GNYACSM, Fall 2025
Greater New York ACSM Abstracts
Engagement of Senior Leaders in Health Care Increases With Program Participation
Spencer A. Cavan and Andreas Stamatis Dr.
Performance and Self-Kindness in Dynamic Balance: Mindfulness as the Bridge Between Mental Toughness and Self-Compassion
Gustavo F. Saldo, Tomas Chapman-Lopez, Leroy K. Bolden, Olivia Russell, Jeffrey Forsee, Andrew R. Gallucci, and Andreas Stamatis
Lateral Hip and Anterior Groin Pain—Division I Women’s Lacrosse
Ronit V. Patel, Justin Chu, and Andreas Stamatis Dr.
Investigating Flexibility Improvements with Blood Flow Restriction in a Senior Yoga Program
Emma Sarrazin-Boespflug and Andreas Bergdahl
Acute Responses To Indian Clubs As An External Load During A Standardized Warm-up
Tamar Sabo, Alex Rothstein, Carol Ewing Garber, and Paul M. Gallo
The Impact of a Standardized Warm-up Using Indian Clubs on Shoulder IR and Girdle Stability
Milton Dontis, Alex Rothstein, Carol Ewing Garber, and Paul M. Gallo
Shoulder Strength In Division I Baseball Pitchers Over the Course of the Season
Zachary T. Sylvester and Richard J. Boergers
On Equal Footing? Sex-moderated Post-activation Performance Enhancement in Trained Individuals
Alec Piñero, Adam E. Mohan, Ryan Burke, Nicolas Babault, Paul A. Swinton, and Brad J. Schoenfeld
Sports Related Ocular Trauma: Visual Dysfunction and Effects on Sustained Play and Athlete Performance
Saahil Naik and Maria Teresa Fornale
Relationship Between Upper and Lower Quadrant Stability and Muscular Endurance in Active Law Enforcement Officers
Admar Calovini, Nicole Yerys, Andrew Zalot, Jake Finkelstein, Ofra A. Pottorf, Jake Dauplaise, and Katie Sell
The Effect of a Polyphenol-Rich Cranberry Supplement on the Strength-Endurance Performance of Rock Climbers
Antoine Denis, Andreas Bergdahl, and Kate Kraemer
Investigation of Mobility, Stability, and Strength Asymmetries Along the Kinetic Chain in Law Enforcement Officers
Juliana Mendes, Ofra Pottorf, Andrew Zalot, Jake Finkelstein, Jamie Ghigiarelli, Madison Heffren, Joshua Zincke, and Katie Sell
Evaluation of BMI Accuracy in Predicting Elevated Body Fat in Law Enforcement Officers
Thomas L. Johannessen III, Emmalee Mikulis, Ofra Pottorf, Jessie Hirsch, Jamie Ghigiarelli, and Katie Sell
Effect of Short-term Beetroot Supplementation on High-intensity Cycling Sprint Performance in Recreationally Active Adults
Lia M. Karas, Adam M. Gonzalez, David Wang, Jamie J. Ghigiarelli, and Katie M. Sell
Surgical Management of a Grade-II Anterior Talofibular Ligament Tear with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome: A Case Report
Jake Finkelstein, Jessie Hirsch, Ofra A. Pottorf, and Alex Rothstein
The Effects of Dietary Capsaicin on Movement-Induced Hyperemia
Isabella S. Harelick, Valerie Chervinskaya, Kyle Heise, Melissa Severino, Meredith Georger, Zoe Fallon, Elisa Fioraso, Ben Melnick, Kira Pegues, Hashim Ghias, Justin DeBlauw, Erin Davis, Siena Goebel, Will Quinn, Jillian Lang, Elena Shostak, and Stephen Ives FACSM
Effects of Load, Walking Direction, and Lifting Straps on Upper Limb Muscle Activation During the Farmer’s Walk.
