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Cheryl Howe, PhD

Assistant Professor, Exercise Physiology
School of Applied Health Sciences and Wellness

howec@ohio.edu

Ph.D., 2010, Kinesiology, University of Massachusetts

Complete Curriculum Vitae (PDF)

 

Research Interest

  

My research focuses on the measurement of the energy cost of physical activity and its effects on health outcomes such as obesity, cardiovascular disease risk factors, and type II diabetes mellitus in children.   

 

Selected Publications

• Howe, Cheryl A, Patty S. Freedson, Henry A. Feldman, Stavroula K. Osganian.  Energy Expenditure and Enjoyment of Common Children's Games in a Simulated Free-Play Environment.  The Journal of Pediatrics, Volume 157, Issue 6, December 2010, Pages 936-942. 

• Howe, Cheryl A, Staudenmayer, John W, Freedson, Patty S.  Accelerometer Prediction of Energy Expenditure: Vector Magnitude Versus Vertical Axis. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise: December 2009 - Volume 41 - Issue 12 - pp 2199-2206

• Howe, Cheryl A, Ryan A. Harris, and Bernard Gutin.  A 10-Month Physical Activity Intervention Improves Body Composition in Young Black Boys. Journal of Obesity, Volume 2011, Article ID 358581, 8 pages.  

• Rebecca E. Hasson, Cheryl A. Howe, Bryce L. Jones, Patty S. Freedson.  Accuracy of four resting metabolic rate prediction equations: Effects of sex, body mass index, age, and race/ethnicity. International Journal of Pediatrics, Volume 2011, Article ID 219268, 7 pages.

• Kozey, Sarah L, Kate Lyden, Cheryl A Howe, John W Staudenmayer, Patty S Freedson.  Accelerometer Output and MET Values of Common Physical Activities.  Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2010 September; 42(9): 1776–1784.