Faculty and Staff Profiles

 Dr. Schilling's research examines the mechanics of human movement as pertains to responses and adaptations to exercise training in athletic, healthy, and aging populations, as well as in individuals with disabilities or neuromuscular disease. Of prime importance is the influence of the neuromuscular system on force development and time-dependent variables of muscular strength. Laboratory resources are also utilized for protocol development and research training activities as well as for the graduate and undergraduate academic programs.

Dr. Schilling is active in the National Strength and Conditioning Association and several other professional organizations.

The Department of Health and Sport Sciences  

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• Doctor of Philosophy Biology - The University of Memphis - 2004
• Certified Club Coach   - USA Weightlifting - 2003
• Master of Science Exercise Science - Appalachian State University - 1999
• Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist   - National Strength and Conditioning Association - 1997
• Bachelor of Science Exercise Science - Winona State University - 1997

• Associate Professor/Graduate Faculty, Health and Sport Sciences - The University of Memphis - Fall 2010-Present
• Assistant Professor/Graduate Faculty, Health and Sport Sciences - The University of Memphis - Fall 2004 - Spring 2010
• Strength and Conditioning Coach, Sport Science and Technology - United States Olympic Training Center, Colorado Springs - Summer 1999
• Graduate Research Assistant, Human Movement Sciences and Education - The University of Memphis - Fall 2000-Fall 2003
• Research/Teaching Assistant, Health , Leisure and Exercise Science - Appalachian State University - Spring 1998-Spring 1999
• Assistant Coach, Appalachian State University Track and Field - Appalachian State University - Fall 1998-Spring 1999
• Laboratory Technician, Sport Science and Technology - United States Olympic Training Center, Chula Vista - Fall 1997

• Outstanding Young Investigator - National Strength and Conditioning Association - 2010
• Editorial Excellence Award - Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research - 2009
• Loan Repayment Program - National Institutes of Health - 2008-2010
• Charter Fellow - National Strength and Conditioning Association - 2007
• 1st Place-Physical and Applied Sciences - The University of Memphis Student Research Forum - 2003
• Doctoral Fellowship - The University of Memphis Society - 2003
• Meritorious Achievement Award in Applied Muscle Physiology - Department of Human Movement Sciences and Education, The University of Memphis - 2002
• Challenge Scholarship - National Strength and Conditioning Association - 1999

• Applied Educational Research (G) - The University of Memphis
• Exercise and Sport Mechanics (U) - The University of Memphis
• Research in Sport Neuromechanics (G) - The University of Memphis
• Resistance Training Applications (U) - The University of Memphis
• Mechanical Analysis of Motor Skills (G) - The University of Memphis
• Ergogenic Aids and Nutrition for Sport (U) - The University of Memphis
• Exercise Testing and Interpretation Lab (U) - The University of Memphis
• Exercise Physiology (U) - The University of Memphis
• Advanced Methods of Strength and Conditioning (U/G) - The University of Memphis
• Anatomy and Physiology Lab (U) - The University of Memphis

• MS - Paul Whitehead (Chaired) - 2012
• MS - Matt McAllister (Chaired) - 2012
• MS - Katie Wells (Chaired) - 2011
• MS - Anna Moore (Chaired) - 2011
• MS - Catherine Williams (Chaired) - 2010
• MS - Kelley Hammond (Chaired) - 2010
• MS - Robyn Karlage (Chaired) - 2008
• MS - Andrew Galpin (Chaired) - 2008
• MS - Corey Lohnes - 2007
• MS - Mike Falvo (Chaired) - 2006
• MS - Jacque Barnes (Chaired) - 2006