Areej Hassan, Chase Morrissey, Merylyn Acosta, and Zaghloul Ahmed
Correlations Between Bioelectrical Impedance and Subjective Measures During Recovery from a 100-Mile Trail Ultramarathon
Colin M. Bayait, Thomas Rosky, Rapolas Mastauskas, Samantha Colon, Aiden Miranda, and Michael G. Wortley
Effects of an Acute Dietary Capsaicin Intervention on Ambulatory Blood Pressure with Sex and Condition Differences: Preliminary Findings
Hashim B. Ghias, Kyle Heise, VALERIE CHERVINSKAYA, Melissa Severino, Isabella Harelick S. Harelick, Meredith Georger, Zoe Fallon, Ben Melnick, KIRA PEGUES, Elisa Fioraso, Erin Davis, Siena Goebel, Will Quin, Jillian Lang, Elena Shostak, Justin DeBlauw, and Stephen Ives
Effects of Differential Interset Temperature Application on Resistance Exercise Performance and Psychophysiology Responses
Adam E. Mohan, Alec Piñero, Ryan Burke, Jackson Mandart, Alysson Enes, Paul A. Swinton, Erik Hummer, Gerard McMahon, and Brad J. Schoenfeld
The Mode of Physical Activity Does Not Affect Post-Prandial Blood Glucose Attenuation When Metabolically Matched
Tanathia Camacho, Adam E. Mohan, Thinh Le Mr., Levi Vazquez, and Douglas J. Oberlin II
Differential Associations Between Physical Activity Subtypes and Psychological Health in Sedentary Urban College Students
Rosselyn A. Charris, Bray Ilori, and Galila Werber-Zion
Subject Specific Autoencoders Reveal Terminal Stage Gait Variability in the Bruce Protocol
Ali Boolani and Azarang Asadi
Turning Aquatic Wearable Research into Coaching Insight: Quantifying Fatigue to Improve Technique
Jack Grotke, Gerald Rashkovsky, and Dhruv Seshadri
Student Oral Presentation
Menstrual Phase Effects on Performance Readiness in Division I Women’s Basketball: A Longitudinal Multi-Modal Study
Hayley E. Whitney, Addie Micir, Rupa Ravi, and Dhruv Seshadri
Poster Presentation - Undergraduate Student
Mind Over Injury: Exploring Mental Imagery as a Game Changer in Athlete Rehabilitation
Maria Angelina Budelman and Jeff Cherubini
Poster Presentation
Effectiveness of Mindfulness for Psychological Distress and Sleep Disturbances in the Post-COVID Population.
ANJUM PADYAL Dr.
President's Cup Posters
Behavioral Predictors of Glycemic Control in People with Type II Diabetes in the Dominican Republic
Shane Phillips, DEVJJA JOSHI, MATTHEW BENAVIDES, ARPITA BEDARKAR, Alex Rothstein, and Amerigo Rossi
Pre-frailty is Associated with Reduced Percent-Predicted Cardiorespiratory Fitness in Patients with Heart Failure
Kellie N. Hoehing, Alexander Chui, Rochelle Goldsmith, Carol Garber FACSM, and Afsana Rahman
Student Award Poster Competition - Doctoral Student
Combining Home Exercise, Fitbit Tracking, and Virtual Reality Mindfulness to Reduce Stress and Improve Cardiometabolic Health: A Physical Therapy Student Research Experience
Sharon A. Martino, Kelly Warren, John Calisi, Anthony Dicrescento, Mehran Mohamad, Gabrielle Lewin, Stefanie Gera, Ashley Youseffi, and Steven Gengo
Student Award Poster Competition - Master's Student
Age and Gender Differences in Half Marathon and Marathon Performance: Predicted vs. Official Finish Times
LENO BENNY, Bridget McFadden, and Gregory Klimaytis
Integrating Muscle Oxygen Monitoring into Achilles Rehabilitation: Teaching Physiological Awareness Through Wearable Technology
Charles Rulon, Joe Amitrano, Marco Giuliani, Kevin Cahill, and Dhruv Seshadri
Others
The Effects of Kanpu Masatsu on Sleep Quality and Fatigue Among Older Adults
Aidan Miranda and Yessica Luna Beltran
Comparison of Physical Fitness Measures and Injury Risk in Law Enforcement Officers
Nicole McCrea, Ofra Pottorf, Cristina Leek, Andrew Ammazzalorso, Jessie Hirsch, Lana Rose, Sonam Lhakey, and Katie Sell