Dr. Kelly Laurson

Professor

Office

SFCM Student Fitness Center & Mccormick Hall

Office Phone

(309) 438-7082office
phone

klaurso@ilstu.eduemail

About
Education
Awards & Honors
Selected Research

Current Courses

KNR 280.001 Exercise Physiology

KNR 499.016 Independent Research For The Master's Thesis

KNR 400.012 Independent Study In Kinesiology & Recreation

KNR 445.001 Statistics in Applied Science and Technology

KNR 445.002 Statistics 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

Outstanding University Researcher

Illinois State University

2023

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

Grants and Contracts

Development of criterion-referenced standards for tests of musculoskeletal fitness

Kelly Laurson.

The Cooper Institute. July 2018 - July 2020

Exercise and non-exercise derived cardiorespiratory fitness standards based on cardiometabolic health

Kelly Laurson.

Illinois State University. May 2017 - January 2018

Designing criterion health standards for handgrip strength in youth: Phase II

Kelly Laurson.

The Cooper Clinic, Dallas, Texas. May 2015 - July 2015

Utility of skinfold thicknesses to screen for metabolic syndrome in adolescents

Kelly Laurson.

Illinois State University. May 2015 - January 2016

LMS curves for quantifying field tests of muscular strength in 3-15 year olds: the NHANES National Youth Fitness Survey

Kelly Laurson.

The Cooper Clinic, Dallas, TX. May 2014 - July 2014

Utility of skinfold thicknesses to screen for metabolic syndrome in adolescents

Kelly Laurson.

University Research Grant. August 2014 - February 2015

Hungarian national fitness test: Development and implementation of aerobic and body composition fitness tests

Kelly Laurson.

The Cooper Clinic, Dallas, Texas. 2013 - 2014

Physical activity, sleep, and screen time in the Youth Risk Factor Behavioral Survey

Kelly Laurson.

University Research Grant. 2012 - 2013

Physical educators’ perception of body composition assessment in schools

Kelly Laurson, David Thomas, Skip Williams.

Illinois Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance: Jump Rope for Heart. 2012 - 2014

Physical activity and inflammation: NHANES 2003-2006

Kelly Laurson.

Illinois State University. 2010 - 2011

Comparison of FITNESSGRAM and CDC BMI thresholds

Kelly Laurson.

The Cooper Clinic, Dallas, TX. - 2012

FITNESSGRAM Longitudinal Data Collection Project

Kelly Laurson, Dale Brown.

The Cooper Clinic, Dallas, TX. - 2009

Linking childhood adiposity to metabolic syndrome

Kelly Laurson.

Illinois Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance: Jump Rope for Heart. - 2010

TNF-alpha polymorphisms and childhood fatness

Kelly Laurson.

North American Society for Pediatric Exercise Medicine. - 2006

Abstract

A Body Composition Profile Of Female Division I Intercollegiate Basketball Players

Cassandra L. Jordan, Evan Semonis, Diego A. Soto, Brett Scott, Jadon Konkel, Blake J. Pettys, Samantha M. McDonald, Kelly Laurson, Marcel L. Dos Santos, Michael Torry, Christian Carter, Dale Brown.

MEDICINE & SCIENCE IN SPORTS & EXERCISE, LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS, 57 (10 S), 706, (2025)

A body composition profile of female Division I intercollegiate basketball players

Cassie Jordan, Evan Semonis, Diego Soto, Brett Scott, Jadon Konkel, Blake Pettys, Samantha McDonald, Kelly Laurson, Marcel Lopes Dos Santos, Michael Torry, Chris Carter, Dale Brown.

Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, 57 (10S), 705, (2025)

Changes In Appendicular Skeletal Muscle Mass In Division I Collegiate Baseball Pitchers

Diego A. Soto, Blake J. Pettys, Evan Semonis, Brett Scott, Jadon Konkel, Christian Carter, Cassandra L. Jordan, Marcel L. Dos Santos, Samantha M. McDonald, Kelly Laurson, Michael Torry, Dale Brown.

MEDICINE & SCIENCE IN SPORTS & EXERCISE, LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS, 57 (10 S), 705-706, (2025)

Changes in appendicular skeletal muscle mass in Division I collegiate baseball pitchers

Diego Soto, Evan Semonis, Cassie Jordan, Nathan Durre, Brett Scott, Blake Pettys, Jadon Konkel, Samantha McDonald, Kelly Laurson, Marcel Lopes Dos Santos, Michael Torry, Chris Carter, Dale Brown.

Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, 57 (10S), 319, (2025)

Comparing estimates of adipose and skeletal muscle mass between Bod Pod and DEXA in collegiate athletes

Evan Semonis, Diego Soto, Brett Scott, Jadon Konkel, Nathan Durre, Samantha McDonald, Kelly Laurson, Marcel Lopes dos Santos, Michael Torry, Dale Brown.

Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, 57 (10S), 707, (2025)

Lower Body Lean Mass Asymmetry is Not Associated with Performance Asymmetries in Collegiate Baseball Players

Taylor Parmentier, Isabell Farm, Evan Semonis, Jadon Konkel, Christian Carter, Kelly Laurson, Samantha M. McDonald, Michael Torry, Dale Brown, Marcel L. Dos Santos.

MEDICINE & SCIENCE IN SPORTS & EXERCISE, LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS, 57 (10 S), 706-707, (2025)

Lower body lean mass asymmetry is not associated with performance asymmetries in collegiate baseball players

Parmentier Taylor, Isabelle Farm, Evan Semonis, Jadon Konkel, Chris Carter, Kelly Laurson, Samantha McDonald, Dale Brown, Michael Torry, Marcel Lopes Dos Santos.

Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, 57 (10S), 204-205, (2025)

Tracking body composition profiles in Division I collegiate baseball players

Blake Pettys, Evan Semonis, Brett Scott, Jadon Konkel, Chris Carter, Diego Soto, Cassie Jordan, Marcel Lopes Dos Santos, Samantha McDonald, Kelly Laurson, Michael Torry, Dale Brown.

Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, 57 (10S), 705-706, (2025)

Concurrent Validity And Reliability Of The Vertical Jump And Standing Broad Jump Tests In Youth

Isaac T Faamoe, Kelly R Laurson, Tyler J Kybartas, Samantha M McDonald.

Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, 56 (10S), 972-973, (2024), 10.1249/01.mss.0001061116.68964.68

Concurrent Validity and Reliability of the Vertical Jump and Standing Broad Jump Tests in Youth

Isaac T Faamoe, Kelly Laurson, Tyler J Kybartas, Samantha M McDonald.

Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, 56 (10S), 988, (2024)

Meta-analysis Comparing Traditional Acupuncture Points And Ashi-points: Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness

Yufang Shao, Kelly Laurson.

Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, 56 (10S), (2024)

Changes in intraset repetitions in reserve prediction accuracy during six weeks of bench press training

Jacob F Remmert, Zac P Robinson, Joshua C Pelland, Ethan Elkins, Shawn Dinh, Seth Hinson, Meehan M Caitlyn, Laura C Canteri, Eric R Helms, Michael E Hall, Kelly R Laurson, Michael C Zourdos.

Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, 55 (9S), 541-542, (2023)

The influence of repetitions per set on back squat and bench press repetitions in reserve rating accuracy

Joshua C Pelland, Zac P Robinson, Jacob F Remmert, Ethan Elkins, Shawn Dinh, Seth Hinson, Meehan M Caitlyn, Laura C Canteri, Eric R Helms, Michael E Hall, Kelly R Laurson, Michael C Zourdos.

Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, 55 (9S), 708-709, (2023)

Inter-method agreement between body composition techniques within athletic populations

Aaron J Harwick, Kelly Laurson, Dale D Brown, Tyler J Kybartas.

Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, 54 (S9), 367, (2022), 10.1249/01.mss.0000879676.16257.33

Comparison Between Blood Lipids And CVD Health Risk Appraisals In College-Age Students

Brandi L Curtis, Dale Brown, Kelly Laurson, Karen Dennis, Megan Weemer.

Medicine \& Science in Sports \& Exercise, 53 (8S), 194, (2021)

Relationship Between Acute: Chronic Ratio And Injury In Women’s Collegiate Soccer Players

Jake A Schwab, Dale Brown, Kelly Laurson, Daniel Dodd.

Medicine \& Science in Sports \& Exercise, 53 (8S), 47--48, (2021)

Associations between bedroom television and child versus parent-reports of youth screen time and sleep duration

Morgan T Lavender, Joey Lee, Kelly Laurson.

Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, 52 (7S), 571-572, (2020)

Incidental cardiac arrhythmia identification with consumer grade heart rate monitors: A case study

C Phifer, Dale Brown, Kelly Laurson, Skip Williams, Emily Jones, Karen Dennis, Megan Smith, Ryan Swenson.

Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, 52 (7S), 201, (2020)

Metabolic syndrome and muscular strength in youth: NHANES 2011-2014

M Pilli, Tyler Kybartas, Kristen Lagally, Kelly Laurson.

Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, 52 (7S), 582, (2020)

Sprint speed and musculoskeletal fitness test performance in youth

Brittany Walleck, Dale Brown, Karen Dennis, Kelly Laurson.

Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, 52 (7S), 59-60, (2020)

Vitamin D status and muscular strength in youth: NHANES 2011-2014

Nicholas M Pilli, Jaime N Thomas, Jennifer L Barnes, Kelly Laurson.

Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, 51 (6), 226, (2019)

Physical activity guideline adherence and physical fitness: The NHANES national youth fitness survey

Matt P Smudde, Kelly Laurson, Dale Brown, Karen Dennis.

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 50 (S5), 528, (2018)

Relationship between Body Composition, Cardiorespiratory Fitness, and Position in DII Collegiate Male Rugby Union Players

Edward K Smith, David Thomas, Daniel Dodd, Dale Brown, Kelly Laurson, Tyler R Langosch, Jonathon C Grimwood, Nathan P Fillers.

Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, 50 (Supplement 1 5S), 171, (2018)

The Physical and Psychological Effects of Standing Desks in Office Workers

Hannah Dohm, Dale Brown, Kristen Lagally, Kelly Laurson.

Medicine and Science in Sport and Exercise, 50 (5S), 716, (2018)

The associations between metabolic syndrome and thyroid function in U.S. adolescents: NHANES III

Jonathan Austin, Kelly Laurson.

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 50 (S5), 600, (2018)

The physical and psychological effects of standing desks in office workers

Hannah E Dohm, Dale Brown, Kristen Lagally, Kelly Laurson.

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 50 (S5), 716, (2018)

Association of Fruit and Vegetable Intake with Cardiorespiratory Fitness in Adolescents

Jonathan C. Grimwood, Dale Brown, Kelly Laurson, Skip Williams, Mary Henninger, Jennifer Barnes, Dan Phelps.

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 49 (S5), 324, (2017)

Changes in Anthropometric and Physiological Characteristics of Male Collegiate Rugby Union Players throughout a Season

Edward K Smith, David Thomas, Daniel Dodd, Dale Brown, Kelly Laurson, Tyler R Langosch, Jonathan C Grimwood, Nathan P Fillers.

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 49 (5(S)), 260, (2017)

Examining Fifth-Grade In-School Physical Activity Patterns: How Many Days of Monitoring Are Needed?

Tyler R. Langosch, Dale Brown, Kelly Laurson, Skip Williams.

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 49 (S5), 474, (2017)

Impact of Visual Feedback on Exercise Intensity and Motivation

Kelsey Reynolds, Dale Brown, Daniel Dodd, Kelly Laurson.

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 49 (S5), 233, (2017)

The Impact of Grant Funding on Physical Fitness Levels of School Children

Michael A. Jennings, Dale Brown, Kelly Laurson, Skip Williams, Mary Henninger, Daniel Phelps.

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 49 (S5), 708, (2017)

Effects of two volume-equated resistance training protocols on muscle thickness and muscular strength

Cory Worthey, Vincent Bendotti, Daniel Dodd, Tyler Langosch, Edward Smith, Brad Schoenfeld, Noelle Selkow, Kelly Laurson.

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 30 (S2), S93, (2016)

Joint Mobilizations Improves Internal Rotation at the Hip, But Not Strength Following One Treatment Session

Morgan Bestenlehner, Noelle Selkow, Kelly Laurson.

Journal of Athletic Training, 61 (6S), S79, (2016)

Reference normative values for aspects of skill-related physical fitness in active children and adolescents

Alex Wolfe, Kelly Laurson, Daniel Dodd, Dale Brown, Joey Eisenmann.

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 30 (S2), S50, (2016)

Associations between physical activity and weight status with grade-school performance

Taylor E Panfil, Kelly Laurson.

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 47 (5S), 35-45, (2015)

Contribution Of In-school Physical Activity To Daily Activity Patterns In 5th-grade Children

Kelly Zook, Dale Brown, Skip Williams, Kelly Laurson, Susan Marcum.

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 47 (5S), 961-970, (2015)

Heart Rate Training Loads of Off-season Conditioning and Preseason Games in Female Collegiate Soccer Players.

Maria Canino, Dale Brown, Dan Dodd, Kelly Laurson, Chris Carter.

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 47 (5S), 961-970, (2015)

The Relationship Between BMI and Body Composition in Collegiate Athletes

Kelli A. Carlson, David Thomas, Anna Stinson, Kelly Laurson, Dale Brown.

