Dr. Kelly Laurson

Professor

Sch Kinesiology & Recreation

Office

Student Fitness Center & McCormick - SFC 151B

Office Phone

(309) 438-7082office
phone

klaurso@ilstu.eduemail

About
Education
Awards & Honors
Research

Current Courses

280.001Exercise Physiology

280.002Exercise Physiology

499.016Independent Research For The Master's Thesis

400.016Independent Study In Kinesiology & Recreation

457.001Lifecourse Exercise Physiology

445.004Statistics in Applied Science and Technology

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

RISE to the COVID Challenge Recognition

Illinois State University

2020

CAST Outstanding Researcher - Tenured Category

Illinois State University

2015

Jorndt Student/Faculty Research Award

Illinois State University

2014

University Research Initiative Award

Illinois State University

2013

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

Abstract

Lavender, M., Lee, J., & Laurson, K. Associations between bedroom television and child versus parent-reports of youth screen time and sleep duration. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise 52.7S (2020): 571-572.

Phifer, Brown, D., Laurson, K., Williams, S., Jones, E., Dennis, K., Smith, M., & Swenson, R. Incidental cardiac arrhythmia identification with consumer grade heart rate monitors: A case study. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise 52.7S (2020): 201.

Pilli, Kybartas , T., Lagally, K., & Laurson, K. Metabolic syndrome and muscular strength in youth: NHANES 2011-2014. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise 52.7S (2020): 582.

Walleck, B., Brown, D., Dennis, K., & Laurson, K. Sprint speed and musculoskeletal fitness test performance in youth. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise 52.7S (2020): 59-60.

Pilli, N., Thomas, J., Barnes, J., & Laurson, K. Vitamin D status and muscular strength in youth: NHANES 2011-2014. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise 51.6 (2019): 226.

Journal Article

Cowley, J., McCaw, S., Laurson, K., & Torry, M. Children Who Are Overweight Display Altered Vertical Jump Kinematics and Kinetics From Children Who Are Not Overweight.. Pediatric exercise science 32.1 (2020): 2-8.

Laurson, K., Thomas, J., & Barnes, J. Vitamin D status is associated with muscular strength in a nationally representative sample of US youth.. Acta paediatrica 109.12 (2020): 2755-2761.

Wolfe, A., Lee, J., & Laurson, K. Socioeconomic status and physical fitness in youth: Findings from the NHANES National Youth Fitness Survey.. Journal of sports sciences 38.5 (2020): 534-541.

Betz, H., Laurson, K., & Eisenmann, J. Variation in moderate-to-vigorous physical activity by weight status among U.S. children and adolescents: The "Fat but Active" phenotype. Acta Scientific Paediatrics 2.10 (2019): 20--26.

Castro-Piñero, J., Laurson, K., Artero, E., Ortega, F., Labayen, I., Ruperez, A., Zaqout, M., Manios, Y., Vanhelst, J., Marcos, A., Polito, A., Gonzalez-Gross, M., Widhalm, K., Moreno, L., Gutierrez, A., & Ruiz, J. Muscle strength field-based tests to identify European adolescents at risk of metabolic syndrome: The HELENA study.. Journal of science and medicine in sport 22.8 (2019): 929-934.

Presentations

Comparison between blood lipids and CVD health risk appraisals in college-aged students. American College of Sports Medicine Annual Conference. (2021)

Accuracy of repetitions in reserve ratings across multiple sets of single- and multi-joint resistance training. Illinois State University Research Symposium. Illinois State University. (2020)

Associations between bedroom television and child versus parent-reports of youth screen time and sleep duration. American College of Sports Medicine Annual Conference. American College of Sports Medicine. (2020)

Correlation between local movement strength and muscle range of motion. Illinois State University Research Symposium. Illinois State University. (2020)

Incidental cardiac arrhythmia identification with consumer grade heart rate monitors: A case study. American College of Sports Medicine Annual Conference. American College of Sports Medicine. (2020)

Metabolic syndrome and muscular strength in youth: NHANES 2011-2014. American College of Sports Medicine Annual Conference. American College of Sports Medicine. (2020)

Metabolic syndrome and muscular strength in youth: NHANES 2011-2014. Illinois State University Research Symposium. Illinois State University. (2020)

Sprint speed and musculoskeletal fitness test performance in youth. American College of Sports Medicine Annual Conference. American College of Sports Medicine. (2020)

Sprint speed and musculoskeletal fitness test performance in youth. Illinois State University Research Symposium. Illinois State University. (2020)

Vitamin D status and muscular strength in youth: NHANES 2011-2014. American College of Sports Medicine Annual Conference. American College of Sports Medicine. (2019)

Grants & Contracts

Development of criterion-referenced standards for tests of musculoskeletal fitness. The Cooper Institute. Private. (2018)

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)