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     Hermann-J. Engels, Ph.D.

      Professor

      Tel: 313-577-5896    

        Office:   2337 APHS Building (Medical Campus)
                        257 Matthaei Building (Main Campus)

        E-mail: Engels@wayne.edu

         Fax: 313-577-9301

 

  • Educational Background:

    • Ph.D., Florida State University -- Exercise Physiology (1989)
       

    • M.S., Florida International University -- Physical Education/Sports Medicine (1984)
       

    • B.S., Florida International University -- Physical Education (1983)

  • Areas of Interests:

    • Nutritional Aspects of Exercise

    • Exercise and the Immune System

    • Pediatric Exercise Science

    • Exercise and Sleep

  • Courses:

    • KIN 3570 Physiology of Exercise I  

    • KIN 6310 Physiology of Exercise II (PT 6310/PSL 6010)

    • KIN 5580 Pediatric Exercise Physiology

    • KIN 6320 Fitness Assessment and Exercise Prescription

    • KIN 5360 Senior Research Project

    • KHS 7990 Special Problems: Directed Study

    • KHS 7999 Master's Essay & Project

    • KHS 8999 Master's Thesis

  • Exercise Science Internship Coordinator (KIN 5350, KHS 8750)

  • Recent Publications:

    • Karapetian, G., Engels, H.-J., Gretebeck, R. Use of heart rate variability to estimate lactate threshold. and ventilatory threshold. International Journal of Sports Medicine, (in press).
       

    • Hackney, K.J., Engels, H.-J., & Gretebeck, R.J. REE and DOMS following full-body resistance exercise with an eccentric concentration. Journal of Strength and Conditioning
      Research,       21, (in press).
       

    • Hall, H.L., Fahlman, M.M., Engels, H.-J. (2007). Echinacea purpurea and Mucosal Immunity. International Journal of Sports Medicine, 28 792-797.
       

    • Engels, H.-J., Gretebeck, R.,  Gretebeck, K., & Jimenez, L. (2005). Promoting healthful diets and exercise: efficacy of a 12-week after-school program in urban African Americans. Journal of the American Dietetic Association, 105(3), 455-459.
       

    • Yeragani, V.K., Krishnan, S., Engels, H.-J., & Gretebeck, R. (2005). Effects of caffeine on linear and nonlinear measures of heart rate variability before and after exercise. Depression and Anxiety, 21(3), 130-134.
       

    • Fahlman, M.M., & Engels, H.-J. (2005).  Mucosal IgA and URTI in American college football players: a  year longitudinal study.  Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 37(3), 374-380.
       

    • Engels, H.-J., Fahlman, M.M., Morgan, A.L., & Formolo, L. (2004). Comparison of mucosal IgA response to intense interval exercise in male and female active adults.  Journal of Exercise Physiology, 7(5), 21-26.
       

    • Engels, H.-J., Fahlman, M.M., & Wirth, J.C. (2003). Panax ginseng not an effective ergogenic aid.  Focus on Alternative and Complementary Therapies, 8(4), 404-406.
       

    • Engels, H.-J., Fahlman, M.M., & Wirth, J.C.  (2003).  Effects of ginseng on secretory IgA, performance and recovery from exhausting interval exercise.  Medicine Science Sport & Exercise, 35(4): 690-696.
       

    • Engels, H.-J., Currie, J., Lueck, C., & Wirth, J.C. (2002).  Bench/step training with and without extremity loading: effects on muscular fitness, body composition profile, and psychological affect.  Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness, 42, 71-78.
       

    • Lohcham, N., Chen, Y.C., & Engels, H.-J. (2002) Transthoracic bioimpedance measurement of cardiac responses to maximal cycle exercise in healthy adult females.  Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences, 5, 104-106.
       

    • Engels, H.-J. (2002).   The new wind chill chart: brief overview and update.   American Journal of Medicine and Sports, 4, 68-69.

  • Professional Organizations:

    • American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) - Fellow
       

    • American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance (AAHPERD) - Research Consortium Fellow
        

    • North American Society of Pediatric Exercise Medicine (NASPEM)
       

    • American Society of Exercise Physiologists (ASEP)

 
 

 

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