Expertise

Area of Expertise:

  • Esports and Exercise
  • Lactate Metabolism.

Research Intrests:

  • The Role of Lactate in Cellular Metabolism
  • The Effect of Endurance Training on Esports Performance
  • The Effect of Resistance Training on Esports Performance.

Dr. Rightmire’s classes place a heavy focus on the application of cardiovascular and metabolic mechanisms to explain how the human body improves due to chronic exercise.

Affiliations

Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Kinesiology, College of Education, University of Alabama

Degrees
BA, Bellarmine University, Exercise Science
MSc, Auburn University, Exercise Science
PhD, Auburn University, Kinesiology