B.A. Willamette University 2006
M.S. Central Washington University 2010
Ph.D. The University of Alabama 2014

• Associate Member, Cancer Prevention and Control Program, Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center
• Postdoctoral Fellow, Cancer Prevention and Control Training Program, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 2016-2018
• Postdoctoral Fellow, Nutrition Obesity Research Center, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 2014-2016

Scholarly Interest

• Aging
• Cardiovascular physiology
• Exercise-oncology
• Mobility

Overview

Advancing age can trigger a maladaptive cycle highlighted by systemic deconditioning frequently manifested as restricted mobility and physical activity avoidance. Though multi-faceted, waning maximal oxygen uptake and skeletal muscle strength are probable sources contributing to the noted prevalence of insufficient physical activity among older adults. Since restricted mobility is intimately linked with fall risk, dependency, and mortality – it is of interest to evaluate factors related walking autonomy and functional independence. While habitual exercise training can attenuate many adverse age-related shifts, it is of considerable importance to identify other (complementary) non-pharmacologic approaches to combat the burdens of advancing age and prevalence of chronic disease.

Luo J, Su L, Carter SJ, Ndeke JM, Hendryx M. Optimal objective measurement of physical function and its predictive capacity for mortality among community-dwelling older women. Geriatrics & Gerontology International. 2023. 23(10): 715-721. PMID: 37650477.

Carter SJ, Singh H, Nabhan DC, Long EB, Hunter GR. Relative leg press strength relates to activity energy expenditure in older women: implications for exercise prescription. Experimental Gerontology. 2022. September 17. 169:111956. PMID: 36126803.

Carter SJ, Baranauskas MN, Raglin JS, Pescosolido BA, Perry BL. Functional status, mood state, and physical activity among women with post-acute COVID-19 syndrome. International Journal of Public Health. 2022. 67: 1604589. PMID: 35755951.

Baranauskas MN, Carter SJ. Evidence for impaired chronotropic response to and recovery from 6-minute walk test in women with post-acute COVID-19 syndrome. Experimental Physiology. 2022. 107(7): 722-732. PMID: 34761446.

Luo J, Carter SJ, Cespedes Feliciano EM, Hendryx M. Trajectories of objectively measured physical function among older breast cancer survivors in comparison with cancer-free controls. Breast Cancer Research and Treatment. 2022. 193(2):467-476. PMID: 35347550.

Carter SJ, Baranauskas MN, Singh H, Martins C, Hunter GR. ARTE index revisited: Linking biomarkers of cardio-metabolic health with free-living physical activity in postmenopausal women. American Journal of Physiology: Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology. 2022. 322(4): R292-R298. PMID: 35081314.

Baranauskas MN, Freemas JA, Tan R, Carter SJ. Methodological considerations for menstrual cycle and menopause in research evaluating the effects of dietary nitrate on vascular function. Nitric Oxide. 2022. January 1; 118:39-48. PMID: 34774755.

Coggan AR, Baranauskas MN, Hinrichs RJ, Liu Z, Carter SJ. Effect of dietary nitrate on human muscle power: a systematic review and individual subject data meta-analysis. Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition. 2021. October 9;8(1):66. PMID: 34625064.

Carter SJ, Baranauskas MN, Fly AD. Considerations for obesity, vitamin D, and physical activity amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2020. 28(7): 1176-1178. PMID: 32299148.

Carter SJ, Gruber AH, Raglin JS, Baranauskas MN, Coggan AR. Potential health effects of dietary nitrate supplementation in aging and chronic degenerative disease. Medical Hypotheses. 2020. PMID: 32294579.