Dr. Glen E. Duncan

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University of Washington
School of Public Health and Community Medicine
Nutritional Sciences
Associate ProfessorAppointed: 2008
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Mailing Address

305 Raitt Hall
Box 353410
University of Washington
Seattle, Washington 98195
United States

Contact Information

Phone: (206) 616-2680
Fax: (206) 685-1696
duncag@u.washington.edu

Qualifications

Ph.D., University of Tennessee - Knoxville, Education, 1997.
M.S., Ball State University, Exercise Physiology, 1994.
B.S., East Stroudsburg University, Physical Education, 1992.

Expertise and Research Interests

Research interests include: (1) non-biological determinants of physical activity and obesity (e.g., access, income, and the physical environment); (2) relationships among cardiorespiratory fitness, body fatness, and metabolic disease; and, (3) lifestyle interventions of physical activity and dietary modifications in the prevention and treatment of metabolic and cardiovascular disease.

Examples of current funded research projects include:

1. Effectiveness of a comprehensive intervention in reducing or maintaining body mass index in a randomized controlled trial of worksites (PACE).
2. Mechanisms by which energy balance modifies and influences the process of carcinogenesis (TREC).
3. Validity and reliability of an innovative multi-sensor board device for measuring physical activity type, amount, and associated energy expenditure under free-living conditions (MSB).
4. Develop and validate novel approaches to measuring energy expenditure and energy intake in real-time using the MSB integrated with a cellular telephone to provide continuous feedback on energy balance and the physical environment (BALANCE).
5. Evaluate the implementation and effects of the 5-for-Life physical education program in elementary and middle-school students over 3-years in seven school districts in a rural county (PEP).

Research affiliations at the University of Washington include the Center for Clinical and Epidemiological Research, General Clinical Research Center, Pediatric Clinical Research Center, Diabetes Endocrinology Research Center, Clinical Nutrition Research Unit, the Health Promotion Research Center, and the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center.

Other Expertise

I am a registered clinical exercise physiologist through the American College of Sports Medicine (RCEPSM).

Future Research

Ongoing work and pending grant applications focus on physical activity and eating behaviors in twins.

I am interested in serving as a potential research mentor/thesis advisor to interested students (undergraduate/graduate/medical).

Keywords

COS Keywords:

Diabetes, Endocrinology, Epidemiology, Exercise, Health Promotion, Insulin, Metabolism, Nutrition or Dietetics, Obesity, Physical Education, Physical Fitness, Sports Medicine.

Memberships

American College of Sports Medicine
American Diabetes Association

Honors and Awards

2005, Who's Who in Health Sciences Education, AcademicKeys, University of Washington
2003, Research Scientist Development Award, NIH
1997, Excellence in Exercise Science Award, University of Tennessee
1991, Who's Who Among American College Students, East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania
1991, Phi Epsilon Kappa, East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania

Previous Positions

2003-2008, Assistant Professor, University of Washington, School of Public Health and Community Medicine, Epidemiology, Nutritional Sciences
2002-2003, Assistant Professor, University of Florida, College of Medicine, Medicine Department, Endocrinology and Metabolism
1998-2002, Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Florida, College of Medicine, Medicine Department, Endocrinology and Metabolism
1997-1998, Assistant Professor, Southern Illinois University, Physical Education
1994-1997, Teaching Associate, University of Tennessee - Knoxville, Exercise Science
1992-1994, Research Assistant, Ball State University, Human Performance Laboratory

