Dr. M. Elaine Cress

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University of Georgia
College of Education
Kinesiology
ProfessorAppointed: 1998
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Mailing Address

Department of Kinesiology
115M Ramsey
University of Georgia
Athens, Georgia 30605-6554
United States

Contact Information

Phone: (706) 542-2202
Fax: (706) 542-3148
mecress@uga.edu

Qualifications

Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison, Kinesiology, 1989.
B.S., University of Southern Colorado, Biology.
M.S., University of Colorado at Boulder, Exercise Physiology.

Expertise and Research Interests

Physical functional assessment in older adults and people with impairments
Metabolic and cardiorespiratory requirements for physical performance in daily function
Strength and power requirements for physical performance in daily function
Functional performances outcomes in response to exercise, surgical and pharmaceutical interventions
Community-based exercise interventions
Public health and physical activity interventions

Other Expertise

Editorial Board of ACSM Health & Fitness Journal
Associate Editor Physical Activity and Aging
Review for National Institute on Aging Special Emphasis Panel
Chair committee on Best Practices for ACSM Committee on Aging
Expert panel National Institute on Aging Exercise Guide

Future Research

Determining the metabolic and strength requirements for living in independent and assisted housing

Industrial Relevance

Assessment markers of independence are relevant to many industries and professional including: housing, public housing, assisted living facilities, independent retirement living communities, outpatient rehabilitation, surgerical (e.g. knee and hip replacemnt), pharmaceutical firms.

Keywords

COS Keywords:

Exercise, Exercise Physiology, Geriatrics, Gerontology, Kinesiology, Sports Medicine.

Additional Terms:

Physical Function and Aging.

Languages

(Reading, Writing, Speaking)

English: (Fluent, Fluent, Fluent)

Memberships

American College of Sports Medicine
American Geriatrics Society
Gerontological Society of America

Honors and Awards

2008-2009, Herbert H. deVries Award for Distinguished Research in the Field of Aging, Council of Aging and American Association for Physical Activity and Recreation (AAPAR - AAPHERD)
1999, Outstanding Service, Northwest Chapter, American College of Sports Medicine
1996-1997, President, Northwest Chapter, American College of Sports Medicine
Fellow, American College Sports Medicine

Previous Positions

1992-1998, Assistant Professor, University of Washington, Medicine and School Public Health, Medicine and Department Health Services, Geriatrics and Gerontology
1989-1991, Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Washington, School of Medicine, Medicine, Geriatrics and Gerontology

