Bellarmine University News

812 Bellarmine Students Named to Dean's List for Fall 2011

webmaster@bellarmine.edu — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 00:00:00 EST

Bellarmine University has named 812 undergraduate students to the dean's list for fall 2011. The dean's list recognizes students who receive a grade point average of 3.5 or above on a 4.0 scale during the semester.

Learn more about dean's list eligibility.

W. FIELDING RUBEL SCHOOL OF BUSINESS

John Ackerman
Paul Althoff
Zachary Appel
Ian Archibald
Zachary Atzinger
Grant Beczkalo
Rachel Bonsutto
Ashleigh Bowyer
Megan Bowyer
Michael Bramer
Samuel Brumleve
Deeanna Bunton
Jonathan Burton
Katlin Cannon
Christopher Chastain
Elizabeth Chenault
Brooke Claggett
Meghan Clark
Bradley Davis
Ross Doan
Alyssa Dunne
Samantha Durbin
Joshua Eden
Jena Elayan
Philip Forbis
Trevor Fralick
Taylor Gamm
Donald Gardiner
Cameron Gardner
Emily Gentry
Ryan Glass
Kassi Green
William Haas
Meredith Hanley
Alana Hanrahan
Margaret Henning
Christopher Herbstreith
Adam Hobson
Brenden Ingargiola
Alex Jones
Ellen Jones
Keisten Jones
Christopher Keenan
Melinda Kelly
Kurt Kemper
Catherine Kessen
Andrea Kircher
Logan Knott
Cecilia Kovacs
Lindsay Krebs
Patrick Krumme
Emily Lamb
Luyun Li
Steven Loveless
Christopher Lyons

Yailicy Martinez
Allison Matheis
Rachael McAllister
Jennifer McCarthy
Nathaniel McDevitt
Fahira Mehmedovic
Ryan Meza
Dzmitry Miranovich
Lucas Moss
Igal Mostkov
Madeline Muldoon
Matthew Odem
Lauren Olgine
Benjamin Olliges
Nicole Pfister
Deidre Poppas
Connor Powell
Elizabeth Quinn
Vigan Ramadani
Abby Raney
James Reilly
Alissa Reuther
Aaron Robison
Felix Rodriguez-Matias
Daniel Roney
Amanda Rummel
Helene Sargent
Taylor Scarlett
Emily Scheiter
Kalvin Scheler
Lauren Schmitt
Stephanie Seewer
Louis Seibert
Steven Seithel
Meghan Shagena
Jesse Shelton
Jonathan Smith
Paul Staff
Jason Sterrett
Ashley Stites
Lisa Stivers
Andrew Stone
Alexis Stover
Tanner Tevis
Ryann Tewell
Shelby Wade
Cary Walker
Ellen West
Philip Wiesemann
Lanah Will
Angelica Williams
Lance Williams
Shiyu Wu
Jessica York

ANNSLEY FRAZIER THORNTON SCHOOL OF EDUCATION

Matthew Arledge
Kelsey Bartsch
Hana Benjamin
Marina Bowman
Ashley Boyd
Andrea Burns
Hannah Burns
Jordan Cambron
Rebecca Chaney
Bridgett Claus
Rebecca Cripe
Lauren Crumbacker
Hannah Daunhauer
Kenley Downing
Elizabeth Dunlea
Megan Ecker
Daniel Edelen
Callie Egbert
Lindsay Ferguson
Rachel Fulkerson
Lena Geary
Abigail Gerst
Allison Gerulski
Tiffany Goeing
Corey Goodlett
Maura Gorman
Patricia Gray
Taylor Green
Allison Hamilton
Rebecca Harpring
Leesha Heitzman
Brian Hockman
Brittany Holloway
Briana Hoover
Dana Horstman
Chelsea Howell
Matthew Jeffrey
Kylee Johnson

Abigail Jung
Shanna Keegan
Camry Krupp
Cora Krupp
Tova Lentz
Megan Lilly
Megan Maschino
Katherine Mastronicola
Kelsey McMichael
Josh McMillan
Carly Melia
Catherine Meyer
Ashley Murr
Shannon O'Leary
Katelynn Petersen
Lauren Phelps
Brittany Rogers
Abigail Scherpenberg
Mariah Schwenk
Jenna Simms
Tiffany Simpson
Natalie Smith
Emily Spotts
Katherine Stark
Kara Staton
Cassandra Sutton
Jessica Thomas
Karen Thomas
Alexandra Thompson
Stephanie Trautwein
Shannon Whalen
Julia White
Sydney White
Tayler Wright
Jessica Young
Robert Young
Heidi Zimmerman

