Interactive CV

CURRICULUM VITAE

BRENDA L. SWEARINGIN

Home: Office: 214a Corbett Center
North Carolina A&T State University
Greensboro, NC 27411

Email: brendas@ncat.edu Telephone: (336) 334-7712

URL: http://brendaswearingin.tripod.com FAX: (336) 334-7258

AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION The use of lifestyle modification for the modification of obesity-related risk factors

AREAS OF COMPETENCE Biomechanics, Exercise Physiology, Aquatics and Exercise-Science related fields

PRESENT POSITION Adjunct Assistant Professor at North Carolina A&T State University for the department of Human Performance and Leisure Studies in The School of Education 2004-

PREVIOUS POSITION Instructor at North Carolina A&T State University for the department of Human Performance and Leisure Studies in The School of Education 1999-2004

EDUCATION

2006 Ph.D. (ABD) Expected

Exercise and Sports Science University of North Carolina -Greensboro

The Comparison of Lifestyle Activities and Traditional Aerobic Exercise for the Modification of Obesity-Related Risk Factors in African-American Women.

(Advisor: Laurie Wideman)

1998 M.S. Exercise Science, Biomechanics University of Arkansas

Concentric versus Eccentric Exercise and Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness in Middle-Aged Women) (Advisor: Ro DiBrezzo)

1986 B.S.Ed. Kinesiology University of Arkansas

GRANTS AND FUNDING EXPERIENCE

2005
USDA Grant for Research in Obesity-Related Disorders, June 2005

· Grant Received 02/15/05

Futures Ventures Funds Grant: Health Disparities, August 2005

· Grant Received 02/15/05

2004
Sally Schindel Cone Grants for Special Projects in Women’s Studies, March 2004

               · Grant Received 04/29/04

NIH AREA GRANT, Joint project for Type II diabetic risk in women, January 2004

               · Grant received 11/15/04

2003
Woodrow Wilson- Johnson & Johnson Dissertation Grants in Women’s Health, Grant Proposal, 2003

              · Submitted full grant proposal in November of 2003: Grant Awards in February, 2004.

2002-2004
Teaching Adapted Physical Education in Rural Settings (TAPERS Grant Program), Project Administrator, 2002-2004

· Responsible for the administrative aspects for scholarships and stipends for students enrolled in the program.

National Youth Sports Programs, Aquatics Director, 2002-2003

· Responsible for all aquatics programming, staff training and evaluation.

1999
Nike/YWCA Girls Sports Programs, High Point YWCA, 1999

· Responsible for proposal and grant submission for procurement of funds.

· Participated in Nike/YWCA Girls Sports Programming Training, Tempe, AZ

· Responsible for all aspects of grant administration, programming, evaluation and reporting.

REFEREED JOURNAL ARTICLES

2006                 Wideman, L., Consitt, L., Swearingin, B., Bloomer, R. & Davis, P. (2006). The impact of gender and exercise duration on growth hormone secretion. Journal of Endocrinology. (Submitted)

2001
                DiBrezzo, R., Fort, I., Swearingin, B., & Ferguson, R. (2001). A comparison of concentric and eccentric resistive strength exercise on women of 30 to 50 years of age. Arkansas Journal, 36 (1). 35-40.

CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS

2006 Swearingin, B. L. & Wideman, L. (2006). Lifestyle Physical Activity vs. Traditional Exercise for the Reduction of Obesity-Related Risk Factors in African-American Women. Public Health Forum, Greensboro, NC, 2006
Swearingin, B. L., Mohammed, A., Lynch, P., Gruber, K. & Robbins, J., (2006). Prevalence of Potentially Modifiable Type II Diabetic Risk Factors Among African-American College Students. Public Health Forum, Greensboro, NC, 2006

2005 Wideman, L., Consitt, L., Swearingin, B., Bloomer, R. & Davis, P. (2006). The impact of gender and exercise duration on growth hormone secretion. National Endocrine Society Conference, San Diego, CA.

2004 Swearingin, B. L. & Wideman, L., Jones, E. & Kennedy-Malone, L. (2005). Prevalence of Type II Diabetic Risk in Elderly African Americans. Souteastern ACSM, Atlanta, GA.



RESEARCH INTERESTS

My research interests examine the use of lifestyle modification for the reduction of obesity-related risk factors, such as body composition, cardiorespiratory fitness, and biochemical risk factors (i.e. total cholesterol, HDL: LDL cholesterol ratios, fasted plasma blood glucose and protein inflammatory markers) which are commonly associated with cardiovascular disease and diabetes. While the focus of my research is on physical activity interventions, the effects of physical activity, in varying doses cannot stand alone in its association with obesity-related disorders. For this reason, the line of research that I currently pursue uses multivariate analysis in an effort to describe the interaction of psychological, physiological and social interactions with obesity and the modification of related risk factors.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE (see Teaching Portfolio for further details)

Undergraduate: Life Science for Elementary Educators I, II

Graduate: Issues in Evolution/Ecology for Teachers, Science: Historical and Philosophical Perspectives, Science Education Seminar, Teaching of Biological Sciences

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

American College of Sports Medicine; American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance; South East Chapter of the American College of Sports Medicine

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE

Chair of Aquatics Committees (2002-present)

Member, Institute of Public Health Advisory Committee (2004-)

Member, Institute of Public Health Director Search Committee (2004-2005)

Member, Human Performance and Leisure Studies Graduate Committee (2004-)

Member, Sport Science and Fitness Management Curriculum Committee (2004-)