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  2. Curt Dixon

Curt Dixon

Types:

CommonwealthU University Employee
Title(s)
Professor of Health Science
Department
Education

Ph.D., Exercise Physiology, University of Pittsburgh 

M.S.; Exercise Science, Bloomsburg University 

B.S., Health Sciences, Lock Haven University

Contact Information

Courses Most Commonly Taught

  • HLTH119 First Year Student Seminar
  • HLTH120 Human Anatomy and Physiology 2
  • HLTH259 Essentials of Human Movement
  • HLTH414 Current Issues in Exercise Science
  • HLTH485 Professional Field Experience in Health Science

Areas of Expertise

  • Exercise Physiology
  • Body Composition
  • Weight Management

Professional Publications

  • Cutrufello, PT and Dixon, CB.  The effect of dehydration and acute fluid consumption on hydration status, percent body fat and minimum wrestling weight among wrestlers.  Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research 28(7): 1928-1936, 2014.
  • Dixon, CB, Masteller, B and Andreacci, JL.  The effect of a meal on measures of impedance and percent body fat estimated using contact-electrode bioelectrical impedance technology.  European Journal of Clinical Nutrition 67: 950-955, 2013.  
  • Andreacci, JL, Nagle, T, Fitzgerald, E, Rawson, ES, and Dixon, CB.  Effect of exercise intensity on percent body fat determined by leg-to-leg and segmental bioelectrical impedance analysis in adults. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport 84(1): 88-95, 2013. (DOI: 10.1080/02701367.2013.762314).
  • Cutrufello, PT and Dixon, CB.  The effect of acute fluid consumption and hydration status on percent body fat and minimum wrestling weight.  Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research 27(7): 1950-1957, 2013.

Professional Presentations

  • Dixon, C.B., Royer, C., Andreacci, J.L., & Haile, L. (2013). Comparison of Percent Body Fat from Ultrasound and Air-displacement Plethysmography in Young Adults. 60Th Annual Meeting of the American College of Sports Medicine, Indianapolis, IN. [Abstract published in Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise 45(5), S369, 2013].    
  • Andreacci, J.L., Dixon, C.B., Moyer, K., Campbell, T., Pine, D., & Hikes, R. (2012). The Difference in Caloric Expenditure between Walking and Jogging in Adults. 59th Annual Meeting of American College of Sports Medicine, San Francisco, CA. [Abstract published in Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise 44(5), S, 2012].    
  • Dixon, C.B., & Drouin, J.M. (2011).  Evaluation of Ultrasound for Determining Fat-Free Mass and the Minimum Wrestling Weight of Collegiate Wrestlers.  58th Annual Meeting of American College of Sports Medicine, Denver, CO.  [Abstract published in Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise 43(5), S608, 2011].
  • Dixon, C.B., & Andreacci, J.L. (2010).  Effect of Mode Selection when using BIA to assess Percent Body Fat in Young Adults.  57th Annual Meeting of American College of Sports Medicine, Baltimore, MD.  [Abstract published in Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise 42(5), S435, 2010].