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Lesley J. White, Ph.D.

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Associate Professor, Department of Kinesiology



EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND

B.S. California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, 1989
M.S. California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, 1991
Ph.D. University of New Mexico, 1999

RECENT PUBLICATIONS

White LJ and Castellano V. Exercise and brain health: implications for multiple sclerosis. Part I: Neuronal growth factors. Sports Medicine (in press)

White LJ and Castellano V. Exercise and brain health: implications for multiple sclerosis. Part II: Stress hormones and cytokines. Sports Medicine (in press)

Yarrow JF, PA Borsa, SE Borst, HS Sitren BR Stevens, LJ White. Neuroendocrine response to an acute bout of eccentric enhanced resistance exercise. Medicine and Science in Sport and Exercise. 39(6):941-7, 2007

Yarrow JF, PA Borsa, SE Borst, HS Sitren, LJ White, BR Stevens. Ketoisoproic acid supplementation and muscle performance. Int. J. of Sports Nutr. & Exercise Metab., 2007

White LJ, V Castellano, SC McCoy, W Hou, MF Ferguson, RH Dressendorfer. Cardiovascular risk in multiple sclerosis. Scand. J. Clin. Invest. 66:351-356, 2006

White LJ, V Castellano, SC McCoy. Cytokine responses to resistance training in people with multiple sclerosis. Journal Sport Sciences. 24:1-4, 2006

White LJ, MA Ferguson, SC McCoy. Cardiovascular/non-insulin–dependent diabetes risk factors and intramyocellular lipid in healthy subjects: A cross-sectional study. Metabolism. 55:128-134, 2006

White LJ, WL Sibbitt, RA Robergs, WM Brooks, CM Gasparovic H Petropolous. Accumulation of acetyl groups following cycling using 1H-MR spectroscopy. International Journal of Applied Physiology. 26: 1-5, 2006

Gutierrez GM, SC McCoy, V Castellano, LJ White. Resistance training alters gait kinematics in persons with multiple sclerosis. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. 86(9):1824-9, 2005

Braith RW, PM Magyari, GL Pierce, DG Edwards, JA Hill, LJ White, JM Aranda, Jr. Effect of resistance exercise on skeletal muscle myopathy in heart transplant recipients. American Journal of Cardiology. 95:1192-1198, 2005

White LJ, SC McCoy, MA Ferguson and E. Holland, RH Dressendorfer. Nutrient intake following exercise in an aquatic environment: implications for weight loss. International Journal of Sports Nutrition & Exercise Metabolism. 14:38-47, 2005

White LJ, and RH Dressendorfer. Exercise-related monoparesis in mild multiple sclerosis. Multiple Sclerosis. 11:1-2, 2005

White LJ, G Gutierrez, SC McCoy, V Castellano, JE. Stevens, GA Walter, K Vandenborne. Resistance training improves strength and functional capacity in multiple sclerosis. Multiple Sclerosis. 10(6):668-674, 2004

White LJ and RH Dressendorfer. Exercise in multiple sclerosis. Sports Medicine. 34(15):1077-100, 2004

White LJ, Sibbitt WL, Robergs RA, Ferguson MA, Brooks WM. Intramuscular lipid utilization in response to intermittent cycling. Lipids. 2003; 38(1):9-13.

Ferguson MA, White LJ, McCoy S, Kim H, Petty T, Wilsey J. Plasma adiponectin response to acute exercise in healthy subjects. Eur J Appl Physiol. 2003; 91(2-3):324-9.

White LJ, Ferguson MA, McCoy SC, Kim H. Intramyocellular lipid changes in men and women during aerobic exercise: A 1H-MR spectroscopy study. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2003; 88(12):5638-43.

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