM
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Ballroom B
9:00-10:00 AM
10:00-11:00AM
Ballroom
C,D,E
8:00-11:20 AM
P1
8:00 – 8:10 AM
P2
8:10 – 8:20 AM
P3
8:20 – 8:30 AM
P4
8:30 – 8:40 AM
P5
8:40 – 8:50 AM
Saturday, November 1, 2014
Weight Loss & Weight Gain Dietary Supplements
Speaker: Eric Rawson, Ph.D. and Cortney Steele
Sports Nutrition Update
Speaker: Stella Volpe, M.D.
Eric Rawson,
Ph.D.
Saturday, November 1, 2014
Poster Session IIA
Chair/Moderator
Fitness Assessment and Training
Engaging Older Adults through
Intergenerational Exercise to Increase Social
Connections
Lindsey Root, Chelsea Ganc, Kaleigh Prendergast,
Elizabeth Orsega-Smith. University of Delaware,
Newark, DE
Evaluation of Muscle Imbalances and the
Presence of Upper- and Lower-Crossed
Syndromes among Powerlifters.
1
Stephen J. Gadomski, 1Paul T. Cutrufello, &
2
Nicholas A. Ratamess. 1The University of
Scranton, Scranton, PA, 2The College of New
Jersey, Ewing, NJ
Assessment of Functional Fitness Measures
Among Community-Dwelling Older and Younger
Adults
Serena Cox1, Sally Paulson1, Michelle Gray2, Doug
Lentz.3 1Shippensburg University, Shippensburg,
PA; 2University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR,
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Results Therapy & Fitness, Chambersburg, PA
Acute Cardiorespiratory and Kinematic
Adjustments upon early exposure to Barefoot
Running
Will Bennett, Lauren Taylor, Emily Smith, Brittany
Bechtold, Patrick Kregeloh, Kayla Mantush, Jennifer
Madeira, Sally Paulson and William Braun FACSM.
Shippensburg University, Shippensburg PA
Assessing Physical Activity During a High
Altitude Trek in Peru
Tiffany Aranow, Jacob Milford, Devon A.
Dobrosielski. Towson University, Towson, MD
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P6
8:50 – 9:00 AM
P7
9:00 – 9:10 AM
P8
9:10 – 9:20 AM
P9
9:20 – 9:30 AM
P10
9:30 – 9:40 AM
P11
9:40 – 9:50 AM
P12
9:50 – 10:00 AM
Validity of Heart Rate Measurements Obtained
Via a Digital Pulse Oximeter During Submaximal
Exercise
Christopher J. Kusmiesz, Thomas J. Williams,
Shawn C. Kwak*, Robert Stanley. United States
Army War College, Carlisle, PA, *Dunham Army
Health Clinic, Carlisle, PA
Impact of interval training on VO2 Peak:
Diminishing Returns with Increasing Intensity
James P. Raleigh, Matthew D. Giles, Brittany A.
Edgett, Trisha D. Scribbans, Ryan B. Graham,
Brendon J. Gurd. Queen's University, Kingston,
Ontario, Canada; Nipissing University, North Bay,
Ontario, Canada
Association of Athletic Testing Results from
NBA Draft Combine to Future Performance of
Players
Brian Huyvaert, Masaru Teramoto, Randall H.
Rieger, Chad L. Cross. West Chester University,
West Chester, PA, Drexel University, Philadelphia,
PA, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Las Vegas,
NV
Exercise Intensity Has No Effect on the
Magnitude of Training-Induced Increases in
Maximal Oxygen Uptake
Trisha D. Scribbans, Stephan P. Vecsey, Paul B.
Hankinson, William S. Foster, Brendon J. Gurd.
Queen’s University, Kingston, ON
Validation of Nike Fuel Band Step Counter in
Children with Visual Impairments
David W. Albaranes1, Brooke E. Starkoff1, Elizabeth
K. Lenz1, Joanna C. Colgan2, Lauren J.
Lieberman.1The College at Brockport, Brockport,
NY1, Penn State University, University Park, PA2
Normative Data for the Functional Movement
Screen in Collegiate Football Players
Robert Livezey, J. Nathan Wilder, Mary Nadelen,
Michael Higgins, Patricia Ponce, Peter Lisman.
