Peter Walter Grandjean, Ph.D., FACSM

Associate Professor, Department of Health & Human Performance

Director, Exercise Technology Laboratory & TigerFit Program

AUBURN UNIVERSITY

Office: 334.844.1462        Fax: 334.844.1467  e-mail: grandpw@auburn.edu

 

 

Academic Degrees

1996       Ph.D.    Texas A&M University, TX                            Exercise Physiology

1992       M.S.      Texas Christian University, TX                      Exercise Physiology

1986       B.A.      Anderson University, IN                               Physical Education

 

 

Professional Experience

2003 - present      Auburn University                                       Associate Professor

1997 – 2003        Auburn University                                       Assistant Professor      

1996 – 1997        Texas A&M University                                  Post-Doctoral Research Associate

1992 - 1996         Texas A&M University                                  Graduate Assistant

1990 - 1992         Texas Christian University                            Graduate Assistant

1990 - 1992         All Saint’s Hospital, Fort Worth, TX                Exercise Specialist

                          Carter Rehabilitation Center

1989 - 1990         James Madison High School, (N.E.I.S.D.)       Biology Teacher, Head Soccer

                          San Antonio, TX                                          Coach, Assistant Football Coach

1986 - 1989         New Braunfels High School, (N.B.I.S.D.)        Biology Teacher, Head Soccer

                          New Braunfels, TX                                       Coach, Assistant Football Coach

 

 

Professional and Academic Association Memberships

American Physiological Society, Member 2000 – present

American College of Sports Medicine, Member 1991 – present

National Strength and Conditioning Association, Member 1986 – present

South East Chapter of the American College of Sports Medicine, Member 1997 – present

 

 

Certifications

Advanced Cardiac Life Support (A.C.L.S.) Instructor, American Heart Association, 2003 - present

Advanced Cardiac Life Support (A.C.L.S.) Provider, American Heart Association, 1999 – present

Exercise Specialist Certification - American College of Sports Medicine, 2003 - present

Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist (C.S.C.S.), National Strength & Conditioning

Association, 1988 – present

Certified I.R.B. Professional – Council for Certification of I.R.B. Professionals, 2002 - present

 

 

Honors & Awards

Elected to South East American College of Sports Medicine Board – Member-at-Large, 2005 - 2007

Tenured & Promoted to Associate Professor, Auburn University, 2003

Faculty Honoree, Auburn University’s Freshman Orientation: “Camp War Eagle”, 2003

Outstanding Contribution to Research Award, College of Education, Auburn University, 2002 - 2003

Elected to Fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine (F.A.C.S.M.), 2002

Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Award, College of Education, Auburn University, 1999 - 2000

Doctoral Dissertation of the Year Award, College of Education, Texas A&M, 1997

State Research Award Winner, Texas Chapter of the American College of Sports Medicine, 1993, 1996,1997

National Research Award Winner, Association for Worksite Health Promotion, 1994

Elected by peers onto the Anderson University Football Team of the Decade (1980 – 1989) Anderson University

 

 

Teaching Assignment

HLHP 5500             Exercise Technology I                                    4 semester hrs.

HLHP 5550             Exercise Technology II                                   4 semester hrs.

HLHP 6500             Exercise Technology I                                    4 semester hrs.

HLHP 6550             Exercise Technology II                                   4 semester hrs.

HLHP 5400             Exercise Prescription for Special Cases             3 semester hrs.

HLHP 6400             Exercise Prescription for Special Cases             3 semester hrs.

HLHP 7570             Exercise Electrocardiography                           3 semester hrs.

HLHP 7570             Exercise & Lipid Metabolism                            3 semester hrs.

