Devon A. Dobrosielski, Ph.D., FACSM

Professor

Devon A. Dobrosielski, Ph.D.

Contact Info

Phone:
Office:
Burdick Hall, 121 K
Email:
Hours:
T/TH 12:30 - 1:30pm
or by appointment

Education

Ph.D., Kinesiology, Louisiana State University, 2007

M.S., Health and Exercise Science, Wake Forest University, 2001

B.S., Kinesiology, The Pennsylvania State University, 1999

Areas of Expertise

Research Methods
Exercise Physiology
Cardiovascular Disease
Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Exercise Interventions

My overarching scholarship goal is to better understand the interrelationships between exercise performance, sleep and chronic disease/injury risk. To this end, I have launched two lines of research inquiry with collaborators at Towson and elsewhere. First, we are examining whether the improvements in cardiovascular health conferred through exercise are modified among those individuals suffering from obstructive sleep apnea. This has public health implications since sleep apnea is often undiagnosed in those whom we refer for exercise programing. Second, we are implementing projects designed to determine the extent to which poor sleep predicts sports performance and injury risk in athletic populations. I am strong advocate of undergraduate research, having mentored over 50 undergraduate student researchers since arriving at Towson in 2012, and remain committed to building a state-of-the-art training/research program capable or clinically relevant instruction and research excellence.

Presence on Social Media and in the Press

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Service

  • Dr. Dobrosielski was a member of the Towson University Institutional Review Board.  In 2014, he founded the Towson Research Academy of Collaborative Sports Science, an interdisciplinary initiative seeking to understand and improve performance related to sport, fitness, health and wellness.  He regularly reviews manuscripts for medical and sports science journals and served as the President of the Mid-Atlantic Regional Chapter of the American College of Sports Medicine in 2021.

Courses Taught 

  • KNES 265 Fundamentals in Health and Physical Fitness Assessment
  • KNES 313 Physiology of Exercise
  • KNES 371 Field Experience in Exercise Science 
  • KNES 469 Advanced Writing for Research in Exercise Science