Dr. Karen Dennis
Instructional Assistant Professor
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SFCM Student Fitness Center & Mccormick Hall 309
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- About
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Biography
Fulbright Scholar
Current Courses
KNR 353.001 Basic Electrocardiography & Clinical Exercise Testing
KNR 465.001 Basic Electrocardiography & Clinical Exercise Testing
KNR 298.001 Professional Practice :Exercise Science & Fitness
KNR 398.017 Professional Practice: Internship Exercise Science
KNR 378.001 Seminar In Professional Practice - Physical Education
KNR 353.001 Basic Electrocardiography & Clinical Exercise Testing
KNR 465.001 Basic Electrocardiography & Clinical Exercise Testing
KNR 113.001 Personal Fitness
KNR 298.001 Professional Practice :Exercise Science & Fitness
KNR 398.001 Professional Practice: Internship Exercise Science
KNR 378.001 Seminar In Professional Practice - Physical Education
EDD Education
Illinois State University
Normal, IL
MS Family and Consumer Sciences
Illinois State University
Normal, IL
MS Health, Physical Education, and Recreation
Illinois State University
Normal, IL
Other Nursing
Mennonite College of Nursing
Bloomington, IL
Fulbright Scholar Program
United States Department of State
2019
Abstract
Stress Management Education and Physical Activity Effects on Heart Rate Variability and Stress Scores
Dennis, K., Wolfe, A., Solomon, M., Kuehn, K., & Smith, R.
Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 55 (Abstract 2190), (2023)
A 16-week Program Of Physical Activity And Stress Management Education And Their Effect On Heart Rate Variability
Dennis, K., Wolfe, A., Zinn, C., DiSerio, A., & Kibler, A.
Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise,, 53 (5 Supplement), Abstract 2654, (2021)
Comparison Between Blood Lipids And CVD Health Risk Appraisals In College-Age Students
Curtis, B., Brown, D., Laurson, K., Dennis, K., & Weemer, M.
Medicine \& Science in Sports \& Exercise, 53 (8S), 194, (2021)
Incidental cardiac arrhythmia identification with consumer grade heart rate monitors: A case study
Phifer, Brown, D., Laurson, K., Williams, S., Jones, E., Dennis, K., Smith, M., & Swenson, R.
Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, 52 (7S), 201, (2020)
Sprint speed and musculoskeletal fitness test performance in youth
Walleck, B., Brown, D., Dennis, K., & Laurson, K.
Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, 52 (7S), 59-60, (2020)
Physical activity guideline adherence and physical fitness: The NHANES national youth fitness survey
Smudde, M., Laurson, K., Brown, D., & Dennis, K.
Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 50 (S5), 528, (2018)
Relationship between Regional Adiposity and Risk for Cardiovascular Disease in College Aged Students
Swan, L., Thomas, D., Dennis, K., Reum, A., & Gallovitch, L.
Medicine and Science in Sports & Exercise, 41(5), S441, (2009)
Book, Authored
The Effectiveness of an Online Fitness Course
Dennis, K.
(2014), Lap Lambert Academic Publishing
Journal Article
A 16-week Program of Physical Activity and Stress Management Education and their Effect on Heart Rate Variability – An Analysis of Stress following the Coronavirus Pandemic
Dennis, K., Wolfe, A., Kraft, A., & Werts, M.
BCS INSPIRE, (2022)
Incidental Cardiac Arrhythmia Identification with Consumer Grade Heart Rate Monitors: A Case Study.
Phifer, N., Brown, D., Laurson, K., Dennis, K., Munn, J., Johnson, L., Smith, M., & Swenson, R.
Current sports medicine reports, 20 (5), 255-258, (2021), 10.1249/JSR.0000000000000842
The Relationship Between Physical Activity Intensity and Heart Rate Variability
Dennis, K., & Wolfe, A.
Vladimir State University, 264, (2016)
Heart rates of high school physical education students during team sports, individual sports, and fitness activities.
Laurson, K., Brown, D., Cullen, R., & Dennis, K.
