DOCTORAL STUDENTS

Examining the relationship physical activity (PA) has with neuropsychological functioning, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptoms, and academic achievement.
Candidate Name: Ana C. Rondon.
Expected Graduation Date: May, 2019.
Ph.D. Psychology, University of Alabama. 
Faculty Role: Committee Member.

Exploring the utility of unobtrusive methods of acquiring heart rate variability at rest and following exercise.
Candidate Name: Ward C. Dobbs.
Graduation Date: August, 2018.
Ph.D. Exercise Physiology, University of Alabama. 
Faculty Role: Dissertation Committee Co-Chair.

Body composition assessment in Down syndrome.
Candidate Name: Angela R. Russell.
Graduation Date: December, 2017.
Ph.D. Exercise Physiology, University of Alabama. 
Faculty Role: Committee Member.

Barriers to exercise/physical activity for adolescents in rural west Alabama.
Candidate name: Melissa S. Cox.
Graduation Date: May, 2017.
Ph.D. Exercise Physiology, University of Alabama. 
Faculty Role: Committee Member.

Is EMG a valid non-invasive method of estimating lactate threshold during exercise?
Candidate Name: Ronald L. Snarr.
Graduation Date: May, 2017.
Ph.D. Exercise Physiology, University of Alabama. 
Faculty Role: Committee Member.

Monitoring resistance training performance following an overload microcycle and taper.
Candidate Name: Tyler D. Williams.
Graduation Date: May, 2017.
Ph.D. Exercise Physiology, University of Alabama. 
Faculty Role: Committee Member.

Monitoring heart rate variability in college football players.
Candidate Name: Andrew A. Flatt.
Graduation Date: May, 2017.
Ph.D. Exercise Physiology, University of Alabama. 
Faculty Role: Committee Member.

A critical examination of selected field measures of body composition.
Candidate Name: Brett S. Nickerson.
Graduation Date: August, 2016.
Ph.D. Exercise Physiology, University of Alabama. 
Faculty Role: Committee Member.

Prescribing resisted propulsion for wheelchair athletes.
Candidate Name: Elizabeth K. Aldrich.
Expected Graduation Date: TBD
Ph.D. Exercise Physiology, University of Alabama. 
Faculty Role: Committee Member.

Endothelial response to acute bouts of exercise.
Candidate Name: James T. Miller.
Expected Graduation Date: TBD
Ph.D. Exercise Physiology, University of Alabama. 
Faculty Role: Committee Member.

Investigating the effects of foam rollers on performance and recovery following resistance training.
Candidate Name Date: Robert L. Herron.
Expected Graduation: TBD
Ph.D. Exercise Physiology, University of Alabama. 
Faculty Role: Committee Member.

MASTERS STUDENTS

​Comparison of body composition estimates between bioimpedance methods and DXA: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Candidate Name: Bailey A. Welborn.
Expected Graduation Date: May, 2019.
M.A. Exercise Physiology, University of Alabama. 
Faculty Role: Masters Thesis Co-chair.

Reallocating sedentary time to sleep or physically active behaviors: associations with body mass index in college students.
Candidate Name: Rachel M. Sanders.
Graduation Date: August, 2018.
M.A. Exercise Physiology, University of Alabama. 
Faculty Role: Masters Thesis Chair.

Intra-and-inter-day reliability of heart rate variability measurement throughout 1-week of winter training in an NCAA D1 women’s rowing team.
Candidate Name: Sara R. Sherman.
Graduation Date: August, 2018.
M.A. Exercise Physiology, University of Alabama. 
Faculty Role: Masters Thesis Co-chair.

The relationship between aerobic fitness and change in day-to-day heart rate variability.
Candidate Name: Yuan Liu.
Graduation Date: August, 2018.
M.A. Exercise Physiology, University of Alabama. 
Faculty Role: Masters Thesis Co-chair.

UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS

Independent and interactive associations of dietary intake, physical activity, heart rate variability, and fatigue in Addison’s Disease: a case study.
Student Name: Amanda J. Ferrito.
Project Date: ​2018-2019.
Emerging Scholars Program, Faculty Mentor.
University of Alabama.

The effect of celiac disease on bone health in children and adolescents: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Student Name: Jessica L. Bentley.
​Project Date: 2017-2018
Emerging Scholars Program, Faculty Mentor.
University of Alabama.

• First Place, Outstanding Proposed Research, University of Alabama Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity Conference.

The reliability and validity of commercially-available physical activity monitors: a case report.
Student Name: Collin A. Fuqua.
Project Date: 2017-2018.
Emerging Scholars Program, Faculty Mentor.
University of Alabama.
 
​Examining predictors of opioid use in college students.
Student Name: Melissa E. Sharpe.
Project Date: 2017-2018.
Emerging Scholars Program, Faculty Mentor.
University of Alabama.
 
Changes in heart rate variability following concussion: a case study.
Student Name: Natasha L. Burrell.
Project Date: 2016-2017.
Emerging Scholars Program, Faculty Mentor.
University of Alabama.

• First Place, Outstanding Poster Presentation, University of Alabama Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity Conference.

 
Independent associations of race, physical activity, and bone mineral density in young adults.
Student Name: Katie M. Cone.
Project Date: 2016-2017        
Undergraduate Honors Research Project, Faculty Mentor.
University of Alabama.
 
The independent associations of physical activity, alcohol consumption, and insulin resistance young adults.
​Student Name: Jayme M. Astarita.
Project Date: 2014-2015.
CURO Undergraduate Research Project, Graduate Mentor.
University of Georgia.
 
Physical activity effects on social physique anxiety in overweight and obese young adult women.
Student Name: John J. Williams.
Project Date: 2014-2015       
CURO Undergraduate Research Project, Graduate Mentor.
University of Georgia.
 
Validity of individual versus group Actigraph prediction equations during structured walking sessions.
Student Name: Ryan W. Guilbault.
Project Date: 2013-2014        
CURO Undergraduate Research Project, Graduate Mentor.
University of Georgia.