Dr. Marcel Lopes dos Santos
Assistant Professor
Sch Kinesiology & Recreation

Office
Student Fitness Center & McCormick - SFC 151B
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- About
- Education
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Current Courses
482.001Advanced Biomechanics Of Human Movement
282.002Biomechanics Of Human Movement
282.003Biomechanics Of Human Movement
282.002Biomechanics Of Human Movement
282.003Biomechanics Of Human Movement
Ph D Health and Human Performance
Oklahoma State University
Stillwater, OK
MS Exercise Physiology
Illinois State University
Normal, IL
BS Physical Education
University of Campinas
Campinas, Brazil
NSCA Foundation’s Minority Scholarship
National Strength and Conditioning Association
2023
Outstanding Research by a Graduate Student Award
College of Education and Human Sciences, Oklahoma State University
2022
College of Education and Human Sciences Scholarship
College of Education and Human Sciences, Oklahoma State University
2021
Manuscript
Dawes, J., Lopes dos Santos, M., Kornhauser, C., Holmes, R., Alvar, B., Lockie, R., & Orr, R. Longitudinal changes in health and fitness measures among state patrol officers by sex. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research (2023)
Lopes dos Santos, M., Thompson, M., Dinyer-McNeely, T., Torrence, T., Lockie, R., Orr, R., & Dawes, J. Differences and relationships between push-up and sit-up variations among male law enforcement cadets. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research (2023)
Lopes dos Santos, M., Berton, R., Shields, J., Bishop, C., Dinyer-McNeely, T., Anderson, O., & Dawes, J. Influence of box height on inter-limb asymmetry and box jump performance. Symmetry (2023)
Lopes dos Santos, M., Mann, B., Berton, R., Alvar, B., Lockie, R., & Dawes, J. Using the load-velocity profile for predicting the 1RM of the hexagonal barbell deadlift exercise. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research (2023)
Berton, R., da Silva, D., Lopes dos Santos, M., Pinto e Silva, C., & Tricoli, V. Weightlifting derivatives vs. plyometric exercises: effects on unloaded and loaded vertical jumps and sprint performance. PLOS ONE (2022)
Presentations
Four weeks of resistance training may improve peripheral nerve function in both young and older adults. Society for Neuroscience 2023. (2023)