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Dr. Heidi K. Byrne

A Photo of Dr. Heidi K. ByrneOffice: 305 Tuttle North
Phone: (585) 395-2601
E-mail: hbyrne@brockport.edu

Education:
PhD, University of Texas at Austin
MS, University of Wisconsin at La Crosse
BA, University of Virginia

Area(s) of Specialty:
Exercise physiology

Research Interest(s):
Obesity, metabolism, and human performance

Publications:
Petersen, S., H. Byrne, L. Cruz. The Reality of Fitness: What Physical Education Majors "Know and Can Do". The Physical Educator, 60(1):5-18, 2003.

H. Y. Kang, S.H. Kim, W.J. Lee, H.K. Byrne. Effects of Ginseng Ingestion of Growth Hormone, Testosterone, Cortisol and IGF-I Responses to Acute Resistance Exercise. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 16(2):179-183, 2002.

Byrne, H.K. and J.H. Wilmore. The Effects of a 20-Week Exercise Training Program on Resting Metabolic Rate in Previously Sedentary, Moderately Obese Women. The International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism, 11(1):15-31, 2001.

Byrne, H.K. and J.H. Wilmore. The Relationship of Mode and Intensity of
Training on Resting Metabolic Rate in Women. The International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism, 11(1):1-14, 2001.

Byrne, H.K. and J.H. Wilmore. The Effects of Resistance Training on Resting Blood Pressure in Women. The Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 14(4):411-418, 2000.

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Awards/Honors:

  • Coach of the Year. Wisconsin Women's Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. February 1990.
  • Member of Kappa Delta Phi, University of Texas at Austin, September 1992 - 1994.
  • Article by Chandler, Byrne, and Ivy (1994) was selected as an outstanding contribution to the field of sports nutrition by the Research Digest Editors of the International Journal of Sport Nutrition, 1994.

Other:
Heidi joined the SUNY-Brockport faculty in 1997. She is a member of The American College of Sports Medicine, The National Strength and Conditioning Association, and AAPHERD. Her hobbies include cycling and windsurfing.