About Us
The Cardiometabolic Research Laboratory
Our lab is located within the Leon Levine Hall of Health Science at Appalachian State University. This state-of-the-art building offers scholarship and teaching opportunities within the areas of exercise science, public health, nutrition, nursing, health care management, and more!
Leon Levine Hall
Appalachian State University
1179 State Farm Rd, Boone, NC 28608
Dr. Robert (Bob) Kowalsky
Ph.D., ACSM-CEP
Assistant Professor
CMRL Director
Exercise Physiology Teaching Laboratory Director
Leon Levine Hall RM# 411
Appalachian State University
Education
2017: PhD, Exercise Physiology, University of Pittsburgh
2014: MS, Health, Physical Activity, and Chronic Disease, University of Pittsburgh
2013: BS, Exercise Science, University of Slippery Rock
Career Goals
Develop strategies to offset prolonged sedentary behavior and promote physical activity
Utilize research to influence public policy to reduce cardiovascular and metabolic disease risk
CURRENT STUDENT RESEARCHERS
Olivia McCallum, BS
Graduate Student Researcher
CMRL Website Manager
Kelly Newcombe
Undergraduate Student Researcher
Millie Monahan
Undergraduate Student Researcher
Joe Adderley
Undergraduate Student Researcher
Allie Nazarenko
Undergraduate Student Researcher
Max McBride
Undergraduate Student Researcher
Hazina Wanjagi
Undergraduate Student Researcher
Jake Hartkemeyer
Graduate Student Researcher
Brody Wright
Undergraduate Student Researcher
Mackenzie Knapp
Undergraduate Student Researcher
CMRL ALUMNI
Thays Costa, BS
Former Undergraduate Student Researcher
Andrey Sanko Posada, MD, MS
Former Graduate Student Researcher
Isabel Pedersen, BS
Former Undergraduate Student Researcher
Sean Avery, DPT-S, BS
Former Undergraduate Student Researcher
Chris Wing MS, BS
Former Graduate Student Researcher
Noah Kaufmann, MS, BS
Former Graduate Student Researcher
Grace Seehafer, BS
Former Undergraduate Student Researcher
Alyssa Lefler, BS
Former Undergraduate Student Researcher
Alex Worley, MS, BS
Former Graduate Student Researcher
Austin Gooch, MS,BS
Former Graduate Student Researcher
Rachel Luna Sanchez, BS
Former Undergraduate Student Researcher
Javier Morales Dozal, MS, BS
Former Graduate Student Researcher
Gracie Cooley, BS
Former Undergraduate Student Researcher
Emerson Blanchard, BS
Former Undergraduate Student Researcher
Cruz Armas, DPT, MS
Former undergraduate & graduate researcher
Jessica Hinojosa, DPT-S, MS
Former undergraduate & graduate researcher
Maya Ristanovic, BS
Former Graduate Student Researcher
Breanna Gibson
Former Undergraduate Student Researcher
Luke Dover
Former Undergraduate Student Researcher
RESEARCH COLLABORATIONS
The CMRL works with researchers near and far to synchronize expertise across various disciplines. We are always looking for future research collaborations!
Dr. Marco Meucci
COSMED, The Metabolic Company
Dr. Herman Van Werkhoven
Appalachian State University
Dr. Bethany Barone Gibbs
West Virginia University
Dr. Lee Stoner
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Dr. Tyler Quinn
West Virginia University
Dr. Amber Shipherd
Texas A&M University-Kingsville
Dr. Chris Kline
University of Pittsburgh
Dr. Chris Hearon
Texas A&M University-Kingsville
Dr. Mitch Perry
Appalachian State University
Dr. Martie Thompson
Appalachian State University
Dr. Lavinia Falcioni
Appalachian State University
Dr. Seth Creasy
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Center
Dr. Erik Hanson
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Dr. Greg Grosicki
Georgia Southern University
Dr. Feng-Chang Lin
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Dr. Justin Moore
Wake Forest School of Medicine