SU Human Performance Laboratory

11/06/2020

CONGRATULATIONS to our fabulous HPL members for their extraordinary presentations at the VIRTUAL Mid-Atlantic Regional Chapter American College of Sports Medicine Conference today. All members were nominated for awards because their abstract scored in the top 5 for each student category!

Isabel WON the Undergraduate Student Award and she presented on “Associations of Anxiety and Depressive Symptomology on Subclinical Cardiovascular Disease Risk in Young Women.”

Andrew was nominated for the Master’s Student Award and he presented on “Arterial Stiffness and Wave Reflections Predict Postural Sway in Young Adults.”

Jacob was nominated for the PhD Student Award and he presented on “Central Vascular Reactivity to Mental Stress in Emergency Responders.”

Lainie was also nominated for the PhD Student Award and she presented on “Racial Differences in Heart Rate, Cardiac Autonomic Modulation, and Physical Activity in Children.”

Well done everyone!

09/19/2020

Hello, I am a master’s student at Syracuse University. I’m interested in studying how COVID-19 infection might impact heart and lung function in COVID-19 survivors.

Due to COVID-19, this research study is being conducted remotely, in the safety of your own home. We are providing participants with supplies to measure blood pressure and lung function. We will provide disinfectant materials as an extra precaution. You will also be asked to complete questionnaires online, which will take approximately 45 minutes to complete. All supplies will be delivered and picked-up from your residence based on your schedule.

To qualify for this study, you must be 21 years of age or older, not currently have a pacemaker, have been tested for COVID-19 (either positive or negative), and not be currently infected with COVID-19. Additionally, you must have access to a computer or smart phone so that we may communicate via Zoom meetings. You must also agree to brief Zoom meetings to discuss the study and how to properly wear and use the provided equipment.
If you decide to participate in this study, you will be compensated with a regular blood pressure cuff for completion of the study measurements.

Your participation is completely voluntary and you will not be penalized in any way if you choose not to participate. Any information collected from you will be deidentified and kept completely confidential.

If you have any questions about this research study, or if you think you might qualify to participate, please email Andrew Heckel at [email protected], Danielle Arcidiacono at [email protected], or Jacob DeBlois at [email protected]. Thank you in advance for your help with this project. Please feel free to share this with anyone you think might be interested.

09/03/2020

Hello, I am a doctoral student at Syracuse University. I study cardiovascular health of emergency responders (police, firefighters, EMS personnel, and military personnel). I am interested in studying how mental health might impact blood pressure and the risk of future cardiovascular disease in emergency responders.

Due to COVID-19, this research study is being conducted remotely, in the safety of your own home. We are providing participants with disinfectant materials, a blood pressure cuff to wear for 24 hours, an activity monitor to wear for 9 days, and a heart rate monitor to wear for 15 minutes. You will also be asked to complete questionnaires online, which will take approximately 40 minutes to complete.

To qualify for this study, you must be between the ages of 21 and 64 years old, not have cardiovascular disease, diabetes or another metabolic disease, and not have high cholesterol. You should not be taking medications that might affect your heart (such as aspirin or anti-inflammatories). Additionally, you must have access to a computer or smart phone so that we may communicate via Zoom meetings. You must also agree to brief face-to-face Zoom meetings to discuss the study and how to use the blood pressure cuff and heart rate monitor.

Your participation is completely voluntary, and you will not be penalized in any way if you choose not to participate. Any information collected from you will be deidentified and kept completely confidential (not shared with any Supervisors/Chiefs).

If you have any questions about this research study, or if you think you might qualify to participate, please email Jacob DeBlois at [email protected]. Thank you in advance for your help with this project. Please feel free to share this with anyone you think might be interested.

10/16/2017

We are recruiting for a new study! If you or someone you know may be interested in participating please contact us!

04/27/2017

HPL PhD candidate Wes Lefferts attended the 2017 Experimental Biology conference to present data on racial differences in contributors to aortic blood pressure in children. Wes and colleague Mandy Bunsawat (Univ of Illinois, Chicago; pictured below) each received the Caroline Tum Suden/Frances Hellebrandt Award from the American Physiology Society.

02/18/2017

Tune into CNY Central tomorrow morning to see HPL PhD candidate Wes Lefferts discuss the importance of blood pressure and brain health!

01/14/2017

The HPL headlining talks at the Mid-Atlantic Regional Chapter of the American College of Sports Medicine Conference!

01/14/2017

Wes Lefferts on the Bridge Street morning show discussing the importance of blood pressure and his ongoing research project!

http://www.localsyr.com/bridge-street/blood-pressure-study-at-syracuse-university/639740677

If you’ve been diagnosed with high blood pressure or have normal blood pressure and are between the ages of 45 to 65, this is important for you to hear. Wes Lefferts is a Syracuse University graduate student conducting a study about how high blood pressure can affect your brain and he's looking for…

01/11/2017

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2TIQRY9xAbs

Jackie Augustine getting some publicity for her Master's Thesis back in 2012!