Sandy Smithmyer
Research Coordinator
Contact Information
201 Noll Lab
Pennsylvania State University
University Park, PA 16802
Office: 814-863-3182
Fax: 814-865-4602
DUTIES
Ms. Smithmyer is the Study Coordinator in Dr. Proctor’s Vascular Aging and Exercise Laboratory. She earned a B.S. degree from Indiana University of Pennsylvania and has 10 years of experience working at Noll Lab performing a variety of research experiments in coordination with graduate students, GCRC clinicians, physicians, and primary investigators. Ms. Smithmyer is also involved in the organization and maintenance of the lab, recruitment of subjects, data collection, grant writing, and assists in the instruction of graduate and undergraduate students.
EDUCATION
1978 B.S. in Dietetics, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana, Pennsylvania
PEER REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS
- Parker BA, Smithmyer SL, Ridout SJ, Ray CA, Proctor DN. Age and microvascular responses to knee extensor exercise in women. Eur J Appl Physiol 2008 Jun;103(3):343-51.
- Parker BA, Smithmyer SL, Pelberg JA, Mishkin AD, Proctor DN. Sex-specific influence of aging on exercising leg blood flow. J Appl Physiol 2008 Mar;104(3):655-64. Epub 2007 Dec 27.
- Parker BA, Smithmyer SL, Proctor DN. Hormone therapy is associated with preserved smooth muscle structure and dilation in the arterial vasculature of the leg in older women. Maturitas 2008 Jan 20;59(1):46-54.
- Parker BA, Smithmyer SL, Pelberg JA, Mishkin AD, Herr MD, Proctor DN. Sex differences in leg vasodilation during graded knee extensor exercise in young adults. J Appl Physiol 2007 Nov;103(5):1583-91.
- Parker BA, Smithmyer SL, Jarvis SS, Ridout SJ, Pawelczyk JA, Proctor DN. Evidence for reduced sympatholysis in leg resistance vasculature of healthy older women. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2007 Feb;292(2):H1148-56.
- Proctor DN, Koch DW, Newcomer SC, Le KU, Smithmyer SL, Leuenberger UA. Leg blood flow and VO2 during peak cycle exercise in younger and older women. Med Sci Sports Exerc 2004 Apr;36(4):623-31.
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
American College of Sports Medicine