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Michael Kushnick, PhD

Associate Professor, Exercise Physiology
Co-Director, Exercise Physiology Laboratory
Director, Exercise Biochemistry Laboratory

School of Applied Health Sciences and Wellness
kushnick@ohio.edu

Ph.D., 2003, Exercise Physiology, Florida State University

Complete Curriculum Vitae (PDF)

Research Interests

• Exercise/physical activity and lifestyle interventions to attenuate chronic disease risk factors and chronic diseases
• Hormonal regulation of blood glucose maintenance in response to nutritional slowly digestible starches

Selected Publications

• S. Campbell, R. Moffatt, M. Kushnick.  Continuous and Intermittent Walking Alters HDL2-C and LCATa.  Atherosclerosis, E-Pub, June 2011.

• A. Wapner, J. Bianco, M. Lustic, M. Kushnick, G. Brannan, J. Shubrook.  TAKE ACTION: A Community-Based Approach to Childhood Obesity.  Childhood Obesity, 6(4): 270-6, 2010.

• M. de Groot, M. Kushnick, T. Doyle, J. Merrill, M. McGlynn, J. Shubrook, F. Schwartz.  A Model of Community-Based Behavioral Intervention for Depression in Diabetes: Program ACTIVE.  Diabetes Spectrum, 23(1): 15-17, 2010.

• M. de Groot, M. Kushnick, T. Doyle, J. Merrill, M. McGlynn, J. Shubrook, F. Schwartz.  Depression among Adults with Diabetes: Prevalence, Impact and Treatment Options.  Diabetes Spectrum, 23(1): 18-24, 2010.

• G. Simoes, S. Moreira, M. Kushnick, H. Simoes, C. Campbell. Post-Resistance Exercise Blood Pressure Reduction is Influenced by Exercise Intensity in Type-2 Diabetics and Non-Diabetic Individuals.  Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 24(5): 1277-84, 2010.