My research interests in the physiology, endocrinology, and metabolism of obesity, diabetes, and liver disease, particularly in adolescents. We assess a broad range of cardiometabolic risk factors in young people with those conditions and compare them to healthy peers and measure changes in response over time or in response to interventions. Measurements of physical activity and physical function are central to a lot of my work.
Academic Section(s):
Diabetes and Endocrinology
Education:
BA, Illinois Wesleyan University
MS, Purdue University
PhD, Ball State University
Post-doc, Mayo Clinic Rochester
Fellowship:
Mayo Clinic Rochester
Memberships:
American College of Sports Medicine
American Diabetes Association
American Society for Nutrition
American Physiological Society
The Obesity Society
Clinical/Research Interests:
Exercise physiology, metabolism, endocrinology, nutrition, obesity, type 1 and type 2 diabetes, metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD), cardiovascular health.
Funding:
National Institutes of Health (NIDDK, NICHD, NIMHD)
Harold Hamm Diabetes Center
Presbyterian Health Foundation
Oklahoma Children’s Health Foundation
Select Honors & Accomplishments:
Fellow, American College of Sports Medicine
Researcher of the Year, Oklahoma Children’s Health Foundation (2026)
Mentor Award, Department of Pediatrics (2025)
Select Publications:
List of publications