Education/Credentials

  • PhD: University of Central Florida (Exercise Physiology)
  • MS: University of Central Florida (Exercise Physiology)
  • BS: University of Central Florida (Exercise Science - Human Performance)

Research Interests

  • Pedagogy
  • Nature-based exercise and mental wellness
  • Tactical populations 

Peer Reviewed Publications

Baker, K., Bopp, M., Bulger, S., Chen, Y., Duffey, M., Myers, B., Voelker, D., & Woodard, K. 2022. Kinesiology Faculty Reflections on COVID-19 and Future Directions in Online Education Kinesiology Review, 11 4, 303-310

Beyer, K. S., Stout, J. R., Redd, M. J., Baker, K. M., Church, D. C., Bergstrom, H. C., Hoffman, J. R., Fukuda, D. H. 2020. Effect of Somatic Maturity on the Aerobic and Anaerobic Adaptations to Sprint Interval Training Physiological Reports, 8 9, e14426

Stone, W., & Baker., K. 2020. A Roadmap: Social distancing physical activity data collection to protect those with intellectual disabilities Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, ,

Baker, K., Healy, S., Rice, D., & Garcia, J. 2018. Adolescent weight and health behaviors and their associations with individual, social, and parental factors Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 15 12, 912

Barkley, L., Taliaferro, L., Baker, K., & Garcia, J. 2018. The holistic athletic healthcare model: Addressing the development, social, and cultural needs of collegiate athletes Journal of Higher Education Athletics & Innovation, 1 3, 26

Beyer, K., Stout, J., Redd, M., Baker, K., Bergstrom, H., Hoffman, J., & Fukuda, D. 2018. Maturity-related differences in systemic and localized fatigue threshold amongst adolescent male athletes Pediatric Exercise Science, ,

Coker, N., Varanoske, A., Baker, K., & Hahs-Vaughn, D. 2018. Predictors of competitive success of national-level powerlifters: A multi-level analysis International Journal of Performance Analysis in Sport, ,

Garcia, J., Baker, K., Diaz, M., Tucker, J., Kelchner, V., & Rice, D. 2018. Implementation fidelity of a mindfulness-based yoga program for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder and their families: A pilot study Advances in Neurodevelopment Disabilities, 31 1, 54

Garcia, J., Sirard, J., Whaley, D., Rice, D., Baker, K., & Weltman, A. 2018. The influence of friends and psychosocial factors on physical activity and screen time in normal and overweight adolescents: a mixed-methods analysis American Journal of Health Promotion, 39 4, 610

Varanoske, A., Hoffman, J., Church, D., Coker, N., Baker, K., Dodd, S., Harris, R., Oliveira, L., Dawson, V., Wang, R., Fukuda, D., & Stout, J. 2018. Comparison of sustained-release and rapid-release β-alanine formulations on changes in skeletal muscle carnosine and histidine content and isometric performance following a muscle-damaging protocol Amino Acids, ,

Baker, K., Fukuda, D., Church, D., La Monica, M., Beyer, K., Hoffman, J., & Stout, J. 2017. Mathematical modeling and expression of heart rate deflection point using heart rate and oxygen consumption International Journal of Exercise Science, 10 4, 592

Church, D., Hoffman, J., Varanoske, A., Wang, R., Baker, K., La Monica, M., Beyer, K., Dodd, S., Oliveira, L., Harris, R., Fukuda, D., & Stout, J. 2017. Comparison of two βalanine dosing protocols on muscle carnosine elevations Journal of the American College of Nutrition, 2017 1, 1

Varanoske, A., Hoffman, J., Church, D., Coker, N., Baker, K., Dodd, S., Oliveira, L., Dawson, V., Wang, R., Fukuda, D., and Stout, J. 2017. β-Alanine supplementation elevates intramuscular carnosine content and attenuates fatigue in men and women similarly, but does not change muscle L-Histidine content Nutrition Research, 48 , 16