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 47 (5S), 34-45, (2015)

The role of maturity in predicting physical self-worth

Anne E Cox, Kelly Laurson.

Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 86 (S1), A27, (2015)

Accuracy of Consumer Grade Bioelectrical Impedance Analyzer to Assess Body Composition

Jillian Barnas, Natalie Micinski, Laura Wheately, Kelly Laurson, David Thomas, Dale Brown.

Medicine and Science in Sport and Exercise, 46 (5S), 611-624, (2014)

Body Composition and Assessment in K-12 Schools

Natalie R Micinski, David Thomas, Jillian Barnas, Kelly Laurson, Skip Williams.

Medicine and Science in Sport and Exercise, 46 (5S), 227-235, (2014)

Girls’ maturation and physical self-perceptions predicting physical activity motivation

Anne E Cox, Kelly Laurson, Doris Matosic.

Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 85 (S1), A25-A26, (2014)

Inconsistencies during minute-by-minute step counting using the Sensewear mini armband

Joey A Lee, Kelly Laurson.

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 46 (S5), 788-794, (2014)

Omron pedometer step count accuracy and reliability based on wear location

Taylor E Panfil, Joey A Lee, Kelly Laurson.

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 46 (5S), 788-794, (2014)

Perceptions and Practices of Hydration in Triathlon

Corey O'Connor, David Thomas, Kelly Laurson, Dale Brown.

Medicine and Science in Sport and Exercise, 46 (5S), 481-485, (2014)

Physical Activity and its Relationship with Elementary Students’ Aerobic Capacity

Annie McGee, Skip Williams, Margaret Coleman, Amy Hurd, Kelly Laurson.

Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 85 (Suppl. 1), A79-A80, (2014)

Physical Education and Recess Contributions to 6th Graders’ Physical Activity

Ashley A Gutierrez, Skip Williams, Margaret Coleman, Deborah Garrahy, Kelly Laurson.

Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 85 (Suppl. 1), A66-A67, (2014)

The Relationship Between BMI and Body Composition in Collegiate Athletes from Non-contact Sports

Kelli A Carlson, David Thomas, Anna Stinson, Kelly Laurson, Dale Brown.

Medicine and Science in Sport and Exercise, 46 (5S), 50-60, (2014)

Associations between Exercise and Lesiure-time phsyical activity

Austin Eichelberger, Sean Fenske, Joey Lee, Dale Brown, Kristen Lagally, Skip Williams, Kelly Laurson.

Medicine and Science in Sport and Exercise, 45 (5), S119, (2013)

Activity selection and heart rates of high school physical education students

Kelly Laurson, Dale Brown, Robert Cullen, K. K. Dennis, Kristen Lagally, David Thomas.

Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, 38 (5), (2006)

Comparison of body composition techniques to determine body fat percentages in high school wrestlers

Dale Brown, T. Witkus, J. Wheeler, Kelly Laurson, Robert Cullen, K. K. Dennis.

American Society of Exercise Physiologists, (2005)

Effect of new equipment and technology on physical fitness scores in adolescents

Kelly Laurson, Dale Brown, Robert Cullen.

Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, 37 (5), (2005)

Push-up and sit-up scores predict two-mile run times in ROTC cadets

Edward K Smith, Tyler R Langosch, Daniel Dodd, Kelly Laurson.

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

Journal Article

A meta-analytic comparison of the effects of consuming carbohydrate with and without protein on postexercise plasma insulin and glucagon responses in healthy, trained males.

Tzu Yu Kuo, Jennifer Barnes, Kelly Laurson, Luke Russell.

Scientific Journal of Sport and Performance, 2 (3), 256-271, (2023), 10.55860/xvll6808

Accuracy of Predicted Intraset Repetitions in Reserve (RIR) in Single- and Multi-Joint Resistance Exercises Among Trained and Untrained Men and Women.

J F Remmert, Kelly Laurson, M C Zourdos.

Perceptual and motor skills, 130 (3), 1239-1254, (2023), 10.1177/00315125231169868

Changes in Intraset Repetitions in Reserve Prediction Accuracy During Six Weeks of Bench Press Training in Trained Men.

J F Remmert, Z P Robinson, J C Pelland, T A John, S Dinh, S R Hinson, E Elkins, L C Canteri, C M Meehan, E R Helms, M E Hall, Kelly Laurson, M C Zourdos.

