Lab Director
Katharine D. Currie, Ph.D., CEP
Assistant Professor
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Dr. Currie is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Kinesiology, a Clinical Exercise Physiologist (CEP; Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology), and the Director of the Exercise & Cardiovascular Health Outcomes Lab. She received her Ph.D. from McMaster University (Hamilton, Canada) where she examined the effects of low-volume, high-intensity interval exercise training on cardiovascular health in individuals with coronary artery disease. Following this, Dr. Currie completed postdoctoral fellowships at the Universities of British Columbia and Toronto and McMaster University where she continued to examine cardiovascular health outcomes in a variety of populations including individuals with spinal cord injuries, Olympic and Paralympic athletes, and children. Dr. Currie is trained in exercise testing and a number of cardiovascular assessments including echocardiography, flow-mediated dilation, arterial stiffness and blood pressure measurements. Her research focuses on the acute and chronic cardiovascular responses to exercise to understand individual responses to exercise and exercise training.
Graduate Students
Amy Boettcher, M.S., CEP
Ph.D. Student
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Amy is a second year Ph.D. student in the Department of Kinesiology with an emphasis in exercise physiology. She received her MA in Exercise Science from Northern Michigan University (’19). After working with Cardiac Rehab patients in Port Townsend, WA, she is returning to school to study cardiac adaptations to exercise. She is also interested in researching how hormonal differences between sexes may impact cardiac responses to exercise. She currently serves as a research assistant working with Dr. Katharine Currie.
Wesley Blumenburg, M.S.
Ph.D. Student
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Wesley joins our lab from Charleston, South Carolina. He is a first-year Exercise Physiology Ph.D. student whose research interests include investigating modifiable lifestyle factors that may contribute to cardiovascular disease burden. Wesley received his bachelor’s degree from the College of Charleston and completed his M.S. at Georgia Southern University (Armstrong) in Savannah. A fun fact about Wesley is that he loves to play guitar in his free time. He is always learning new songs and practicing when he is not working.
Medical Students
We are currently looking for medical students for spring 2022. Please contact Dr. Currie if interested.
Undergraduate Research Assistants
Nabeeha Ali
Joshua Dixon
Ethan Kaul
Allie Lumberg
Hannah Penfold
Elaine Nevins
Ethan Weitzman
ECHO Lab Alumni
Master of Science Students
Cody Stemple
Undergraduate Students
2022: Sydney DeBlander, Veronica Hindle, Ethan Kulaszewski, Ramy Salamey, Hayden Stauffer
2021: Brooke Chmiel, Morgan Porter, Cami Vida, Zac Wright-Fisher
2020: Rachael Cohen, Kadeeja Murrell, Anna Nguyen, Jorden Tran
2019: Eric McElrath
Medical Students
Hemal R. Dholakia, Osteopathic Medicine
Nicholas W. DiLoreto, Osteopathic Medicine
Jennifer Kang, Osteopathic Medicine