Contact Information
Research Areas
Biography
What I Do and Why (I think) It’s Important
I study the kinds of things (e.g., personality) that make people more or less physically active and how physical activity and exercise influences the way people feel (pleasantness, enjoyment) and think. This work also includes working with first responders and tactical athletes (firefighters, police officers, miilitary) to study the effects of physical activity in extreme environments. This work is important because of the mental health issues associated with lack of adequate physical activity and the need to understand how to get people to engage in more physically activity lifestyles.
Research Interests
I direct the Exercise Psychophysiology Laboratory at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. My research is aimed at a more complete understanding of the affective (including anxiety) and cognitive responses to exercise/physical activity, including the pre-to-post exercise changes that take place as well as the in-task changes that occur, along with individual differences that might lead to these changes. This work involves both self-report and psychophysiological and neuroscientific measures (e.g., EEG, HRV, hormones, etc.) to answer the research questions being examined. Ultimately, this research aims to develop a better understanding of how exercise makes people feel in order to structure the exercise stimulus to enhance adherence by either increasing positive or decreasing negative affective responses to the exercise.
Education
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INSTITUTION AND LOCATION |
DEGREE |
END DATE |
FIELD OF STUDY |
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University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, Eau Claire, WI |
B.A. |
05/1984 |
Psychology |
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Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ |
M.S. |
05/1986 |
Physical Education |
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Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ |
Ph.D. |
05/1991 |
Exercise Science |
Awards and Honors
1995 Named Fellow in the American College of Sports Medicine
1999 Undergraduate Faculty Teaching Award, Department of Kinesiology, UIUC
2011, 2013 Undergraduate Teaching Faculty Award, College of Applied Health Sciences, UIUC
2013 Campus Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching for Faculty Award, University of Illinois
2016 Graduate Student Mentoring Award, College of Applied Health Sciences, UIUC
2018 Phyllis J. Hill James Scholar Award for Exemplary Mentoring, College of Applied Health Sciences, UIUC
2018 Named Fellow (#578) in the National Academy of Kinesiology
Courses Taught
KIN 340, Social & Psychological Aspects of Physical Activity
KIN 443/PSYC 443, Psychophysiology in Exercise & Sport
Additional Campus Affiliations
Research Scientist, Illinois Fire Service Institute, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Recent Publications
Baumann, M., Hill, C., Camic, C., Chomentowski, P., Siqueira, V., Petruzzello, S., & Sebastião, E. (2024). An Investigation of the Sled-Push Exercise Using a Resisted Sled Machine in Apparently Healthy Older Adults: An Exploratory Study. Journal of Aging and Physical Activity, 32(3), 416-427. https://doi.org/10.1123/japa.2023-0071
Chizewski, A., & Petruzzello, S. J. (2024). Personality Fuels the Fire: Predicting Firefighter Physical Readiness. Fire, 7(12), Article 465. https://doi.org/10.3390/fire7120465
Greene, D. R., Holland-Winkler, A. M., & Petruzzello, S. J. (2024). Enjoyment and Affective Responses to Moderate and High-Intensity Exercise: A Randomized Controlled Trial in Individuals with Subsyndromal PTSD. Sports, 12(5), Article 138. https://doi.org/10.3390/sports12050138
Kim, J., McKenna, C. F., Askow, A. T., Salvador, A. F., Scaroni, S. E., Cerna, J., Cannavale, C. N., Paluska, S. A., De Lisio, M., Petruzzello, S. J., Burd, N. A., & Khan, N. A. (2024). Higher Protein Intake does not Modulate Resistance Training–Induced Changes in Myokines and Cognitive Function in Middle-Aged Adults. Journal of Cognitive Enhancement, 8(1-2), 76-94. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41465-024-00285-2
Pebole, M. M., Singleton, C. R., Hall, K. S., Petruzzello, S. J., Alston, R. J., & Gobin, R. L. (2024). Exercise Preferences among Men Survivors of Sexual Violence by PTSD and Physical Activity Level: Recommendations for Trauma Informed Practice. The Journal of Men's Studies, 32(1), 27-49. https://doi.org/10.1177/10608265231151248