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Athletic Training Lab

The Athletic Training lab is home to both the Athletic Training classes and hands-on laboratory classes.  The Meti-Man computerized patient simulator resides in the Athletic Training lab.  State-of-the-art modalities including: cold laser, decompression traction table, ultrasound, electrical stimulation, whirlpool, cold and hot pacs, allow this Athletic Training lab room to rival most high caliber college athletic training rooms.

Biomechanics Lab

Current research includes looking at the impact of postural adjustments on maintaining balance, jumping/landing mechanics in females, and ways to help the elderly avoid falls.  The equipment allows for analysis of movement, force production, reaction time and electrical activity in muscle.

Equipment includes:

• Bertec force platform
• Noraxon EMG system
• Senix motion analysis system
• Isokinetic dynamometer
• Devices for measuring reaction and movement time

Body Composition Lab

Body composition is assessed with several different methodologies in the Body Composition Lab.

Equipment includes:

• Air Displacement Plethysmography System (Bod Pod )
• InBody 770 Body Composition analyzer
• Tanita Body Composition Analyzer
• Lange skinfold calipers
• Norland Elite DEXA

Dietetics Lab

Students prepare and analyze food using 16 cooking stations with equipment designed to test food texture, macro and micro nutrient content, vitamin analyses, etc.  This laboratory has state-of-the-art technology including IPads for every station, overhead cameras for a demonstration unit, and an adjacent room that can be used for classroom instruction or dining. 

Health Psychology Research Lab

Current research examines college ºÚÁÏÉçÇø health, with a focus on both addictive/harmful behaviors (alcohol use, disordered eating, unsafe and unwanted sexual behavior) and prosocial activities (women’s leadership, life satisfaction, and scholastic achievement). Most recently, our research explored the impact of Thursday drinking on academic consequences. In addition, several of our studies assessed the relationship between Drunkoexia and other variables. Breathalyzers are utilized in the field work and advanced statistical methods (e.g., structural equation modeling, latent class analysis, social network analysis) in examinations. 

Human Performance Lab

Research and service projects include biometric screening for all athletes, the impact of exercise on hearing, physical activity in children, and the potential impact of treadmill workstations on health and function.

Equipment includes:

• Four ParvoMedics Metabolic Measurement Systems
• Three Electrocardiograph Systems
• Blood Chemistry Equipment
• -80°C Freezer
• Portable Oxygen Analyzer
• Various Treadmills & Exercise Bikes
• Heartrate Monitors, Pedometers, Accelerometer

Muscle Physiology Wet Lab

Current research is focused on the relationships among age, physical activity level, and skeletal muscle inflammation.  Elevated skeletal muscle inflammation has been linked to the development of type II diabetes and age-related muscle loss (sarcopenia).

• BioRad ChemiDoc MP Imaging System
• BioTek Synergy HT Micro-Plate Reader
• Tuttnauer-Brinkmann Analytic Scale
• Thermo-Scientific Revco ExF Ultra-Low Freezer
• Refrigerated centrifuge and micro-centrifuge
• BioRad Power Pac HC
• Applied Biosystems StepOne™ Real-time PCR System
• Thermo Fisher HM525 NX Cryostat

Neuromuscular Lab

Current research includes a variety of projects investigating muscle strength, muscle endurance and caloric expenditure following different modes of exercise, injury prevention during jumping, nerve and muscle activities before, during and after an explosive exercise, and motion analyses of sport performance.

Equipment includes:

• Magnum Resistance Training Equipment
• Various Cardiovascular Exercise Equipment

Sensory Lab

The Food Sensory Lab in the Nutrition and Dietetics program involves interdisciplinary research using sensory technology in Sensory Analysis Booths. Nutrition ºÚÁÏÉçÇøs gain a deep understanding for how specific ingredients, packaging, processes and environments influence the sensory properties of foods. This technology includes individual testing booths equipped with access windows, controlled lighting, a customized exhaust system and use of industry technology for data collection and analysis.

Vascular Physiology Lab

Current research focuses on investigating the impact of exercise and/or dietary interventions on vascular function and cardiometabolic risk in healthy and clinical populations.

Equipment includes:

• Terason uSmart 3300 Ultrasound System for measurement of arterial flow-mediated dilation and carotid intima-media thickness
• SphygmoCor XCEL for measurement of central arterial pressure waveform, pulse wave velocity, and arterial stiffness
• Hokanson Rapid Cuff Inflation System