Human Performance Laboratory

The Human Performance Laboratory is a teaching and research facility located in the Department of Health and Human Performance at the College of Charleston. The Human Performance Laboratory (HPL) is designed and equipped to allow undergraduate students to obtain hands-on experience in all aspects of exercise science while also supporting faculty and student research. The HPL consists of 2,500 sq ft of space divided into four rooms that contain state of the art equipment for assessing oxygen consumption (VO2), muscular strength, power and endurance, body composition, heart rate, blood pressure, body temperature, and most any hormones, proteins or metabolites (lactic acid, glucose, creatine kinase, etc) in the blood.

Members of the HPL work closely with the coaches and trainers of numerous athletic teams on campus as well as athletes from the community. These collaborations are geared to provide the coaches and athletes the most current state of the art data possible to be used to increase athletic performance.

Announcements

Student Sports Medicine Association (SSMA) Semester Lecture Series Fall 2008. Schedule coming soon.

Body Composition Testing is currently being offered for a nominal fee through the HPL. Contact Mr. Tom Carroll if interested in scheduling an appointment.

News & Events

Dr. Scheett, Gil Boland (undergraduate student) and Leslie Rivera (undergraduate student) had a research proposal titled "Hyperimmune Egg Protein Supplementation Stimulates the GH->IGF-I Axis" accepted for presentation at the National Strength and Conditioning Association conference in Las Vegas, NV, July 9-12, 2008.

Students from Athletic Training and Exercise Science presented the findings from 12 different research studies conducted as part of the students' senior capstone class on Friday, April 11th, at the 20th Annual Scientific Research Poster Session sponsored by the School of Sciences and Math.

Drs. Barfield, Carroll, Dudgeon and Scheett along with 17 students from Athletic Training and Exercise Science gave up their Valentine’s Day dates to attend the annual Southeast American College of Sports Medicine meeting in Birmingham, AL, from February 14-16, 2008. A total of 6 undergraduate students presented their research during the meeting: Gil Boland oral presentation), Josh Gray (poster presentation), Lindsey Morgan (poster presentation), Megan Oliver (poster presentation), Leslie Rivera (oral presentation), and Stephanie Wadsten (poster presentation). This marks the first time in College of Charleston history that a total of 6 students gave research presentations at this conference. Congrats to the students and their faculty mentors!!

Dr. Scheett co-authored a paper "The effect of 4 wk of oral echinacea supplementation on serum erythropoietin and indices of erythropoietic status." that was published in the International Journal of Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism.

Dr. Barfield co-authored a paper "APOE and Concussion Risk in Collegiate Football and Soccer Players." accepted for publication by Clinics in Sports Medicine.

Dr. Tim Scheett had a research proposal titled "A comparison of hyperimmune egg protein and placebo for efficacy and safety among healthy young adults" accepted for presentation at the Experimental Biology meeting in San Diego, CA, April 4-9, 2008.

Leslie Rivera and Gil Boland, Senior Exercise Science students, each had research proposals accepted for presentation at the Southeast Regional American College of Sports Medicine meeting in Birmingham, AL, February 14-16, 2008. Leslie’s presentation is entitled "Effect of the Hyperimmune Egg Supplement on Regulation of Insulin-like Growth Factor" and Gil’s presentation is entitled "Effect of the Hyperimmune Egg Supplement on Anabolic Mediators of Muscle Repair".

Lindsey Morgan, Stephanie Miller and Jane Lucas, 2007 graduates from the Department of Health and Human Performance, had their research proposal accepted for presentation at the Southeast Regional American College of Sports Medicine meeting in Birmingham, AL, February 14-16, 2008. The title of their presentation is "Development of the Charleston Upper Body Power Test".

Dr. Barfield co-authored a paper "Comparison of a Continuous Temperature-Controlled Cold Therapy Device to a Simple Icing Regimen Following Outpatient Knee Arthroscopy." that will be published in January, 2008, in The Journal of Knee Surgery.

Josh Gray (Athletic Training), Leslie Rivera (Exercise Science), and Gil Boland (Exercise Science), conducted independent research projects this past summer as part of the Summer Undergraduate Research with Faculty (SURF) program. All three students submitted grant applications in the preceding Spring semester that were subsequently funded through the Summer Undergraduate Research and Creative Arts Program at the College of Charleston. Josh was mentored by Dr. Susan Rozzi while Leslie and Gil were mentored by Dr. Tim Scheett.

Dr. Wasielewski had a paper "Magnetic Therapy: Pain Relief or Placebo" published in the May, 2007, edition of Athletic Therapy Today.

Dr. Wasielewski had a paper "Does Eccentric Exercise Reduce Pain and Improve Strength in Physically Active Adults With Symptomatic Lower Extremity Tendinosis? A Systematic Review" published in volume 42 of the Journal of Athletic Training.