January 23

Dr. Cheryl Kozey, School of Physiotherapy and School of Biomedical Engineering, Dalhousie University.

"The Osteoarthritis Crisis:  Can Gait Biomechanical and Neuromuscular Investigations Provide Solutions?"

Host:  Dr. Patty S. Freedson

January 30

Dr. Summer Cook, Assistant Professor of Exercise Science, University of New Hampshire.

"Low-load blood flow restricted resistance training:  an alternative to high-load training?"

Host:  Dr. Barry Braun

February 6

no seminar today

Brittney Muir, doctoral student, Purdue University

"The Effects of Balance Training on Gait Parameters in Older Adults"

Local advisor:  Dr. Richard van Emmerik

February 20

Holiday - Presidents Day

Dr. Sarah Witkowski, Assistant Professor, Department of Kinesiology, UMASS, Amherst

"Exercise as Vascular Medicine for Diabetes"

March 5

Campus Center

room 101

Dr. Bonnie Spring, Preventive Medicine and Psychiatry and Behavioral Science, Northwestern University

"Using mHealth to develop powerful, scalable, social obesity interventions"

Host:  Dr. Patty S. Freedson

March 12

Dr. James R. Morrow, Jr., Department of KHPR, University of North Texas.

"The Win Study:  Tracking of Physical Activity Behaviors and Musculoskeletal Injuries in Community-Dwelling Women"

Host:  Dr. Patty S. Freedson

March 19

SPRING BREAK

March 26

Steve Foulis, doctoral student, Dept. of Kinesiology, UMASS Amherst

"Recovery from Muscle Fatigue in Older Adults"

Advisor:  Dr. Jane Kent-Braun

April 2

Lex Gidley, doctoral student, Dept. of Kinesiology, UMASS, Amherst

"Performance-based criteria for generating simulations of submaximal pedaling"

Advisor:  Dr. Brian Umberger

April 9

Kevin O'Fallon, doctoral student, Dept. of Kinesiology, UMASS, Amherst

" Determination of the roles of NF-kB Activation and MCP-1 signaling following acute muscle injury"

Advisor:  Dr. Priscilla Clarkson

April 17 (TUESDAY)

Dr. Ian Lanza, Mayo Clinic

"Aging, Caloric Restriction, and Mitochondrial Biogenesis:  Reevaluating the Dogma"

Host:  Dr. Jane Kent-Braun

April 23

Rich Viskochil, doctoral student, Dept. of Kinesiology, UMASS, Amherst

"Good, but not great:  why doesn't exercise training work as well as we think it should?

Advisor:  Dr. Barry Braun

Dr. Melicia Whitt-Glover, President and CEO, Gramercy Research Group

"If you build it, WILL they come?  Translating research into community-based programs."

Host:  Dr. Sofiya Alhassan

Contact:  Barry Braun, bbraun@kin.umass.edu

Info at http://www.umass.edu/sphhs/kinesiology/seminars/