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Media Relations

Experts & Speakers Faculty Profile

Janet P. Wallace

Professor

Professor
Kinesiology Department

Interests:

Endothelial function

Education:

• Ph.D. at The Pennsylvania State University, 1981
• M.S. at San Diego State University, 1974
• B.A. at San Diego State College, 1971

Background:

• Committee Member, Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs, Council for the Exercise Sciences, 2002-present

• Committee Member, American College of Sport Medicine, Clinical Exercise Physiologist Practice Board, 2000-present

• Co-Investigator, Addressing Obesity in Indiana and the United States: Elicitation of the Belief Structure Underlying Four Key Behaviors, Special State Research Funds, Indiana University, 2005

• Principal Investigator, Application of Ambulatory Blood Pressure Technology for Exercise Treatment in Hypertension, American Heart Association, an Indiana Affiliate, 1994

• Member, Board of Trustees, American College of Sport Medicine, 1994-1997

Research:

Our research in endothelial function (arterial health) integrates our interests in hypertension, diabetes, and obesity. Our goal has been to develop the most effective exercise prescriptions for prevention and treatment of these diseases. Currently, our research has focused on physical activity and postprandial endothelial function. The postprandial period, the period following a meal, is the most critical period for creating the environment for the development of diabetes and heart disease. Physical activity can reduce the threat of the postprandial period. Visit our research page.

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