• The University of Memphis - Exercise and Sport Science Academic Unit Coordinator - August 2011-Present
• The University of Memphis - Institutional Review Board Chair - January 2010-August 2011
• The University of Memphis - Institutional Review Board Co-Chair - Spring 2008-Fall 2009
• The University of Memphis College of Education - Doctoral Taskforce - Fall 2005 - Fall 2010
• Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research - Editorial Board - February 2006-Present
• Strength and Conditioning Journal - Associate Editor - Summer 2004-Summer 2007
• National Strength and Conditioning Association - Research Committee Member - July 2006-July 2009
• National Strength and Conditioning Association - Tennessee State Director - 2003-2005
• National Strength and Conditioning Association - South Central Regional Director - 2003-2006

• *Whitehead PN, Schilling BK, Peterson D, Et al. Possible New Modalities for the Navy Physical Readiness Test. Military Medicine, 177 (11): 1417-1425, 2012.  
• Reed JP, Schilling BK, Murlasits Z. Acute neuromuscular and metabolic responses to concurrent endurance and resistance exercise. J Strength Cond Res. 2012 May 24. [Epub ahead of print]  
• Farney TM, McCarthy CG, Canale RE, Schilling BK, Whitehead PN, Bloomer RJ. Absence of blood oxidative stress in trained men after strenuous exercise. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2012 Oct;44(10):1855-63.   
• *McAllister MJ, Schilling BK, Hammond KG, Weiss LW, Farney TM. Effect of Grip Width on Electromyographic Activity During the Upright Row. J Strength Cond Res. 2012 Feb 21. [Epub ahead of print]   
• Bloomer RJ, Alleman RJ Jr, Cantrell GS, Farney TM, Schilling BK. Effects of 2-nitrooxy ethyl 2-amino 3-methylbutanoate gel on resistance exercise performance and blood nitrate/nitrite in resistance trained men. J Strength Cond Res. 2012 Jun;26(6):1680-7.   
• Schilling BK. Minimalist Footwear in Strength and Conditioning. February 2012. http://www.nsca-lift.org/HotTopic/download/201203-Hot Topic.pdf 
• Feldmann CR, Weiss LW, Schilling BK, Whitehead PN. Association Of Drop Vertical Jump Displacement With Select Performance VariablesJ Strength Cond Res. 2012 
• Galpin AJ, Fry AC, Chiu LZ, Thomason DB, Schilling BK. High-power resistance exercise induces MAPK phosphorylation in weightlifting trained men. Appl Physiol Nutr Metab. 2012
• *Whitehead PN, Schilling BK, Farney TM and Bloomer RJ. Impact of a Dietary Supplement Containing 1,3-Dimethylamylamine on Blood Pressure and Bloodborne Markers of Health: a 10-Week Intervention Study. Nutrition and Metabolic Insights 2012:5 33–39  
• Paulus DC, Settlage DM, Schilling BK. Comparison of isoinertial to simulated inertial force from a controlled resistance exercise device for spaceflight - biomed 2011. Biomed Sci Instrum. 2011;47:41-5.  
• Brian K. Schilling. The Practical Utilization of Augmented Eccentric Loading (AEL). October, 2011. http://nsca-lift.org/hottopic/viewhottopic.asp 

• A.C. Fry, B.K. Schilling, S.J. Fleck, W.J. Kraemer. Relationships Between Competitive Wrestling Success And Neuroendocrine Responses. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research.  25(1): 40–45, 2011.

