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CURRICULUM VITAE |
BRENDA L. SWEARINGIN |
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 |
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
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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. |
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 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-) |
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