Muscle Physiology Lab

 

University of Massachusetts-Amherst
Department of Kinesiology

 
30 Eastman Lane, 22 Totman Bldg
Amherst, MA 01003
Phone: 413-545-5305
Lab Director: Jane Kent-Braun, Ph.D.

Lab Members

Lab Director:
Jane Kent-Braun, Ph.D.

Post-Docs:
Mike Tevald
Anita Christie

Project Coordinator:
Bryce Jones

Graduate Students:
Damien Callahan
Linda Chung
Stephen Foulis
Ryan Larsen


Collaborators

Lab Alumni

Mike Tevald
Post-Doctoral Fellow

Contact Information:
25A Totman
Telephone:
(413) 545-1717
Email: mtevald@kin.umass.edu

 

Education:
B.A., Biological Sciences, University of Delaware, 1995
MPT, Physical Therapy, University of Delaware, 1997
Ph.D., Physiology, Concentration in Physical Therapy, Virginia Commonwealth University/Medical College of Virginia Campus, 2005

Current Research Interests:
Current research involves the use of non-invasive techniques to investigate the effects of age on skeletal muscle oxygenation, metabolism, and function.

Doctoral Work:
Doctoral research focused on the effects of chronic myocardial infarction on skeletal microvascular function and oxygen transport with an emphasis on the role of nitric oxide.

Recent Publications:
Tevald MA, Lanza IR, Befroy DE, Kent-Braun JA. Intramyocellular oxygenation during ischemic muscle contractions in vivo. Eur J Appl Physiol. 2009 Jun;106(3):333-343. Epub 2009 Mar 11.

 

updated 06/2009