Perceptual and motor skills, 130 (5), 2139-2160, (2023), 10.1177/00315125231189098

Meta-analytic comparison of the effects of consuming carbohydrate with and without protein on postexercise plasma insulin and glucagon responses in healthy, trained males

Tzu-Yu Kuo, Jennifer Barnes, Kelly Laurson, Luke Russell.

Scientific Journal of Sport and Performance, 2 (3), 256-271, (2023), 10.55860/xvll6808

The Effects of COVID-19 School Closures on Physical Fitness in Adolescents

Alex M. Wolfe, Maria A. Pessman, Kelly Laurson, Dale D. Brown, Ryan A. Brown.

Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 42, 705-709, (2023), 10.1123/jtpe.2022-0062

Associations among Musculoskeletal Fitness Assessments and Health Outcomes: The Lisbon Study for the Development and Evaluation of Musculoskeletal Fitness Standards in Youth

Kathleen F. Janz, Fatima Baptista, Sicong Ren, Weimo Zhu, Kelly Laurson, Matthew T. Mahar, Andjelka Pavlovic, Gregory J. Welk.

Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science, 26 (4), 297-305, (2022), 10.1080/1091367X.2021.2000414

Design and comparison of criterion-referenced standards for grip strength in US children and adolescents

Kelly Laurson, Greg J Welk, Pedro F Saint-Maurice, Joey C Eisenmann.

Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science, 26 (4), 289-296, (2022), https://doi.org/10.1080/1091367X.2021.2017292

Designing Health-referenced Standards for the Plank Test of Core Muscular Endurance

Kelly Laurson, Baptista, Fatima, Matthew T Mahar, Greg J Welk, Kathleen F Janz.

Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science, 26 (4), 344-351, (2022), https://doi.org/10.1080/1091367X.2021.2016409

Development of Criterion-Referenced Standards for Musculoskeletal Fitness in Youth: Considerations and Approaches by the FitnessGram Scientific Advisory Board

Gregory Welk, Kathleen Janz, Kelly Laurson, Matthew Mahar, Weimo Zhu, Andjelka Pavlovic.

Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science, 26 (4), 276-288, (2022), https://doi.org/10.1080/1091367X.2021.2014331

Estimation of Lower Body Muscle Power from Vertical Jump in Youth

Matthew T. Mahar, Gregory J. Welk, Kathleen F. Janz, Kelly Laurson, Weimo Zhu, Fatima Baptista.

Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science, 26 (4), 324-334, (2022), https://doi.org/10.1080/1091367X.2022.2041420

Linking Vertical Jump and Standing Broad Jump Tests: A Testing Equating Application

Weimo Zhu, Daniel Konishi, Gregory Welk, Matthew Mahar, Kelly Laurson, Kathleen Janz, Fatima Baptista.

Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science, 26 (4), 335-343, (2022), https://doi.org/10.1080/1091367X.2022.2112683

Long jump, vertical jump, and vertical jump power reference curves for 10-18 year olds

Kelly Laurson, Baptista, Fatima, Matthew T Mahar, Greg J Welk, Kathleen F Janz.

Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science, 26 (4), 306-314, (2022), https://doi.org/10.1080/1091367X.2021.2017291

Submaximal testing to estimate aerobic capacity using a Matrix C5x stepmill

Lauren von Schaumburg, R, Q, Kristen M Lagally.

Journal of Human Kinetics, 83, 121-129, (2022)

Vertical Jump Power Is Associated with Healthy Bone Outcomes in Youth: ROC Analyses and Diagnostic Performance

Kathleen F. Janz, Kelly Laurson, Fatima Baptista, Matthew T. Mahar, Gregory J. Welk.

Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science, 26 (4), 315-323, (2022), 10.1080/1091367X.2021.2013230

Incidental Cardiac Arrhythmia Identification with Consumer Grade Heart Rate Monitors: A Case Study.

N C Phifer, Dale Brown, Kelly Laurson, Karen Dennis, J Munn, L Johnson, Megan Smith, R Swenson.

Current sports medicine reports, 20 (5), 255-258, (2021), 10.1249/JSR.0000000000000842

Low Muscular Strength, Weight Status, and Metabolic Syndrome in Adolescents: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2011-2014.

N M Pilli, Tyler Kybartas, Kristen Lagally, Kelly Laurson.

Pediatric exercise science, 33 (2), 90-94, (2021), 10.1123/pes.2020-0108

Children Who Are Overweight Display Altered Vertical Jump Kinematics and Kinetics From Children Who Are Not Overweight.

J C Cowley, Steven McCaw, Kelly Laurson, Michael Torry.