Towson University, Towson, MD
The Impact of Temperature on Physical Activity
Levels During a 12-Week Walking Intervention
Halee R. Alleman, Melissa L. Newmark, Kimberly A.
Smith. Slippery Rock University, Slippery Rock, PA
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Effects of 3-Weeks of High-Intensity Interval
Training on Running Economy and Endurance
P13
Kerrrin R. Holmes, Allison R. Cannon, Emma R.
10:00 – 10:10 AM
Wingerd, Katlyn E. Stepler, Alicia.B. Fish, Matthew
N. Peterson, Richard H. Laird, Jennifer A.
McKenzie, Steve D. McCole. McDaniel College,
Westminster, MD
Fat or Carbohydrate Oxidation during the Alpha
P14
Cardio Focus T25 Workout: A Pilot Study
10:10 – 10:20 AM
Heather Jones and Melissa Whidden. West
Chester University, West Chester, PA
Short Term Indian Club Swinging Improves
P15
Shoulder Flexibility
10:20 – 10:30 AM
Therese Jordan, Seth Foreman, Rebecca Kudrna.
DeSales University, Center Valley, PA
The Effects of Compression Garments on Heart
Rate and Perceived Exertion during Submaximal
P16
Exercise Testing
10:30 – 10:40 AM
Jonathan Washatka, Patricia O. Reger. Eastern
University, St. Davids, PA
Core Muscle Activation Increases Range of
P17
Motion in Dancers Performing Developé
10:40 – 10:50 AM
Kolbe M. Rubin, Rebecca Kudrna. DeSales
University, Center Valley, PA
Metabolic Cost of Supported Treadmill Running
P18
Adam C. Lowe, James F. Hokanson. State
10:50 – 11:00 AM
University of New York at Cortland, Cortland, NY
Normative Data for the Functional Movement
Screen in Collegiate Male Lacrosse Players
P19
Cally M. Mackrell, Gregory A. Penczek, Mary D.
11:00 – 11:10 AM
Nadelen, Michael J. Higgins, Patricia Ponce, Peter
J. Lisman Towson University, Towson, MD
The Effectiveness of a Wearable Long-Duration
Therapeutic Ultrasound Device for the PostExercise Clearance of Lactic Acid
P20
Theresa Rakiewicz, Rebecca M. Taggart, Lisa Gaul,
11:10 – 11:20 AM
Connor Besaw, Kelly L. Stratton, Todd Scheske,
George K. Lewis, Jr., Craig O. Mattern. The
College at Brockport, Brockport, NY, ZetrOZ, Inc.,
Trumbull, CT
Association Between Exercise Blood Pressure,
Na+ ingestion and Cold Pressor Test: A Pilot
P21
Study
11:10 – 11:20 AM
Katrina L. Wilhite, Steven A. Mosey, Stephen M.
LoRusso. Saint Francis University, Loretto, PA
Ballrooms: MARC-ACSM Business Meeting and Award Ceremony Luncheon –
12:30 to 2:00 PM
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Pennsylvania Saturday, November 1, 2014
Overreaching & Overtraining in Soldiers &
9:00-9:35 AM
Athletes:What Do We Know Today?
Speaker: Brad Nindl, Ph.D.
Human Perforance of our Military Elite: From Lab to
9:35-10:10 AM
Land
Speaker: John Abt, M.D.
Optimizing Military Leader Perforance within the
10:10-10:45 AM
Human Dimension of War
John Abt, Ph.D.
Speaker: Thomas Williams, Ph.D.
