Expertise

My basic research interests include the effects of exercise and nutrition on skeletal muscle gene expression and signaling cascades; effects of exercise and nutrition on skeletal muscle growth and function; sports nutrition; dietary supplements/botanicals for disease prevention and exercise performance; effects of aging on skeletal muscle function; weight management strategies. I am also interested in the study of myokines synthesized by exercise training and their effect on skeletal muscle and whole body metabolism, disease prevention, and performance.

Expertise: Exercise Science, Strength and Conditioning Methods, Weight Management, Ergogenic Aids and Sports Performance

Communities
Leisure Studies, Physical Education, Allied Health
Degrees
PhD, Baylor University, Waco, Exercise, Nutrition, and Preventive Health, 2014
MS, University of South Alabama, Mobile, Exercise Science, 2009
BS, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Nutritional Sciences – Dietetics, 2007