The flexibility of our programs will help you create an
individualized educational experience that reflects who you are,
while allowing you to choose a rewarding career path in a range of
fields.
As one of only a few departments in the country that combines
exercise and nutrition sciences in a school of public health, we
offer unique academic and research opportunities.
You’ll work with researchers throughout the school and the
university—a multi-disciplinary approach to better understand
the link between exercise, nutrition and disease prevention.
You'll be prepared to help improve the health of individuals, as
well as public health, in careers in clinical research, fitness,
athletic performance, rehabilitation or health promotion.
The overarching goal of this this study is to address the MedEvac foundation priority of educational techniques and technologies, and improve HEMS safety.
This study will evaluate the effects of rehydration strategy on
terrestrial performance and overnight recovery following
immersion induced dehydration.
This study aims to determine the efficacy of face cooling to
maintain blood pressure during simulated hemorrhage induced by
lower body negative pressure.
This project examines the effects of Respiratory Muscle Training
(RMT) on performance during topside operations at altitude and
during diving at altitude.
This study will use multiple levels of analysis to determine
mechanisms by which amylin, a pancreatic-and-brain-derived peptide,
acts in the mesolimbic reward system of the brain to reduce body
weight and decrease food intake.
This study will investigate the role of the carotid body
chemoreceptors in ventilatory control during hyperbaric exposures
when blood oxygen content is elevated.
Caffeine is the most widely used psychoactive substance in the
world and its use is increasing among children. Although considered
safe, the majority of empirical data on the effects of caffeine
have been collected in adults.
