ACSM Travel Award Recipients - ACSM

We congratulate our award recipients on their achievements!

Barbara Campaigne Women’s Health, Sport & Physical Activity Travel Award

2024-2025

LIFE-Moms: Effects of a Lifestyle Intervention in Overweight and Obese Pregnant Women on Physical Activity

Hannah Cabre
Pennington Biomedical Research Center

Charles M. Tipton Student Research Award

2024-2025

Physical Activity Variability In Patellofemoral Pain And Its Relation To Clinical And Psychological Outcomes

Sungwan Kim
University of Connecticut

Mitochondrial ABCB7 is Required for Exercise-induced Protection Against Doxorubicin Toxicity

Imtiaz Masfique Dowllah
University of Florida

Drinkwater Leadership Award in Women’s Health, Sport & Physical Activity

2024-2025

Sarah Witkowski
Smith College

Gail E. Butterfield Nutrition Travel Award

2024-2025 International Student

Improved Glycemic Control Induced by Evening Activity Breaks Does Not Persist Overnight Amongst Healthy Adults.

Jennifer Gale
University of Otago

2024-2025 U.S. Student

Changes in Running Economy and Substrate Utilization During Acute Low Energy Availability

Trisha Sterringer
Virginia Tech

GSSI-ACSM Young Investigator in Sports Nutrition Award

2024-2025

Effects of Collagen Peptides versus Free Amino Acid Ingestion on Muscle Connective Protein Synthesis Rates

Thorben Aussieker
Maastricht University

Metabolically Suppressed Female Runners, Described By Pre-Season RMR Ratio, Exhibit Poorer Running Performance

Emily Lundstrom
Pennsylvania State University

The RMR Ratio Thresholds For Energy Deficiency In Exercising Females Cannot Be Used In Males

Ana Carla Chierighini Salamunes
Pennsylvania State University

GSSI-ACSM Young Scholar Professional Development Grant

2024-2025

Alexander Berry
Auburn University

Diana Kolb
University of North Texas

Priscilla Portuguez Molina
University of Costa Rica

GSSI Diversity in Sports Science Award

2024-2025 Ph.D.

Leticia Cherpe de Souza
Baylor University

Xavier Thompson
University of Virginia

2024-2025 Master’s

Kelly Elliott
Texas Tech University

Michael Torres
University of Wyoming

Howard G. “Skip” Knuttgen International Scholar Award

2024-2025

Matteo Rizzo
University of Verona

International Student Award

2024-2025

Exercise-induced Increases In Cerebral Shear Acutely Improve Shear-mediated Dilation Of The Internal Carotid Artery

Rintaro Sakamoto
Sapporo Medical University

The Effect Of Intra-infusion Exercise On Chemotherapy Side Effects; An Interim Analysis

Catherine Seet-Lee
University of Sydney

Association Of High-intensity Exercise With Inflammatory Markers In Breast Cancer Survivors – Data From The Optitrain RCT

Marlene Rietz
Karolinska Institutet

Jack Wilmore Legacy Travel Award

2024-2025 Applied Science

The Cross-education Effect: Is There an Asymmetrical Transfer of Strength Between Dominant and Non-dominant Limbs?

Witalo Kassiano
State University of Londrina

2024-2025 Basic Science

Sex-based Differences Following Eccentric Exercise-induced Muscle Damage

Mai Wageh
McMaster University

Jim and Linda Pivarnik Women’s Health, Sport & Physical Activity Travel Award

2024-2025

The Effects Of An Eight-week Powerbuilding Intervention On Women’s Strength And Movement Competency

Aspen Streetman
Kansas State University

Joseph Hamill Access to Science Award

2024-2025

Test-retest Reliability Of A Novel Protocol To Evaluate Muscle-tendon Function In Pre- And Post-menopausal Women

Julie Walton
University of Calgary

Alterations in Inter-joint Coordination and Lower-Limb Support in those with ACL-Reconstruction

Steven Garcia
University of Illinois Chicago

A Nearest Neighbors Classifier for Automatically Determining Foot Strike Patterns in Runners

Torstein Daehlin
University of South Florida

Joint Moments And Powers Variability Estimated By Markerless Motion Capture System May Affect Clinical Interpretations

Hui Tang
University of Texas at Austin

Contributors To Stiffened Knee Gait In Individuals With ACL Reconstruction

Alexandra Nilius
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Vertical Takeoff Acceleration as a Predictor of Single Leg Jump Performance

Meihui Li
Simon Fraser University

Daily Limb Loading During Weightbearing Activities Following ACL Reconstruction Does Not Reflect Laboratory Gait

Willa Ma
University of Southern California

Characterizing Motor Unit Firing Rates in the Vastus Intermedius in Humans

Jacob Fanous
University of Western Ontario

Variability In Rapid Force Production Predicts Motor Symptom Severity In Parkinson’s Disease

Rebecca Daniels
University of Delaware

Impact Of Fatigue On Coordination During An Upper Extremity Lifting Task

Caitlin Huang
Quinnipiac University

Lisa S. Krivickas Clinician/Scholar Travel Award

2024-2025

Relationships Between Lipoprotein and Metabolite NMR Measures with Cardiometabolic Risk Factors in Rheumatoid Arthritis

Grace Kim
Duke University School of Medicine

Michael L. Pollock Student Scholarship

2024-2025

Cumulative Effects Of Training At Different Weekly Energy Expenditures On Cardiorespiratory Fitness And Obesity

Garrett Moseley
Duke University School of Medicine

Comparing Two Different Exercise Prescription Methods To Increase Physical Activity Among College Students

Alexander Wright
University of Connecticut

New Investigator Award

2024-2025

Walking Energetics And Cerebral Vascular Health

Ryan Dougherty
Johns Hopkins University

Women’s Health at Mid-Life: Physical Considerations for Stress Regulation

Nicole Logan
University of Rhode Island

Priscilla Clarkson Undergraduate Travel Award

2024-2025

The Relationship Between Voluntary And Involuntary Muscles Contractile Properties in Young Women

Madison Fry
Indiana University Indianapolis

Science Integration & Leadership Committee Basic Science Travel Award

2024-2025

Sex-based Differences Following Eccentric Exercise-induced Muscle Damage

Mai Wageh
McMaster University

Steven M. Horvath Travel Award

2024-2025

Delayed Enteral Postprandial Lactate Shuttling in Older Healthy Men and Women

Jose Arevalo
University of California, Berkeley

Assessing Repeatability In Muscle Fiber Typing: Variability In Myosin Heavy Chain-based Phenotyping And Sample Size Optimization

Nathan Serrano
Arizona State University