Research quarterly for exercise and sport, 79 (1), 85-91, (2008)
Presentations
Differences in Heart Rate Variability (HRV), Coherence, and Stress Scores by Covid-19 Vaccination Status
Karen Dennis, Alex M Wolfe, Nina Deer, Madyson Morse, McKenna Solomon, Matthew Vondriska, Lauren Wisdom
ACSM Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA, May, 2025
Impact of Stress Management, Physical Activity, and Vaccine Status on Heart Rate Variability
Lauren Wisdom, McKenna Solomon, Matthew Vonddriska, Karen Dennis
University Research Symposium, Normal, IL, April, 2025
Differences in Heart Rate Variability, Stress Scores, Coherence, and VO2 by COVID-19 Vaccination Status
Nina Deer, Mady Morse, Karen Dennis
University Research Symposium, Normal, IL, April, 2024
Fulbright 101
Karen Dennis
Fulbright 101, Normal, IL, March, 2024
A PILOT STUDY: DIFFERENCES IN HEART RATE VARIABILITY, COHERENCE, AND STRESS SCORES BY COVID-19 VACCINATION STATUS
Karen Dennis
Modern Approaches to the Organization of the Process of Physical Education, Physical Training of the Population, Health and Adaptive Physical Culture, Vladimir, Russia, November, 2023
The Use Of Physical Activity And Stress Management Education For Impacting Heart Rate Variability And Stress Index Scores
Karen Dennis, Alex M Wolfe, Madison Solomon, Kelsey Kuehn, Reegan Smith
ACSM National Conference, Denver, CO, May, 2023
Stress Management Education and Physical Activity Effects on Heart Rate Variability and Stress Scores
Karen Dennis
University Research Symposium, Normal, IL, April, 2023
STRESS MANAGEMENT EDUCATION AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY EFFECTS ON HEART RATE VARIABILITY AND STRESS SCORES
Karen Dennis
Modern approaches to organizing the process of physical education, physical training of the population, health-improving and adaptive physical culture, Vladimir, Russia, November, 2022
A 16-Week Program of Physical Activity and Stress Management Education and Their Effect on Heart Rate Variability - An Analysis of Stress following the Coronavirus Pandemic
Karen Dennis
BCS INSPIRE XXVII, Online, June, 2022
A 16-WEEK PROGRAM OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND STRESS MANAGEMENT EDUCATION AND THEIR EFFECT ON HEART RATE VARIABILITY
Karen Dennis
University Research Symposium, Normal, IL, April, 2022
Modern Approaches to Improving Physical Education and Sports Activities of Students
Karen Dennis
Modern Approaches to Improving Physical Education and Sports Activities of Students, Vladimir, Russia, November, 2021
A 16-week Program of Physical Activity and Stress Management Education and their Effect on Heart Rate Variability
Karen Dennis, Alex M Wolfe, Cara E Zinn, Alex DiSerio, Ayla Kibler
ACSM Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, June, 2021
Comparison between blood lipids and CVD health risk appraisals in college-age students
Brandi L Curtis, Dale Brown, Kelly Laurson, Karen Dennis, Megan Weemer
American College of Sports Medicine Annual Meeting, Online, June, 2021
Rapid migration from traditional or hybrid to fully virtual education in the age of the coronavirus pandemic: challenges, experiences and views of college and university students
Elli Georgiadou, Georgios Lampropoulos, Errikos Siakas, Kerstin Siakas, Adam Edwards, Juri-Petri Valtanen, Eleni Berki, Nickos Paltalidis, Harjinder Rahanu, Ratko Knezevic, Colic, Bozana Tomic, Andreas Savva, Vasso Stylianou, Saltanat Meiramova, Marwa Abd Elghany, Nermine Khalifa, Rita Gevorgyan, Daniela Popa, Jackline Odero, Umulker Ali, Maria Panteri, Karen Dennis, Veronika Stoffova, Dilara Begum, Sunil Chaudhary, Maria Plastira, Demet Soylu, Margaret Ross, Geoff Staples, Galina Zamaraeva, Jury Panov, Xu Zhang, George Portides, Claire McGuinness, Theodora Valkanou, Sandra Knezevic
INSPIRE XXVI International e-conference, London, UK, June, 2021
Study Habits, Communication Levels, and Teaching Modality Preferences Before and During Coronavirus Pandemic – A Comparative Analysis of United States and Russian University Students
Galina Zamaraeva, Karen Dennis
INSPIRE XXVI International e-conference, London, UK (virtual), June, 2021
Comparison between blood lipids and CVD health risk appraisals in college-aged students
Brandi Curtis, Dale Brown, Kelly Laurson, Karen Dennis, Megan Weemer
American College of Sports Medicine Annual Conference, online, January, 2021
Incidental cardiac arrhythmia identification with consumer grade heart rate monitors: A case study
Neal C Phifer, Dale Brown, Kelly Laurson, Skip Williams, Emily Jones, Karen Dennis, Megan Smith, Ryan Swenson
American College of Sports Medicine Annual Conference, Online, May 27, 2020
Sprint speed and musculoskeletal fitness test performance in youth
Brittany N Walleck, Karen Dennis, Dale Brown, Kelly Laurson
American College of Sports Medicine Annual Conference, Online, May 27, 2020
Sprint speed and musculoskeletal fitness test performance in youth
Brittany Walleck, Kelly Laurson, Dale Brown, Karen Dennis
Illinois State University Research Symposium, Online, April, 2020
AN EXAMINATION OF BASIC BIOMETRIC VARIABLES AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY ON HEART RATE VARIABILITY
Karen Dennis, Alex M Wolfe, Cara E Zinn, Alex DiSerio, Ayla Kibler
Undergraduate Research Symposium, Normal, IL, April, 2020
HEART RATE VARIABILITY: A 16-WEEK EXAMINATION OF STRESS MANAGEMENT EDUCATION AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY ON HRV
Karen K Dennis, Alex M Wolfe, Cara E Zinn, Alex DiSerio, Ayla Kibler
XIV Annual International Conference for Students and Young Researchers, Moscow, Russia, April, 2020
The Relationship between Minutes of Moderate to Vigorous Physical Activity and Dietary Intake in College Students
Jennifer Barnes, Karen Dennis
Nutrition 2019, Baltimore, MD, June 8, 2019
Assessment of Body Composition - Anthropoemetry
Karen Dennis
KNR Study Abroad Russia, Vladimir, Russia, May, 2019
The Relationship Between Physical Activity, Perceived Stress, and Heart Rate Variability
Karen Kae Dennis, Alex Wolfe, Ayla Kibler, Alex DiSerio, Delaney Mahoney, Lauren Von Schaumburg, Nick Pilli
Undergraduate Research Symposium, Normal, IL, April, 2019
Body Composition Assessment for Health and Fitness
Karen Dennis
2nd International Conference - Health and Healthy Lifestyles, Vladimir, Russia, November, 2018