BELLARMINE COLLEGE (Arts & Sciences)

Luke Acton
Hayley Adams
Danielle Adkins
Eleanora Adkins
Patrick Ahrens
Lauren Allen
Audree Anciro
Rachel Anders
Natalie Anderson
Jovan Andjelich
Carlos Antonioli
Thomas Applegate
Bianca Arguello
Andrea Ash
Cameron Ashworth
Gabrielle Atkinson
Kathryn Bandy
Rachael Banks
Anna Barill
Gregory Bashford
Callie Basil
Anne Baumer
Matthew Bayes
Anna Beilman
Tara Belcher
Emalene Benson
Victoria Besser
Joseph Bettger
Jade Bevarly
Jack Binns
Kayla Bischoff
Megan Blackburn
Caitlin Boblitt
Hannah Boley
Jacob Bourget
Alexander Bowman
Lindsay Boyce
Ben Bradley
Kathryn Bradley
Meghan Brady
Jessica Brannock
Daniel Braun
Ryan Brenzel
Micah Broughton
Tori Brown
Elizabeth Bumb
Erin Bumpous
Amber Byrum
Yunet Calderon
Ryann Cartor
Katie Carver
Leslie Catalani
Emily Cecconi
Joseph Cecil
Antonio Ceja
Kathleen Chal
Allison Clark
Miriam Cleary
Julia Colgan
Abigail Collins
Lauren Collins
Andrew Condia
Helen Cooper
John Cougan
Savannah Cox
Leah Craig
David Crismon
Amber Cunningham
Nicholas Cushing
Shelby Daeschner
Anne Daniels
Lindsey Davis
Rachel Davis
Ailise Delaney
Leslie Delk
Kirsten Delph
Patrick Denney
Casey Dettlinger
David DeVita
Kara Dischinger
Allison Dixon
Sean Dockery
Jennifer Dosch
Andrew Dozier
Sarah Dudley
Morgan Dunlevy
Allie Eberly
Claire Edwards
Kimberly Edwards
Whitley Edwards
Christine Elder
Shane Elliott
Joanna Englert
Katie Erickson
Hannah Essex
Alexis Eugene
Henry Evans
Bryan Fagan
Samantha Fair
Adam Farr
Katherine Faust
Allison Flood
Don Flowers
Ryan Ford
Christina Foster
Abby Fowler
Ryan Fowler
Brandi Fulk
Garrett Gabhart
Kaylee Gabhart
Rabecca Gainey
Meaghan Gallegos
Kristen Gerstner
Benjamin Gies
Amanda Goebel
Kristina Gogic
Shawn Gowen
Mari Graham
Aaron Graves
Kirby Grein
Raymond Grimes
Nathan Gudeman
Danielle Gulock
Alexis Guzman
Diane Haag
Bryce Hansell
Charles Hapner
Adam Hardy
Christopher Hardy
Taylor Hare
Maggie Harper
Samuel Harris
Elizabeth Harrison
Ellen Hartsburg
Chelsea Hawkins
Cody Haycraft
Mark Head
Louis Hehman
Michael Heinekamp
Coleman Hellyer
Nathaniel Hendrickson
Meghan Henry
Brooke Hernando
Amy Heuser
Mallory Hilbert
Eugene Hinderer
Braydon Hobbs
Claudia Hoffer
Eric Hoffman
Laura Hoffman
Cory Hogue
Carly Holthaus
Morgan Hunter
Cory Isaac
Elizabeth Ivey
Josef Jareczek
Steven Jeffers
Lauren Jones
Elizabeth Justice
Hannah Justice
Kristie Justice
Danielle Kamenec
Elizabeth Kennedy
Karen Kenney
Jacob Kestler
Brittany Ketter
Shelby Kissel
Caitlin Kissner
Samuel Kloeker
Karl Knagenhjelm

