For More Information Contact:

Richard B. Kreider, PhD, FACSM, FISSN, MX
Department of Health, Human Performance, Recreation
One Bear Place #97313
Waco, TN  76798-7313
254/710-3505

Richard_Kreider@baylor.edu

Mission

Center Description

The CENPHR is comprised of research faculty and facilities within the Department of HHPR and affiliated research groups in the United States and abroad.  The primary facilities include the Exercise & Sport Nutrition Lab (ESNL), Exercise and Nutritional Biochemistry Lab (EBNL), and Athletic Training and Sports Medicine Lab (ATSM).  These laboratory facilities provide access to a variety of research equipment to examine the role of exercise and nutrition on health, disease, and rehabilitation.  The goal of the CENPHR is to provide an efficient research environment for associated research faculty and students to conduct comprehensive, multidimensional clinical research trials.  Over the last five years, CENPHR research faculty have obtained $8 million in external funding as well as conducted and published a vast array of research.

Director

Richard B. Kreider, PhD, FACSM, FISSN, MX
Professor & Chair
Director, Exercise & Sport Nutrition Lab
Director, Doctoral Program in Exercise, Nutrition and Preventive Health
Department of Health, Human Performance & Recreation

Medical Supervisors

Ronald Wilson, MD
Jim Tandy, MD

CENPHR Staff

Full Time

Chris Rasmussen, MS, MX, CSCS, EPC (Lab Coordinator)
Beth Davis (Administrative Associate)
Vicki Patterson (Administrative Assistant)

Doctoral Level Research Assistants

Kristen Beavers, MS, RD
Jackie Beckham-Dove, MS
Thomas Buford, MS, CSCS (EBNL)
Mike Byrd, M.S.Ed., M.B.A., LPTA, HFI, NASM-CPT
Julie Culbertson, MS
Cecelia Curts-Pegg, MSS
Erika Deike, MS
Maria Ferriera, MS, RD
Brandi Greer, MS
Geoffrey Hudson, MS (EBNL)
Jean Jitomir, MS, RD
Rui Li, MS
Kaz Miyamoto, MS
Erika Nassar, MSEd (EBNL)
Adam Parker, MS, CSCS
Monica Serra, MS, ATC, RD
Brian Shelmadine, MS

Masters Level Research Assistants

Carmen Boulton, BS
Rachel Farris, BS

Undergraduate Intern

Jessica Galvan

Part-Time Lab Assistants

Melyn Galbreath, MSN, FNP

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)

• Michael Chandler, PhD, ATC (Lecturer, Department of HHPR, Sports Medicine)

• 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)

• Rusty Pippin, PhD, CHES (Professor, Department of HHPR, Health Promotion)

• Joe Shim, PhD (Assistant Professor, Department of HHPR, Biomechanics)

• Mike Simms, MS, ATC (Head Athletic Trainer, Baylor University)

• Jack Tubbs, PhD (Institute for Statistics)

• John Williams (Head Strength Coach, Department of Athletics)

• Darryn S. Willoughby, Ph.D., FACSM, FISSN, CSCS, CNS (Associate Professor, Department of HHPR, Exercise Biochemistry and Molecular Physiology)

Research Network

• Anthony L. Almada, MSc (President & Chief Scientific Officer, Imaginutrition)

• Craig Broeder, PhD (Department of Exercise Science, St. Benedictine University)

• Patti Cowan, PhD, RN (College of Nursing, University of Tennessee)

• Conrad Earnest, PhD (The Cooper Institute, Dallas Texas)

• Paul Greenhaff, PhD (Department of Biomedical Sciences, Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham, ENGLAND) 

• Mark Tarnopolsky, MD, PhD, FRCP(C) (Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University, Ontario, CANADA)

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)

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.

Ongoing/Planned Research Studies

• Effects of the Curve for Women® Fitness and Weight Loss Program on Body Composition, Metabolism, and Exercise Capacity in Sedentary Overweight Females (Funded by Curves International).  R. Kreider (PI).  C. Rasmussen and C. Kerksick study coordinators.

• Effects of the Curve for Women® Fitness and Weight Loss Program on Body Composition, Metabolism, and Exercise Capacity in Sedentary Overweight Females with Special Populations (Funded by Curves International).  R. Kreider (PI).  R. Li study coordinator.

• Effects of the Curve for Women® Fitness and Weight Loss Program on Body Composition, Metabolism, and Exercise Capacity in Sedentary Overweight Elderly Females (Funded by Curves International).  R. Kreider (PI).  M. Galbreath study coordinator.

• Analysis of Exercise Intensity and Energy Expenditure of Highly-Trained Women Participating in the Curves Exercise Program. (Funded by Curves International).  R. Kreider (PI).  R. Farris and J. Moreillon study coordinators.

• Analysis of Computerized and Non-Computerized Resistance Training Equipment on Fitness and Health Outcomes.  (Funded by Curves International).  R. Kreider (PI).  R. Farris and J. Moreillon study coordinators.

• Effects of Different Forms of Creatine Supplementation During Training on Muscle Hypertrophy and Creatine Transport Mechanisms.   (Funded by the EBNL and ESNL).  D. Willoughby (PI). R. Schoch & M Spillane study coordinators. 

• Impact of Acute and Chronic CoEnzyme Q10 Supplementation on Exercise Performance. (Funded by Pharma Base N.A., Inc.)  R. Kreider (PI).  M. Cooke & M. Iosia study coordinators.

• Effects of AX-4 Supplementation on Weight Loss in Overweight Men and Women.  (Funded by Ambryx Biotechnology, Inc.).  R. Kreider (PI).  M. Iosia & M. Cooke study coordinators.

• Effects of Two Diet Strategies on Weight Loss and Markers of Health in Overweight Women.  (Funded General Mills Bell Institute of Health).  R. Kreider (PI).  K. Beavers & M. Serra study coordinators.