Exercise Science Graduate Students

Graduate students in each of our programs reflect the quality of our advanced education and training.

Our current students in our MPH program are being trained with the knowledge, skills & experience to design, implement, and evaluate interventions to increase physical activity in populations to design, implement and evaluate interventions to increase physical activity in populations.

Tyler Dame-Meehan

Interests: Physical Education, Children’s Physical Activity, Community Interventions, Physical Literacy, Fitness Assessment, Fitnessgram, Community Design
Grace Macintyre, BSHc, CIL

Interests: Sports Medicine, Orthopedics, Health Promotion & Wellness, Preventive Medicine, Physical Activity Promotion, Female Athlete Triad, Sports Injuries, Underserved Populations, Pediatric Populations
Melkevis Pearson Jr, BS

Interests: Strength & Conditioning, Health Education, Community Engagement
LeeAnne Stokes, BS

Interests: Injury prevention, Intervention studies, Athletes
Carmen R. White, BS

Interests: Chronic Disease, Built Environment, Physical Activity, Lifestyle
Loren E. Williams, BS

Interests: Health Promotion & Education, Physical Activity Promotion, Underserved Populations, Program Planning & Evaluation, Youth Physical Activity Promotion, Nutrition & Physical Activity Integration, Health Equity & Access

Our current students in our Exercise Science MS program are acquiring advanced foundational knowledge and skills in exercise physiology application, research methods, and statistics.

Bhavya Amin, BPT

Interests: Sleep, Physical Activity, Geriatrics
Alexander Andersen, BS, IBDP

Interests: Sports Performance, Sport Science, Strength & Conditioning, Mitochondrial bioenergetics, Blood flow restriction (BFR) training | Faculty Mentor: Shawn Arent and Sten Stray-Gundersen
Samiya Antora
Ryan Argetsinger, BS, CSCS

Interests: Performance Science, Physiology, Sports Medicine | Faculty Mentor: Shawn Arent
Jose Angel Betancourt Perez, BS

Interests: Sports Performance (Soccer)
Eric Bibb, BS, CSCS

Interests: Physical Performance, Health, Longevity | Faculty Mentor: Shawn Arent
Julia Cardarelli, BA

Interests: Traumatic Brain Injury, Cognitive Neuroscience, Psychological Resilience, Neurorehabilitation, Holistic Health & Fitness, Military Mental Health | Faculty Mentor: Jill Stewart
Frederick Danquah, BS, PG.Ed, MPH

Interests: Obesity, Overweight, Public Health, Physical Activity, Intervention | Faculty Mentor: Michael Beets
Twinkle Dave, BPT

Interests: Physical activity, Rehbilitation, Strength & Conditioning, Biomechanics | Faculty Mentor: James Stampley
Jenica Earl, BS, CSCS

Interests: Bioenergetics, Mitochondria, High Stress Populations (Athletes, Military), PTSD, Cognitive Function | Faculty Mentor: James Stampley
Garrett R. Evans, BS, CSCS

Interests: Biomechanics, Performance, Injury Prevention, Sport Science | Faculty Mentors: Troy Herter, & Jay Patel
Song Fan
Drew Gregory, BS

Interests: Cancer, Exercise, Oncology, Aging | Faculty Mentors: Ciaran Fairman
Erika Hagen, BS

Interests: Biomechanics, Microcontrollers, Fitness Trackers | Faculty Mentor: Bridget Armstrong
Brooks Hallman, BS

Interests: Sports Performance, Nutrition & Supplementation, Physiology, Sport Science | Faculty Mentor: Shawn Arent
Sarah Jo Hocking, BS

Interests: Cardiac Rehabilitation, Cardiorespiratory Exercise Physiology
Reagan Houck, BS

Interests: Clinical Sports Medicine, Cardiology, Holistic Health | Faculty Mentor: Katie Hirsch
Ji'Had Humes
Rahul Kaushik, BS

Interests: Exercise Physiology, Nutrition, Physical Activity, Vascular Function, Aging, Cardiometabolic Health, and Longevity. | Faculty Mentor: Xuewen Wang
Wuhuaxian Lei, BEd

