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Exercise Science Program

Welcome to the Exercise Science Program Website. Please use the links on the left hand side to navigate this site. This page will be updated with news throughout the year.

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News/Announcements

September 04, 2008
Internship Opportunity: Michigan Heart, P.C. is located in the Ann Arbor area. Michigan Heart offers a six month, forty hours per week internship with a $5,000 stipend paid out biweekly. We accept students working towards or have finished their Bachelors and Masters degrees from all over the world. The program involves hands on training in standard, echocardiography and nuclear testing, as well as hands-on training in all phases of cardiac rehabilitation. The practice houses over 35 cardiologist and 25 exercise physiologist who work towards developing your skills and confidence. We run over 15,000 stress test per year and have over 400 cardiac rehab patients in our program. The internship program offers observations for open heart surgery, cath lab procedures and many other areas. Our goal is to take your school knowledge to the next step and prepare you for a career in the Cardiac Rehab / Stress Testing profession. If interested please send: Resume with cover letter, two letters of recommendation and an unofficial school transcript to; Internship Program, Michigan Heart, P.C., 5325 Elliott Dr., Ypsilanti, MI 48197; Phone: (734) 712-8012 or email: internship@michiganheart.com

August 12, 2008
For those of you unable to register for HPER 2960 Stress Management and Flexibility and/or HPER 3950 Cardiovascular Endurance/Aerobic Conditioning, an additional section for each of these courses has been added for the Fall 2008 semester.

July 24, 2008
Dr. Cheatham co-authored the chapter "Laboratory and Field Techniques for Measuring Performance" for the textbook "Essentials of Sports Nutrition and Supplements" recently published by the International Society of Sports Nutrition and Humana Press.

July 22, 2008
The address for this website has slightly changed. The old address www.wmich.edu/hper_esp has changed to www.wmich.edu/hper-esp ("_" changed to "-"). The old address will automatically redirect to the new one, but please update your bookmarks.

July 08, 2008
Congratulations to Dr. Michael who was recently named as a "Fellow" of the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM).

July 08, 2008
Dr. Cheatham was involved in two presentations at the ACSM Annual Meeting in Indianapolis, IN.

Kiel, T.J., E.A. Roth, C.C. Cheatham, B.L. Wilson, S.W. Ball and J.E. Appiah. The Effect of Auditory-Motor Synchronization on Physiological Responses and Perceived Exertion during Treadmill Running. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise. 40(5): S383, 2008. Click here to view abstract (PDF).

Cheatham, C.C. and J. Fostyn. The Influence of an Acute Dose of Aspirin on Cold-Induced Vasodilation. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise. 40(5): S229, 2008. Click here to view abstract (PDF).

March 14, 2008
The new "Exercise Physiology Graduate Program Handbook" is now available. This handbook contains useful information for both currently enrolled students and prospective students who are interested in application to the program. Click here to download the manual (PDF) or go to the "Graduate Program" page on this website.

January 31, 2008
Research Volunteers Needed: Dr. Cheatham is currently seeking volunteers for a research study entitled "Nicotine and Thermoregulation During Acute Heat Exposure". In order to be eligible to participate, volunteers must be males between the ages of 18 and 35 yrs and be current smokers or chewing tobacco users. Volunteers can earn up to $100.
Click here to view the recruitment flyer.

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Orders are due by Wednesday, October 15, 2008.

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