Dr. Kelly Laurson
School of Kinesiology and Recreation
Office
McCormick 151B
- Education
- Awards & Honors
- Research
Ph D Biological Basis of Physical Activity
Iowa State University
Ames, Iowa
MS Exercise Physiology
Illinois State University
Normal, Illinois
BA Exercise Science - Health Promotion
Central College
Pella, Iowa
CAST Outstanding Researcher - Tenured Category
Illinois State University
2015
Jorndt Student/Faculty Research Award
Illinois State University
2014
Highlighted Faculty Member in Federal Initiatives Booklet
Illinois State University
2013
Research and Sponsored Programs Grant Mentorship Program
Illinois State University
2013
University Research Initiative Award
Illinois State University
2013
Honorary Coach
Illinois State University Women's Volleyball
2008
Kinesiology Doctoral Research Award
Department of Kinesiology - Iowa State University
2008
Winifred Tilden High Scholar Award
Department of Kinesiology - Iowa State University
2007
Mark and Nancy Dyslin Scholarship
Department of Kinesiology - Iowa State University
2005
Central College Senior Honors Award
Central College, Pella, Iowa
2003
Abstract
Smith, E., Thomas, D., Dodd, D., Brown, D., Laurson, K., Langosch, T., Grimwood, J., & Fillers, N. Relationship between Body Composition, Cardiorespiratory Fitness, and Position in DII Collegiate Male Rugby Union Players. L. Bruce Gladden (EDs). Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise 50.Supplement 1 5S (2018): 171.
Grimwood, J., Brown, D., Laurson, K., Williams, S., Henninger, M., Barnes, J., & Phelps, D. Association of Fruit and Vegetable Intake with Cardiorespiratory Fitness in Adolescents. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise 49.S5 (2017): 324.
Jennings, M., Brown, D., Laurson, K., Williams, S., Henninger, M., & Phelps, D. The Impact of Grant Funding on Physical Fitness Levels of School Children. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise 49.S5 (2017): 708.
Langosch, T., Brown, D., Laurson, K., & Williams, S. Examining Fifth-Grade In-School Physical Activity Patterns: How Many Days of Monitoring Are Needed?. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise 49.S5 (2017): 474.
Reynolds, K., Brown, D., Dodd, D., & Laurson, K. Impact of Visual Feedback on Exercise Intensity and Motivation. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise 49.S5 (2017): 233.
Journal Article, Academic Journal
Laurson, K., Saint-Maurice, P., Welk, G., & Eisenmann, J. Reference Curves for Field Tests of Musculoskeletal Fitness in U.S. Children and Adolescents: The 2012 NHANES National Youth Fitness Survey.. Journal of strength and conditioning research 31.8 (2017): 2075-2082.
Bai, Y., Chen, S., Laurson, K., Kim, Y., Saint-Maurice, P., & Welk, G. The Associations of Youth Physical Activity and Screen Time with Fatness and Fitness: The 2012 NHANES National Youth Fitness Survey.. PloS one 11.1 (2016): e0148038.
Bohr, A., Laurson, K., & McQueen, M. A novel cutoff for the waist-to-height ratio predicting metabolic syndrome in young American adults.. BMC public health 16 (2016): 295.
Cox, A., Cole, A., & Laurson, K. The Moderating Role of Physical Self-Perceptions in the Relationship Between Maturity Status and Physical Self-Worth.. Research quarterly for exercise and sport 87.2 (2016): 200-6.
Lee, J., & Laurson, K. Obesity and Insulin Resistance Screening Tools in American Adolescents: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 1999 to 2010.. Canadian journal of diabetes 40.4 (2016): 311-7.
Journal Article, Professional Journal
Gutierrez, A., Williams, S., Coleman, M., Garrahy, D., & Laurson, K. Physical education and Recess Contributions to 6th Graders’ Physical Activity. The Physical Educator (2016)
Lee, J., Williams, S., Brown, D., & Laurson, K. Concurrent validation of the Actigraph gt3x+, Polar Active accelerometer, Omron Hj-720 and Yamax Digiwalker SW-701 pedometers step counts in lab based and free-living settings. Journal of Sports Sciences (2014)
McGee, A., Williams, S., Coleman, M., Hurd, A., & Laurson, K. Step Counts and Self-reported Physical Activity among Upper Elementary School Students Vary with Aerobic Fitness. Biomedical Human Kinetics 5 (2013): 93-98.
Williams, S., Phelps, D., Laurson, K., Thomas, D., & Brown, D. Fitness Knowledge, Cardiorespiratory Endurance & Body Composition of High School Students. Biomedical Human Kinetics 5 (2013): 17-21.
Bohr, A., Laurson, K., Brown, D., & Smith, P. Relationship Between Socioeconomic Status and Physical Fitness in Junior High School Students. Journal of School Health (2012)
Presentations
Relationship between Body Composition, Cardiorespiratory Fitness, and Position in DII Collegiate Male Rugby Union Players. Annual Meeting of the ACSM. American College of Sports Medicine. (2018)
Association of fruit and vegetable intake with cardiorespiratory fitness in adolescents. American College of Sports Medicine Annual Conference. American College of Sports Medicine. (2017)
Changes in anthropometric and physiological characteristics of male collegiate rugby union players throughout a season. American College of Sports Medicine Annual Conference. American College of Sports Medicine. (2017)
Examining fifth-grade in-school physical activity patterns: How many days of monitoring are needed?. American College of Sports Medicine Annual Conference. American College of Sports Medicine. (2017)
Push-up and sit-up scores predict two-mile run times in ROTC cadets. National Strength and Conditioning Association Annual Conference. National Strength and Conditioning Association. (2017)
The impact of grant funding on physical fitness levels of school children. American College of Sports Medicine Annual Conference. American College of Sports Medicine. (2017)
Effects of two volume-equated resistance training protocols on muscle thickness and muscular strength. National Strength and Conditioning Association Annual Conference. National Strength and Conditioning Association. (2016)
Joint Mobilizations Improves Internal Rotation at the Hip, But Not Strength Following One Treatment Session. National Athletic Trainers' Association Annual Conference and Symposium. National Athletic Trainers' Association. (2016)
Muscular fitness standards for cardio-metabolic health in adolescents: The HELENA cross-sectional study. Research on Exercise, Health, and Wellness: Exercise is Medicine. EXERNET. (2016)
Reference normative values for aspects of skill-related physical fitness in active children and adolescents. National Strength and Conditioning Association Annual Conference. National Strength and Conditioning Association. (2016)
Grants & Contracts
Exercise and non-exercise derived cardiorespiratory fitness standards based on cardiometabolic health. Illinois State University. Illinois State University. (2017)
Designing criterion health standards for handgrip strength in youth: Phase II. The Cooper Clinic, Dallas, Texas. (2015)
Utility of skinfold thicknesses to screen for metabolic syndrome in adolescents. Illinois State University. Illinois State University. (2015)
LMS curves for quantifying field tests of muscular strength in 3-15 year olds: the NHANES National Youth Fitness Survey. The Cooper Clinic, Dallas, TX. Private. (2014)
Utility of skinfold thicknesses to screen for metabolic syndrome in adolescents. University Research Grant. Illinois State University. (2014)
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