Interests: Sports, Nutrition, Soccer, Blood Biomarkers, Recovery
Daniela Martellotto Perez, BS

Interests: Sports, Nutrition, Soccer, Blood Biomarkers, Recovery
Jackson McCrudden, BS, CSCS

Interests: Aerobic Physiology, Mitochondrial Biogenesis, Lactate Shuttle, Body Composition, Fitness Testing
Peyton Miller, BS

Interests: Sports Performance, Sports Science, Physiology | Faculty Mentor: Shawn Arent
Tyler Montague-Wanzer, BA

Interests: Athletic Performance, Strength and Conditioning, Nutrition & Supplementation, Sport Science | Faculty Mentor: Shawn Arent
Aryanna Napora, BS
Wesley Anne Norton
Sandy Paz

Interests: Rehabilitation, Exercise Intervention, Recovery | Faculty Mentor: Jill Stewart
Katelynn Persaud, BS

Interests: Human Performance, Supplements, Sport Science, Tactical Athletes | Faculty Mentor: Shawn Arent
Kylie Pham, BS, CPT

Interests: Fitness, Exercise, Energy Availability | Faculty Mentor: Toni Torres-McGehee
Sarah Rhoades, BS

Faculty Mentor: Katie Hirsch
Paige Rivas
Monica Ryan, MS, CSCS

Interests: Fitness and Wellness, Sport Performance, Physiology | Faculty Mentor: Shawn Arent
Sadia Saira, BS

Interests: Women Health, Oral Health, Cardiac Rehabilitation, Cardiorespiratory Exercise Physiology, Nutrition, Exercise Oncology | Faculty Mentor: Xuemei Sui
Brett Scott, BS

Interests: Cancer, Exercise Oncology | Faculty Mentor: Ciaran Fairman
Kallie Snipes, BS

Interests: TBI, Concussion, Neurorehabilitation, Human Performance Neuroscience, Recovery | Faculty Mentor: Troy Herter
Abby Steiner, BS, CSCS

Interests: Adult Development & Aging, Exercise & Chronic Disease Prevention, Athletic Performance
Gina Stoccardo, BS

Interests: Exercise Oncology, Chronic Disease, Lifestyle Intervention | Faculty Mentor: Ciaran Fairman
MJ Vingua, BS

Interests: Strength & Conditioning, Military Human Performance, Holistic Health & Fitness, Powerlifting, Tactical Athlete Development
Michael White, BS, CSCS

Interests: Strength and Conditioning, Baseball
Candy Yalla, BPT

Interests: Wearable technology, Physical activity, Physiology, Physical Therapy, Biomechanics | Faculty Mentor: Glenn Weaver
Peyton Yamagata, BA

Interests: Pediatrics, OBGYN, Emergency Medicine

The students in our ACEND-accredited Performance Nutrition & Dietetics MS program are preparing to become registered dietitian nutritionists (RDNs) with an emphasis on performance nutrition by engaging in experiential learning in the classroom and professional settings.

MaKayla Ciancanelli, BS

Interests: Performance Nutrition, Sports Nutrition, Energy Efficient Meals
Mya Graham, BA, CPT

Interests: Clinical Nutrition, Nutrition for Disease Prevention
Justin Henderson
Kendal Moss, BS

Interests: Clinical Nutrition, Pediatric Nutrition, Nutrition for Disease Prevention

Students in our Athletic Training program are training to use theoretical knowledge of athletic training in the larger health care systems and current procedures & techniques in sport injury management.

