The educators of the Department of Health, Nutrition & Exercise Science at Messiah frequently publish and present quality scholarship in their field and in the context of their vibrant Christian faith.

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Submissions from 2020

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The Application of Faith and Learning: Faith-Based Anchor Institutions and Community Engagement, Theresa Harrison, Dottie Weigel, and Melinda Smith

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An Intervention to Support Collegiate Student-Athletes in the Transition to Meaningful Lifetime Physical Activity, Melinda Smith, Diane L. Gill, and Erin J. Reifsteck

Submissions from 2019

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Beyond muscle: the effects of creatine supplementation on brain creatine, cognitive processing, and traumatic brain injury, Eimear Dolan, Bruno Gualano, and Eric S. Rawson

Submissions from 2018

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IOC consensus statement: Dietary supplements and the high-performance athlete, Ronald J. Maughan, Louise M. Burke, Jiri Dvorak, D. Enette Larson-Meyer, Peter Peeling, Stuart M. Phillips, Eric S. Rawson, Neil P. Walsh, Ina Garthe, Hans Geyer, Romain Meeusen, Lucas J.C. Van Loon, Susan M. Shirreffs, Lawrence L. Spriet, Mark Stuart, Alan Vernec, Kevin Currell, Vidya M. Ali, Richard Gm Budgett, Arne Ljungqvist, Margo Mountjoy, Yannis P. Pitsiladis, Torbjørn Soligard, Uur Erdener, and Lars Engebretsen

IOC consensus statement: Dietary supplements and the high-performance athlete, Ronald J. Maughan, Louise M. Burke, Jiri Dvorak, D. Enette Larson-Meyer, Peter Peeling, Stuart M. Phillips, Eric S. Rawson, Neil P. Walsh, Ina Garthe, Hans Geyer, Romain Meeusen, Luc Van Loon, Susan M. Shirreffs, Lawrence L. Spriet, Mark Stuart, Alan Vernec, Kevin Currell, Vidya M. Ali, Richard G.M. Budgett, Arne Ljungqvist, Margo Mountjoy, Yannis Pitsiladis, Torbjørn Soligard, Ugur Erdener, and Lars Engebretsen

Dietary supplements for health, adaptation, and recovery in athletes, Eric S. Rawson, Mary P. Miles, and D. Enette Larson-Meyer

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Moving into an Active Future: Supporting Lifetime Physical Activity for Student-Athletes, Melinda Smith, Erin Reifsteck, and Diane Gill

Submissions from 2017

Selected In-Season Nutritional Strategies to Enhance Recovery for Team Sport Athletes: A Practical Overview, Lisa E. Heaton, Jon K. Davis, Eric S. Rawson, Ryan P. Nuccio, Oliver C. Witard, Kimberly W. Stein, Keith Baar, James M. Carter, and Lindsay B. Baker

Perspectives on Exertional Rhabdomyolysis, Eric S. Rawson, Priscilla M. Clarkson, and Mark A. Tarnopolsky

Submissions from 2016

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Creatine supplementation in the aging population: effects on skeletal muscle, bone and brain, Bruno Gualano, Eric S. Rawson, Darren G. Candow, and Philip D. Chilibeck

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The impact of body composition on energy expenditure during walking and running in young adults, Abigail Pauley, Curt B. Dixon, Eric S. Rawson, Timothy R. McConnell, and Joseph L. Andreacci

Submissions from 2013

Effect of exercise intensity on percent body fat determined by leg-to-leg and segmental bioelectrical impedance analyses in adults, Joseph L. Andreacci, Trisha Nagle, Elise Fitzgerald, Eric S. Rawson, and Curt B. Dixon

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Strength and Power Events, Eric S. Rawson, Charles E. Brightbill, and Michael J. Stec

Submissions from 2012

In sickness and in health: The widespread application of creatine supplementation, Bruno Gualano, Hamilton Roschel, Antonio Herbert Lancha, Charles E. Brightbill, and Eric S. Rawson

Cardiac ouput dependency on exercising muscle mass, Evan L. Matthews, Timothy R. McConnell, Eric S. Rawson, and Joseph L. Andreacci

Estimation of resistance exercise energy expenditure using triaxial accelerometry, Michael J. Stec and Eric S. Rawson

