Exercise Science & EMU Faculty Members

I was required to find someone who works at Eastern Michigan University in an area of study similar to that of my interests. The closest major available here that applies to what I am interested in is probably Exercise Science, which consists of learning about subjects such as physiology/anatomy, biology, chemistry, and so on.

One of the first people I came across on the school's website was Anthony Moreno, who is the undergraduate program coordinator of Exercise Science at EMU, as well as a professor. His interests are most applicable to mine out of the main Exercise Science faculty, however I do not think any of his publications are relevant enough to my research topic for me to use them. 

It stood out to me that one of his interests is strength training and preventing sports injuries for youth because strength training is my focus as well. On Moreno's page in the directory, it also stated that he is interested in "the role of motor skill ability on physical activity throughout the lifespan."

A second faculty member I found, named Becca Moore, is an assistant professor at EMU. She took part in writing an article titled "Carbohydrate and protein hydrolysate coingestions improvement of late-exercise time-trial performance." At first I thought this might be useful for my research, but it was not applied to weightlifting, MPS, and hypertrophy, but rather the effect of the coingestions on a cyclist. I have come across the term 'coingestion' with protein and carbohydrates while doing research for my topic, so this may help me understand the relevance of coingestion in regards to exercise overall.

Looking at these profiles along with those of the other faculty members, it seems that there is a wide range of things to look into regarding Exercise Science: coingestion, obesity, cardiovascular exercise, how muscle changes as individuals get older, topics regarding muscular diseases, and the list goes on. I am disappointed that I wan't able to find someone at EMU with research interests that directly correlate with mine, but Exercise Science is definitely relevant to my topic. Obesity is something I think I would like looking into so I can better understand the physical state that is opposite of the one I am currently focused on, plus it is such a growing problem in the United States and other places around the world.