Dr. Mark Loftin

HESRM Chair
Professor of HESRM
Ph.D. University of Illinois—Urbana, 1985

Curriculum Vita

Phone: +1-662-915-5844
Office: Turner Center

Areas of Interest

• Cardiorespiratory response to exercise
• Obesity and exercise performance
• Physical activity in youth

Dr. Martha Bass

Assistant Professor of Exercise Science

Curriculum Vita

Phone: +1-662-915-5563
Office: Turner Center

Areas of Interest

• Bone Mineral Density/Osteoporosis
• Women’s Health
• Student Health
• International Health

Dr. Kim Beason

Associate Professor of Park & Recreation Management
Director, Senior Aquatics Therapy Program

Curriculum Vita

Phone: +1-662-915-5555
Office: Turner Center

Areas of Interest

• Aquatic Exercise
• Aquatics for Older Adults
• Aquatics for Special Populations
• Aquatics Safety
• Conservation Management, Fish and Wildlife Protection
• Conservation Management, Law Enforcement Education
• Cpr and First Aid Instructor and Instructor Trainer
• Economic Impact of Leisure
• Recreational Programs/Marketing
• Fantasy Sport Market
• Leisure Consumer Behaviors
• Lifeguarding and Water Safety
• Recreation and Special Event Planning
• Recreational Programs, Planning and Development
• Sport, Recreation and Tourism
• Tourism and Recreation
• Tourism and Rural Development
• Water Safety
• Youth and Teen Leisure Markets

Dr. Michael Dupper

Assistant Professor of Exercise Science

Curriculum Vita

Phone: +1-662-915-5564
Office: Turner Center

Areas of Interest

• Area 1
• Area 2
• Area 3

Dr. M. Allison Ford-Wade

Associate Professor of Health Promotion
Director, Bone Density Laboratory
Ph.D. University of Arkansas, 2001

Curriculum Vita

Phone: +1-662-915-6770
Office: 232 Turner Center

Areas of Interest

• Women’s Health Issues
• Osteoporosis
• International Health

Dr. John Garner

Ph.D, CSCS
Assistant Professor of Exercise Science
Director, Applied Biomechanics and Ergonomics Laboratory

Curriculum Vita

Ph.D. Auburn University, 2007
M.S. Auburn University, 2005
B.S. Delta State University, 2002

Email: jcgarner@olemiss.edu
Phone: +1-662-915-7573
Office: 226 Turner Center

Areas of Interest

• Biomechanics
• Ergonomics
• Sport and Workplace Performance and Injury Prevention
• Strength and Conditioning

Dr. Jim Gilbert

Professor, Park & Recreation Management
CPRP
Ed.D. University of Northern Colorado, 1985

Curriculum Vita

Email: dgilbert@olemiss.edu
Phone: +1-662-915-5553
Office: 219 Turner Center

Areas of Interest

• Area 1
• Area 2
• Area 3

Dr. Jeffrey Hallam

Associate Professor, Health Promotion
Director, Center for Health Behavior Research
Ph.D., Ohio State University

Curriculum Vita

Email: jhallam@olemiss.edu
Phone: +1-662-915-5140
Office: 235 Turner Center

Areas of Interest

• Construct validation of health behavior interventions
• The influence of the environment on physical activity across the lifespan
• Developing theory-based health behavior interventions

Ms. Andrea Johnson

Instructor of Exercise Science

Curriculum Vita

Email: akjohnso@olemiss.edu
Phone: +1-662-915-5528
Office: Turner Center

Areas of Interest

• Women’s Health
• Osteoporosis

Dr. Hugh Lamont

Assistant Professor of Exercise Science

Curriculum Vita

Email: hslamont@olemiss.edu
Phone: +1-662-915-5567
Office: Turner Center

Areas of Interest

• Neuromuscular responses to resistance exercise.
• Effects of whole body vibration upon indices of neuromuscular performance.
• Post Activation Potentiation (PAP).
• Biomechanical aspects of human movement
• Applied Strength and Conditioning for sports
• Muscle fibre type transformations with exercice.
• Neuromuscular aspects of mouvement disorder’s
• Acute and chronic hormonal responses to resistance exercise.
• Applied Sports Nutrition

Dr. Scott Owens

Associate Professor, Exercise Science
Director, Applied Physiology Laboratory
Ph.D. Florida State University, 1994

Curriculum Vita

Phone: +1-662-915-5527
Office: 220 Turner Center

Areas of Interest

• Physical Activity and Childhood Obesity
• Accelerometry in Physical Activity Assessment
• Exercise Testing & Prescription

Mr. David Waddell

Instructor, Park & Recreation Management
Master of Religious Education
Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, 1980

Curriculum Vita

Phone: +1-662-915-7696
Office: 228 Turner Center

Areas of Interest

• Leadership Development
• Networking and career placement
• Recreation Programming

Dr. Dwight Waddell

Assistant Professor of Exercise Science
Post Doc: Georgia Institute of Technology, School of Applied Physiology
Ph.D. University of Texas, Biomedical Engineering
M.S. University of Texas, Biomedical Engineering
B.S. Louisiana State University, Mechanical Engineering

Curriculum Vita

Phone: +1-662-915-5561
Office: 229 Turner Center

Areas of Interest

• Cognitive Neuroscience
• Neuromechanics
• Computer Brain Interfaces

Mrs. Dale Bramlett

Senior Secretary

Phone: +1-662-915-5844
Office: Turner Center

Ms. Jessica Nichols

Clerk / Typist

Phone: +1-662-915-5521
Office: Turner Center