Wellbeing and Exercise Lab
My research interest focuses on the effects of physical activity on mental health within the Veteran population and the neurobiological mechanisms involved. During my MS, I hope to explore the relationship between the cessation of Active Duty related physical activity on mental health.
Broadly, I am interested in the relationship between exercise and neurobiological mechanisms of major depressive disorder. During my PhD, I hope to look more closely at the relationship between exercise and the neurobiological mechanisms of perinatal and postnatal depression.
My current research interest focuses on how we can manage anxiety symptoms with acute and chronic resistance exercise. I plan to use Ecological Momentary Assessment (EMA) to better understand these relationships in an externally valid setting.