Paul S. Visich, Ph.D., M.P.H.

  • Position: Professor
  • Department: School of Health Sciences
    Exercise Science Division
    Director of Human Performance Laboratory
  • Campus Address: 1179 Health Professions Building
  • Phone: 989-774-2687
  • Email: paul.visich@cmich.edu
  • Courses:
    HSC 308 - Work Physiology
    HSC 310 - ECG Assessment
    HSC 550 - Stress Test Administration
    HSC 551 - Stress Testing Interpretation
  • Area(s) of Expertise:
    Clinical Exercise Physiology
    ECG Assessment
    Exercise Testing
    Exercise Prescription
    Exercise Epidemiology
    Interpretation of Medical Literature
    Cardiovascular Physiology
    Altitude Physiology
    Exercise Physiology

Degrees and Universities


Bachelor of Science: Pennsylvania State University, 1978, Major: Health Education, Minor: Physical Education
Master of Science: George Williams College, 1981: Exercise Physiology with an Emphasis in Preventive and Rehabilitative Cardiovascular Health
Ph.D.: University of Pittsburgh - 1992 - Exercise Physiology
M.P.H.: University of Pittsburgh - 1992 - Epidemiology

Professional Organizations

ACSM - American College of Sports Medicine
AACVPR - American College of Sports Medicine
PES - Pediatric Exercise Science

Publications

The Value of Graded Exercise Testing in Today's World. Accepted for publication in American Journal of Lifestyle Medicines (June, 2008).

Interleukin - 15 and interleukin-15Ra SNPs and associations with muscle, bone, and predictors of the metabolic syndrome. Cytokine 43 (2008) 45-53.

PPAR L162V Shows Strong Sex-Specific Effects on Subcutaneous Arm Fat volumes VMC Medical Genetics, 8:55 (16 Aug 2007).

ACE ID Genotype and the Muscle Strength and Size Response to unilateral Resistance Training. Medicine and Science in Sport and Exercise, 38(6),1074-1081,June 2006.

The Effect of Apolipoprotein E Genotype and Exercise Training onf Serum Lipid Particle Size. Atherosclerosis 2006 Sep;188(1):126-33.

Research Areas

Lipid Metabolism - influence of exercise on changes in lipids, specifically HDL-C ("the good guys")
Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) Risk Factors in Children, with an emphasis on physical activity and nutrition
Influence of Resistance Training on Specific Skeletal Muscle Genes (i.e., what skeletal muscle genes are associated with changes in skeletal muscle size and strength)
Acute and Chronic Physiological Adaptations to Altitude