Submissions from 2011

Clinical and functional predictors of health-related quality of life during cardiac rehabilitation, Anastacia M. Frank, Timothy R. McConnell, Eric S. Rawson, and Andrea Fradkin

Off-season physiological profiles of elite national collegiate athletic association division III male soccer players, Douglas K. Miller, H. Scott Kieffer, Heather E. Kemp, and Sylvia E. Torres

Low-dose creatine supplementation enhances fatigue resistance in the absence of weight gain, Eric S. Rawson, Michael J. Stec, Sara J. Frederickson, and Mary P. Miles

Use of creatine in the elderly and evidence for effects on cognitive function in young and old., Eric S. Rawson and Andrew C. Venezia

Submissions from 2010

A-Z of nutritional supplements: Dietary supplements, sports nutrition foods and ergogenic aids for health and performance part 9, L. M. Castell, L. M. Burke, S. J. Stear, J. Pearce, J. R. Borchers, C. C. Kaeding, E. S. Rawson, and G. Shaw

A-Z of nutritional supplements: Dietary supplements, sports nutrition foods and ergogenic aids for health and performance Part 11, J. R. Poortmans, E. S. Rawson, L. M. Burke, S. J. Stear, and L. M. Castell

Enhanced fatigue resistance in older adults during repeated sets of intermittent contractions, Eric S. Rawson

Estimation of resistance exercise energy expenditure using accelerometry, Eric S. Rawson and Talia M. Walsh

Submissions from 2008

Creatine supplementation does not improve cognitive function in young adults, Eric S. Rawson, Harris R. Lieberman, Talia M. Walsh, Sylwia M. Zuber, Jaclyn M. Harhart, and Tracy C. Matthews

Doping in children and adolescents, Eric S. Rawson and Adam M. Persky

Submissions from 2007

Safety of creatine supplementation, Adam M. Persky and Eric S. Rawson

Creatine supplementation does not reduce muscle damage or enhance recovery from resistance exercise, Eric S. Rawson, Michael P. Conti, and Mary P. Miles

Mechanisms of muscular adaptations to creatine supplementation, Eric S. Rawson and Adam M. Persky

Submissions from 2005

Risks and benefits of supplement use, Eric S. Rawson

The acute effects of static and ballistic stretching on vertical jump performance in trained women, Jessica Unick, H. Scott Kieffer, Wendy Cheesman, and Anna Feeney

College athletes with an elevated body mass index often have a high upper arm muscle area, but not elevated triceps and subscapular skinfolds, Kathryn A. Witt and Edwin A. Bush

Submissions from 2004

Detecting adverse events in dietary supplement research: Lessons from ephedra alkaloids, A. M. Persky and E. S. Rawson

Effects of repeated creatine supplementation on muscle, plasma, and urine creatine levels, Eric S. Rawson, Adam M. Persky, Thomas B. Price, and Priscilla M. Clarkson

Scientific basis and practical aspects of creatine supplementation for athletes, Jeff S. Volek and Eric S. Rawson

Submissions from 2003

Body mass index, but not physical activity, is associated with C-reactive protein, Eric S. Rawson, Patty S. Freedson, Stavroula K. Osganian, Charles E. Matthews, George Reed, and Ira S. Ockene

Effects of Creatine Supplementation and Resistance Training on Muscle Strength and Weightlifting Performance, Eric S. Rawson and Jeff S. Volek

Submissions from 2002

No effect of the Trp64Arg β3-adrenoceptor gene variant on weight loss, body composition, or energy expenditure in obese, Caucasian postmenopausal women, Eric S. Rawson, Amy Nolan, Kristi Silver, Alan R. Shuldiner, and Eric T. Poehlman

Differential response of muscle phosphocreatine to creatine supplementation in young and old subjects, E. S. Rawson, P. M. Clarkson, T. B. Price, and M. P. Miles

Submissions from 2001

The Effects of Creatine Supplementation on Exercise-Induced Muscle Damage, Eric S. Rawson, Bridget Gunn, and Priscilla M. Clarkson

Submissions from 2000

Acute creatine supplementation in older men, Eric S. Rawson and P. M. Clarkson

Submissions from 1999

Nutritional supplements to increase muscle mass, Priscilla M. Clarkson and Eric S. Rawson

Effects of 30 days of creatine ingestion in older men, Eric S. Rawson, Melissa L. Wehnert, and Priscilla M. Clarkson