Emerging Findings from Military Human Perforance
Optimization & Injury Prevention: Programs and
10:45- 11:20 AM
Evaluations
Speaker: Bruce Jones
Military Relevance of Fitness Testing to Combat
11:20-11:55 AM
Readiness: The US Marine Corps Model
Speaker: Brian McGuire
Ballrooms: MARC-ACSM Business Meeting and Award Ceremony Luncheon –
12:30 to 2:00 PM
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Chestnut/
Dogwood
8:00-9:00 AM
9:15 to 10:30 AM
9:15-9:30 AM
9:30-9:45 AM
9:45-10:00 AM
10:00-10:15 AM
10:15-10:30 AM
10:45-11:45 AM
10:45-11:00 AM
Saturday, November 1, 2014
Pilates: Matwork to Lifestyle (Activity and
Education)
Speaker: Mindy Smith, M.S., CSCS AAAI/ISMA
Mat I,II, and III Pilates Instructor
Free Communications VII: UG Award Nominees
Examination of Inactive Time & Physical
Activity in College-Aged Students
Katelyn Snyder, Beth Larouere. Slippery Rock
University, Slippery Rock, PA
β-Alanine Supplementation Has No Effect on
Rowing Performance in College Age Athletes
Benjamin J. Chrisfield, Trevor D. Stutzman, Zach
Schutte, Isaac Starr, Amy B. Porto, H. Scott
Kieffer, FACSM. Messiah College,
Mechanicsburg, PA
Validation of the Mio Alpha Heart Rate Monitor
During Graded Exercise Testing in Trail
Runners Alyssa A. Olenick, Luke Haile, Curt B.
Dixon, FACSM. Lock Haven University, Lock
Haven, PA
The Caffeine Dose Response in Habitual
Consumers Performing a Maximal Anaerobic
Test.
Noah T. Smith, Kevin J. Ogden, Andrew B.
Mininger, Jodie L. Haak, H. Scott Kieffer, FACSM
Messiah College, Mechanicsburg, PA
Analysis of How Dual-Tasking Effects Selected
Gait Variables in Older Adults with a Known
Relative Power
Mary Butler, Jeremy Desire, Heather Schmuck,
Ragan Shaw, Joohee I. Sanders, Sally Paulson.
Shippensburg University, Shippensburg, PA
Free Communications VII:
Differential Regulation of PI3K Related
Transcripts in Visceral Adipose Tissue From
Obese Adolescent African-American Females
Matthew D. Barberio, Margaret Morrison,
Samantha Sevilla, Evan P. Nadler, Monica J.
Hubal, FACSM. Children’s National Medical
Center, Washington, D.C. Duke University,
Durham, NC
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11:00-11:15 AM
Impaired Center of Pressure Displacement
Following Concussion
Jessie R. Oldham, Kelsey M. Evans, Erik A.
Wikstrom, FACSM, Thomas A. Buckley.
University of Delaware, Newark, DE, Georgia
Southern University, Statesboro, GA, University of
North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC
Altered Gait Strategy in Individuals with a
History of Multiple Concussions
11:15-11:30 AM
Thomas A. Buckley, Jessie R. Oldham, Kelsey M.
Evans, Barry A. Munkasy. University of Delaware,
Newark, DE, Georgia Southern University,
Statesboro, GA.
Sustained Acoustic Medicine for Improved
11:30-11:45 AM
Recovery from Tendinitis
Rebecca M. Taggart, Sarah E. Henderson, George
K. Lewis, Jr. ZetrOZ, Inc., Trumbull, CT
Ballrooms: MARC-ACSM Business Meeting and Award Ceremony Luncheon –
12:30 to 2:00 PM
Ash/Birch
8:00- 8:45 AM
Saturday, November 1, 2014
PPE Cases: To Clear or Not to Clear
Speaker: Matt Silvis, M.D.
8:45-9:30 AM
Concussion Update
Speaker: Mark Lavelle, M.D.
9:30-9:45 AM
Question/Discussions
BREAK 9:45-10:00 AM
10:00-10:45 AM
Heat Illness Update
Speaker: Geoffrey Moore, M.D.
10:45-11:30 AM
ECG Screening and Athletes
Speaker: Eugene Hong, M.D.
11:30-11:45 AM
Questions and Discussions
Ballrooms: MARC-ACSM Business Meeting and Award Ceremony Luncheon –
12:30 to 2:00 PM
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Elm/Fir
8:00 AM to 9:45 PM
Saturday, November 1, 2014
Free Communications VIII: MS/PhD
Chair/Moderator
Athlete Care & Clinical Medicine
8:00-8:15 AM
8:15-8:30 AM
Assessing the Prevalence of Sleep Apnea
Among Collegiate Football Players
Julia Ford, Amy Watts, Nathan Wilder, Tamara L.