Pediatric exercise science, 32 (1), 2-8, (2020), 10.1123/pes.2019-0025

Socioeconomic status and physical fitness in youth: Findings from the NHANES National Youth Fitness Survey.

A M Wolfe, J A Lee, Kelly Laurson.

Journal of sports sciences, 38 (5), 534-541, (2020), 10.1080/02640414.2020.1713688

Vitamin D status is associated with muscular strength in a nationally representative sample of US youth.

Kelly Laurson, J N Thomas, Jennifer Barnes.

Acta paediatrica, 109 (12), 2755-2761, (2020), 10.1111/apa.15253

Muscle strength field-based tests to identify European adolescents at risk of metabolic syndrome: The HELENA study.

J Castro-Piñero, Kelly Laurson, E G Artero, F B Ortega, I Labayen, A I Ruperez, M Zaqout, Y Manios, J Vanhelst, A Marcos, A Polito, M Gonzalez-Gross, K Widhalm, L A Moreno, A Gutierrez, J R Ruiz.

Journal of science and medicine in sport, 22 (8), 929-934, (2019), 10.1016/j.jsams.2019.04.008

Variation in moderate-to-vigorous physical activity by weight status among U.S. children and adolescents: The "Fat but Active" phenotype

Heather H Betz, Kelly Laurson, Joey C Eisenmann.

Acta Scientific Paediatrics, 2 (10), 20--26, (2019)

Calculating a Continuous Metabolic Syndrome Score Using Nationally Representative Reference Values.

E H Guseman, J C Eisenmann, Kelly Laurson, S R Cook, W Stratbucker.

Academic pediatrics, 18 (5), 589-592, (2018)

Grip strength cutpoints for youth based on a clinically relevant bone health outcome.

P F Saint-Maurice, Kelly Laurson, G J Welk, J Eisenmann, L Gracia-Marco, E G Artero, F Ortega, J R Ruiz, L A Moreno, G Vicente-Rodriguez, K F Janz.

Archives of osteoporosis, 13 (1), 92, (2018)

Physical Activity, BMI, and Blood Pressure in US Youth: NHANES 2003-2006.

H H Betz, J C Eisenmann, Kelly Laurson, K D DuBose, M J Reeves, J J Carlson, K A Pfeiffer.

Pediatric exercise science, 30 (3), 418-425, (2018)

Reference Curves for Field Tests of Musculoskeletal Fitness in U.S. Children and Adolescents: The 2012 NHANES National Youth Fitness Survey.

Kelly Laurson, P F Saint-Maurice, G J Welk, J C Eisenmann.

Journal of strength and conditioning research, 31 (8), 2075-2082, (2017)

A novel cutoff for the waist-to-height ratio predicting metabolic syndrome in young American adults.

A D Bohr, Kelly Laurson, M B McQueen.

BMC public health, 16, 295, (2016)

Obesity and Insulin Resistance Screening Tools in American Adolescents: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 1999 to 2010.

J A Lee, Kelly Laurson.

Canadian journal of diabetes, 40 (4), 311-7, (2016)

Physical education and Recess Contributions to 6th Graders’ Physical Activity

A. A. Gutierrez, Skip Williams, Margaret Coleman, Deborah Garrahy, Kelly Laurson.

The Physical Educator, (2016)

The Associations of Youth Physical Activity and Screen Time with Fatness and Fitness: The 2012 NHANES National Youth Fitness Survey.

Y Bai, S Chen, Kelly Laurson, Y Kim, P F Saint-Maurice, G J Welk.

PloS one, 11 (1), e0148038, (2016)

The Moderating Role of Physical Self-Perceptions in the Relationship Between Maturity Status and Physical Self-Worth.

Anne Cox, A N Cole, Kelly Laurson.

Research quarterly for exercise and sport, 87 (2), 200-6, (2016)

Agreement and Diagnostic Performance of FITNESSGRAM®, International Obesity Task Force, and Hungarian National BMI Standards.

Kelly Laurson, G J Welk, O Marton, M Kaj, T Csányi.

Research quarterly for exercise and sport, 86 Suppl 1, S21-8, (2015)

Combined increases in muscle-strengthening activity frequency and protein intake reveal graded relationship with fat-free mass percentage in US adults, NHANES (1999-2004)

Jonathan M Kurka, Jesse Vezina, Dale Brown, Robert Cullen, Julie Schumacher, Kelly Laurson.

Journal of Frailty and Aging, (2015)

Concurrent validation of the Actigraph gt3x+, Polar Active accelerometer, Omron HJ-720 and Yamax Digiwalker SW-701 pedometer step counts in lab-based and free-living settings.