HLHP 7990             Research and Thesis                                      Variable Credit

HLHP 8990             Research and Dissertation                               Variable Credit

 

 

Student Advising

Doctoral Committees:

Robert Bowers,        HLHP, Chair

James Taylor,          HLHP, Chair

Michael Mestek,        HLHP, Chair

Felipe Araya,            HLHP, Chair

Sang Ouk Wee,        HLHP, Chair

Valda Montgomery   HLHP, member

Eric Plaisance           HLHP, Chair (completed 2006)

Sofiya Alhassan        HLHP, Chair (completed 2004)

David Szymanski      HLHP, member (completed 2004)

Joe Molloy               HLHP, member (completed 2003)        

Janet Jackson           PSYC, member (completed 2000)

Glenn Wright           HLHP, member (completed 1999)

Ben Reuter               HLHP, member (completed 1999)                                    

Wendy Weimer         HLHP, member (completed 1999)

 

Jamie Gamber          EFLT, outside reader (completed 2005)

Chia-yu Lin              NUFS, outside reader (completed 2005)

James Stewart          VM, outside reader (completed 2004)

Amanda Chancey     VM, outside reader (completed 2004)

John Olson              IE, outside reader (completed 2003)

Lynetta Jobe            VM, outside reader (completed 2002)

 

Masters Theses:

Chair,      Kristin Reese (current) “The Influence Exercise and a Plant Stanol Ester Margarine Spread on Blood Lipid Concentrations”

 

Chair,      Ayddin Reisi (completed Fall 2005) “Short-term changes in health status after cigarette smoking and moderate-intensity exercise.”

 

Chair,      Bethany Hilson (completed Spring 2005) “The Effect of Cardiorespiratory Fitness on Blood Lipid Responses to Aerobic Exercise”

 

Chair,      James Garner (completed Spring 2005) “Blood Lipid and Lipoprotein Responses to Exercise of Different Training Frequencies”

 

Chair,      Mike Basgier (completed Spring 2003), “The Effectiveness of Half-Squat versus Parallel-Squat Countermovement Jump Training

               on Power Indices in Collegiate Swimmers”

 

Chair,      Sofiya Alhassan (completed Spring 2000) “The Influence of a Single Session of Exercise on Lipids and Lipid-Related Enzyme Activity

               in Sedentary African-American Women”

 

Member,  JohnEric Smith (completed Spring 2003),  "Efficacy of Body Suits in Reducing Drag and Oxygen Cost During Competitive Swimming"

 

Member,  Brandon Sluder (completed Spring 2003), "The Effect of a Formal Accountability System on Activity, Participation, Skill, and Fitness

              in a Collegiate Physical Education Class"

 

Advisor, Masters Students:

Lyle Douglass – 1998               Eric Stamp – 1998                   Ted Towle - 1998       

Nicole Delahousse – 1999         Susan Kitchen - 1999                Mary Anne Patterson - 1999

Phillip Watson – 1999               Sofiya Alhassan – 2000            Jason Boleware - 2000

Buddy Johnson – 2000             Jaime Meyer – 2000                 Kate Bryan - 2001

Brandon Cobia – 2001              Charles Sippial – 2001              A.J. Davis – 2002

Don Eckis – 2002                     Sammy Manno – 2002              Jeremy McNatt - 2002

T.C. Shipman – 2002               Scott Wright – 2002                 Erin Gannon - 2003

Kim Stringfellow – 2003           Sang Ouk Wee – 2003              Emily Bancroft – 2003

Lauren Kubik – 2003                Catherine Sursi – 2004             Angelia Arnold – 2004

John McBryde – 2005               Ruth Wilson – 2005                  Shanna Slupski – 2005

Kory Kleibert – 2005                 Suzanne Sample – 2005           Jeremy Taunton – 2005

Stephen Reeves – 2006            David Dean – 2006                  Mark Johnson – current

Elizabeth Osborne – current      Danielle Briley – current            Richard Pike - current

 

 

Outreach   

TigerFit Program Director:

