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Northwest and Alaska Chapters Conference Proceedings - American College of Sports Medicine

Editor's note:

The Northwest and Alaska chapters of the American College of Sports Medicine held a joint conference in 2016, and this issue contains the abstracts from research presented by both chapters at this conference. Those abstracts representing research presented by members of the Alaska chapter are noted as such within the abstract just below the title and authors.

Slide Presentations - Undergraduate Students

 

SKIKU AND SLEEP QUALITY IN ALASKA NATIVE YOUTH
H Wing, K Leonard, L Flora, R Kornfield, and RH Coker

 

SKIKU AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY IN ALASKA NATIVE YOUTH
K Leonard, H Wing, L Flora, R Kornfield, and RH Coker

Poster Presentations - Undergraduate Students

 

THE EFFECT OF HYDRATION STATUS ON PHYSIOLOGICAL MARKERS DURING HEAT ACCLIMATION
C Alfiero; K Nickol; M Schleh; B Ruby, FACSM; and CL Dumke, FACSM

 

RELATIVE MUSCLE CONTRIBUTIONS DURING A SIMULATED SINGLE ARM ROCK CLIMBING HOLD EXERCISE
M Zimny, B Carino, K Tice, B Wallace, and RS McCulloch

 

EFFECTS OF ACUTE EXERCISE ON THE MEASUREMENT OF BODY COMPOSITION
J LaPlante; T Nice; A Esselstrom; T Reeves; and K Witzke, FACSM

 

THE ROLE OF MMP-9 IN SATELLITE CELL ACTIVATION AFTER INCREASED ACTIVITY
M Pang; G McCall, FACSM; R Mehan; J-P Hyatt; and J Kim

 

THE ROLE OF MMP-2, 9, AND 13, IN THE REGULATION OF SKELETAL MUSCLE HYPERTROPHY
RE Fitzpatrick, GE McCall, RS Mehan, J Hyatt, and JA Kim

 

EFFECTS OF SELF-SELECTED, VARYING TEMPO MUSIC ON PERFORMANCE AND PERCEIVED EXERTION IN COLLEGIATE ROWERS
D Bell, I Dominguez, A Fijalka, B Wallace, K Woodworth, M Zimny, and J McKenzie

 

PLASMA VOLUME CHANGES WITH PASSIVE HEAT ACCLIMATION: A COMPARISON OF METHODS
JR Steele; VE Brunt; BR Ely; LN Comrada; and CT Minson, FACSM

 

NUTRIENT INTAKE OF ELITE ATHLETES WITH SPINAL CORD INJURY
H Gerrish, K Pritchett, D Ogan, R Pritchett, M LaCroix, and E Broad

 

DOES CAFFEINE HAVE ERGOGENIC EFFECTS ON WALL SIT DURATION IN COLLEGE-AGED MALES?
KF Sander, SA Sander, TE Cherry, VA Wimer, AK Higgins, SW LaVigne, and JM McKenzie

 

THE EFFECTS OF SUSPENSION EXERCISE ON KNEE STABILIZATION IN FEMALES
M Chamberlain, S Anderson, S Clay, S Musgrove, J Sanburg, and R McCulloch

 

SERUM MYOKINE LEVELS DURING THE 430 MILE YUKON ARCTIC ULTRA
AN Weaver, MS Coker, M Steinach, and RH Coker

 

A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF TWO COMMONLY WORN WRIST ACTIVITY MONITORS
TD Kidman, B Thomas, M Higdon, T Johansen, and DE Lankford

 

STUDYING WHILE EXERCISING: THE EFFECT OF MODERATE EXERCISE ON LONG-TERM MEMORY
AL Cummins, SM Clay, BA Coad, KR Nelson, BA Cariño, and DB Thorp

 

THE EFFECT OF BODY HAIR ON AIR DISPLACEMENT PHETHYSMOGRAPHY ASSESSING BODY FAT PERCENTAGE
J Fletcher; A Bond; T Blacker; M Zemp; T Kidman; P Larece; T Davis; and DE Lankford, FACSM

 

EFFECTS OF CLIMATIC CONDITIONS ON MOUNTAIN ULTRA-MARATHON RUNNERS’ HEART RATE VARIABILITY AND PARASYMPATHETIC ACTIVITY
SS Sahota, PK Singh, IJ Foster, AL Wookey, MJ Rogers, CQ Malcolm, and MD White

