Conversation with Aaron Caldwell, University of Arkansas PhD candidate
Conversation with Dr. Nicholas Greene, Assistant Professor, University of Arkansas
Conversation with Dr. Tim Lightfoot, Omar Smith Endowed Professor of Kinesiology and Director of the Huffines Institute, Texas A&M University
Conversation with PhD student Whitley Atkins about working in a tech start up firm
Student Research Awards
Central States students who present at the regional conference are eligible for student research awards. The Outstanding Student Research Awards are given for each level, undergraduate, master's and doctoral. Application and eligibility details are in the Abstract Submission Guidelines for the Annual Meeting. The winner in each category is provided with financial support to present at the ACSM Annual Meeting in San Francisco.
The best student poster is nominated to compete in the President's Cup at the ACSM Annual Meeting in Orlando. The chapter provides financial support for student travel.
For application instructions please view the Abstract Submission and Scoring information on the Abstract Submission page
2018 Student Research Award Winners
Undergraduate - Bradley Currier - Lindenwood University
Masters - Kirsten Dunlap - University of Arkansas
Doctoral - Emily Witte - Kansas State University
Congratulations to the 2018 Student Research Grant Recipients
Masters Level
Elizabeth Ott (University of Missouri) Role of the carotid chemoreceptors in blood flow and blood pressure regulation during exercise in diabetes
Seth Sievers (Southeast Missouri State University) Acute Effects of Resistance Training Intensity and Volume on Serum Cortisol Response in Division I American Football Linebackers
Doctoral Level
Samuel Buchanan (University of Oklahoma) Alterations of C-Mirna Expression from Whole-Body Vibration and Resistance Exercise in Postmenopausal Women
Aaron Caldwell (University of Arkansas) Influence of heating, standing, and biological sex on vascular dysfunction associated with long-duration sitting
Mitchel Magrini (Oklahoma State University) The Physiological Determinants of Rate of Force Production Across the Life Span