TigerFit is a curriculum-based program designed to provide hands-on training for Health & Human Performance students and to provide

comprehensive health and fitness profiles for university employees, public safety personnel, alumni and citizens of East Alabama. Other objectives of

the TigerFit program are to conduct research in cardiovascular disease risk reduction through exercise. The TigerFit Program is a collaborative effort

between the Department of Health & Human Performance, Baptist Health Care Family Medicine Residency Program and Hughston Clinic.  Health and

fitness assessments include a physician exam, complete blood profile, pulmonary function & body composition assessments, graded exercise test with

blood pressure and ECG and an orthopedic evaluation. Clients are provided their results and an individualized exercise prescription.  Client groups

have included the Lee County Sheriff's Department, Auburn University Police and the Auburn City Fire and Police Departments.  Since it's initiation in

the Spring of 2001, over 1100 health & fitness assessments have been conducted.

 

 

Collegiate Assignments & Service

University

Auburn University Institutional Review Board for the Use of Human Subjects in Research,

Member 2001 – 2002; Chair, 2002 – present

 

Auburn University Radiological Safety Committee, Member 2000 - 2003

Auburn University Radiological Safety Officer Search Committee Member, 2002

Auburn University Advisory Committee for a Drug-Free Campus, Member 1999 - 2002

Auburn University Health & Fitness Advisory Committee, Member 1997 – 2000

 

College

College of Education Graduate Committee, Member 2005 – present

College of Education Awards Committee, Member 1998 – 2000, Chair 2000 – 2003

College of Education Distance Learning Steering Committee, Member 2000

 

Department

Health Promotion Program: Graduate Program Officer, 2005 - present

Departmental Search Committee Chair, 2005 Health Promotion Tenure-Track Positions (2)

Departmental Promotional Materials Committee, Member 1998 – present

Departmental Search Committee Member, 1998 and 2000 Health Promotion Tenure-Track Positions

 

Departmental Search Committee Member, 2001 Motor Development/Control Tenure-Track Position

Faculty Advisor for Health & Human Performance Student Alliance, 1998 – present

Departmental Contract Liaison for Internship with East Alabama Medical Center, 1999 - present 

 

 

Other Service & Activities

American College of Sports Medicine - Fit Society Page Editorial Board - 2003 - present

American Heart Association, Lee County Board Member, 1999 - 2005

Central Alabama Sports Medicine University: Baptist Health, Board Member 1997 – present

Reviewer: International Journal of Sports Medicine, 1999 – present

Reviewer: The American Journal of Medical Sciences, 2001 - present

Reviewer: Metabolism, Clinical & Experimental, 2002 - present

Reviewer: Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, 2003 – present

Reviewer: International Journal of Sport Nutrition & Exercise Metabolism, 2003 - present

Reviewer: Gerontology, 2003 – present

Reviewer: Canadian Journal of Applied Physiology, 2004 – present

Reviewer: Preventative Medicine, 2006 - present

 

Chair / Moderator: Tutorial T16: Interval Training, South East American College of Sports Medicine Meeting, Charlotte, NC.  Feb 11, 2006.

 

Chair / Moderator: Slide Presentation F32B: Cardiac Stress, American College of Sports Medicine International Meeting,Baltimore, MA. 

Abstracted: Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise. Vol. 33 (5) p. S267, 2001.

 

Chair / Moderator: Slide Presentation E-18: Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors I, American College of SportsMedicine International Meeting,

Seattle, Washington.  Abstracted: Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise. Vol. 31(5) p. S237-238, 1999.

 

Consultant: Southern Nuclear Operating Company:  Development, Validation and Implementation of Physical Fitness and Job-Specific Physical

Performance Tests for Armed Security Personnel , 1998 - present.

 

Consultant: Indiana League of Law Enforcement Officers:  Development of Job-Specific Physical Performance Tests,

1997.

 

Professional Symposia & Invited Presentations

Invited Presentation: Is regular exercise enough to prevent and reverse metabolic syndrome? XIII Simposio Internacional en Ciencias del

Deporte, el Ejercicio y la Salud, Universidad de Costa Rica, San José, Costa Rica. October 18, 2006.

