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Dr. Heather Webb
Assistant Professor
Director, Joseph A. Chromiak Laboratories of Applied Physiology
Exercise Physiology
Department of Kinesiology
Rm. 121
Phone: (662) 325-9281
hwebb@colled.msstate.edu
Complete Vitae
Education
- The University of Mississippi (Ph.D., 2005, Exercise Physiology)
- Southeastern Louisiana University (M.A., 2000, Sport/Exercise Psychology)
- Iowa State University (B.S., 1997, Athletic Training)
Areas of Research
- Physiological mechanisms that explain psychological responses during exercise and their impact on cardiovascular health, immune system responses, and hemostatic activity.
- The impact of psychological stress on physiological responses during exercise and the effects of fitness level, gender, and experience on these responses.
- The impact of stressors on healing throughout the course of musculoskeletal rehabilitation.
- Psychological factors and sports performance enhancement
Areas of Teaching
- Exercise Physiology
- Exercise Biochemistry
- Cardiovascular Physiology
Recent Publications
- Webb, H.E., McMinn, D.R., Garten, R.S., Beckman, J.L., & Acevedo, E.O. (2009). Cardiorespiratory Responses of Firefighters to a Computerized Fire Strategies and Tactics Drill During Physical Activity. Applied Ergonomics. E-pub ahead of press, doi:10.1016/j.apergo.2009.08.003.
- Huang, C.J., Garten, R.S., Wade, L.R., Webb, H.E., & Acevedo, E.O. (2009). Physiological Responses to Stair Climbing in Professional Firefighters Wearing Rubber and Leather Boots. European Journal of Applied Physiology, 107, 163-168.
- Webb, H.E., Weldy, M.L., Fabianke, E.C., Orndorff, G.R., Kamimori, G.H., & Acevedo, E.O. (2008). Psychological Stress during Exercise: Cardiorespiratory and Hormonal Responses. European Journal of Applied Physiology, 104, 973-981.
- Acevedo, E.O., Webb, H.E., Weldy, M.L., Fabianke, E.C., Orndorff, G.R., & Starks, M.A. (2006). Cardiorespiratory Responses of Hi Fit and Low Fit Subjects to Mental Challenge during Exercise. International Journal of Sports Medicine, 27, 1013-1022.
- Sufka, K.J., Feltenstein, M.W., Warnick, J.E., Acevedo, E.O., Webb, H.E., & Cartwright, C.C. (2006). Modeling the anxiety-depression continuum hypothesis in domestic fowl chicks. Behavioural Pharmacology, 17, 681-689.
- Feltenstein, M.W., Lambdin, L.C., Webb, H.E., Warnick, J.E., Kahn, S.I., Kahn, I.A., Acevedo, E.O., & Sufka, K.J. (2003). Corticosterone Response in the Chick Social Separation-Stress Paradigm. Physiology and Behavior, 78, 489-493.
Professional Memberships/Affiliations
- American College of Sport Medicine
- National Athletic Trainers' Association
- American Psychological Association
- Sigma Xi
- North American Society for the Psychology of Sport and Physical Activity
- Southeast Region of the American College of Sports Medicine
- Southeastern District (IX) of the National Athletic Trainers' Association