Associate Prof-HHP/Physical Th

Department Health & Human Performance Personnel Faculty Office HS 141 Phone 262-243-4255 Education B.S. University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point M.S. Illinois State University Ph.D. University of Minnesota Email Send an Email

Dr. Nelson joined CUW's Health & Human Performance staff in fall 2002. He received his Doctorate in Exercise Physiology from the University of Minnesota where his emphasis was exercise physiology as it relates to cardiovascular disease.  Reid was previously on the faculty at Northern Illinois University teaching courses in heart disease, rehabilitation, ECG and stress testing and directing the university's Adult Fitness and Heart Health Program. Prior to his academic career, he supervised a testing and rehabilitation program in a private cardiology clinic in Minneapolis and during his doctoral studies; he worked at the University of Minnesota Hospital and Clinic's inpatient and outpatient cardiac rehabilitation programs. He is a member of the American College of Sports Medicine and holds that organization’s highest certification as a Program Director for prevention/rehabilitation programs. His professional interests lie in clinical exercise physiology and the use of exercise as a primary and secondary therapy measure for chronic diseases.  Recent research centers on the use of near infrared spectroscopy to analyze cerebral and muscle oxygen response to exercise in varied populations

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