Joaquin U. Gonzales, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow
Contact Information
226 Noll Laboratory
Pennsylvania State University
University Park, PA 16802
Office Phone: 814-865-1235
Fax Number: 814-865-4602
EDUCATION
2008 Ph.D. in Exercise Science, University of Toledo, Toledo, Ohio
Research Advisor: Barry W. Scheuermann, Ph.D.
2002 M.S. in Exercise Science, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas
Research Advisor: James W. Williams, Ph.D.
2000 B.S. in Kinesiology, University of Texas of the Permian Basin, Odessa,
Texas
Academic Advisor: James “Zero” Eldridge, Ph.D.
FUNDING
2008-2010
Supplement to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research
National Institute on Aging, Grant # 3R01 AG018246-09S2 (PI: DN Proctor)
Total award amount: $133,526.00
2006-2008
Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award, Pre-Doctoral Fellowship
National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, Grant # 5F31HL077996-02 (PI: JU Gonzales)
Total award amount: $92,826.00
PEER REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS
- Gonzales JU, BC Thompson, JR Thitlethwaite, AJ Harper, and BW Scheuermann. Muscle strength and pressor response. Int J Sports Med In Press, 2008.
- Gonzales JU, BC Thompson, JR Thitlethwaite, and BW Scheuermann. Role of retrograde flow in the shear stimulus associated with exercise blood flow. Clin Physiol Funct Imaging 28:318-325, 2008.
- Thistlethwaite JR, BC Thompson, Gonzales JU, and BW Scheuermann. Prior heavy knee extension exercise does not affect VO2 kinetics during subsequent heavy cycling exercise. Eur J Appl Physiol 102:481-491, 2008.
- Gonzales JU and BW Scheuermann. Prior heavy exercise increases oxygen cost during moderate exercise without associated change in surface EMG. J Electromyo Kinesiol 18:99-107, 2008.
- Gonzales JU, BC Thompson, JR Thitlethwaite, AJ Harper, and BW Scheuermann. Forearm blood flow follows work rate during submaximal dynamic forearm exercise independent of sex. J Appl Physiol 103:1950-1957, 2007.
- Gonzales JU and BW Scheuermann. Absence of a sex difference in the fatigability of the forearm muscles during submaximal intermittent exercise. J Sports Sci Med 6:98-105, 2007.
- Gonzales JU and BW Scheuermann. Gender differences in the fatigability of the inspiratory muscles. Med Sci Sports Exerc 38(3):472-479, 2006.
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
- American College of Sports Medicine
- American Heart Association
- American Physiological Society
- Phi Kappa Phi National Honor Society