Ava Walker

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Ph.D., University of Tennesse
Associate Professor

Contact Information

Send email to awalker7@gmu.edu

Phone: (703) 993-4389
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George Mason University, Prince William Campus
Bull Run Hall 207
10900 University Blvd
MS 4E5
Manassas, VA 20110

Research Interests

  • Gender, Race, Age issues related to military training and survivability
  • Mechanisms of Hypertension in Black Males and Females
  • Cardiovascular and sympathetic reactivity (dissertation)
  • Metabolic changes and factors affecting functional capacity in the aging
  • Wellness/adult fitness Issues: education, adherence, and performance
  • Exercise and pregnancy
  • Submaximal responses to exercise training for men and women of all ages
  • Interactions of physical activity, cardiovascular disease and obesity in a multicultural population

Recent Publications

  • Draheim, C. C., Bakke, B. L., Serfass, R. C., Snyder, P. V., & Walker, A. J. Underwater weighing familiarization program for adults with Prader-Willi syndrome. Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly, 2002:19, 188-198.
  • M.D. Avery and A.J. Walker. Acute effects of exercise in women with gestational diabetes. Journal of Maternal-Fetal Medicine. 2001; 10:52-58.
  • S.E. Gaskill, B.C. Ruby, A.J. Walker, O.A. Sanchez, R.C. Serfass, A.S. Leon. Validity and reliability of combining three methods to determine ventilatory threshold. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise Vol 33 (11): 1841-8 Nov 2001
  • S.E. Gaskill, A.J. Walker, C. Bouchard, J. Gagnon, D.C. Rao, J.S. Skinner, J.H. Wilmore, A.S. Leon. Changes in ventilatory threshold with exercise training in a sedentary population: The HERITAGE Family Study. International Journal of sports Medicine 22(8):586-92, 2001 Nov

Courses Taught This Semester

No courses taught this semester.