Ph.D. in Kinesiology - New Mexico Tech

KIN 2504: Principles of Conditioning
Courses developed.
Husson Physical Therapy:
PT 561: Pathophysiology (in development)
PT 661: Exercise for Special Populations
PT 664: Geriatric Physical Therapy
LSU KInesiology
KIN 7503: Physical Dimensions of Aging
KIN 4525: Advanced Anatomy and Pathophysiology
Employment History (Clinical).
1996-2006: Consultant, Senior Wellness Program at St. James Place Continuing Care Retirement
Community, Baton Rouge, LA.
1996-1998: Clinical Consultant for General Health System, Baton Rouge, LA.
1987-1996: Clinical Exercise Physiologist, Baton Rouge General Medical Center.
Program design, implementation and evaluation: Development of a hospital-based outpatient
cardiac rehabilitation clinic; Complete restructuring of secondary prevention programs for coronary
artery disease; Identification and subsequent monitoring and evaluation of quality indicators in the
cardiac rehab setting; Development of patient tracking system for monitoring demographic and
physiological information on post-cardiac event patients.
1984-1985: Adult Fitness Program Assistant Director at the YMCA of Kingston, New York.
Relevant Professional Service.
2007-2009: Member, Board of Directors for Penobscot Community Health Care System
2006-2009: Member, Advisory Board to Eastern Maine Medical Center Cardiac Wellness Center
2004-2005: Chairman, Board of Directors Southside YMCA of Baton Rouge
2002-2006: Member, Board of Directors, Southside YMCA of Baton Rouge
2000-2006: Member, LSU Life Course and Aging Center
2000-2002: Co-chair of the National American College of Sports Medicine Aging Interest Group
1998-present: reviewer for Journal of Gerontology, Journal of Aging and Physical Activity, Journal of
Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation, Research Quarterly in Exercise and Sport, Comparitive
Physiology,and others.
Relevant Memberships.
American College of Sports Medicine
American Physical Therapy Association (Faculty Partner)
American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance
Publications:
Book Chapters
Chow D, Grandenetti A, Wood RH. Autonomic complications of AIDS and other infectious disorders, In
Clinical Autonomic Disorders, 3 rd ed.(Philip Low, ed.). Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins. pp. 455-467 (2008).
Peer reviewed manuscripts (* denotes corporate authorship)
K E Cherry, R Ellis, R Wood, et al. Social Engagement and Health in Younger, Older, and Oldest-Old
Adults in the Louisiana Healthy Aging Study (LHAS) (2011). Journal of Applied Gerontology. (In Press).
D Chow, R Wood et al. Cardiovagal autonomic function in HIV-infected patients with unsuppressed HIV
viremia. (2011). HIV Clinical Trials (In Press).