Funding Received

  • National Institutes of Health (NIH): Ubiquitous Computing for the Measurement of Physical Activity, $225,500, 2007 to 2009.
  • Centralia College (Subcontract from U.S. Department of Education Carol M. White Grant): Evaluation of the Lewis County Healthy Children Project, $90,000, 2007 to 2010.
  • National Institutes of Health (NIH): BALANCE: Bioengineering Approaches for Lifestyle Activity and Nutrition Continuous Engagement, $450,000, 2007 to 2010.
  • Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center (NIH Subcontract): Fitness, Fatness, and Breast Cancer Biomarkers in Overweight Adolescent Girls, $49,302, 2006 to 2007.
  • National Institutes of Health (NIH): Kinetics of Human Homocysteine Metabolism, $347,283, 2002 to 2007.
  • American College of Sports Medicine Foundation Polar Research Grant: Dose Response Effect of Exercise on Insulin Sensitivity and Plasma Lipase Activity, $10,000, 1999 to 2001.
  • American Heart Association (AHA): Dose Response Effect of Exercise on Insulin Sensitivity and Plasma Lipase Activity, $73,500, 1999 to 2001.
  • American College of Sports Medicine Foundation Doctoral Student Research Grant: Application of the Crossover Concept in Children, $2,474, 1996 to 1997.

