Bo Fernhall
Degrees
BS, Southern Connecticut State College
MS, Southern Connecticut State College
PhD, Arizona State University
Professional Publications & Contributions
- Comprehensive Time-Course Effects of Combined Training on Hypertensive Older Adults: A Randomized Control Trial
- Clinical Applications Measuring Arterial Stiffness: An Expert Consensus for the Application of Cardio-Ankle Vascular Index
- Predictive equations to estimate peak aerobic capacity and peak heart rate in persons with Down syndrome
- Effect of live-fire training on ventricular-vascular coupling
- Flow-mediated slowing shows poor repeatability compared with flow-mediated dilation in non-invasive assessment of brachial artery endothelial function
- Hemostatic Responses to Multiple Bouts of Firefighting Activity: Female vs. Male Differences in a High Demand, High Performance Occupation
- Arterial Stiffness following Endurance and Resistance Exercise Sessions in Older Patients with Coronary Artery Disease
- Lessons learned from clinical trials of exercise and physical activity in people with MS – guidance for improving the quality of future research
- Exercise and type 2 diabetes: the American College of Sports Medicine and the American Diabetes Association: joint position statement
- Effect of resistance training on inflammatory markers of older adults: A meta-analysis
- Electrocardiographic Responses Following Live-Fire Firefighting Drills
- Response to Budoff and Steigerwalt
- Firefighter hemodynamic responses to different fire training environments
- Physical activity, metabolic issues, and assessment
- Arterial function in youth: window into cardiovascular risk
- Cardiopulmonary Profile of Individuals with Intellectual Disability
- Comprehensive cardiopulmonary profile of individuals with Down syndrome
- Acute effects of firefighting on cardiac performance
- Acute systemic inflammation reduces both carotid and aortic wave reflection in healthy adults
- Heart rate recovery following maximal arm and leg-ergometry
Additional Information
Dr. Fernhall is a renowned scholar with expertise in the field of exercise physiology, especially for people with disabilities, with two decades of experience directing cardiac rehabilitation programs and conducting research on cardiovascular function and lifetime health. He is author or co-author of more than 370 refereed manuscripts and has received over $20 million in external research support from the NIH, Department of Homeland Security, National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research, American Heart Association, and the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. He is a fellow of the National Academy of Kinesiology, American Heart Association, the American College of Sports Medicine, and the American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation. He is currently serving as president of the National Academy of Kinesiology and was awarded the Citation Award by the American College of Sports Medicine in 2021, for his contributions to sports and exercise medicine.