Slide Presentations - Master's Students

 

25(OH)D LEVELS OF TRAINED V. SEDENTARY COLLEGE STUDENTS AT 64° N
S Jerome, K Sticka, T Schnurr, A Reynolds, and K Dunlap

 

CARDIOMETABOLIC RESPONSES TO SELF-REGULATED SHALLOW WATER EXERCISE
M Fisher, L D'Acquisto, D D'Acquisto, K Roemer, J Tesfaye, M Dohrman, and L Miller

 

CARDIOMETABOLIC AND PERCEIVED EXERTION RESPONSES TO HIGH INTENSITY INTERVAL SHALLOW WATER EXERCISE
LJ Miller, LJ D'Acquisto, D D'Acquisto, K Roemer, and M Fisher

 

EFFECTS OF FLUID TEMPERATURE AND VOLUME ON THERMOREGULATION AND PERFORMANCE IN THE HEAT
M Johannsen; J Cuddy; W Hailes; M Schleh; and B Ruby, FACSM

 

25(OH)D STATUS OF ELITE ATHLETES WITH A SPINAL CORD INJURY IN WINTER RELATIVE TO LIFESTYLE FACTORS
G Simpson, H Brzozowski, K Pritchett, R Pritchett, D Ogan, E Broad, and M LaCroix

Slide Presentations - Doctorate Students

 

STEADY STATE SKELETAL MUSCLE TEMPERATURE DURING MODERATE INTENSITY SINGLE LEG DYNAMIC KNEE EXTENSION EXERCISE
JE Mangum; MJ Luttrell; MC Peck; MR Ely; DC Sieck; P Abdala; and JR Halliwill, FACSM

Poster Presentations - Professionals

 

HISTAMINE RECEPTOR-MEDIATED SUSTAINED POST-EXERCISE VASODILATION IN YOUNG TRAINED AND UNTRAINED ADULTS
MJ Luttrell; PM Abdala; MR Ely; DC Sieck; JE Mangum; and JR Halliwill, FACSM

 

ANGIOTENSIN II TYPE 1 RECEPTOR CONTRIBUTES TO VENTILATOR-INDUCED DIAPHRAGM DYSFUNCTION
SE Hall, AJ Smuder, MP Wiggs, AB Morton, KJ Sollanek, and SK Powers

Applied Fitness Thematic Posters - Undergraduate Students

 

EFFECT OF DYNAMIC STRETCHING AND SELF-MYOFASCIAL RELEASE ON MUSCLE POWER AND FLEXIBILITY
T Adams; A Carlson; J Hunt; H Murphy; N Violet; and K Witzke, FACSM

Biomechanics Thematic Posters - Undergraduate Students

 

THE QUANTIFIED MEASUREMENT OF BACKPACK INSTABILITY USING IMPROPERLY FIT STRAPS
V Wimer, A Higgins, T Cherry, S LaVigne, and B Higginson

 

THE INFLUENCE OF MAXIMAL RUNNING SHOES ON LOWER EXTREMITY BIOMECHANICS IN RECREATIONAL RUNNERS
J Strang; M DeAvilla; C Pope; J Silver; A Tallon; C Conti; K Witzke, FACSM; and C Pollard

 

EFFECTS OF VARIOUS INCLINES ON MUSCLE ACTIVATION WHILE WALKING WITH A CONSTANT LOAD
I Dominguez, D Bell, A Fijalka, K Woodworth, and B Higginson

Environmental Physiology Thematic Posters - Undergraduate Students

 

THE EFFECT OF DEHYDRATION ON HEAT ACCLIMATION
R Berland; C Briscoe; M Schleh; BC Ruby, FACSM; and CL Dumke, FACSM

 

ACUTE HEMODYNAMIC ADJUSTMENTS TO HOT WATER IMMERSION
SM Harris; BR Ely; VE Brunt; ES Wright; and CT Minson, FACSM

 

PASSIVE HEAT THERAPY IMPROVES NITRIC OXIDE SIGNALING AND OXIDATVE STRESS
TM Eymann; VE Brunt; KM Wiedenfield-Needham; and CT Minson, FACSM

 

IS VO2 SUPRESSED DURING NON-APNOEIC FACIAL SUBMERSION?
S Anderson; M Chamberlain; S Musgrove; A Partusch; K Tice; and DB Thorp, PhD

Performance Thematic Posters - Undergraduate Students