Daniel Koenig
Samantha Koors
Bernadette Kovacs
Leila Kronfli
Cullen Kuntz
Elaine Kuntz
Brittany LaMarche
Kelsey Lamb
Kathryn Lange
Timothy Law
Olivia Lear
Megan Leffler
Patrick Lemieux
Michael Lentz
Phillip Leopold
Lindsey Levino
Colby Lilly
Elizabeth Loeffelman
Adam Loney
Adrianna Long
Chessica Louden
Gretchen Lussi
Arelis Maciel
Adam Mallory
Haley Manford
Jacob Marburger
Alexander Marks
Megan Martiny
Alexandra Masterson
Seth Mattingly
Emily McCarthy
Kevin McCreary
Donovan McCubbins
Kelsie McGee
Ashley McGrath
Andrew McMahon
Kevin Melody
Mariana Mendoza
Hannah Merchant
Trevor Mersino
Demetria Michael
Jessica Miller
John Miller
Michael Miller
Taylor Miller-Brengle
Therese Montano
Emily Moore
Kevin Moore
Ashley Morris
Michael Morrissette
Emily Mott
Mary Mueller
Robert Murphy
Angela Musk
Flannery Musk
Kayla Nash
Abigail Naville
David Neill
Natalie Nelson
Hannah Neumann
Colleen Niehoff
Amy Ninneman
Laura Ojeda
Hillary Osborne
Allison Osen
Nathan Owens
Jordan Parayil
Jena Patterson
Allison Pawley
Calli Paydo
Darian Payne
Zachary Payne
Leah Pehlke
Nickholas Pendergraft
Anna Peterson
Aneta Petri
Ryan Pierce
Ashanae Pinder
Matthew Poppe
Layne Porta
Kristie Ramos
William Raymer
Jessica Reed
Noah Reed
Aaron Resing
Lauren Resinger
Kaitlin Richter
Michael Ringlein
Katie Roberts
Christina Rodriguez
Emily Roebker
Elizabeth Rogier
Matthew Ross
Carlye Roth
Jessica Russell
Kelly Russell
Lauren Russell
Miranda Schmidt
Robert Schmitt
Abigail Schnepf
Amy Schwarber
Wesley Scott
Samantha Seibert
Bridget Shearon
Benjamin Siegel
Thalia Silab
Amanda Skeate
Andrew Skidmore
Aaron Smith
Alexander Smith
Audrey Smith
Jillian Smith
Olivia Smith
Joshua Snell
Sandra Soriano
Leah Spears
Luke Sprague
Jonathon Staff
Maggie Stapp
Virginia Steilberg
Stacey Stenger
Kathryn Stephens
Kelsey Stillions
Jessica Stivers
Alexandria Stretz
Justin Strohmeier
Anna Studebaker
Sean Sullivan
Shelby Sullivan
Mary Sutter
Megan Taulman
Chelsie Taylor
Alex Thompson
Halie Thornton
Whitney Tormoehlen
Elizabeth Towsley
Emily Trager
Katie Tressel
Mary Triplett
Benjamin Turi
Victoria Valkovci
Robert Wade
Mark Waggener
Connor Waldman
Katherine Walton
Sarah Warman
Georgia Watkins
Joseph Watts
Paul Weaner
Kristin Wells
Jessica Whelan
Michael Whitman
Rachel Whitman
Alexandra Wibbels
Blakely Wilder
Wilson Wilder
Margaret Willard
Aaron Williams
Megan Williamson
Katelyn Wills
Courtney Wilson
Kimberley Wilson
Jacob Wipf
Zachary Wohl
Mark Wolz
Millet Yang
KeeSing Yong
Logan York
Megan Young
Morgan Ziegler

