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Biography
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Department: Health and Human Performance
Health & Human Performance
Matthew Weinburke
Adjunct Faculty Health and Human Performance […]
Michelle Walters-Edwards
Academic Credentials
B.S (Hons) Staffordshire University, England. U.K.
Ph.D. University of Wales, Bangor. Wales, U.K.
Biography
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Member, American College of Sports Medicine (A.C.S.M); Candidate for American College of Sports Medicine, Registered Clinical Exercise Physiologist Certification
Teaching Area
- Exercise Physiology
- Sports Medicine
- Personal Training
- Health Assessment
- Concepts of Lifetime Fitness
Research Interests
- Neuromuscular rehabilitation
- Prevention of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury in female athletes
- Prevention and reversal of childhood obesity
- Sensory control (and training) of the knee joint
A native of England in the United Kingdom, Dr. Michelle Walters-Edwards has been a full-time faculty member within Marymount’s Health and Human Performance Department since 2005.
Dr. Walters-Edwards has worked as a research scientist at the National Centre for Sports Injury Surgery in the U.K. Previous research interests include the quantification of neuromuscular and sensory control of the knee joint using a novel method of assessment (magnetic stimulation) in both recreational and elite athletes prior to and following an injury to the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) as well as during conditions of fatigue and muscle damage. Dr. Walters-Edwards has served as a special volunteer at the National Institutes of Health, Physical Disabilities Branch of Rehabilitation Medicine and has conducted human performance assessments with D.C. United of Major League Soccer.
Current research projects include exercise and nutrition as an intervention for both adult and childhood obesity.
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Jacqueline Johnson
Adjunct Faculty Health and Human Performance […]
Michael Nordvall
Academic Credentials
B.S., Ithaca College
M.S., Southern Connecticut State University
Ed.D., University of Northern Colorado
Biography
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Teaching Area
- Exercise and Health Sciences
Research Interests
- Cycling Performance
- Genetics in Health and Human Performance
Dr. Michael Nordvall has been a member of the faculty at Marymount University since 1998. He completed his undergraduate work in Health Sciences at Ithaca College, his master’s degree in Human Performance at Southern Connecticut State University, and his doctorate in Kinesiology at the University of Northern Colorado.
Dr. Nordvall teaches several courses in both the undergraduate Health Sciences and graduate Health Promotion Management programs including Introduction to Health and Exercise Science, Honors Exercise Physiology, Applications in Human Performance, and Design of Adult Fitness Programs.
His research interests include high-altitude physiology, performance characteristics of cyclists, and the role of genetics in disease and human performance.
Dr. Nordvall was a 2008 Honors Fellow with the University’s Honors Program.
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Laura Schwartz
Adjunct Health and Human Performance […]
Gwendolyn Francavillo
Academic Credentials
B.A., University of Maryland, Baltimore County
M.P.H., The George Washington University
Ph.D., University of Maryland, College Park
Biography
Other Information
Teaching Area
- Health Psychology
- Stress Management
- Research Methods for Health Education
- Global Health and Culture
- Yoga
Research Interests
- Sexual assault
- Stress management
- Yoga
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Sandra Woods
Adjunct Health and Human Performance […]
Ronald Black
Adjunct Health and Human Performance […]
Kelsey Reed
Adjunct Health and Human Performance […]