 

Invited Presentation: If childhood obesity is a problem…can physical education help? Universidad Nacional, San Jose, Costa Rica. October 17, 2006.

 

Invited Presentation: Sickle Cell Trait: Influence on Exercise Performance & Considerations for Exercise Safety.  Athletic Trainer’s Conference, Baptist

Health Sports Medicine, Montgomery, AL, July 22, 2006.

 

Invited Presentation: Healthy Exercise as You Age: Resistance Training for Sedentary Adults. Lee-Russell County Council of Governments: Caregiver

Meeting, East Alabama Medical Center Human  Resource Center, Opelika, AL, March 17, 2006.

 

Symposium: Exercise and Metabolic Syndrome.  (with Dr. Stephen Crouse, Texas A&M University) Texas American College of Sports Medicine

Meeting. Texas Woman’s University, Denton, TX, Feb 24, 2006.

 

Invited Presentation:  The Role of Exercise in Lipid and Lipoprotein Health.  Texas American College of Sports Medicine Meeting. Texas Woman’s

University, Denton, TX, Feb 24, 2006.

 

Invited Presentation:  Exercise Considerations for Children.  Alabama Association for Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (AAPHERD).

Birmingham, AL, November, 2005.  

 

Invited Presentation:  Exercise Adherence.  Auburn University Personnel Services - Human Resources Development. Auburn University, Auburn, AL.

November, 2005.

 

Invited Presentation: Training the Insulin-Dependent Athlete Athletic Trainer’s Conference, Baptist Health Sports Medicine, Montgomery, AL, July 16,

2005.

 

Invited Presentation: Physical Activity in the United States: Are Current Strategies Effective? International Sport Science Congress: “Sport & Chance

of Life”, Korean Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, Korea, June 19, 2004.

 

Invited Presentation: Enhancing Fitness Through College Outreach: The TigerFit Program. Korea International Sport for All & Leisure Studies Science

Congress, Korean National Sport University, Seoul, Korea, June 20, 2004.

 

Invited Presentation: The Quantity and Quality of Exercise for Reducing CVD risk? Air War College, Maxwell AFB,  Montgomery, AL, October, 2003.

 

Invited Presentation: Can exercise really reduce cardiovascular disease risk in older adults? 55 Plus Group, East Alabama Medical Center, Opelika, AL.

September, 2003.

 

Invited Presentation: Exercise for Post-Myocardial Infarction Patients. II Seminario Internacional Actividad Fisica y Patologias. Universidad Nacional,

San Jose, Costa Rica. September, 2003.

 

Invited Presentation: Immune Response to Exercise. II Seminario Internacional Actividad Fisica y Patologias. Universidad Nacional, San Jose,

Costa Rica. September, 2003.

 

Invited Presentation: How Can a University Improve Physical Fitness in the Community?. I Seminario Internacional de Instruccion y Promocion de la

Salud Medicante Ejercicio. Universidad Nacional, San Jose, Costa Rica. May, 2003.

 

Invited Presentation: Strength Training for Sedentary Adults. I Seminario Internacional de Instruccion y Promocion de la Salud Medicante Ejercicio.

Universidad Nacional, San Jose, Costa Rica. May, 2003.

 

Invited Presentation: The Effect of Exercise on Lipid and Lipoprotein Metabolism. I Seminario Internacional de Ejercicios y Patologias. Universidad

Nacional, San Jose, Costa Rica. May, 2002.

 

Invited Presentation: Health Benefits of Phase II Cardiac Rehabilitation Programs: Are the benefits worth the Costs? 

I Seminario Internacional de Ejercicios y Patologias. Universidad Nacional, San Jose, Costa Rica. May, 2002.

 

Invited Presentation: The Goals, Feasibility and Appropriateness of Preparticipation Cardiovascular Screenings for Athletes.  III Congreso

Internacional de en Ciencias Aplicadas al Futbol. Universidad de Costa Rica, San Jose, Costa Rica. May, 2002.

