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Ulf Bronas, M.S., ATC/R, is a doctoral student under the supervision of Dr. Arthur Leon. He is studying the effect of different modes of exercise in patients with peripheral arterial disease together with Dr. Diane Treat-Jacobson and Dr. Leon. Besides working with this American Heart Association funded study, he also assists Dr. Leon in the exercise testing lab and works as teaching assistant for several courses taught by Dr. Leon. |
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Brett Bruininks is a doctoral student under the direction of Dr. Robert Serfass, Dr. Don Dengel, and Dr. Chris Draheim. He has a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Notre Dame in Psychology. His current research focus is on the development of atherosclerosis, measured via pulse-wave velocity and flow-mediated dilation, in both children and persons with developmental disabilities. In addition to assisting Drs. Dengel and Draheim on nationally funded grants, he is also one of the principal instructors of KIN 3001: Lifetime Fitness and Health. |
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Corey Huck has a Bachelor of Arts degree
from St. John’s University
in Nutrition. He is a masters degree student in exercise physiology under
the supervision of Dr. Donald Dengel. His research focus is on the use of
different pulse-wave velocity modalities to measure arterial stiffness and
ultimately cardiovascular risk. He also teaches golf and badminton
classes in the Physical Activity Program.
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Christopher L. Kaufman, M.S., is a
doctoral student under the supervision of Dr. Donald Dengel. His principal
research interest is investigating the effect of aerobic exercise on
autonomic nervous system control of heart rate and blood pressure
variability in various special populations. This is accomplished through the
nonlinear analysis of continuous electrocardiogram and pulse pressure
waveforms during tilt-table testing.
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Beth Moen is a Masters student under the supervision of Dr. Donald Dengel. She is also a teaching assistant for the Physical Activity Program under the direction of Bob Pickert. Her current research focus is on the vascular function of persons with Multiple Sclerosis. |
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Thomas P. Olson, M.A., is a doctoral student under the supervision of Dr. Donald Dengel. His current research focuses on the effects of strength training on risk factors for cardiovascular disease in women. This is accomplished through the assessment of vascular structure and function and analysis of blood markers associated with the progression of atherosclerosis. |
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Joseph M. Warpeha, M.A., CSCS, is a
doctoral student under the supervision of Dr. Donald Dengel. He is a
research assistant to Dr. Alan Bank, MD in the Research Division of the
St. Paul Heart Clinic.
His primary research interest focuses on left-ventricular dyssynchrony in
heart failure and its quantification by ECHO Tissue Doppler Imaging. He is
also involved with Dr. Dengel doing research on transcranial blood flow in
the LPHES. Additionally, he is an instructor in the Physical Activity
Program and teaches various weight training and conditioning courses as well
as being an assistant strength and conditioning coach for The University of
Minnesota. |
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Rachel J. Wetzsteon is a doctoral student under the direction of Dr. Don Dengel. She is also a teaching assistant and is the primary instructor for Kin 3151: Measurement, Evaluation and Research in Kinesiology. Currently, her research focus is endothelial function and the effect of fish oil supplementation and also the effect of various interventions in overweight children and adolescents. Rachel and her colleagues recently published an article in the Journal of Pediatrics titled "Inflammation, insulin, and endothelial function in overweight children and adolescents: the role of exercise." She is also a certified group fitness instructor and teaches classes at the University Recreation Center. |