J A Lee, Skip Williams, Dale Brown, Kelly Laurson.

Journal of sports sciences, 33 (10), 991-1000, (2015)

Cross-Validation of FITNESSGRAM® Health-Related Fitness Standards in Hungarian Youth.

Kelly Laurson, P F Saint-Maurice, I Karsai, T Csányi.

Research quarterly for exercise and sport, 86 Suppl 1, S13-20, (2015)

Establishing Normative Reference Values for Handgrip Among Hungarian Youth.

P F Saint-Maurice, Kelly Laurson, I Karsai, M Kaj, T Csányi.

Research quarterly for exercise and sport, 86 Suppl 1, S29-36, (2015)

Establishing Normative Reference Values for Standing Broad Jump Among Hungarian Youth.

P F Saint-Maurice, Kelly Laurson, M Kaj, T Csányi.

Research quarterly for exercise and sport, 86 Suppl 1, S37-44, (2015)

Estimating physical activity in children: impact of pedometer wear time and metric.

Kelly Laurson, G J Welk, J C Eisenmann.

Journal of physical activity & health, 12 (1), 124-31, (2015)

The cumulative impact of physical activity, sleep duration, and television time on adolescent obesity: 2011 Youth Risk Behavior Survey.

Kelly Laurson, J A Lee, J C Eisenmann.

Journal of physical activity & health, 12 (3), 355-60, (2015)

Validity of the SenseWear armband step count measure during controlled and free-living conditions

Joey Allen Lee, Kelly Laurson.

Journal of Exercise Science & Fitness, 13 (1), 16–23, (2015)

Accuracy of Neck Circumference in Classifying Overweight and Obese US Children.

Y Kim, J M Lee, Kelly Laurson, Y Bai, G A Gaesser, G J Welk.

ISRN obesity, 2014, 781841, (2014)

Concurrent Associations between Physical Activity, Screen Time, and Sleep Duration with Childhood Obesity.

Kelly Laurson, J A Lee, D A Gentile, D A Walsh, J C Eisenmann.

ISRN obesity, 2014, 204540, (2014)

Concurrent validation of the Actigraph gt3x+, Polar Active accelerometer, Omron HJ-720 and Yamax Digiwalker SW-701 pedometer step counts in lab-based and free-living settings.

J A Lee, Skip Williams, Dale Brown, Kelly Laurson.

Journal of sports sciences, 1-10, (2014)

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

Joey Lee, Skip Williams, Dale Brown, Kelly Laurson.

Journal of Sports Sciences, (2014)

Diagnostic performance of BMI percentiles to identify adolescents with metabolic syndrome.

Kelly Laurson, G J Welk, J C Eisenmann.

Pediatrics, 133 (2), e330-8, (2014)

Estimating Physical Activity in Children: Impact of Pedometer Wear Time and Metric.

Kelly Laurson, G Welk, J C Eisenmann.

Journal of physical activity & health, (2014)

Measurement agreement between estimates of aerobic fitness in youth: the impact of body mass index.

P F Saint-Maurice, G J Welk, Kelly Laurson, Dale Brown.

Research quarterly for exercise and sport, 85 (1), 59-67, (2014)

The Cumulative Impact of Physical Activity, Sleep Duration, and Television Time on Adolescent Obesity: 2011 Youth Risk Behavior Survey.

Kelly Laurson, J A Lee, J C Eisenmann.

Journal of physical activity & health, (2014)

Fitness Knowledge, Cardiorespiratory Endurance & Body Composition of High School Students

Skip Williams, Dan Phelps, Kelly Laurson, David Thomas, Dale Brown.

Biomedical Human Kinetics, 5, 17-21, (2013)

Physical fitness and academic performance in middle school students.

R W Bass, Dale Brown, Kelly Laurson, Margaret Coleman.

Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992), 102 (8), 832-7, (2013)

Relationship between socioeconomic status and physical fitness in junior high school students.

A D Bohr, Dale Brown, Kelly Laurson, Peter Smith, R W Bass.

The Journal of school health, 83 (8), 542-7, (2013)

Step Counts and Self-reported Physical Activity among Upper Elementary School Students Vary with Aerobic Fitness

Annie McGee, Skip Williams, Margaret Coleman, Amy Hurd, Kelly Laurson.

Biomedical Human Kinetics, 5, 93-98, (2013)

Relationship Between Socioeconomic Status and Physical Fitness in Junior High School Students

A. Bohr, Kelly Laurson, Dale Brown, Peter Smith.

Journal of School Health, (2012)

Aerobic fitness percentiles for U.S. adolescents.

