Assistant Professor of Practice
HPER 303B
865-974-8619
bdavi158@utk.edu
Biography
Brett earned his PhD at Louisiana State University and specialized in muscle physiology. He then took a Postdoctoral Fellowship position here at UTK working under Scott Crouter researching wearable technology. After his stint as a Postdoc, he was brought on to the team here at UTK KNS department. Brett has experience in the fitness industry in government facilities, private industry, physical therapy, corporate fitness, colligate athletes, and military contractor. He is excited to be bringing all his experience here to UTK.
Education
| Post-Doc | University of Tennessee, Knoxville (2023-present) | Wearable Technology |
| Ph.D. | Louisiana State University (2023) | Exercise Physiology |
| M.Ed. | Texas State University (2010) | Exercise Science |
| B.S. | University of North Texas (2001) | Kinesiology and Nutrition |
Publications
Davis, B.; Liu, Y.-H.; Stampley, J.; Wood, G.C.; Mitchell, D.C.; Jensen, G.L.; Gao, X.; Glynn, N.W.; Still, C.D.; Irving, B.A. The Association between Poor Diet Quality, Physical Fatigability and Physical Function in the Oldest-Old from the Geisinger Rural Aging Study. Geriatrics 2021, 6, 41. https:// doi.org/10.3390/geriatrics6020041.
Wong MC, Bennett JP, Leong LT, Tian IY, Liu YE, Kelly NN, McCarthy C, Wong JMW, Ebbeling CB, Ludwig DS, Irving BA, Scott MC, Stampley J, Davis B, Johannsen N, Matthews R, Vincellette C, Garber AK, Maskarinec G, Weiss E, Rood J, Varanoske AN, Pasiakos SM, Heymsfield SB, Shepherd JA. Monitoring body composition change for intervention studies with advancing 3D optical imaging technology in comparison to dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry. Am J Clin Nutr. 2023 Apr;117(4):802-813. doi: 10.1016/j.ajcnut.2023.02.006. Epub 2023 Feb 14. PMID: 36796647; PMCID: PMC10315406.
Davis. B.; Stampley, J.; Granger, J; Allerton, T; Johannsen, N; Spielmann, G; Irving, B. Impact of Low-Load Resistance Exercise (RE) with and without Blood Flow Restriction (BFR) on Muscle Strength, Endurance, and Mitochondrial Oxidative Capacity. Physiological Reports 2024, 12, 12, https://physoc.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.14814/phy2.16041