Publications

  • Denning T, Andrew A, Chaudhri R, Hartung C, Lester J, Borriello G, Duncan G (2009) BALANCE: Towards a Usable Pervasive Wellness Application with Accurate Activity Inference, HotMobile 2009, Proceedings of the 10th Workshop on Mobile Computing Systems and Applications (HotMobile), New York, NY, ACM, 6 pages
  • Duncan GE, Goldberg J, Noonan C, Moudon AV, Hurvitz P, Buchwald D (2008) Unique environmental effects on physical activity participation: a twin study., PLoS ONE, 3 (4), e2019 Abstract
  • Beresford SA, Locke E, Bishop S, West B, McGregor BA, Bruemmer B, Duncan GE, Thompson B (Nov 2007) Worksite study promoting activity and changes in eating (PACE): design and baseline results., Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.), 15 Suppl 1, 4S-15S Abstract
  • Duncan GE (May 2006) Prevalence of diabetes and impaired fasting glucose levels among US adolescents: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1999-2002., Archives of pediatrics & adolescent medicine, 160 (5), 523-8 Abstract
  • Sanders LF, Duncan GE (Apr 2006) Population-based reference standards for cardiovascular fitness among U.S. adults: NHANES 1999-2000 and 2001-2002., Medicine and science in sports and exercise, 38 (4), 701-7 Abstract
  • Duncan GE (Feb 2006) Exercise, fitness, and cardiovascular disease risk in type 2 diabetes and the metabolic syndrome., Current diabetes reports, 6 (1), 29-35 Abstract
  • Duncan GE, Anton SD, Sydeman SJ, Newton RL, Corsica JA, Durning PE, Ketterson TU, Martin AD, Limacher MC, Perri MG (Nov 2005) Prescribing exercise at varied levels of intensity and frequency: a randomized trial., Archives of internal medicine, 165 (20), 2362-9 Abstract
  • Duncan GE, Li SM, Zhou XH (Aug 2005) Cardiovascular fitness among U.S. adults: NHANES 1999-2000 and 2001-2002., Medicine and science in sports and exercise, 37 (8), 1324-8 Abstract
  • Duncan GE, Li SM, Zhou XH (May 2005) Age and kidney function are the primary correlates of fasting plasma total homocysteine levels in non-diabetic and diabetic adults. Results from the 1999-2002 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey., Nutrition & metabolism, 2, 13 Abstract
  • Duncan GE, Perri MG, Anton SD, Limacher MC, Martin AD, Lowenthal DT, Arning E, Bottiglieri T, Stacpoole PW (Nov 2004) Effects of exercise on emerging and traditional cardiovascular risk factors., Preventive medicine, 39 (5), 894-902 Abstract
  • Duncan GE, Li SM, Zhou XH (Oct 2004) Prevalence and trends of a metabolic syndrome phenotype among u.s. Adolescents, 1999-2000., Diabetes care, 27 (10), 2438-43 Abstract
  • Fuehrlein BS, Rutenberg MS, Silver JN, Warren MW, Theriaque DW, Duncan GE, Stacpoole PW, Brantly ML (Apr 2004) Differential metabolic effects of saturated versus polyunsaturated fats in ketogenic diets., The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism, 89 (4), 1641-5 Abstract
  • Duncan GE, Perkins LA, Theriaque DW, Neiberger RE, Stacpoole PW (Apr 2004) Dichloroacetate therapy attenuates the blood lactate response to submaximal exercise in patients with defects in mitochondrial energy metabolism., The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism, 89 (4), 1733-8 Abstract
  • Duncan GE, Anton SD, Newton RL, Perri MG (May 2003) Comparison of perceived health to physiological measures of health in Black and White women., Preventive medicine, 36 (5), 624-8 Abstract
  • Duncan GE, Perri MG, Theriaque DW, Hutson AD, Eckel RH, Stacpoole PW (Mar 2003) Exercise training, without weight loss, increases insulin sensitivity and postheparin plasma lipase activity in previously sedentary adults., Diabetes care, 26 (3), 557-62 Abstract
  • Duncan GE, Hutson AD, Stacpoole PW (Feb 2002) QUICKI is not a useful and accurate index of insulin sensitivity following exercise training., The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism, 87 (2), 950-1 Abstract
  • Duncan GE, Hutson AD, Stacpoole PW (Sep 2001) QUICKI does not accurately reflect changes in insulin sensitivity with exercise training., The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism, 86 (9), 4115-9 Abstract
  • Duncan GE, Sydeman SJ, Perri MG, Limacher MC, Martin AD (Jul 2001) Can sedentary adults accurately recall the intensity of their physical activity?, Preventive medicine, 33 (1), 18-26 Abstract
  • Duncan GE, Howley ET (Feb 1999) Substrate metabolism during exercise in children and the "crossover concept", Pediatric Exercise Science, 11 (1), 12-21
  • Duncan GE, Howley ET (May 1998) Metabolic and perceptual responses to short-term cycle training in children, Pediatric Exercise Science, 10 (2), 110-122
  • Mahon AD, Duncan GE, Howe CA, Del Corral P (Oct 1997) Blood lactate and perceived exertion relative to ventilatory threshold: boys versus men., Medicine and science in sports and exercise, 29 (10), 1332-7 Abstract
  • Bassett DR, Vachon JA, Kirkland AO, Howley ET, Duncan GE, Johnson KR (Sep 1997) Energy cost of stair climbing and descending on the college alumnus questionnaire., Medicine and science in sports and exercise, 29 (9), 1250-4 Abstract
  • Tanaka H, West KA, Duncan GE, Bassett DR (May 1997) Changes in plasma tryptophan/branched chain amino acid ratio in responses to training volume variation., International journal of sports medicine, 18 (4), 270-5 Abstract
  • Duncan GE, Howley ET, Johnson BN (Feb 1997) Applicability of VO2max criteria: discontinuous versus continuous protocols., Medicine and science in sports and exercise, 29 (2), 273-8 Abstract
  • Mahon AD, Del Corral P, Howe CA, Duncan GE, Ray ML (Nov 1996) Physiological correlates of 3-kilometer running performance in male children., International journal of sports medicine, 17 (8), 580-4 Abstract
  • Bassett DR, Ainsworth BE, Leggett SR, Mathien CA, Main JA, Hunter DC, Duncan GE (Aug 1996) Accuracy of five electronic pedometers for measuring distance walked., Medicine and science in sports and exercise, 28 (8), 1071-7 Abstract
  • Duncan GE, Mahon AD, Gay JA, Sherwood JJ (Aug 1996) Physiological and perceptual responses to graded treadmill and cycle exercise in male children, Pediatric Exercise Science, 8 (3), 251-228
  • Duncan GE, Mahon AD, Howe CA, del Corral P (Feb 1996) Plateau in oxygen consumption at maximal exercise in male children, Pediatric Exercise Science, 8 (1), 77-86
  • del Corral P, Mahon AD, Duncan GE, Howe CA, Craig BW (Nov 1994) The effect of exercise on serum and salivary cortisol in male children., Medicine and science in sports and exercise, 26 (11), 1297-301 Abstract

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