J C Eisenmann, Kelly Laurson, G J Welk.

American journal of preventive medicine, 41 (4 Suppl 2), S106-10, (2011)

Age, sex, and ethnicity may modify the influence of obesity on inflammation.

Kelly Laurson, D A McCann, D S Senchina.

Journal of investigative medicine : the official publication of the American Federation for Clinical Research, 59 (1), 27-31, (2011)

Body Mass Index standards based on agreement with health-related body fat.

Kelly Laurson, J C Eisenmann, G J Welk.

American journal of preventive medicine, 41 (4 Suppl 2), S100-5, (2011)

Body fat percentile curves for U.S. children and adolescents.

Kelly Laurson, J C Eisenmann, G J Welk.

American journal of preventive medicine, 41 (4 Suppl 2), S87-92, (2011)

Development of youth aerobic-capacity standards using receiver operating characteristic curves.

G J Welk, Kelly Laurson, J C Eisenmann, K J Cureton.

American journal of preventive medicine, 41 (4 Suppl 2), S111-6, (2011)

Development of youth percent body fat standards using receiver operating characteristic curves.

Kelly Laurson, J C Eisenmann, G J Welk.

American journal of preventive medicine, 41 (4 Suppl 2), S93-9, (2011)

Field evaluation of the new FITNESSGRAM® criterion-referenced standards.

G J Welk, P F De Saint-Maurice Maduro, Kelly Laurson, Dale Brown.

American journal of preventive medicine, 41 (4 Suppl 2), S131-42, (2011)

Construct validity of a continuous metabolic syndrome score in children.

J C Eisenmann, Kelly Laurson, K D DuBose, B K Smith, J E Donnelly.

Diabetology & metabolic syndrome, 2, 8, (2010)

‘Dealing’ with incidence, prevalence, and odds concepts in undergraduate epidemiology

David S Senchina, Kelly Laurson.

Bioscience Education, 14, 7, (2009)

Combined influence of physical activity and screen time recommendations on childhood overweight.

Kelly Laurson, J C Eisenmann, G J Welk, E E Wickel, D A Gentile, D A Walsh.

The Journal of pediatrics, 153 (2), 209-14, (2008)

Evaluation of youth pedometer-determined physical activity guidelines using receiver operator characteristic curves.

Kelly Laurson, J C Eisenmann, G J Welk, E E Wickel, D A Gentile, D A Walsh.

Preventive medicine, 46 (5), 419-24, (2008)

Heart rates of high school physical education students during team sports, individual sports, and fitness activities.

Kelly Laurson, Dale Brown, Robert Cullen, Karen Dennis.

Research quarterly for exercise and sport, 79 (1), 85-91, (2008)

Lack of association between television viewing, soft drinks, physical activity and body mass index in children.

Kelly Laurson, J C Eisenmann, S Moore.

Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992), 97 (6), 795-800, (2008)

Obesity and weight issues among high school athletes

Kelly Laurson, Joey C Eisenmann.

The State Education Standard: The Journal of the National Association of State Boards of Education, 8, 35-36, (2007)

Utility of pedometer step recommendations for predicting overweight in children.

J C Eisenmann, Kelly Laurson, E E Wickel, D Gentile, D Walsh.

International journal of obesity (2005), 31 (7), 1179-82, (2007)

Physical education professionals' opinions, practices, and confidence to administer the Brockport Physical Fitness Test

Melissa Bittner Bittner, Andrew Pitchford, Adam Pennell, Gregory Welk, Kelly Laurson, Kelly Allums-Featherston.

The Physical Educator

Reliability and instructional sensitivity of FitnessGram for All in young adults with disabilities: A pilot study

Melissa Bittner, Andrew Pitchford, Adam Pennell, Gregory Welk, Kelly Laurson, Kelly Allums-Featherston.

Palaestra

Validity of the SenseWear armband step count measure during controlled and free-living conditions

Joey A Lee, Kelly Laurson.

Journal of exercise science and fitness

Other

Prevalence of overweight among high school football linemen.

Kelly Laurson, J C Eisenmann.

JAMA, 297 (4), 363-4, (2007)

Presentations

A body composition profile of female Division I intercollegiate basketball players

Cassie Jordan, Evan Semonis, Diego Soto, Brett Scott, Jadon Konkel, Blake Pettys, Samantha McDonald, Kelly Laurson, Marcel Lopes Dos Santos, Michael Torry, Chris Carter, Dale Brown.