DONNA & ALLAN LANSING SCHOOL OF NURSING & HEALTH SCIENCES

Christine Adams
Shelby Adams
Katelynn Adkins
Erika Agin
Courtney Ahlers
Andrea Allen
Elizabeth Allen
Audrey Anderson
Elisa Archer
Caitlin Arquette
Kyle Atherton
Ollie Ballew
Alyson Barnes
Sarah Barr
Lauren Bearden
Emily Beckman
Elizabeth Blandford
Nora Bowe
Krissi Bradford
Meghan Brogan
Ashley Brown
Kristen Brown
Emily Buckingham
Amanda Cape
Edie Carson
Brittany Childress
Jamie Claeys
Casey Cleary
Morgan Clemons
Ryan Connley
Edward Coomer
Christopher Cotton
Bridget Coyne
Brittany Crain
Amanda Critchlaw
Ashton Curry
Alejandra Del Castillo
Sarah Dever
Kendall Diebold
Jessica Downing
Allison Drewery
Katherine Duzane
Erica Essex
Christian Estoquia
Jacquelyn Facktor
Joshua Farmer
Cassandra Ferrett
Morgan Fife
Kaitlyn Flak
Jessica Frederick
Morgan Frierson
Emily Frith
Lydia Fritzsche
Kara Garcia
Madolin Garl
Bryan Gennett
Corey Getz
Brittany Gibson
Molly Gilbert
Rosemary Goens
Elizabeth Goodin
Lauren Gosnell
Rachel Gould
Mary Gragg
Chloe Grammer
Ellen Groneman
Chelsea Gross
Matthew Grzelak
Katelyn Haas
Maria Haas
Allye Hamilton
Kristin Hamrick
Abigail Hanneken
John Hardy
Elizabeth Harlamert
Alyson Harmeling
Krista Harris
Stephen Harting
Cheryl Hearn
Kristalyn Heaston
Jessica Heath
Maria Helmold
Elisa Helton
Nikki Henry
Nicole Hess
Christina Hinton
Jacqueline Hix
Kaelin Hocker
Kelly Hollingsworth
Lindsey Horrell
Joshua Hubert
Braden Hurst
Sarah Hutton
Jenny Ingle
Kori Ivanchak
Abby Janszen
Gregory Johanboeke
Wendy Johnson
Paige Kaelin
Megan Kaiser
Christina Kapsalis
Hannah Kauffman
Scherri Kayrouz
Sarah Keller
Hayden Kelley
Jessica Ketterer
Bryan King
Jessica King
Remsing King
Rachel Kirchgessner
Catherine Klapheke
Angela Kleitz
Justin Klenke
Andrea Knapp
Keyly Knechtel
Makaela Knight
Michelle Knights
Lucy Knott
Marrie Koch
Bennet Kolb
Devin Kurtz
Kendall Ladrillono
Michelle Laine
Briana Leahy

Jenna Lee
Hannah Little
Amy Lomax
Leah Loven
Rheann Lumbang
Emily Lyons
Patrick Macauley
Ashlee Margheim
James Marsh
Carissa Martin
Shawn Maskalick
Allyson Mattingly
Tyler Mattingly
Jean McAloon
Stephanie McCauley
Morgan McCloskey
Daniel McCoy
Kasie McGarry
Margaret McGill
Matthew McGuire
Shannon McKenna
Paige McKinley
Liza McLaughlin
Molly McMillin
Victoria Meiers
Samantha Mello
Anna Middleton
Danielle Milby
Taura Miles
Brittany Miller
Katherine Miller
Hannah Mize
Kevin Mooney
Clinton Morris
Tatyanna Muhs
Megan Murdoch
Janaya Nelson
Daniel Newton
Madelaine Nolan
Cassandra Novajovsky
Nathan O'Donoghue
Grant Ohlmann
Sarah Olliges
Ginger Owens
Whitney Pack
Allyson Palmer
Brittany Parrish
Susan Peak
Jennifer Penn
Sarah Perry
Adam Pfeifer
Rebecca Porter
Joshua Potter
Molly Proctor
Taylor Rains
Kalpana Rangaswamy
Katherine Ransdell
Madeline Ratliff
Kristin Rawley
Rachel Rawson
Erika Reid
Kaitlyn Reid
Jessica Reinbold
Savannah Reyna
Jacey Rice
Christina Rock
Danielle Rodulfo
Stephen Rogers
Daniel Rosenblatt
Lauren Rouse
Rebecca Roy
Darlene Rush
William Russell
Mary Sample
Jessica Samson
Robert Sandlin
Jessica Scheer
Ellen Schmidt
Maria Schmitz
Katherine Schoo
Bethany Schweiger
Ryan Scinta
Erian Seabrooks
Caroline Seger
Abbye Senn
Olivia Setser
Kristin Shaffer
Heather Shanks
Jonathan Sheffield
Timothy Shehan
Roderick Sherman
Lindsay Shewmaker
Alysen Shireman
Jarrod Smith
Shannon Stenger
Margaret Stevenson
Laura Stigler
Bailey Switzer
Jordan Thomas
Genevieve Tibbs
Carly Townsend
Shannon Trame
Renee Travelstead
Melissa Tuemler
Sarah Turi
Briana Ulanowski
Brogan Uphoff
Gabriele Urschel
Brittney Utley
Alexa Vessels
Lauren Vest
Rebecca Volz
Rachel Wagoner
Carrie Walker
Jessica Walters
Joseph Ward
Diana Wetterer
Kyle Weybright
Shelby White
Lindsay Whitworth
Katherine Williams
Rebecca Willis
Sarah Zehnder
Austin Ziegler

SCHOOL OF COMMUNICATION

Chelsea Ancona
Joshua Bowling
Heather Campbell
James Clayton
Taylor Cochran
Violet Downs
Megan Fahey
William Ford
Shevez Freeman
Chasiti Gaines
Clare Gandenberger
Christina Gutowski
Sarah Hoffeditz
Angela Holbrook
Mallory Kramer
Sophia Kroon
Marissa Leese
Zachary Lindsey