Burton, Devon A. Dobrosielski. Towson University,
Towson, MD
Clinical Exercise Physiology
F ATIGABILITY D URING A S TANDARDIZED W ALK C AN
IDENTIFY O LDER A DULTS IN E ARLY S TAGE OF
F UNCTIONAL D ECLINE
Kristen G. Lindsay, Devon D. Dobrosielski, Nicolas
D. Knuth. Towson University, Towson, MD
Epidemiology Biostatistics & Health Promotion
8:30-8:45 AM
8:45-9:00 AM
9:00-9:15 AM
9:15-9:30 AM
9:30-9:45 AM
Effect of Body Mass Index and Physical Fitness
on Injury Risk for Soldiers during Army Basic
Combat Training
Shamola K. Greene, Elizabeth Clearfield, Stephen
Rossi, Keith Hauret, Bruce H. Jones. U.S. Army
Institute of Public Health, Aberdeen Proving
Ground, MD
Fitness Assesment & Training
Effects of a Self-Selected Pace on VO2max during
a Running Test to Volitional Exhaustion
Jonathan Augustine, Gavin Moir, Chad Witmer,
Matthew Miltenberger, Shala Davis, FASCM. East
Stroudsburg University, East Stroudsburg, PA
Effects of Static and Dynamic Hamstring
Stretching on Anaerobic Exercise Performance
Kimberly Berenbaum, Binh Bui, Sal Megaro, David
Stearne, W. Craig Stevens, FACSM, Melissa
Whidden. West Chester University of Pennsylvania,
West Chester, PA
Improvement of Fitness in Third and Fourth
Grade Students in a School Based Program.
Lisa Celeski, Tania Flink. Gannon University, Erie
PA
The Effects of High-Intensity Interval Training
versus Steady-State Training on Body Fat and
Fat Oxidation
Catherine E. Gamez, Christopher C. Kaycon,
Rachel R. Leuhers, Emily J. Sauers, Shala E.
Davis, Chad A. Witmer. East Stroudsburg
University, East Stroudsburg PA
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Break 9:45 to 10:00 AM
10:00 to 11:45 AM
Free Communications VIII: MS/PhD
Chair/Moderator
Development of a Computerized App Based on
Fitness Norms of University Students
Chair/Moderator
Valerie R. Handy, Swapan Mookerjee, Helmut Doll.
Bloomsburg University, Bloomsburg, PA
The Effects of Interval Training and Steady-State
Exercise on Fat Oxidation and VO2max in
10:15-10:30 AM
Recreationally Active, College Aged Males
Christopher J. Kacyon, Shala E. Davis, FACSM,
Chad A. Witmer, Emily Sauers. East Stroudsburg
University, East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania
Effects of Age and Sex on Muscle Function
during Isovelocity Contractions.
10:30-10:45 AM
Cortney N. Steele, Andrea J. Fradkin, FACSM,
Joseph L. Andreacci, FACSM, Andrew C. Venezia
Eric S. Rawson, FACSM. Bloomsburg University,
Bloomsburg PA
Environmental & Occupational Physiology
The Effects of Ice Slurry Ingestion on Exercise
In The Heat While Wearing Firefighting Clothing
10:45-11:00 AM
Zachary T. Kerns, Shala E. Davis, FACSM, Donald
Cummings, Chad Witmer. East Stroudsburg
University, East Stroudsburg, PA
A Systematic Review of Physical Activity, Task
Performance, and Injury Risk Considerations for
Treadmill Workstations
11:00-11:15 AM
Anna Schuh, Esther O. Dada, Avni A. Patel, and
Bruce H. Jones, FACSM. Army Institute of Public
Health, US Army Public Health Command,
Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD
Ascorbic Acid Infusion Attenuates the Pressor
Response to Voluntary Apnea in
11:15-11:30 AM
Postmenopausal Women
Hardikkumar M. Patel, Brittney J. Randolph,
Matthew D. Muller. Pennsylvania State University
College of Medicine, Hershey, PA
Epidemiology Biostatistics & Health Promotion
Quantifying Emergency Department Visits from
Sport with a Focus on the Lower Extremity and
11:30-11:45 AM
Knee
Matthew S. Tenan, Jeffrey C. Ives. Army Research
Laboratory, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD, Ithaca
College, Ithaca, NY
Ballrooms: MARC-ACSM Business Meeting and Award Ceremony Luncheon - 12:30 to
2:00 PM
10:00-10:15 AM
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Fitness Challenge Sponsor
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