Research Opportunities
Researchers in the Center for Exercise, Nutrition, & Preventive Health Research at Baylor University are recruiting the following study subjects:
Study 1: 36 inactive, overweight women betwen the ages of 18 to 35 are being recruited for an exercise & nutrition supplement study. For more information, view study flyer.
Study 2: 30 healthy men and women between the ages of 60-79 are being recruited for a fall risk balance study. To learn more about the study, view the Fall Risk Study Flyer.
Study 3: 20 healthy recreationally active women between the ages of 18 to 35 are being recruited for a shoulder stretching study. To learn more about the study, view the Shoulder Stretching Study Flyer.
Study 4: 30-40 healthy recreationally active males and females are being recruited for a balance training study. To learn more about the study,view the Aquatic Balance Study Flyer.
Study 5: 15 healthy aerobically trained males between the ages of 18 to 30 are being recruited for an exercise recovery study. To learn more about the study, view the Exercise Recovery Flyer.
Study 6: non-resistance trained men between the ages of 55-75 are being recruited for a weight training and protein supplement study. To learn more about the study, view the Aging Study Flyer.
Study 7: 45 healthy recreationally active males between 18 and 35 are being recruited to participate in an active exercise recovery study. To learn more about the study, view the G-Trainer Active Recovery Study.
Exercise and Sport Nutrition Lab
Department of Health, Human Performance, RecreationOne Bear Place #97313
Waco, TX 76798-7313
254/710-7199
Mission
The Exercise & Sport Nutrition Laboratory (ESNL) in the Department of Health, Human Performance, and Recreation (HHPR) at Baylor is dedicated to evaluating the interaction between exercise and nutrition on health, disease, and human performance. Moreover, to help disseminate research findings to the scientific and lay communities through research presentations, publications, media interviews, and individual and group counseling.
Lab Description
The ESNL main lab consists of a two level laboratory facility. The first floor contains a patient/subject reception area, stress testing area, a medical exam area, a body composition/bone density area with two dual-energy x-ray absorptiometers, a phlebotomy area, an area to conduct resting energy expenditure studies, an isotonic strength testing area, an anaerobic capacity analysis area, and a work station for nutrition/data analysis. The second level houses workspace for research assistants, data analysis, and data storage.The ESNL is currently located in room 122 of Marrs McLean Gymnasium at Baylor University.
Additional lab space in room 11? includes an isokinetic assessment area (i.e., Biodex system), a neuromuscular and gait assessment area (i.e., Neurocom System), isotonic strength assessment equipment, and a biomechanical analysis station in the Athletic Training & Sports Medicine Lab (ATSM) under the direction of Dr. Lori Greenwood. Additional submaximal and maximal exercise testing equipment and metabolic measurement systems are housed in the Exercise Physiology Teaching Lab. These facilities serve as labs for exercise physiology students as well as allow ESNL researchers to conduct several studies at one time that require strength and/or cardiopulmonary assessment.
The Exercise Biochemical Nutrition Lab (EBNL) is directed by Dr. Darryn Willoughby. This area is set up to process, store, and analyze blood, urine, and muscle tissue samples collected in various studies. Additionally, the EBNL is equipped with a number of biochemistry analyzers that can assay muscle tissue and various substrates, hormones, and gene expression (e.g., spectrophotometers, automated plate reader, automated electrophoresis, HPLC, real time PCr, commercial grade automated clinical chemistry analyzers [Dade Dimension, Cell-Dyne], BioRad gene array system, BioRad Bioplex, etc). The EBNL has the capacity to conduct a vast array of biochemical and molecular biology techniques used in exercise nutrition research.
The ESNL is dedicated to conduct high quality internally and/or externally funded research studies on the effects of exercise and nutrition on health, disease, and human performance. The major focus has been on the effects of various nutrients and/or nutritional supplements on health and human performance. ESNL faculty actively seek and have been highly effective in obtaining research grants from public and private entities to fund independent research studies on various nutrients. ESNL faculty welcome collaborative research endeavors with private industry to sponsor university-based research studies on the safety and efficacy of their products.
Lab Founder
Richard Kreider, PhD, FACSM, FISSN, Professor & Head, Thomas A. and Joan Read Endowed Chair for Disadvantaged Youth, Texas A&M University
Medical Supervisors
Ronald Wilson, MD
ESNL Staff
Beth Davis (Administrative Associate)
Doctoral Level Research Assistants
Kristen Beavers, MS, RD
Thomas Buford, MS, CSCS (EBNL)
Erika Deike, MS
Geoffrey Hudson, MS (EBNL)
Jean Jitomir, MS, RD
Monica Serra, MS, ATC, RD
Brian Shelmadine, MS
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Baylor Research Associates
Troy Abell, PhD (University Lecturer, Epidemiology & Clinical Decision Design)
Lisa Baker, MD (University Lecturer, Medical Physiology & Pulmonary Medicine)
Rodney Bowden, PhD (Associate Professor, Department of HHPR, Quality of Life)
Matt Cooke, PhD (Assistant Professor, Department of HHPR, Exercise Physiology)
Eva Doyle, PhD, CHES (Associate Professor, Department of HHPR, Community Health)
Lori Greenwood, PhD, ATC, LAT (Associate Professor, Department of HHPR, Sports Medicine & Nutrition)
Mike Greenwood, PhD, CSCS*D (Professor, Department of HHPR, Musculoskeletal Physiology & Nutrition)
Deborah Johnston, PhD (Associate Professor, Department of HHPR, Clinical Exercise Physiology)
Paul La Bounty, PhD (Assistant Professor, Department of HHPR, Exercise Physiology, PT)
Beth Lanning, PhD, CHES (Assistant Professor, Department of HHPR, Community Health)
Brian Leutholtz, PhD, FACSM (Professor, Department of HHPR, Clinical Exercise Physiology)
Rafer Lutz, PhD (Assistant Professor, Department of HHPR, Exercise/Sport Psychology)
Joe Shim, PhD (Assistant Professor, Department of HHPR, Biomechanics)
Mike Simms, MS, ATC (Head Athletic Trainer, Baylor University)
Jack Tubbs, PhD (Institute for Statistics)
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Research Capabilities
Anaerobic Capacity Testing
Blood Assessment (clinical chemistries, hormone analyses, immune analyses, gene expression)
Blood Collection (finger stick, venipuncture, indwelling catheters)
Body Composition Assessment
Bone Density Assessment
Cardiopulmonary/ECG Exercise Testing
Endurance Performance Testing
Exercise Training Facilities (on or off site)
Muscle Biopsies (fiber diameter, substrates, muscle proteins, etc)
Nutrition Analysis
Resting Energy Expenditure
Strength Testing (Isokinetic & Isotonic)
Total Body Water Assessment (BIA)
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Research Services
Consult with potential grant sponsors on research design and methodology.
Conduct fee for service exploratory/pilot studies and/or full-scale clinical research trials at the ESNL or in collaboration with researchers who participate in the ESNL research network.
Provide expeditious data analysis, interpretation, and presentation of results.
Publish research findings in peer-reviewed scientific publications.
Assist in translating research findings to the media and public.