Madicyn Barnes, BS

Interests: Cardiovascular Screening, Sudden Cardiac Death, Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy | Faculty Mentor: Dawn Emerson
Haifaa Behbehani

Faculty Mentor: Zachary Winkelmann
Ryein Bennett, BS

Faculty Mentor: Dawn Emerson
Hailey K Bradley, BS

Interests: Orthopedics, Rehabilitation, Emergency Medicine | Faculty Mentor: Amy Fraley
Cameron Brown, BS, NREMT

Interests: Professional & Collegiate Football, Tactical & First Responder Setting, Emergency Care | Faculty Mentor: Amy Fraley
Isabel Chavis
Charity Counts
Bradley (Anna) Dalelio
Shawn Daniel
Ariel Davis
Beth Davis, BS

Interests: Surgical Athletic Training, Clinical/Industrial Settings, Heat Illness | Faculty Mentors: Zachary Winkelmann & Susan Yeargin
Alexis DeAngelis
Joanna Delaney
Kendall Doyle, BS

Interests: Performing Arts Medicine, Exercise Oncology, Sports Nutrition | Faculty Mentor: Amy Fraley
Brooks English, BS

Interests: Advocation & Support for Youth Athletics | Faculty Mentor: Amy Fraley
Allie Farmer
Claire Gamble
Meridith Gannon
Danielle Gedz
Cate Goodman, BS

Interests: Professional & Collegiate Football, Lower Extremity Rehabilitation, Shoulder Dislocations & Subluxations | Faculty Mentor: Zachary Winkelmann
Xaviera Gregg
Christopher (Chris) Gresham
Alaina Hauber
Sean Hawley
Kaitlyn Holland, BS

Interests: Women’s Health & Gymnastics | Faculty Mentor: Amy Fraley
Grace Holmes
Cameron Jones
Samantha Juda
Cierra Ladesich
Rebecca (Becca) Martin
Ava Milligan, BS

Interests: Professional and Collegiate Sports, Concussion Management and Protocols | Faculty Mentor: Zachary Winkelmann
Delaney Mizelle, BS

Interests: Professional and Collegiate Sports, Concussion Management and Protocols | Faculty Mentor: Zachary Winkelmann
Nermin Mujkanovic
Rollo Mulliner, BS

Interests: Emergency Care Management | Faculty Mentor: Zachary Winkelmann
Sydney Mutascio, BS

Interests: Concussion, Emergency Medicine | Faculty Mentor: Jim Mensch
Audrey Nelson, BS

Faculty Mentor: Amy Fraley
Ryley Payne
Nicolas Perez
Sienna Pinney
Brandon Rackley
Kaleigh Robinson, BS

Interests: Emergency Medicine, Rehabilitation, Return to Activity/Sport
Sade Robinson
Alexander Russo
Jared Sanford
Emerald Sullivan
Anna Sumner
Felix Torres
Amanda Trujillo, BS

Interests: Athlete Mental Health, Performing Arts, Non-Sideline Setting | Faculty Mentor: Zachary Winkelmann
Emma Tyndall
Marina Vanderslice
Abby Vurraro
Payton Walden
Aaliyah Walker
Lauren Weese
Thomas Wells
Savannah Williamson, BS

Interests: Injury Prevention, Rehabilitation, Emergency Medicine | Faculty Mentor: Amy Fraley
Hanna Zeiler
Luke Zimmer
Isabelle Zukaitis

Miguel Cervantes
Samantha Cotes
Victor Delgado, LAT, ATC

Interests: Medicine, Performance, Wellness, Education | Faculty Mentor: Amy Fraley
Amanda Ervin
Haley Idrogo
Lucy McCann
Alyson Triepke
Shiting "Tina" Xie

Current students in our PhD program, a nationally ranked mentor-based program, are being trained with a solid foundation and enhanced experiences, preparing to be leaders in exercise science research.

