Heffernan, Kevin S. (ksh2001)

B.S., Exercise Science, The University of Scranton

M.S., Applied (Exercise) Physiology and Nutrition, Teachers College, Columbia Univeristy

Ph.D., Kinesiology (Exercise Physiology), The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Postdoctoral Fellow, Molecular Cardiology Research Institute, Tufts Medical Center

Exercise, Vascular Aging, Neurocognitive Aging, Health Disparities

1.  Guerrs JJ, Heffernan KS, Campbell SC.  Exploring the Intersection of Cardiovascular Disease, Sex, and Race and How Exercise and the Gut Microbiota Influence these Relationships.  Reviews in Cardiovascular Medicine, In Press.  

2. Mutambudzi M, Sharma A, Sous W, Shaw AV, Heffernan KS. Sociodemographic and mental health factors associated with obesity in resettled refugees in Syracuse New York. Ethnicity and Disease. 34(4):207-213. doi: 10.18865/EthnDis-2023-59.

3. Wu Z, Heffernan KS. Central blood pressure and peripheral augmentation index following acute submaximal arm versus leg exercise. European Journal of Applied Physiology. Aug 12. 2024 doi: 10.1007/s00421-024-05573-5.

4. Mutambudzi M, Boakye K, Green O, Heffernan K. Chronic work discrimination, allostatic load, and HbA1c in older workers. The Gerontologist, Aug 1:gnae094.2024 doi: 10.1093/geront/gnae094 

5. Heffernan KS, Wilmoth JM, London AS. Estimated pulse wave velocity is associated with a higher risk of dementia in the Health and Retirement Study. American Journal of Hypertension, Jul 20 2024:hpae096. doi: 10.1093/ajh/hpae096. 

6. DeBlois JP, London AS, Heffernan KS. Hypertension at the nexus of veteran status, psychiatric disorders, and traumatic brain injury: Insights from the 2011 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System. PLoS One, 19(3): e0298366, 2024.

7. Weiner CM, Khan SE, Leong C, Ranadive SM, Campbell SC, Howard JT, Heffernan KS. Association of enterolactone with blood pressure and hypertension risk in NHANES. PLoS One, May 14 2024;19(5):e0302254. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0302254.

8. Zieff G, Bates-Fraser LC, Pagan Lassalle P, Paterson C, Heffernan K, Stoner L. Non-invasive physiological measurements: from discovery to implementation. Frontiers in Physiology, 11:14:1356664. 2024. doi 10.3389/fphys.2023.1356664