Research Interests

• Exercise training among postmenopausal women
• Microvascular responses to acute/chronic nitrate supplementation
• Body composition and exercise economy
• Arterial stiffness and blood biomarkers of inflammation

Research Interests

• Substance use (Alcohol, Marijuana, Opioids)
• Molecular and behavioral genetics
• Gene-environment interplay
• The relationship between alcohol/substance use and physical health
• Parent cardiovascular health, smoking, and child health
• Developmental psychopathology

Research Interests

• In adolescents, health-coaching to reduce risk of developing type 2 diabetes
• In adolescents, using sparkling water to reduce consumption of sugared beverages
• In healthy adults, assessing the bioavailability of magnesium supplementation

Research Interests

• Gun violence prevention
• Youth sports safety and promotion
• Tobacco prevention and smoking cessation
• Evaluating an intervention to help pregnant women quit smoking
• Helping with a study about cardiovascular health of high school athletes
• Public health policy

Research Interests

• Understanding how hydration status and/or heat stress affect the regulation of blood flow
• Understanding the role of thyroid hormones in the regulation of circulating red blood cells