Dr. Christopher Charles Cheatham

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Western Michigan University
Health, Physical Education and Recreation
Exercise Science/Physiology
Associate ProfessorAppointed: 2007

Mailing Address

HPER Department
Western Michigan University
1903 W. Michigan Ave.
Kalamazoo, Michigan 49008
United States

Contact Information

Phone: (269) 387-2542
Fax: (269) 387-2704
chris.cheatham@wmich.edu
http://homepages.wmich.edu/~ccheatha

Qualifications

Post-Doctoral Associate, John B. Pierce Laboratory, Yale School of Medicine, 2003.
Ph.D., Kent State University, Exercise Physiology, 2000.
M.S., Ball State University, Exercise Science - Exercise Physiology, 1997.
B.S., Miami University, Exercise Science, 1995.

Previous Positions

2003-2007, Assistant Professor, Western Michigan University, Health, Physical Education and Recreation, Exercise Science
2001-2003, Postdoctoral Associate, John B. Pierce Laboratory
2001-2003, Postdoctoral Fellow, Yale University, School of Medicine, Epidemiology and Public Health
1997-2000, Graduate Assistant, Kent State University, School of Exercise, Leisure, and Sport, Exercise Science
1995-1997, Research Assistant, Ball State University, Human Performance Laboratory

Expertise and Research Interests

The control and influence of exercise on plasma volume expansion
The effects of nicotine on temperature regulation and human performance
Environmental physiology/temperature regulation
Lactate and ventilatory thresholds

Keywords

COS Keywords:

Environmental Medicine, Epidemiology, Exercise, Exercise Physiology, Nicotine, Physiology, Public Health, Sports Medicine, Thermoregulation.

Additional Terms:

Control of Plasma Volume Expansion, Environmental Physiology, Exercise Science.

Publications

  • Miller MG, Cheatham CC, Porter AR, Ricard MD, Hennigar D (May 2007) Chest- and Waist-Deep Aquatic Plyometric Training and Average Force, Power, and Vertical-Jump Performance, International Journal of Aquatic Research and Education, 1 (2), 2007
  • Cheatham CC, Caine N, Blegen M, Potkanowicz ES, Kamimori GH, Marcinkiewicz JL, Otterstetter R, Kalinski M, Glickman EL (Sep 2006) The effects of nicotine on the metabolic and hormonal responses during acute cold exposure, Wilderness and Environmental Medicine, 17 (3), 147-157
  • Miller MG, Herniman JJ, Ricard MD, Cheatham CC, Michael TJ (Sep 2006) The effects of a 6-week plyometric training program on agility, Journal of Sports Science and Medicine, 5 (3), 459-465
  • Mendel RW, Blegen M, Cheatham C, Antonio J, Ziegenfuss T (Mar 2005) Effects of Creatine on Thermoregulatory Responses While Exercising in the Heat, Nutrition, 21 (3), 301-307
  • Malison ER, Plank DM, Brown JD, Cheatham CC, Mahon AD (Dec 2004) Running Performance in Middle-school Distance Runners, Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness, 44 (4), 383-388
  • Cheatham CC, Caine-Bish N, Blegen M, Potkanowicz ES, Glickman EL (Jul 2004) Nicotine Effects on Thermoregulatory Responses of Men and Women During Acute Cold Exposure, Aviation, Space, and Environmental Medicine, 75 (7), 589-95
  • Mahon AD, Cheatham CC (2002) Ventilatory Threshold in Children: a Review, Pediatric Exercise Science, 14 (1), 16-29
  • Glickman EL, Caine-Bish N, Cheatham CC, Blegen M, Potkanowicz ES (Fall 2002) The Influence of Age on Thermosensitivity During Cold Water Immersion, Wilderness & Environmental Medicine, 13 (3), 194-202
  • Glickman EL, Caine N, Potkanowicz E, Cheatham C, Blegen M, Hearon CM (2002) The Effect of Age and Ethnicity on Metabolism and Carbohydrate Utilization During Acute Cold Exposure, The Organizing and International Program Committees of the 10th International Conference on Environmental Ergonomics, 247-250
  • Glickman EL, Cheatham CC, Caine N, Blegen M (Jul 2001) The Influence of Ethnicity on Thermosensitivity During Cold Water Immersion, Aviation, Space, and Environmental Medicine, 72 (7), 632-7
  • Glickman-Weiss EL, Cheatham C, Caine N, Blegen M, Marcinkiewicz J, Mittleman KD (Jul 2000) The Influence of Gender and Menstrual Phase on Thermosensitivity During Cold Water Immersion, Aviation, Space, and Environmental Medicine, 71 (7), 715-22
  • Glickman-Weiss EL, Cheatham CC, Caine N, Blegen M, Marcinkiewicz J (Summer 2000) Influence of Gender and Menstrual Cycle on a Cold Air Tolerance Test and Its Relationship to Thermosensitivity, Undersea & Hyperbaric Medicine: Journal of the Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society, Inc, 27 (2), 75-81
  • Cheatham CC, Mahon AD, Brown JD, Bolster DR (Jun 2000) Cardiovascular Responses During Prolonged Exercise At Ventilatory Threshold in Boys and Men, Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 32 (6), 1080-7
  • Glickman-Weiss E, Caine N, Cheatham CC, Blegen M, Scharschmidt T, Marcinkiewicz J (Spring 2000) The Effects of Gender and Menstrual Phase on Carbohydrate Utilization During Acute Cold Exposure, Wilderness & Environmental Medicine, 11 (1), 5-11
  • Mahon AD, Cheatham CC, Kelsey KQ, Brown JD (1997) Plasma Fibrinogen, Physical Activity and Aerobic Fitness in Children, Children and Exercise XIX: 19th International Seminar on Paediatric Work Physiology

Honors and Awards

2005-2006, Research Development Award Program, Office of the Vice President of Research, Western Michigan University
2000, Summer Fellowship for Post-Candidacy Doctoral Students, College of Fine and Professional Arts, Kent State University
1999, Graduate Student Research Award, Graduate Student Senate, Kent State University
1997, Outstanding Student Research Presentation, Midwest Chapter of the American College of Sports Medicine

Funding Received

  • GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals: Effects of High Dose Fish Oil Supplementation on Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness (DOMS) and Inflammatory Markers, $5,300, 2008 to 2009.
  • Faculty Research and Creative Activities Support Fund (FRACAS), Office of the Vice-President of Research, Western Michigan University: Nicotine and Thermoregulation During Acute Heat Exposure, $7,621, 2007 to 2008.
  • Department of the Army: Acquisition of Equipment to Support the Study of Environmental Conditions on Human Physiology and Performance, $190,200, 2006 to 2007.
  • Wilderness Medical Society: The effects of nicotine on the thermoregulatory, cardiovascular, and metabolic responses during cold exposure, $4,000, 1999 to 2000.
  • Midwest Chapter of the American College of Sports Medicine: Cardiovascular drift relative to ventilatory threshold in boys and men, $500, 1996 to 1997.
  • Ball State University Office of Academic Research and Sponsored Programs Student Research Grant: Cardiovascular drift relative to ventilatory threshold in boys and men, $370, 1996 to 1997.

Memberships

American College of Sports Medicine

Profile Details

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