Varanoske, A., Hoffman, J., Church, D., Wang, R., Baker, K., Dodd, S., Coker, N., Oliveira, L., Dawson, V., Fukuda, D., & Stout, J. 2017. Influence of skeletal muscle carnosine content on fatigue during repeated resistance exercise in recreationally-active women Nutrients, 9 9, 988

Wells, A., Jajtner, A., Varanoske, A., Church, D., Gonzalez, A., Townsend, J., Boone, C., Baker, K., Beyer, K., Mangine, G., Oliveira, L., Fukuda, D., Stout, J., & Hoffman, J. 2017. Post-resistance exercise ingestion of milk protein attenuates plasma TNFα and TNFr1 expression on monocyte subpopulations Amino Acids, ,

Gonzalez, A., Hoffman, J., Townsend, J., Jajtner, A., Boone, C., Beyer, K., Baker, K., Wells, A., Mangine, G., Robinson, E., Church, D., Oliveira, L., Fukuda, D., & Stout, J. 2016. Intramuscular MAPK signaling following high volume and high intensity resistance exercise protocols in trained men European Journal of Applied Physiology, 116 9, 1663

Townsend, J., Stout, J., Jajtner, A., Church, D., Beyer, K., Oliveira, L., La Monica, M., Riffe, J., Muddle, T., Baker, K., Fukuda, D., Roberts, M., & Hoffman, J. 2016. Resistance exercise increases intramuscular NF-κb signaling in untrained males European Journal of Applied Physiology, 116 11, 2103

Wells, A., Hoffman, J., Jajtner, A., Varanoske, A., Church, D., Gonzalez, A., Townsend, J., Boone, C., Baker, K., Beyer, K., Mangine, G., Oliveira, L., Fukuda, D., & Stout, J. 2016. Monocyte recruitment following high-intensity and high-volume resistance exercise Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 48 5, 393

Wells, A., Hoffman, J., Jajtner, A., Varanoske, A., Church, D., Gonzalez, A., Townsend, J., Boone, C., Baker, K., Beyer, K., Mangine, G., Oliveira, L., Fukuda, D., & Stout, J. 2016. The effect of post-resistance exercise amino acids on plasma MCP-1 and CCR2 expression Nutrients, 8 7, 409

Boone, C., Hoffman, J., Gonzalez, A., Jajtner, A., Townsend, J., Baker, K., Fukuda, D., & Stout, J. 2015. Changes in plasma aldosterone and electrolytes following high-volume and high-intensity resistance exercise protocols in trained men Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 30 7, 1917

Church, D., Hoffman, J., La Monica, M., Riffe, J., Hoffman, M., Baker, K., Varanoske, A., Wells, A., Stout, J., & Fukuda, D. 2015. The effect of an acute ingestion of Turkish coffee on reaction time and time trial performance Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition, 12 1, 1

Gonzalez A., Hoffman J., Jajtner A., Townsend J., Boone C., Beyer K., Baker K., Wells A., Church D., Mangine, G., Oliveira L., Moon J., Fukuda D., & Stout J. 2015. Protein supplementation does not alter intramuscular anabolic signaling or endocrine response after resistance exercise in trained men Nutrition Research, 35 11, 990

Gonzalez, A., Hoffman, J., Townsend, J., Jajtner, A., Boone, C., Beyer, K., Baker, K., Wells, A., Mangine, J., Robinson, E., Church, D., Oliveira, L., Willoughby, D., Fukuda, D., & Stout, J. 2015. Intramuscular anabolic signaling and endocrine response following high volume and high intensity resistance exercise protocols in trained men Physiological Reports, 37 7, e12466

La Monica, M., Fukuda, D., Beyer, K., Hoffman, M., Miramonti, A., Riffe, J., Baker, K., Fragala, M., Hoffman, J., & Stout, J. 2015. Altering work to rest rations differentially influences fatigue during repeated sprint ability testing Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 30 2, 400