VCOM - Auburn 2017 Yearbook

faculty & staff awards/honors

6. The relationship between serum testosterone and skeletal muscle Wnt signaling markers in 3 to 24 month old rats. 7. The physiological effects of 12-weeks of ketogenic dieting while cross-training. 8. Effects of short-term ketogenic dieting or ketone salt supplementation on body mass, feed efficiency and lipogenic gene expression patterns in different fat depots. 9. Effects of 12-week ketogenic dieting on body composition and performance variables in humans that cross-train. 10. Performance-related and molecular effects of external pneumatic compression as an adjuvant to heavy • The effects of curcumin on nutritionally induced non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and non-alcoholic steatohepatitis. • Effects of a novel plant extract on cycling performance, hemodynamics and markers of red blood cell physiology. • The role of target inflation pressures on skeletal muscle gene expression and the efficacy of a peristaltic pulse external pneumatic compression device as an adjuvant to exercise training. • 2015-2016 Extramural Contract: Age related changes in cardiac and skeletal muscle stem cells and their relation to functional outcomes. • The effects of Red Spinach Extract on variables related to blood flow and exercise performance. 2017 Scientific Poster Presentation Award Winner, Boshell Diabetes & Metabolic Diseases 10th Annual Research Day 2016 Scientific Poster Presentation Award Winner, UAB Center for Exercise Medicine – 4th Annual Symposium. Committee/Boards/Councils 2016 - VCOM-Auburn Campus Faculty Senate Chairman (elected as Chair in 2016) 2016 - VCOM (Institutional) Faculty Senate Co-Chair 2016 - Faculty Senate Member; VCOM-Auburn 2015- Promotion Board Member 2015 - Curriculum and Assessment Block Subcommittee member Funded Grants/Contracts voluminous resistance exercise. Grants/Awards since May 2015:

2016 - AACOM Best Advertising, Second Place 2016 - Collegiate Advertising Awards: Gold award in photo/Illustration category 2016 - Collegiate Advertising Awards: Silver award in magazine advertising series category Member, Public Relations Council of Alabama

2017-2020 Extramural Grant: The antiglycemic effects of a lower pressure external pneumatic compression device in type II diabetics: a molecular and applied investigation. Funding Agency: American Diabetes Association 2017-2018 Extramural Contract: Comparative effects of NormaTec and an alternate device in the treatment of lymphedema. Funding Agency: NormaTec 2016-2017 Extramural Contract: The effects of a pre-workout supplement on markers of fiber recruitment and muscular fatigue. Funding Agency: Maximum Human Performance

LeRon M. Haire, M.B.A. Presentations: “Student Interactions and FERPA Do’s and Don’ts” Committees: Dean’s Council

David Stephen, DO • Spoke at Alabama State University February 23, 2016, for the ASU-VCOM

Financial Aid Committee Information Technology Committee Promotion Board

Induction Ceremony • Gave a “What is a DO?” presentation to a Professional Studies Program of Auburn University (under the directorship of Dr. Childress) Fall 2015, and the same presentation to a group of Pre-Professional Students from Spelman College Spring 2016.

Elliott MacIsaac Leadership Lee County Graduate March of Dimes – Ambassador Family American Cancer Society – Junior Executive Board

Staff

Lee County Auburn Rotary Club – Incoming Treasurer Auburn Chamber of Commerce - Board Member

Alexandria Brice, M.Ed. Committees: Curriculum Oversight Committee Promotion Board Dean’s Council

Jana Schellenger, MS, MLIS, AHIP Presentations: Gave a presentation for faculty/staff called “Get the Scoop on Library

Received PhD April 26, 2017 Dissertation Title: an Examination of Problem-Based Learning and its Impact on Medical Students’ Attitudes and Academic Outcomes: A Meta-Analysis

Resources.” Committees: Co-chair of the Library Committee Facilities Committee IT Committees.

Scott Godwin Committees: Dean’s Council Via Wellness Committee Awards: 2015 - Collegiate Advertising Awards

Serves as a provisional member of AHIP, the Academy of Health Information Professionals

Website Advertising Gold Award

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