Kaia Bowen, MS

Interests: Child Health, Screen time, Well-Being | Faculty Mentor: Bridget Armstrong
Alexander Brooks, MS, CSCS

Interests: Exercise Oncology | Faculty Mentor: Ciaran Fairman
James Brown, MS, CSCS, CISSN

Interests: Exercise, Nutrition | Faculty Mentor: Shawn Arent
Olivia Finnegan, MS

Interests: Accelerometry, Physical Activity Measurement, Screen Time, Childhood Obesity | Faculty Mentor: Glenn Weaver
Siqi (Marcus) Hong, MEd, LAT, ATC

Interests: Dietary Behavior, Energy Availability, Professional Satisfaction, Quality of Life | Faculty Mentor: Toni Torres-McGehee
Kailyn Horn, DPT

Interests: Physical activity, Balance, Geriatrics | Faculty Mentor: Christine Pellegrini
Karolina Iznerowicz, NASM CPT, CSCS

Interests: Strength and Conditioning, Personal Training, Endurance Training | Faculty Mentor: Shawn Arent
Kiani Jacobs, BS

Interests: Exercise, Lipids, Cardiovascular Diseases, HDL, -omics | Faculty Mentor: Mark Sarzynski
Scott Jamieson, MS, ACSM-EP

Interests: Physical Activity, Rural Health, Sedentary Behavior, Lifestyle Medicine | Faculty Mentor: Christine Pellegrini
Jongwon Lee, MPH

Interests: Fall Prevention Exercise Intervention, Physical Functions, Balance Confidence, Fear of Falling, Physical Activity | Faculty Mentor: Chih-hsiang "Jason" Yang
Taelee Lee

Interests: Motor Control, Motor Learning, Cognition, Exercise, NIBS, Rehabilitation, Neurological Diseases | Faculty Mentor: Jill Stewart
Kiersten Mangold, MS

Interests: Concussion, Cardiac Autonomic Function, Sex Differences | Faculty Mentor: Davis Moore
Gianna Mastrofini, MS, CSCS

Interests: Physiology, Tactical Athletes, Cognition, Supplements, Training | Faculty Mentor: Shawn Arent
Ty Michalowski, MSAT, LAT, ATC

Interests: Prevention, Patient Centered Care, Education | Faculty Mentor: Zachary Winkelmann
Sara Nakhi, PTA, MHIT

Interests: Physical Activity, Physical function, and Exercise | Faculty Mentor: Christine Pellegrini
Colin O'Mahony, MPH

Interests: Oncology. Physical Activity. Holistic Health | Faculty Mentor: Ciaran Fairman
Rushali Pandya, PT, MS

Interests: Stroke, Upper Extremity, Behavior | Faculty Mentor: Jill Stewart
Jasmin Parker-Brown, MS

Interests: Physical Activity, Cardiovascular disease, Chronic diseases, Health equity, Community-based interventions | Faculty Mentor: Sara Wilcox
Halle Prine, MS

Interests: Executive Function, Cognition, Health Behaviors, Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias (ADRD) | Faculty Mentor: Chih-hsiang "Jason" Yang
Griffin Randolph, MS

Interests: Physical activity, Sleep, Executive function, Child health | Faculty Mentor: Sarah Burkart
Ricky Romersi, MSEd, CSCS, ACSM-EP

Interests: Training, Metabolism, Supplements | Faculty Mentor: Shawn Arent
Meghan Savidge, MS, EP-C

Interests: Childhood Obesity, Maternal Child Health, Nutrition, Physical Activity, Qualitative Methods | Faculty Mentor: Bridget Armstrong
Alicia Smalls, MPH, MA, CCC-SLP, CBIST, CDP, LSVTC

Interests: Concussion, Traumatic Brain Injury, Functional Neuroimaging (fNIRS, EEG), Cognitive-Motor Integration, Neurorehabilitation, Executive Function, Speech-Language Pathology | Faculty Mentor: Davis Moore
Callie Unrein, MS, ACSM-EP

Interests: Nutrition, Body Composition, Metabolism, Women's Health | Faculty Mentor: Katie Hirsch
Nestor Urrea, MS, CSCS

Interests: Sports Performance, Athlete Monitoring, Injury Prevention | Faculty Mentor: Shawn Arent
Gabriella Vlattas, BS, MA

Interests: REDS, Female Athlete Triad, Male Athlete Triad, Energy Availability, Amenorrhea, Eating Disorders, Distance Running | Faculty Mentor: Toni Torres-McGehee
Chih-Liang Wang, MS

Interests: Wearable Device, Older Adult, Physical Activity, Sleep | Faculty Mentor: Chih-hsiang "Jason" Yang
James White, MS

Interests: Physical Activity Measurement, Children's Health Behaviors | Faculty Mentor: Glenn Weaver
Emma Worley, MS

Interests: Sports Science, Sports Performance | Faculty Mentor: Shawn Arent

Students in our DPT program are being prepared through an individualized, high-quality, and high-value clinical program that’s rooted in exceptional, evidence-based client care.
Empowering futures and transforming lives through physical therapy.

