Bo Fernhall, Ph.D.

ALS Associate Dean & Professor of Kinesiology

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Huff Hall 110 MC 586
1206 S. Fourth St.
Champaign, IL 61820
Phone: (217) 333-2131
E-mail: fernhall@uiuc.edu

Area of Interest

My main research interests are the area of exercise physiology with a specialization in cardiovascular function and health throughout the lifespan. I am currently investigating issues of cardiovascular autonomic control and function and the impact of muscle strength on functional capacity, performance and quality of life in persons with Down syndrome. In addition, I have a research interest in the effect of exercise on arterial health, coagulation and fibrinolysis. I also spent more than 20 years directing Cardiac Rehabilitation programs, and serve on the Editorial Board of Journal of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation.

Publications

Figueroa, A., Collier,SR., Baynard, T., Giannopoulou, I., Goulopoulou, S., Fernhall, B. Impaired vagal modulation of heart rate in individuals with Down syndrome. Clin. Autonomic Res. (In Press) 2004.

Fernhall, B., Figueroa, A., Collier, S., Baynard, T, Giannopoulou, I., and Goulopoulou, S. Blunted Heart Rate Response to Upright Tilt in Individuals with Down Syndrome. Arch. Phys. Med Rehabil. (In Pess) 2004.

Guerra, M., Llorens, N., Fernhall, B. Chronotropic incompetence in Down syndrome. Arch. Phys. Med. Rehabil. 84:1604-1608, 2003.

Santa-Clara, H., Fernhall, B., Baptista, F., Mendes, M., Sardinha, LB. Effect of a one year combined exercise training program on body composition in men with coronary artery disease. Metabolism 52:1413-1417, 2003.

Fernhall, B., Otterstetter, M. Attenuated responses to sympathoexcitation in individuals with Down syndrome. J. Appl. Physiol. 94:2158-2165, 2003.

Santa-Clara H, Szymanski L, Fernhall B. Effect of exercise training on blood pressure in postmenopausal Caucasian and African-American women. Am J Cardiol 91(8):1009-11, 2003.

Keywords

Exercise, Cardiovascular, Autonomic Function, Fibrinolysis, Down Syndrome