 

Invited Presentation:  The Influence of Exercise on Lipid and Lipoprotein Metabolism.  Department of Nutrition, Food, and Exercise Sciences.

Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL. March, 2002.

 

Invited Presentation:  A Practical Approach to Implementing and Adhering to Your Exercise Program.  Auburn University Personnel Services –

Human Resources Development. Auburn University, Auburn, AL. February, 2002.

 

Tutorial: NCEP ATP III Recommendations: The Role of Exercise in Managing Blood Lipids and Lipoproteins. South East American College of Sports

Medicine Chapter Meeting. Atlanta, GA, 2002.

 

Invited Presentation: The Role of Exercise in Managing Blood Lipids and Lipoproteins. VIII Simposio Internacional en Ciencias del Deporte, el

Ejercicio y la Salud. Universidad de Costa Rica, San Jose, Costa Rica. November, 2001.

 

Invited Presentation:  The NCEP ATP III Guidelines: How does Exercise Fit into the Picture?  Department of Nutrition & Food Science. Auburn

University, Auburn, AL. May, 2001.

 

Invited Presentation:  Therapeutic Lifestyle Interventions for Treating Hyperlipidemia - The NCEP ATP III Guidelines.  Montgomery Cardiovascular

Associates. Montgomery, AL. May, 2001.

 

Symposium: The Influence of Exercise on Lipid and Lipoprotein Metabolism and Transport. (Co-Presenter with J. Larry Durstine, Stephen F. Crouse

& Paul G. Davis) South East American College of Sports Medicine Chapter Meeting. Columbia, SC. January, 2001.

 

Invited Presentation:  Recommendations for Physical Activity in Stroke Patients.  Auburn – Opelika Chapter of American Heart Association Stroke

Survivors. Atria Assisted Living, Auburn, AL. October, 2000.

 

Invited Presentation:  Dose-Response Relationship Between Exercise and CVD Risk Factor Reduction.  Baptist Health Family Medicine Residency

Program. Montgomery, AL. April 2000.

 

Invited Presentation:  The Role of Exercise in Treating Secondary Hyperlipidemia.  Department of Physical Therapy. Georgia State University,

Atlanta, GA. April 2000.

 

Invited Presentation:  Dose-Response Relationship Between Exercise and CVD Risk Factor Reduction.  Central Alabama Sports Medicine University:

Baptist Health. Montgomery, AL. September 2000.

 

Symposium: Substrate Metabolism During Exercise: An Integrative Approach. (Co-Presenter with D.D. Pascoe and J. J. Zachwieja) South East

American College of Sports Medicine Chapter Meeting. Charlotte, NC. January, 2000.

 

Invited Presentation:  Physical Activity and Your Health: How Much is Enough?  Central Alabama Sports Medicine University: Baptist Health.

Montgomery, AL.  April, 1998.

 

Invited Presentation:  Recommendations for Physical Activity in Cardiac Patients.  Auburn – Opelika Chapter of Mended Hearts. East Alabama Medical

Center, Auburn, AL. October, 1997.

 

 

Grant Proposals & Funding

KOS Pharmaceuticals,   February 2006

PIs: Peter W. Grandjean, Eric Plaisance . The effects of extended-release niacin (Niaspan) and a single session of aerobic exercise on fasting and

post-prandial blood lipids.

AMOUNT: $   26,200        STATUS: Funded

 

Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Alabama,       April 2003 

PIs: Peter W. Grandjean, Greg Knedler. TigerFit Health & Fitness Assessment Program.

AMOUNT: $   150,000 / 5 years  STATUS: Funded

 

A.U. C.O.E. Research Grant, April, 2003

PIs: Peter W. Grandjean & Erica Jackson. The Combined Effects of Exercise and a Lipid-Lowering Margarine Spread on Blood Lipids and Behavioral

Lifestyle Choices

AMOUNT: $ 1,500 STATUS: Not Funded

 

A.U. Competitive Research Grant, March, 2003

PI: Peter W. Grandjean. The influence of cardiovascular fitness on vascular inflammatory markers immediately after aerobic exercise.

