Research Interests
As an Exercise Physiologist, I am interested in the human adaptability to acute and chronic exercise across the lifespan, identification of physiological mechanisms underlying physical activity, the comprehensive delivery of treatment services concerned with the analysis, improvement, and maintenance of health and fitness, rehabilitation of heart disease and other chronic diseases and/or disabilities, and the professional guidance and counsel of undergraduate and graduate professionals.

Representative Publications:

Isaacs, L.D., and R.L. Pohlman. (2nd  Edition: 2004). Preparing for the ACSM Health Fitness Instructor Certification Exam.  Champaign: IL.

Gerber, E.D. et al. (2003). Comparison of continuous vs. discontinuous employee-led weight management programs.  Future Focus. 24(1), 25-30.

Isaacs, L.D., Pohlman, R.L., & Hall, T. (2003). Vertical jump performance standards in children: An update.  Strategies, 16, (6), 33-35.

Marsh, J., Darby, L.A., & Pohlman, R.L. (2004). Validity, reliability, and specificity of a maximal aerobic dance bench step test. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise. (Submitted).

O’Hara, R., Baerm J.T., Pohlman, R.L., & Laubach, L.L. (2000). The effect of a walking program on blood pressure response in African-American Women.  ACSM’s Health & Fitness Journal, 4(5).

Isaacs, L.D. and R. L. Pohlman. (2000). Effectiveness of the stretch-shorting cycle in children’s vertical jump performance.  Perceptual Motor Skills, 86,, 659-663.

Darby, L.A., & Pohlman, R.L. (1999). Journal of Exercise Physiology, 2(4), 13-19.