• *Ferreira LC, Schilling BK, Weiss LW, Fry AC, Chiu LZ.Reach height and jump displacement: implications for standardization of reach determination. J Strength Cond Res. 2010 Jun;24(6):1596-601. 
• Schilling, B.K., R.F. Pfeiffer, M.S. LeDoux, R.E. Karlage, R.J. Bloomer, and M.J. Falvo. Effects of moderate volume, high-load lower-body resistance training on strength and function in persons with Parkinson’s disease: A pilot study. Parkinson's disease, Article ID 824734, 6 pages, 2010  
• Falvo, M.J., B.K. Schilling, R.J. Bloomer, and W.A. Smith. Repeated bout effect is absent in resistance trained men: An electromyographic analysis. Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology. 10(6), 2009 pp. e529-e535
• Ferreira, LC., L.W. Weiss, K.G.Hammond, and B.K. Schilling. Structural and functional predictors of drop vertical jump. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, In Press 2010.   
• Bloomer, R.J., D.E. Ferebee, K. H. Fisher-Wellman, J.C. Quindry, and B.K. Schilling. Postprandial oxidative stress: Influence of sex and exercise training status. Medicine and Science in Sport and Exercise, 41, 2009.    
• Schilling, B.K., R.E. Karlage, M.S. LeDoux, R.F. Pfeiffer, L.W. Weiss, and M.J. Falvo.  Impaired leg extensor strength in individuals with Parkinson's Disease and relatedness to functional mobility. Parkinsonsim and Related Disorders, 15: 776-780, 2009.        
• Bloomer, R.J., R.E.Canale , M.M Blankenship, K.G. Hammond, K.H. Fisher-Wellman, and Schilling BK. Effect of the dietary supplement Meltdown on catecholamine secretion, markers of lipolysis, and metabolic rate in men and women: a randomized, placebo controlled, cross-over study. Lipids in Health and Disease 2009 Aug 5;8:32. 
• Schilling, B.K., M.J. Falvo,  R.E. Karlage, L.W. Weiss, C.A. Lohnes, and L.Z.F. Chiu. Effects of unstable surface training on measures of balance in older adults. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 23:1211-1216,2009.    
• Paulus D.C. and Schilling B.K. Ground reaction force comparison of bilateral symmetry with pneumatic resistance squat device and free weights - biomed 2009. Biomed Sci Instrum. 45:419-23, 2009.   
• Bloomer R.J., K.H. Fisher-Wellman, K.G. Hammond, B.K. Schilling, A.A. Weber, and B.J. Cole. Dietary supplement increases plasma norepinephrine, lipolysis, and metabolic rate in resistance trained men. Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition 10, 2009   
• Galpin A.J., Y. Li, C.A. Lohnes, and B.K. Schilling. A 4-week choice foot speed and choice reaction training program improves agility in previously non-agility trained, but active men and women. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research. 22:1901-1907, 2008.
• Paulus D, M. Reynolds and B.K. Schilling. Validity and reliability of a controlled pneumatic resistance exercise device.  Biomed Sci Instrum 44:53-58, 2008  
• Schilling, B.K., M.J. Falvo, and L.Z.F. Chiu.  Force-Velocity, Impulse-Momentum:  Implications for efficacy of resistance training methods. Journal of Sports Science and Medicine, 7;299 - 304 , 2008.      
• Bloomer, R.J., B.K. Schilling, R.E. Karlage, M.S. Ledoux, R.F. Pfeiffer, and J. Callegari.  Effect of resistance exercise training on blood oxidative stress in Parkinson's disease. Medicine and Science in Sport and Exercise, 40:1385-1389, 2008.     
• Falvo, M.J., B.K. Schilling, and G.M. Earhart. Parkinson’s Disease and Resistive Exercise: Rationale, Review, and Recommendations. Movement Disorders, 23: 1-11, 2008.       
• Chiu, L.Z.F, B.K. Schillling, A.C.Fry, and G.J. Salem.  The influence of deformation on barbell mechanics during a weightlifting pull.  Sports Biomechanics,: 260–273, 2008.   

• *Barnes, J.L, B.K. Schilling, M.J. Falvo, L.W. Weiss, A.K. Creasy and A.C. Fry.  Force-time measures during jumping and agility performance in female volleyball athletes.  Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 21:1192–1196, 2007.   

