Research Interests:
- Body composition and weight control in athletic, maternal and obese populations.
- Health fitness during the childbearing year.
- Low back pain prevention and treatment.
- Fabella syndrome.
- Photobiology and carcinogenesis.
- The role of Critical Thinking in the learning process.

Courses Taught in Curriculum :
(Regularly)
- HSC 220 Basics in Health Fitness;
- HSC 308 Work Physiology;
- HSC 420 Health Fitness Assessment;
- HSC 421 Personal Training;

(Formerly or infrequently)
- HSC 211 Human Anatomy and Physiology;
- HSC 310 ECG Assessment;
- HSC 411 Pathophysiology;
- HSC 503 Health Implications of Obesity;
- HSC 534 Workshop in Priciples of Cardiovascular Health and Disease;
- HSC 631 Physiology of Exercise;

(Courses Taught Outside the Department)
- JPN 101;
- JPN 102;
- JPN 201;
- JPN 202 Elementary and Intermediate Japanese Language.

Recent Publications:
- Clinical case report: manual therapy intervention for fabella syndrome. Journal of Sports Physical Therapy, 2003.

- Back pain during pregnancy: pathophysiology, prevention and management. Journal of American Association of Physician’s Assistant, 2003.

- Evaluation of the BOD POD® for estimating percent fat in female college athletes. National Strength and Conditioning Journal, 2002.

- Comparison of the BOD POD® for measuring percent body fat in a heterogeneous group of adults. European Journal of Applied Physiology, 2001.

- Exercise during the childbearing year. Journal of Perinatal Education, 2000.

- Cocaine and exercise: alpha-1 receptor blockade does not alter muscle glycogenolysis or blood lactacidosis. Journal of Applied Physiology, 2000.

- Joy ride: from Santa Monica to central Michigan. Surfing the Great Lakes, 2000.

- Exercise in obesity treatment: health and fitness benefits for the obese person. Healthy Weight Journal, 1999.

- Identification and management of pregnancy-related low back pain. Journal of Nurse-Midwifery, 1998.

- Exercise and dietary programming to promote maternal health fitness and weight management during lactation. Journal of Perinatal Education, 1998.

- Weight regain does not increase percent body fat or waist/hip ratio in obese women. Women in Sport and Physical Activity Journal, 1998.

Associations and Memberships:
- American College of Sports Medicine;
- numerous outdoor conservation organizations.