Sarah Milligan
Jamie Mullett
Dante Novario
Samantha O'Brien
Samantha Ortiz
Walter Parker
Dominic Perronie
Breeana Rhodes
Taylor Roby
Emily Strobel
Lauren Summe
Trevor Timmerberg
Megan Van Meter
Olivia Welsh
Kaitlyn Whiteside
Paige Wills
Julia Zalewski

SCHOOL OF CONTINUING AND PROFESSIONAL STUDIES

Tiffany Bleemel
Thinh Hoang

Scott Tucker
Eric Welch

CENTER FOR REGIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

Morgan Kern

Bellarmine University Adds New Health Sciences Building on Bishop Lane

webmaster@bellarmine.edu — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 00:00:00 EST

Rapid enrollment growth in Bellarmine University’s health science programs has led the school to develop a new facility on nearby Bishop Lane.

The university's respiratory therapy and exercise science programs have new, modern space in a 15,400-square-foot building at 1961 Bishop Lane, just two miles from the main campus.

“We are excited to occupy such a beautiful space that helps us fulfill our Vision 2020 growth goals,” said Dr. Doris Tegart, Bellarmine’s provost. “This is definitely a tribute to the strategic growth strategies from the leadership, students and faculty in the Donna and Allan Lansing School of Nursing and Health Sciences.”

Bellarmine’s health science programs have 290 full-time students, a growth of 50 percent since 2008. Another 447 students are studying nursing in the Lansing School.

The new space on Bishop Lane has been completely renovated to offer state-of-the-art classroom and lab space, as well as a student lounge. It is connected to the main Bellarmine campus by a shuttle service that runs throughout the day.

The building was renovated for Bellarmine's use by the Flynn Group, and the university is leasing the property from a Flynn Group affiliate.

Hydrostatic weighing tank

Dr. Kent Brown, chairman of Bellarmine's exercise science program, says the new space provides a great atmosphere for learning.

"The best part is the new 'super sized' Bellarmine University Movement Sciences and Human Performance Laboratory," he said. "This new lab gives us the opportunity to perform student learning and research-related activities we never had room to do before." The lab features a hydrostatic weighing tank, weight equipment and an indoor track.

Dr. Christy Kane, chair of the respiratory therapy program, said: "The respiratory therapy laboratory in the Flynn Building is a well-designed space that houses fully updated equipment for breathing simulation, pulmonary function, and pulmonary support and monitoring. This facility is on full par with advanced training baccalaureate programs nationally, and our students and the patients they care for in the future will benefit."

New York Times Editor to Discuss Presidential Campaign Coverage

webmaster@bellarmine.edu — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST

Free Discussion at Bellarmine on Feb. 9, 11 a.m.
Sam Sifton, national editor for The New York Times, comes to Bellarmine University on February 9 to discuss his newspaper's coverage of the race for the White House.

The free session, which is open to the public, takes place in the George G. Brown Center's Frazier Hall at 11 a.m. [campus map]. It is sponsored by Bellarmine's Student Government Association and Bellarmine's interdisciplinary courses (IDC).

Sifton was named national editor of the Times in September 2011. Before that, he had been the newspaper's restaurant critic, culture editor and deputy culture editor. Before joining The Times in 2002, Sifton was a senior writer and editor at Talk magazine. He also worked as a critic, reporter and managing editor of the New York Press, an alternative weekly based in Manhattan.

Sifton graduated magna cum laude from Harvard College with a degree in history and literature in 1988. He is the author of “Field Guide to the Yettie: Stalking the Dot- Com Geek” (Talk Miramax Books, 2000), a satirical guide to the new economy.

Sam Sifton on Twitter: @samsifton | More Bellarmine Lectures

Ben Sollee, Justin Lewis in Concert at Bellarmine on Feb. 10

webmaster@bellarmine.edu — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST

Kentucky musicians Ben Sollee and Justin Lewis are performing at Bellarmine University's SuRF Center on Friday, February 10, 2012. [campus map]

Doors open at 6 p.m., and the show begins at 7 p.m. Tickets for the show, presented by the Bellarmine Activities Council, are available for $15 at http://www.bellarminetickets.com. Tickets are free for Bellarmine students through the Student Activities Center.

