Department of Exercise and Sport Science

Associate Professor

J. David Symons, Ph.D., FACSM Title: Associate Professor
Phone Number: (801) 581-4769 (office) / (801) 587-3075 (lab)
Email address: j.david.symons@hsc.utah.edu

Program Affiliations:

Exercise Physiology faculty
Adjunct appointment: Department of Nutrition, College of Health
Adjunct appointment: Dept. of Internal Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Diabetes

Degrees:

B.P.E. University of British Columbia
M.S. University of Oregon
Ph.D. University of Oregon
Visiting Fellowship, Defence and Civil Institute of Environmental Medicine, Biosciences Division, Environmental Physiology Section.Toronto, Ontario,CANADA
Postdoctoral Fellowship, University of California, Davis. Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine. Davis, California

Recent Research Activities/Interests:

Our laboratory investigates vascular function in response to physiological (e.g. physical exercise), pathophysiological (e.g., type 2 diabetes, ischemia, hypertension), and nutritional (e.g., polyphenolic compounds) interventions using human, animal, isolated vessel, and cell culture models.
Dr. Symons Lab

Representative Courses:

ESS 3094 Honors Exercise Physiology
ESS 4310 Advanced Exercise Physiology II
ESS 6310 Advanced Exercise Physiology II
ESS 6384 Cardiovascular Physiology

View Course Descriptions

http://www.acs.utah.edu/GenCatalog/crsdesc/ess.html