AMOUNT: $ 3,000           STATUS: Funded

American Heart Association, National, July 2002

PI: Peter W. Grandjean. The influence of aerobic fitness on an exercise energy expenditure threshold for blood lipid and lipoprotein changes.

AMOUNT: $ 214,500 / 3 yr         STATUS: Not Funded

 

American Heart Association, Southeast Affiliate, January 2002

PI: Peter W. Grandjean. The influence of exercise frequency on blood lipids and lipoproteins in dyslipidemic men.

AMOUNT: $ 154,000 / 2 yr         STATUS: Not Funded

 

A.U. College of Education Research Grant, March, 2001

PI: Peter W. Grandjean. Quantifying Changes in Lipoprotein Particle Size Distributions after Exercise in Men and Women with Elevated Cholesterol.

AMOUNT: $ 1,585           STATUS: Funded

 

A.U. College of Education Research Grant, March, 2001

PI: Peter W. Grandjean. The Impact of Dietary Stanol Ester Intake and Exercise on Lipoproteins and Lipid Transport.

AMOUNT: $ 2,700           STATUS: Funded

 

Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Alabama,       January 2001      

PI: Peter W. Grandjean, Kimberly Ellis. Grant for Equipment Purchase for TigerFit Health & Fitness Lab.

AMOUNT: $   11,500        STATUS: Funded

 

A.U. / A.U.M. Joint Research Initiative, April 1999          

PIs: Peter W. Grandjean, Daniel L. Blessing, Henry N. Williford, Michelle S. Olsen. The Influence of a Single Session of Exercise on LCAT and CETP

Activity in Sedentary African-American Women.

AMOUNT: $   4,450                    STATUS: Funded

 

Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Alabama,       September 1999 

PI: Peter W. Grandjean, Kimberly Ellis. Grant for purchase of MedicalGraphics Cardio₂ Metabolic Cart.

AMOUNT: $   10,000        STATUS: Funded

 

A.U. Daniel F. Breeden  Endowment for Faculty Enhancement,      April 1998             

PIs: Mary E. Rudisill, Alice M. Buchanan, Peter W. Grandjean. “Adventure Across America”: An Innovative Approach for Improving Physical

Education at Loachapoka Elementary School.

AMOUNT:  $   1,900                   STATUS: Funded

 

A.U. / A.U.M. Joint Research Initiative, April 1998          

PIs: Peter W. Grandjean, Daniel L. Blessing, Henry N. Williford, Michelle S. Olsen. The Influence of a Single Session of Exercise on Lipids and Lipid-

Related Enzyme Activity in Sedentary African-American Women.

AMOUNT: $   4,450                    STATUS: Funded

 

A.U. / A.U.M. Joint Research Initiative, April 1998    

PI: Daniel L. Blessing, Peter W. Grandjean, Henry N. Williford, Michelle S. Olsen. Cardiovascular Function, Blood Lipids, and Cardiovascular Risk

Among Black and White Adolescents.

AMOUNT: $   4,450                    STATUS: Not Funded

 

Life Fitness Academy Research Grant, March 1998              

PI: Peter W. Grandjean.     Changes in Lipoprotein Concentrations and Particle Sizes with Repeated Bouts of Aerobic Exercise In Hyper-

cholesterolemic Men.

AMOUNT: $   5,000                    STATUS: Funded

 

ORAU Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Award, February 1998

PI: Peter W. Grandjean. Exercise-Induced Changes in Blood Lipids, Lipoproteins and Lipoprotein Particle Densities In Hypercholesterolemic Men. 

AMOUNT: $ 10,000           STATUS: Not Funded

 

A.U. Competitive Research Grant, January 1998              

PI: Peter W. Grandjean.  Changes in Lipoprotein Concentrations and Particle Densities with Repeated Bouts of Aerobic Exercise In Hyper-

cholesterolemic Men.