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Lyndsey Hornbuckle, PhD, RD

Associate Professor
HPER 337
865-974-1288
lhornbuc@utk.edu



RESEARCH INTERESTS

The primary goal of Dr. Hornbuckle’s research is to make a positive impact on health disparities in underserved groups through the promotion of physical activity and exercise. The majority of her current work is centered in African-American communities, and aims to reduce cardiometabolic risk through the development and implementation of culturally relevant physical activity and exercise interventions.


EDUCATION

PhD Florida State University Exercise Physiology
MS University of Tennessee, Knoxville Exercise Physiology
BS University of Tennessee, Knoxville Nutrition

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Dr. Hornbuckle is a Fellow and an active member of the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM). She has served on multiple national committees for the organization. Hornbuckle is also a Registered Dietitian and maintains certifications in group exercise, indoor cycling, and personal fitness training.


RECENT PUBLICATIONS

Hornbuckle, L.M., M.J. McKenzie, M.C. Whitt-Glover.  Effects of high-intensity interval training on cardiometabolic risk in African-American women: a pilot study.  Ethnicity & Health.  23(7):752-766, 2018.

Buresh, R., L.M. Hornbuckle, D. Garrett, H. Garber, A. Woodward.  Associations between measures of health-related physical fitness and cardiometabolic markers in college students.  Journal of American College Health.  66(8); 754-766, 2018.

Morton. A.L., L.M. Hornbuckle, M. Aranda, D.T. Yates, C.L. Anderson.  An exploratory study on the determinants of group indoor cycling participation in Black and White Adults.  SAGE Open.  9(3); 1-9, 2019.

Rauer, A., L.M. Hornbuckle.  If he’s in shape, so is the marriage: perceptions of physical fitness and exercise and older couples’ marital functioning.  Journal of Aging & Physical Activity.  27(4); 503-509, 2019.

Hornbuckle, L.M., Z. Gizlice, D.P. Heil, M.C. Whitt-Glover.  A faith-integrated physical activity intervention and cardiometabolic risk in African-American women.  Translational Journal of the American College of Sports Medicine.  4(19):225-234, 2019.

Hunter, G.R., W.H. Neumeier, P.C. Chandler-Laney, S.J. Carter, J.H. Borges, L.M. Hornbuckle, E.P. Plaisance, G. Fisher.  Ratings of perceived exertion during walking predicts endurance independent of physiological effort in older women.  Journal of Strength & Conditioning Research.  34(5):1340-1344, 2020.

Hornbuckle, L.M., A. Rauer.  Engaging a community advisory board to inform an exercise intervention in older African-American couples.  Journal of Primary Prevention.  41(3):261-278, 2020.

Hornbuckle, L.M.  Running while Black: a distinctive safety concern and barrier to exercise in White neighborhoods.  Preventive Medicine Reports.  22, 1-3, eCollection 2021.

Hornbuckle, L.M., A. Rauer, K.M. Winters-Stone, C. Springer, C.S. Jones, L.P. Toth.  Better together? A pilot study of romantic partner influence on exercise adherence and cardiometabolic risk factors in African-American couples.  Journal of Racial & Ethnic Health Disparities.  8(6):1492:1504, 2021.

Hornbuckle, L.M., C.S. Barroso, A. Rauer, C.S. Jones, K.M. Winters-Stone.  “It was just for us”: qualitative evaluation of an exercise intervention for African-American couples.  BMC Public Health.  21:838, 1-12, 2021.

Greer, B.K, J. Obrien, L.M. Hornbuckle, L.B. Panton.  Excess post-exercise oxygen consumption after resistance training and high-intensity interval training in young women.  International Journal of Exercise Science.  14:2, 1027-1035, 2021. 

Hornbuckle, L.M., W. McLean Cooke, A. Rauer, C.S. Barroso.  African American couples’ experiences during an exercise intervention interrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic: a qualitative case study.  International Journal of Environmental Research & Public Health.  19(7):4190, 2022.