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罢丑别听Human Performance Lab听(HUP-Lab) is an inclusive space whose core values foster creativity and critical thinking, empowering our students to engage in different activities. The HUP-Lab is a vital component of the department and University's mission of learning by thinking and learning by doing. By providing learning experiences through course laboratories, faculty and student scholarship, and our collaborative work with the University Athletic Department, our students participate in diverse experiences that develop their skills and professional qualifications.

Research Environment

The HUP-Lab comprises two different state-of-the-art facilities equipped with sophisticated systems for advancing human performance, sports nutrition, and exercise physiology. Among these systems are Dual Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry (DEXA) for whole and regional body composition assessments and Ultrasound imaging to measure skeletal muscle size, locate soft tissue injuries (and much more). Our labs also house stationary and portable metabolic systems for VO2max and resting metabolism assessments with an integrated resting and stress ECG system for heart electrical activity analyses. Wireless electromyography is used to analyze skeletal muscle activation, while accelerometers and linear positioning transducers to quantify the rate and velocity of human movement. Students can also gain experience with technologies for athlete performance monitoring, including Catapult庐 GPS player tracking. Recent additions include a Sphygmocor庐 unit for peripheral blood flow analyses, two Noraxon庐 portable biomechanics laboratories, and a Biodex庐 isokinetic dynamometer for biomechanical and neuromuscular assessments.

Our unique environment provides听outstanding learning experiences and ample opportunities for students to gain national and international exposure for their achievements. After graduating with a Human Performance major and completing his master鈥檚 at 绿奴天花板, one of our alumni received the听听at the National Conference in 2017. Furthermore, a human performance major received 鈥溾 in 2021.听

The HUP-Lab takes pride in offering听our students opportunities to obtain skills and competencies that set them apart from other applicants for graduate school and professional positions within the exercise science field. Please browse the studies listed below for information about scholarly work performed in the last years by our students and faculty members.

Research Studies

# - Denotes 绿奴天花板 Faculty

* - Denotes undergraduate student

+ - Denotes graduate student

  1. Tamulevicius N#, Save R+, Gandhi N+, Lubiak S+, Sharma S+, Aguado Loi CX#, Paneru K#, Martinasek MP#. Perceived Stress and Impact on Role Functioning in University Students with Migraine-Like Headaches during COVID-19. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2023 Apr 13;20(8):5499.听
  2. WADHI T+, BARAKAT C#, EVANGELISTA A, PEARSON JR+, ANAND AS+, MORRISON TEA+, O'SULLIVAN J#, WALTERS J#, DE SOUZA, EO#. Loaded Inter-Set Stretching for Muscular Adaptations in Trained. Males: Is the Hype Real?听Int J Sports Med.听2021 Aug.听
  3. TAMULEVICIUS N#, WADHI T+, OVIEDO GR, ANAND AS+, HOUSTON F#, TIEN J-J, VLAHOV E#. Effects of Acute Low-Frequency Pulsed Electro-Magnetic Field Therapy on Aerobic Performance during a Pre-Season Training Camp: A Pilot Study.听Int J Environ Res Public Health.听2021 Jul.听
  4. SENGBUSCH JR+, TIERNAN DL+, TAMULEVICIUS N#, MARTINASEK MP#. The Impact of Smoking on Maximum Oxygen Uptake.听Respir Care.听2021 May.听
  5. PEARSON J+, WADHI T+, BARAKAT C#, AUBE* D, SCHOENFELD BJ, ANDERSEN JC#, BARROSO R, UGRINOWITSCH C, DE SOUZA, EO#. Does Varying Repetition Tempo in a Single-Joint Lower Body Exercise Augment Muscle Size and Strength in Resistance-Trained Men?听J Strength Cond Res. 2021 Jan.听
  6. MARTINASEK M#, TAMULEVICIUS N#, GIBSON-YOUNG L, MCDANIEL J, MOSS SJ, PFEFFER I, LIPSKI B*. Predictors of Vaping Behavior Change in Young Adults Using the Transtheoretical Model: A Multi-Country Study.听Tob Use Insights. 2021 Jan.听
  7. BARAKAT C#, PEARSON J+, GUILLERMO E, CAMPBELL B, DE SOUZA EO#. Body Recomposition: Can Trained Individuals Build Muscle and Lose Fat at the Same Time?听Strength Cond J. 2020 Oct.听
  8. RAUCH JT+, UGRINOWITSCH C, BARAKAT C#, ALVAREZ MR+, BRUMMERT DL+, AUBE DW*, BARSUHN AS+, HAYES D+, TRICOLI, V, DE SOUZA, EO#.听Auto-Regulated Exercise Selection Training Regimen Produces Small Increases in Lean Body Mass and Maximal Strength Adaptations in Strength-Trained Individuals.听J Strength Cond Res. 2020 Apr.听
  9. AUBE DW*, WADHI T+, RAUCH J, ANAND A+, BARAKAT C#, PEARSON J+, BRADSHAW J+, ZAZZO, S*, UGRINOWITSCH C, DE SOUZA EO#. Progressive resistance training volume: effects on muscle thickness, mass and strength adaptations in resistance-trained individuals.听J Strength Cond Res. 2020 Feb.听
  10. WADHI T+, RAUCH JT+, TAMULEVICIUS N#, ANDERSEN JC#,听DE SOUZA EO#. Validity and Reliability of the GymAware Linear Position Transducer for Squat Jump and Counter-Movement Jump Height.听Sports. 2018 Dec.听