Faculty and Staff Profiles

• Bachelors of Science Health and Human Performance - University of Memphis - 2018
• Masters of Science Health Studies - University of Memphis - 2020
• Masters of Science Exercise Nutrition - University of Memphis - 2024

• Graduate Assistant, College of Health Sciences - University of Memphis - 2018-2020
• Lab assistant, Cardiorespiratory Lab - University of Memphis - 2016-2020
• Teacher, Science Department - Christian Brothers High School - 2021-2024
• Assistant Coach, Track and Field & Cross Country - Christian Brothers High School - 2019 - Present
• Assistant Professor of Teaching, College of Health Sciences - University of Memphis - August 2024 - Present

• Melvin A. Humphrey's award for student research - University of Memphis - 2018
• All Academic Team - USATFCCA - 2016

• Resistance & Aerobics Training Applications - University of Memphis
• Exercise Physiology 1 - University of Memphis
• Advanced Methods of Strength and Conditioning - University of Memphis
• Introduction to Exercise Science - University of Memphis
• Exerecise Physiology - Musculoskeletal and Metabolic - University of Memphis

• Myokines in Aging Muscle. In Dominique Meynial-Denis (Eds) Sarcopenia (pp. 109-131) New York, NY. CRC Press.

• ESMS 2015 - Resistance and Aerobics Training Applications
• ESMS 2004 - Introduction to Exercise Science
• ESMS 3603 - Exercise Physiology- Muscular/Metabolic
• ESMS 4603 - Advanced Methods of Strength and Conditioning
• ESMS 6603 - Advanced Methods of Strength and Conditioning
• ESMS 2015 - Resistance and Aerobic Training applicaitons
• ESMS 3603 - Exercise PHysiology - Muscular/metabolic
• ESMS 4603 - Advanced Methods of Strength and Conditioning
• ESMS 6603 - Advanced Methods of Strength and Conditioning

• A Persinger, M. Puppa. The Effect of Leucine Supplementation on Liver Protein Synthesis in a Cancer Cachexia Model. NCUR 2018 Edmond, OK.
• • Daniel Chizhikov, Jason Lin, Aaron Persinger, Melissa Puppa. The Effect of Different Dietary Fats on the Longevity and Muscle Strength in Drosophila. Experimental Biology 2020. (Virtual)
• • Melissa Puppa, Katie Brown, Aaron Persinger, Ashley Pryke. Effects of An Omega-3 High-Fat Diet on Skeletal Muscle Protein Degradation in Glucocorticoid-Induced Muscle Wasting. Experimental Biology 2020. (Virtual)
• • Aaron Persinger, Matthew Butawan, Ashley Pryke, Kyley, Marie van der Merwe, Richard Bloomer, Melissa Puppa The Effects of Time Restricted Feeding and Exercise on Performance and Body Composition in Healthy Mice. Experimental Biology 2020. (Virtual)
• • Melissa J. Puppa, Aaron Persinger, Alexis K. Nelson, Jay Hinton, Hailey B. Fong, Douglas W. Powell. The Effect of Elevation Training Mask on Skeletal Muscle Oxygenation during Walking. ACSM annual meeting 2020. (Virtual)
• • Douglas W. Powell, Alexis K. Nelson, Jay Hinton, Hailey B. Fong, Aaron Persinger, Melissa J. Puppa. Altitude Training Mask Alters Ankle Joint Kinetics During Treadmill Walking. ACSM annual meeting 2020. (Virtual)
• • Alexis K. Nelson, Jay Hinton, Hailey B. Fong, Aaron Persinger, Melissa J. Puppa, Douglas W. Powell Altitude Training Mask Alters Lower Extremity Joint Work Profiles during Treadmill Walking. Mid-South Movement Science Conference, 2020. Memphis, TN
• • Aaron M. Persinger, Alexis K. Nelson, Hailey B. Fong, Jay Hinton, Douglas W. Powell, Melissa J. Puppa Respiration and Muscle Oxygenation during Resisted Inspiration while Walking. Mid-South Movement Science Conference, 2020. Memphis, TN
• • Daniel Chizhikov, Jason Lin, Aaron Persinger, Melissa Puppa. Effects of consumption of different plant fats on the development of obesity-related health problems in Drosophila. Alabama State Research Symposium, 2020. Montgomery, AL.
• • Martina Faietti, Richard Bloomer, Melissa Puppa, Matt Butawan, Aaron Persinger, Ashley Pyrke, Kyley Rose and Marie van der Merwe. The Impact of Time-Restricted Feeding on Exercise-induced Immune Parameters in C57BL/6 male mice. American Society for Nutrition Annual Meeting 2020. (Virtual)