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Elijah Richardson

Doctoral Student
ericha48@vols.utk.edu

Faculty Advisor
Lyndsey Hornbuckle, Ph.D.

 

 


Courses Taught

PYED 302 Weight Training
KNS 414 Exercise Testing and Prescription Lab

Research

My research involves designing and implementing community-based physical activity/exercise interventions primarily in African American communities. My research looks to assess the impact of exercise on cancer outcomes and survivability in African American populations. Lastly, my research involves embedding Exercise is Medicine as a standard of care, strengthening applied practice and influencing policy.


Education

MS  Morehouse School of Medicine Master of Public Health in Epidemiology
BS Winston-Salem State University Exercise Physiology

Other

I am a First-generation PhD student!