RESEARCH INTERESTS
1. Investigating the effects of respiratory muscle training on cardiovascular health and the physiological responses during exercise.
2. Determining the role of pharma/nutraceuticals, diet, exercise, sleep, etc. on cardiovascular health.
3. Examining novel interventions that can improve cardiovascular health throughout the lifespan.
RESEARCH EQUIPMENT
Lab Software
- Hemolab 23.8 (Harald Stauss Scientific)
- LabVIEW 2024 (National Instruments)
- LabChart Pro 8 (ADInstruments)
- JMP Pro 16 (JMP Statistical)
- SPSS Statistics 29 (IBM)
- Food Processor (ESHA)
- EndNote 21 (Clarivate)
- HRV Scientific (Kubios)
- SAS 9.4 (SAS Institute)
- MATLAB (MathWorks)
- FMD Studio (Quipu)
- Prism 10 (GraphPad)
- G*Power 3.1
Lab Equipment
- Beat-to-beat Blood Pressure/Hemodynamics Monitoring (NOVA; Finapres)
- Exercise Respiratory Monitoring System (ADInstruments)
- Recumbent Cycle Ergometer (Ergoselect 600; COSMED)
- Microneurography Unit (Neuro Amp EX; ADInstruments)
- Rapid Cuff Inflation System (E20; Hokanson Vascular)
- Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitors (A&D Medical)
- Ultrasound (Epiq 7C, L-12/X-5 transducers; Philips)
- Inspiratory Muscle Trainers (K3; POWERbreathe)
- Physical Activity Monitors (wGT3X-BT; Acticorp)
- Pulse Oximeter (Oximeter Pod; ADInstruments)
- Skin Colormeter (DSM III; Cortex Technologies)
- Blood Pressure Monitor (Hem 907XL; OMRON)
- Metabolic Cart (Parvo Medics TrueOne 2400)
- PowerLab 16/35, BioAmp (ADInstruments)
- Grip Force Transducer (ADInstruments)
- Respiratory Belt (ADInstruments)
- Spirometer (ADInstruments)