Ben Sollee is a Kentucky singer and cellist who performs a blend of folk, bluegrass, jazz and R&B. NPR called him one of 2007's top 10 unknown artists of the year. His most recent national tour included over 200 miles traveled by bicycle. [Ben Sollee official site]

"This year has already started off with a bang," said Sollee. "I launched my PledgeMusic campaign to help fund the new album, Half-Made Man, I have been in the studio recording it, I have written scores for for two ballets and I will be heading to Australia soon for a few weeks of touring. I am so excited to start my touring year off with a show at Bellarmine with my good friend, Justin Lewis. Louisville is one of my favorite towns on Earth and this will be my first opportunity to play on campus."

Opening for Sollee is Justin Lewis is a 22-year-old Louisvillian who counts Lyle Lovett, Louis Armstrong and David Crosby among his influences. [Justin Lewis official site]

For more information, email Cwalsh01@bellarmine.edu or Kwhiteside01@bellarmine.edu.

Research Profile: Dr. Paul Loprinzi, exercise science

webmaster@bellarmine.edu — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST

Dr. Paul Loprinzi's research focuses on promoting physical activity across the lifespan and examining the effects of different training methods on endurance performance in distance runners.

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Dr. Paul Loprinzi
Assistant Professor of Exercise Science
Phone: 502-272-8008
email

BS and MS, Portland State University
Ph.D., Oregon State University

His research model is that the promotion of positive health behaviors (i.e., physical activity) during early childhood may lead into lifelong engagement in physical activity, as well as the development of athletic excellence during late childhood and adulthood.

In the area of physical activity promotion, Loprinzi's primary area of research, he conducts studies in each phase of the Behavioral Epidemiological Framework, including:

examining the link between physical activity and health
assessing the validity and reliability of methods used to measure physical activity behavior
identifying psycho-social factors that influence physical activity behavior
evaluating the efficacy and feasibility of physical activity interventions
translating research into practice through review studies

Sleep & Physical Activity
A recent study, published in the journal Mental Health and Physical Activity, examined the association between physical activity and sleep in a nationally representative sample of over 2,600 adults ranging in age between 20 and 85 years. Findings showed that adults who engaged in 150 minutes of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity per week were less likely to feel overly sleepy during the day, have leg cramps while sleeping and have difficulty concentrating when tried, compared to those engaging in less physical activity.

Pregnancy & Physical Activity
As a follow-up to the previous study, also published in the journal Mental Health and Physical Activity, he showed that among 138 pregnant women, for every one-minute increase in moderate-to-vigorous physical activity, pregnant women were 17 percent less likely to have difficulty finishing a meal because of being tired or sleepy.

Other pregnancy-related research, published in the Journal of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Neonatal Nursing, shows that among 141 pregnant women, those who were not depressed spent significantly more time in moderate-to-vigorous physical activity per day than pregnant women with some depression (14.4 minutes per day vs. 8.7 minutes per day). After controlling for age, race-ethnicity, marital status, smoking status, body mass index and gestation, pregnant women who met current physical activity guidelines (150 minutes of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity per week) were 10.7 times less likely to be depressed.

Hearing & Physical Activity in Women
Published in the American Journal of Audiology, Loprinzi has shown that among 1,082 adult women, those with higher cardiorespiratory fitness had better hearing function at high and low frequencies. Additionally, women with higher aerobic fitness were 6 percent more likely to have good hearing compared to worse hearing.

Breast Cancer & Physical Activity
Published in the Journal of Exercise Science and Fitness, he demonstrated that women who are regularly active have a 29 percent reduction in breast cancer risk. Among those who do develop breast cancer, however, a study published in the journal Breast Cancer showed that regular participation in physical activity may reduce common side effects of breast cancer treatment, such fatigue. Following this, a study published in the Oncology Nursing Journal demonstrated that breast cancer survivors who begin participating in physical activity on a regular basis are less likely to develop recurring breast cancer.

Making Time for Physical Activity
"Given that physical activity has numerous health benefits, it is a public health priority to increase the activity levels among all individuals," said Loprinzi. "However, this is a challenging problem as most adults report they do not have enough time to be active."

A study by Loprinzi published in the American Journal of Health Promotion suggests that adults who perceive themselves as having little time to exercise may still be able to enhance their health by accumulating physical activity in short periods throughout the day, such as taking the stairs instead of the elevator or pacing while talking on the phone. "We examined the association between physical activity accumulated in short periods and in longer structured exercise bouts with numerous health outcomes, such as blood pressure, triglycerides, and total cholesterol, and showed that both physical activity approaches (short and long bouts) were equally associated with these health outcomes," he said.