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Sheri Colberg-Ochs




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CURRENT RESEARCH

Current Funded Research Investigations (2008-2011)

Vinik AI, Paulson J, Colberg SR, Morrison S, Handel R, Neumann S, National Institutes of Health (R21 grant), "Development of a Quality of Life Tool Sensitive to Cognitive and Physical Measures of Fatigue," August 2011-July 2013, $141,708 (subcontract)

Colberg SR, Morrison S, Parson HK, Vinik AI, American Diabetes Association, "Protective Health Effects of Differing Types and Intensities of Exercise Training in Individuals with Type 2 Diabetes," $600,000, July 1, 2008 to June 30, 2011

Part I: Effects of two (isocaloric) intensities of aerobic training for 12 weeks on measures of insulin action, inflammation, gait, and balance (2008-2010)

Part II: Effects of two (isocaloric) intensities of resistance training for 12 weeks on measures of insulin action, inflammation, gait, and balance (2009-2011) 

Colberg SR, Somma CT, Grieco CR, Old Dominion University Summer Experience Enhancing Collaborative Research (SEECR) grant, "The Effect of Exercise Type on Postprandial Glycemia, Heart Rate Variability, and Mood in Individuals with Type 2 Diabetes, $17,000, Summer 2011 

Manuscripts Recently Published, In Press, Submitted, or in Progress (2008-Present)

Colberg SR: Enhancing insulin action with exercise to prevent or control diabetes. ACSM's Health & Fitness Journal, 12(2): 16-22, 2008

Colberg SR, Somma CT, Sechrist SR: Physical activity participation may offset some of the negative impact of diabetes on cognitive function. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association,       9(6): 434-438, 2008

Colberg SR: Motivating your diabetic patients to be physically active. Review of Endocrinology, 2(8): 38-41, 2008 (Invited)

Colberg SR: Encouraging diabetic patients to be physically active: What busy practitioners need to know. Clinical Diabetes, 26(4): 123-127, 2008 (Invited)

Colberg SR, Azoury KR, Parson HK, Vinik AI: Exercise status affects skin perfusion via prostaglandin, nitric oxide, and EDHF pathways in diabetes. Microvascular Research, 77(2): 120-124, 2009

Colberg SR, Grieco CG: Exercise in the treatment and prevention of diabetes. Exercise in the treatment and prevention of diabetes. Current Sports Medicine Reports, 8(4): 169-175, 2009 (Invited)

Colberg SR, Zarrabi L, Bennington L, Nakave A, Somma CT, Swain DP, Sechrist SR: Postprandial walking lowers the glycemic impact of dinner in type 2 diabetes. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, 10(6): 394-397, 2009

Morrison S, Colberg SR, Mariano M, Parson HK, Vinik AI: Balance training reduces falls risk in older individuals with type 2 diabetes. Diabetes Care, 33(4): 748-750, 2010 

Chemal S, Colberg SR, Satin-Smith M, Gyuricsk E, Hubbard T, Scerbo M, McKenzie FD: An individualized prediction algorithm for type 2 diabetes chronic disease control. IFMBE Proceedings of the 26th Southern Biomedical Engineering Conference SBEC 2010, 32: 67-70, 2010

Colberg SR, Hill LC, Parson HK, Thomas KS, Vinik AI: Six months of moderate aerobic training alters the effects of prostaglandins and nitric oxide, but not EDHF, on skin perfusion in type 2 diabetes. Diabetes, Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity: Targets and Therapy. 3: 275-280, 2010

Colberg SR, Sigal RJ, Fernhall B, Regensteiner JG, Blisser B, Rubin RR, Chasan-Taber L, Albright AL, Braun B: Exercise and type 2 diabetes: The American College of Sports Medicine and the American Diabetes Association: Joint position statement executive summary. Diabetes Care, 3(12): 2692-2969, 2010

Colberg SR, Sigal RJ, Fernhall B, Regensteiner JG, Blisser B, Rubin RR, Chasan-Taber L, Albright AL, Braun B: Exercise and type 2 diabetes: The American College of Sports Medicine and the American Diabetes Association: Joint position statement. Diabetes Care, 3(12): e147-e167, 2010

Chemlal S, Colberg S, Satin-Smith M, Gyuricsko E, Hubbard T, Scerbo MW, McKenzie FD: Blood glucose individualized prediction for type 2 diabetes using iPhone application. DProceedings of the 2011 IEEE 37th Annual Bioengineering Conference, 2011 (best paper award)

Morrison S, Colberg SR, Parson HK, Vinik AI: Changes in risk of falling and postural sway complexity in diabetes. Gait & Posture (Submitted, June 2011)

Gibson BS, Colberg SR, Poirier P, Marcus R, Fritz T, Bweir S, Vancea DMM, Gaudet-Savard T, Mourot L, Jones J: Development of individualized predictive models of acute blood glucose response to exercise in type 2 diabetes. Diabetes Care (Resubmitted, June 2011)

Grieco CR, Swain DP, Colberg SR, Dowling E, Baskette K, Zarrabi L, Gandrakota R, Kotipalli U, Sechrist SR, Somma CT: Effect of intensity of aerobic training on insulin sensitivity. Journal of Strength and Conditioning (Submitted, June 2011)



Contact Information

Email Sheri Colberg-Ochs

Office: 757.683.3356

Fax: 757.683.4270





Office Hours

Spring semester 2012: Tues/Thurs 10:00-10:50 AM; Wed 2:30-4:00 PM

Or by appointment; e-mail me to set up





Resources

Current Research

Past Research

Books, Articles, Lectures, Interviews & Consulting

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