Brantlee Ackerman

Interests: Pediatrics
Jordan Adox
Parker Ainsworth

Interests: Sports Medicine
Nicholas Anzalone

Interests: Exercise/Physical Activity & Sports
Natalie Auble
Ethan Auty

Interests: Orthopedics, Hand Therapy
Sydney Bankert
Sydney Bates

Interests: Pediatrics, Developmental Disabilities, Adolescents
Julia Beam
Zoey Beausoleil
Shelby Bickford
Kylie Birgy
Raven Blair
Megan Braman
Charles Brantley
Maggie Brion

Interests: Emergency Medicine
Jonathan Burns
Lindsey Burns
Maya Butcher
Don Campbell
Jacob Carlson
Matthew Carver
Jon Chappell

Interests: High School Sports, Concussions, Contact Sport Injuries
Chris Chen
Ryan Christner

Interests: Oncology, Physical Therapy, Exercise Physiology
Quinn Cignarale
Chris Commisso
Owen Dabbs
Dara Davidson
Gina DiNicola

Interests: Orthopedics and Sports
Hannalee Ellison

Interests: Emergency Medicine, Sports Medicine
Haley Epting
Braxton Foley
Meloney George

Interests: Exercise Physiology, Dance Medicine
Emma Grinnell
Allison Grunwell
Taylor Harding

Interests: Pelvic Floor, Public Health, Women’s Health, Minority Health Advocacy
Jaz Harris
Alex Harrison
Jules Heuchan
Harrison Hines
Jess Hoagland
Lydia Houle

Interests: Pediatrics, Sports, Neurology
Carter Huffman
Katelyn Jackson
David James
Micah Jefferson
Alexis Juliano
Sydney Katzman
David Kelley
Cruz Kizer
Jess Kochert
Maryah Lance
Maddie LaRochelle

Interests: Outpatient Orthopedics, Sports
Tyra Latimer

Interests: Orthopedics, Acute Care, Sports, Neurology, Emergency Medicine, Oncology
John Leaphart
Brittany Leftis

Interests: Neurology
Dylan Lloyd

Interests: Neurology
Sweta Mandilwar

Interests: Pediatrics, Women's Health
Sunny Mayall
Elan McMinn
Jamarr Mitchell
Drew Morrison
Jess Muller
Emily Nguyen

Interests: Neurology, Home Health, Women's Health
Caleb Oakley
Kaley O'Keefe

Interests: Pediatrics, Sports
Michael Paslawski
Emily Pence
Erika Pierce

Interests: Pediatrics, Sports
Natalie Pifer

Interests: Pediatrics, Sports
Anna Plaia
Kelly Reid

Interests: Inpatient Rehab, Neurology, Acute Care, Mental Health, Nutrition, Oncology
Shay Rooney
Mary Rosivack

Interests: Pediatric Outpatient, NICU, Pediatric Inpatient
Crystal Rucker
Luke Sarafian

Interests: Outpatient Orthopedics
Nick Scicchitano
McKenna Simmons

Interests: Sports, Soccer, Youth Orthopedics
Yadi Sims
Zach Slome
Eric Stull

Interests: Neurology, Cardiopulmonary, Acute Care
Ellie Swanson
Courtney Tacogue

Interests: Acute Care, Pediatrics, Neurology
Kamryn Taylor

Interests: Neurology
Chase Thompson
Keeton Toke
Allison Tracy
Joanna Wallen
Ben White
Parker Whittle
Bella Zachariah