   
• Falvo, M.J., B. K. Schilling, R.J. Bloomer, W.A. Smith, and A.C. Creasy   Efficacy of prior eccentric exercise in attenuating impaired exercise performance after muscle injury in resistance trained men.  Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 21:1053–1060, 2007. 
• *Moore, C.A., L.W. Weiss, B.K. Schilling, A.C. Fry and Y. Li.  Acute effects of augmented eccentric loading on jump squat performance.  The Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 21:157-162, 2007.     
• Bloomer, R.J., M.J. Falvo, A.C. Fry, B.K. Schilling, W.A. Smith, and C.A. Moore. Oxidative stress response in trained men following repeated squats or sprints. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise. 38: 1436-1442, 2006.     
• *Falvo, M.J, B.K. Schilling and L.W. Weiss. Techniques and considerations for determining isoinertial upper-body power.  Sports Biomechanics, 5:293-311, 2006.    
• Bloomer, R.J., A.C. Fry, B.K. Schilling, L.Z.F. Chiu, N. Hori, and L. Weiss. Astaxanthin supplementation does not attenuate muscle injury following eccentric exercise in resistance-trained men. International Journal of Sport Nutrition & Exercise Metabolism, 15:401-412, 2005.  
• Chiu, L.Z.F. and B.K. Schilling.  A primer on weightlifting: From sport to sports training.  Strength and Conditioning Journal 27:42-48, 2005.  
• *Moore, C.A., and B.K. Schilling. Theory and application of augmented eccentric loading.  Strength and Conditioning Journal,27:20-27, 2005.    
• Schilling, B., A. Fry, L. Chiu, and L. Weiss.  Myosin heavy chain isoforms expression and in-vivo isometric performance: A regression model. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 19:270-275, 2005.
• Schilling, B.K., A.C. Fry, L.W. Weiss and L.Z.F. Chiu.  Myosin heavy chain isoform expression: Influence on isoinertial and isometric performance.  Research in Sports Medicine, 13:301-315, 2005.  
• Chiu, L.Z.F., A.C. Fry, B.K. Schilling, E.J. Johnson, and L.W. Weiss.  Neuromuscular fatigue and potentiation following two successive high intensity resistance exercise sessions.  European Journal of Applied Physiology, 92: 385-392, 2004.
• Chiu, L.Z.F. and B.K. Schilling.  The stop clean and stop snatch: An alternative to the hang.  Strength and Conditioning, 26: 10-12, 2004. 
• Chiu, L.Z.F., A.C. Fry, L.W. Weiss, B.K. Schilling, L.E. Brown, and S.L. Smith. Postactivation potentiation response in athletic and recreationally trained individuals.  Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 17: 617-677, 2003.  
• Chiu, L.Z.F., B.K. Schilling, A.C. Fry, and L.W. Weiss. Measurement of resistance exercise force expression. Journal of Applied Biomechanics, 20:204-212, 2003.  
• Stone M.H., H.S. O’Bryant, L.B. McCoy, R.H. Coglianese, M. Lehmkuhl, B.K. Schilling.  Power and maximum strength relationships during performance of dynamic and static weighted jumps.  Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 17:140-147, 2003. 
• Fry, A.C., and B.K. Schilling.  Weightlifting training and hormonal responses in adolescent males: Implications for program design.  Strength and Conditioning, 24:7-12, 2002. 
• Schilling, B.K., M. H. Stone, H.S. O’Bryant, A.C. Fry, R.H. Coglianese, and K.C. Pierce.  Snatch technique of collegiate national level weightlifters. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research 16: 551–555, 2002. 
• Schilling, B.K., M.H. Stone, A. Utter, J.T. Kearney, M. Johnson,  R.H. Coglianese, L. Smith, H.S. O’Bryant, A.C. Fry, M. Starks, R.E. Keith, and M.E. Stone.  Creatine supplementation and health variables: A retrospective study. Medicine and Science in Sport and Exercise 33: 183-188, 2001.   
• Schilling, B.K. and M.H. Stone. Stretching: Acute effects on strength and power performance. Strength and Conditioning,  22:44-47, 2000. 

• In the interest of space, only presentations in which Dr. Schilling was the presenting author are listed.  He has over 100 presentations as a co-author, most from his students.  

• EXSS2004 - Intro to EXSS
• EXSS7903 - Publication and Proposals in Health and Biomedical Sciences
• EDPR7532 - Applied Educational Research