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Alyssa Dispennette

Faculty Member

Kathryn Dispennette

Education

PhD, The Ohio State University , 2022

Major: Kinesiology

MS, Western Kentucky University, 2018

Major: Kinesiology

BA, UNC-Wilmington, 2013

Major: Psychology

BS, UNC-Wilmington, 2013

Major: Exercise Science

Teaching

EXSC 3750

Psychosocial Aspects of Human Performance, Summer 2025

EXSC 3550

Motor Learning and Control WE, Spring 2025

EXSC 3550

Motor Learning and Control WE, Spring 2025

EXSC 3750

Psychosocial Aspects of Human Performance, Spring 2025

EXSC 3750

Psychosocial Aspects of Human Performance, Spring 2025

Presentations

Pace, Ezrie (Presenter & Author), Dispennette, Kathryn , Blakaj, Dukagjin , Chaplow, Zachary , Focht, Brian , Southwest American College of Sport's Medicine , "Resistance Exercise, Muscle Strength, Physical Function and Quality of Life in Head and Neck Cancer Patients Undergoing Chemoradiation", Costa Mesa, CA. (October, 2023)
DeScenza, Victoria (Presenter & Author), Haynam, Marcy (Author Only), Fairman, Ciaran (Author Only), Bowman, Jessica (Author Only), Chaplow, Zachary (Author Only), Killar, Megan (Author Only), Dispennette, Kathryn (Author Only), Hohn, Stephanie (Author Only), Zhang, Xiaochen (Author Only), National American College of Sport's Medicine , "Effects Of A Community-based Lifestyle Intervention On Body Composition And Strength Among Breast Cancer Survivors", Denver, CO. (June 2, 2023)
Dispennette, Kathryn (Presenter & Author), Blakaj, Dukagjin , Killar, Megan , Chaplow, Zachary , Bowman, Jessica , Zhang, Xiaochen , Focht, Brian , National American College of Sport's Medicine, "Resistance Exercise, Muscle Mass, And Fatigue In Head And Neck Cancer Patients Undergoing Chemoradiation", Denver, CO. (June 2, 2023)
Focht, Brian (Presenter & Author), Rejeski, Jack (Author Only), Hackshaw, Kevin (Author Only), Ambrosius, Walter (Author Only), Groessi, Erik (Author Only), Chaplow, Zachary (Author Only), DeScenza, Victoria (Author Only), Bowman, Jessica (Author Only), Dispennette, Kathryn (Author Only), Zhang, Xiaochen (Author Only), Hayman, Marcy (Author Only), Hohn, Stephanie (Author Only), National American College of Sport's Medicine, "Weight Loss And Mobility Performance In Obese Knee Osteoarthritis Patients_ Evidence From The CLIP-OA Trial", Denver, CO. (June 2, 2023)
Dispennette, Kathryn (Presenter & Author), Blakaj, Dukagjin (Author Only), Killar, Megan (Author Only), Chaplow, Zachary (Author Only), Bowman, Jessica (Author Only), DeScenza, Tori (Author Only), Zhang, Xiaochen (Author Only), Focht, Brian (Author Only), Southwest American College of Sport's Medicine , "Feasibility and Preliminary Efficacy of Implementing a Group-Mediated Cognitive Behavioral Resistance Exercise Intervention in Head and Neck Cancer Patients Undergoing Chemoradiation Treatment", Costa Mesa, CA. (October 29, 2022)

Scholarly/Creative Works

Schafer, Mark , Crandall, Jason , Grieve, Rick , Dispennette, Kathryn , Michalik, Jana , (2024) "Effects of Training Environment on Muscle Dysmorphia Symptomatology in Men and Women" (vol. 47). Journal of Sport Behavior. https://www.journalofsportbehavior.org/index.php/JSB/article/view/296
Haynam, Marcy , Chaplow, Zachary , DeScenza, Victoria , Bowman, Jessica , Dispennette, Kathryn , Zhang, Xiaochen , Kilar, Megan , Hohn, Stephanie , Fairman, Ciaran , Lustberg, Maryam , Focht, Brian , (2023) "Design and methods of a translational, community-based, lifestyle weight management pilot intervention trial in breast cancer survivors with overweight or obesity" . Contemporary Clinical Trials Communication. https://doi.org/10.1016%2Fj.conctc.2023.101154