Publications

  • Cress, M.E., Petrella, J.K., Moore, T.L., Schenkman, M.L., Continuous-Scale Physical Functional Performance Test: Validity, Reliability, and Sensitivity of Data for the Short Version, Journal Physical Therapy, 85, Alexandria Virginia, American Physical Therapy Association, 85(323), 335, Apr 2005
  • Miszko TA, Cress ME, Slade JM, Covey CJ, Agrawal SK, Doerr CE, Effect of strength and power training on physical function in community-dwelling older adults, Journals of Gerontology. Series A, Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences, 58(2), 171-5, February 2003 Abstract
  • Cress ME, Meyer M, Maximal voluntary and functional performance levels needed for independence in adults aged 65 to 97 years, Physical Therapy, 83(1), 37-48, January 2003 Abstract
  • Cress ME, Kinne S, Patrick DL, Maher E, Physical functional performance in persons using a manual wheelchair, Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy, 32(3), 104-13, March 2002 Abstract
  • Slade JM, Miszko TA, Laity JH, Agrawal SK, Cress ME, Anaerobic power and physical function in strength-trained and non-strength-trained older adults, Journals of Gerontology. Series A, Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences, 57(3), M168-72, March 2002 Abstract
  • Brochu M, Savage P, Lee M, Dee J, Cress ME, Poehlman ET, Tischler M, Ades PA, Effects of resistance training on physical function in older disabled women with coronary heart disease, Journal of Applied Physiology (bethesda, Md. : 1985), 92(2), 672-8, February 2002 Abstract
  • Jubrias SA, Esselman PC, Price LB, Cress ME, Conley KE, Large energetic adaptations of elderly muscle to resistance and endurance training, Journal of Applied Physiology (bethesda, Md. : 1985), 90(5), 1663-70, May 2001 Abstract
  • Conley KE, Esselman PC, Jubrias SA, Cress ME, Inglin B, Mogadam C, Schoene RB, Ageing, muscle properties and maximal O(2) uptake rate in humans, Journal of Physiology, 526 Pt 1, 211-7, July 2000 Abstract
  • Miszko TA, Cress ME, A lifetime of fitness. Exercise in the perimenopausal and postmenopausal woman, Clinics in Sports Medicine, 19(2), 215-32, April 2000 Abstract
  • Buchner DM, Cress ME, de Lateur BJ, Esselman PC, Margherita AJ, Price R, Wagner EH, The effect of strength and endurance training on gait, balance, fall risk, and health services use in community-living older adults, Journals of Gerontology. Series A, Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences, 52(4), M218-24, July 1997 Abstract
  • Buchner DM, Cress ME, de Lateur BJ, Esselman PC, Margherita AJ, Price R, Wagner EH, A comparison of the effects of three types of endurance training on balance and other fall risk factors in older adults, Aging (milan, Italy), 9(1-2), 112-9, 1997 Abstract
  • Cress ME, Quantifying physical functional performance in older adults, Muscle & Nerve. Supplement, 5, S17-20, 1997 Abstract
  • Cress ME, Buchner DM, Questad KA, Esselman PC, deLateur BJ, Schwartz RS, Continuous-scale physical functional performance in healthy older adults: a validation study, Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 77(12), 1243-50, December 1996 Abstract
  • Buchner DM, Cress ME, Esselman PC, Margherita AJ, de Lateur BJ, Campbell AJ, Wagner EH, Factors associated with changes in gait speed in older adults, Journals of Gerontology. Series A, Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences, 51(6), M297-302, November 1996 Abstract
  • Judge JO, Schechtman K, Cress E, The relationship between physical performance measures and independence in instrumental activities of daily living. The FICSIT Group. Frailty and Injury: Cooperative Studies of Interventio, Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 44(11), 1332-41, November 1996 Abstract
  • Cress ME, Conley KE, Balding SL, Hansen-Smith F, Konczak J, Functional training: muscle structure, function, and performance in older women, Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy, 24(1), 4-10, July 1996 Abstract
  • Coleman EA, Buchner DM, Cress ME, Chan BK, de Lateur BJ, The relationship of joint symptoms with exercise performance in older adults, Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 44(1), 14-21, January 1996 Abstract
  • Conley KE, Cress ME, Jubrias SA, Esselman PC, Odderson IR, From muscle properties to human performance, using magnetic resonance, Journals of Gerontology. Series A, Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences, 50 Spec No, 35-40, November 1995 Abstract
  • Cress ME, Schechtman KB, Mulrow CD, Fiatarone MA, Gerety MB, Buchner DM, Relationship between physical performance and self-perceived physical function, Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 43(2), 93-101, February 1995 Abstract
  • Buchner DM, Cress ME, Wagner EH, de Lateur BJ, Price R, Abrass IB, The Seattle FICSIT/MoveIt study: the effect of exercise on gait and balance in older adults, Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 41(3), 321-5, March 1993 Abstract
  • Konczak J, Meeuwsen HJ, Cress ME, Changing affordances in stair climbing: the perception of maximum climbability in young and older adults, Journal of Experimental Psychology. Human Perception and Performance, 18(3), 691-7, August 1992 Abstract
  • Cress ME, Thomas DP, Johnson J, Kasch FW, Cassens RG, Smith EL, Agre JC, Effect of training on VO2max, thigh strength, and muscle morphology in septuagenarian women, Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 23(6), 752-8, June 1991 Abstract

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