Expertise

Skills and Expertise:

  • Evidence Based Medicine
  • Meta-Analysis
  • Statistical Analysis
  • Exercise
  • Exercise Intervention
  • Cardiology
  • Public Health
  • Blood Pressure
  • Hypertension
  • Cardiovascular Medicine

Subject Area:

  • Exercise Science.

Area of Expertise:

  • Exercise Physiology
  • Cardiovascular Physiology
  • Cardiometabolic Health
  • Research Synthesis Methodology (e.g., Systematic Review, Meta-Analysis).

Current Research:

Dr. MacDonald’s lab investigates human cardiovascular and metabolic health responses to clinical and lifestyle-related factors, such as chronic disease or health conditions, exercise and physical activity (or lack thereof), sleep (quality and quantity), workplace/occupational factors, and more recently, chronotype. 

Research Intrests:

  • Evidence-based Methods and Research Synthesis
  • Cardiovascular disease epidemiology
  • Occupational Health
  • Women’s Health
  • Tailored Health and Workplace Interventions
  • Sleep Behavior
  • Chronotype (biological timing of activity/sleep preferences).

Dr. Hayley MacDonald has training and expertise in human cardiovascular and metabolic health responses to clinical and lifestyle-related factors such as chronic disease or health conditions, exercise and physical activity (or lack thereof), sleep (quality and quantity), workplace/occupational factors, and more recently, chronotype. 

Past Affiliations

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

Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Department of Kinesiology, College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources, University of Connecticut (past)

Communities
Physical Education
Degrees
PhD, University of Connecticut, Exercise Physiology, 2015
MSc, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Sport Science (Exercise Science), 2010
BS, University of Alabama, Human Performance Exercise and Sport Science, 2008
Keywords
clinical research or studies cardiovascular physiology cardiovascular disease metabolic disorders minority health preventive medicine exercise physiology meta-analysis exercise interventions evidence-based methodology
Associations
American College of Sports Medicine