Current Research

We are consistently looking for study participant volunteers who want to engage in professional, cutting-edge, high-impact research.

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Body Composition and Metabolism Study

• Purpose: To compare exercise tolerance and the post-meal metabolic response in different body composition types
• Principal Investigator: Sam R Emerson, PhD
• Lead Graduate Researchers: Bryant Keirns and Sam Nielson
• Inclusion Criteria: Age 18-45 years; normal weight or obese BMI; non-smoking; not pregnant; no pacemaker or electrical implants
• Compensation: None

Informed consent document

 

Metabolic Validity Study

• Purpose: To determine the validity of a new, abbreviated metabolic screening test compared to the conventional test
• Principal Investigator: Sam R Emerson, PhD
• Lead Graduate Researchers: Christina Sciarrillo and Bryant Keirns
• Inclusion Criteria: Age 18-69 years; non-smoking; not pregnant; no pacemaker or electrical implants
• Compensation: $100

Informed consent document

 

BaseMetrics App Study

• Purpose: To pilot test the effectiveness of a new health-tracking app on metabolic risk factors, lifestyle behaviors and health knowledge
• Principal Investigator: Sam R Emerson, PhD
• Lead Graduate Researcher: Jamie Baham
• Inclusion Criteria: Age 30-64 years; not pregnant; no pacemaker or electrical implants
• Compensation: None

Informed consent document