Associate Professor
Exercise Physiology
HPER 334
865-974-1272
scrouter@utk.edu
COURSES TAUGHT
| KNS 380 | Exercise for Special Populations |
| KNS 493 | Directed Independent Study |
| KNS 532 | Exercise Physiology |
| KNS 661 | Seminar in Exercise and Applied Physiology |
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Crouter’s main research interests are in the area of measuring physical activity and energy expenditure in adults and youth using devices such as accelerometers, pedometers and heart rate monitors. Much of his work has been focused on improving how accelerometers are used to estimate energy expenditure in free-living youth and adults and he has developed novel techniques for these estimations of energy expenditure using accelerometers. Currently, Crouter is working on the use of machine learning algorithms for classification of activity type and prediction of energy expenditure using accelerometers worn at different body locations.
CURRENT FUNDING
Title: Novel Approaches for Predicting Unstructured Short Periods of Physical Activities in Youth
Funder: National Institutes of Health (R01HD083431-02; 06/06/2016-03/31/2020)
Role: Contact PI; Co-PIs: W. Ding (UMass Boston) and E. Keogh (U.C. Riverside)
Description: This project will develop and validate machine learning algorithms using raw accelerometer data collected at the hip or wrist for use in youth. These algorithms will be able to detect the start and end times of free-living physical activity bouts, classify the type of activity being performed, and estimate energy expenditure, significantly improving upon current methods.
Title: Neighborhood Risk Factors for Falls in the Elderly
Funder: National Institutes of Health (R56AG028738-05A1; 09/30/2017-08/31/2019 (NCE))
Role: Co-I (PI of sub-contract); PI: W. Li (UMass Medical School)
Description: This study investigates the differences in time and space use in relation to falls among older adults living in rural, suburban, and urban neighborhoods.
EDUCATION
| Post-Doc | Cornell University (2005-07) | Nutritional Sciences |
| PhD | University of Tennessee, Knoxville (2005) | Exercise Phyisiology |
| MS | University of Wisconsin, La Crosse (2000) | Cardiac Rehabilitation/Adult Fitness |
| BS | Linfield College (1998) | Exercise Science |
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Crouter is the director of the Applied Physiology Laboratory at The University of Tennessee. He is a Fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine, is an ACSM Certified Clinical Exercise Specialist, and has served on several committees of the ACSM. He is an associate editor for Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, and serves on the editorial board for two journals (ACSM’s Health and Fitness Journal and Journal for the Measurement of Physical Behaviors). Crouter also serves on committees within the National Physical Activity Plan Alliance (U.S. report card for children and adolescents advisory committee) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and National Collaborative on Childhood Obesity Research (development of a youth compendium of physical activities).
SELECTED RECENT PUBLICATIONS
(names in italics were students working directly with Dr. Crouter)
For complete list of published work see: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/myncbi/scott.crouter.1/bibliography/41160973/public/?sort=date&direction=ascending.
Ren, X., Ding, W. Crouter, S.E., Mu, Y., and Xie, R. Activity recognition and intensity estimation in youth from accelerometer data aided by machine learning. Applied Intelligence. 45:512-529, 2016. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10489-016-0773-3.
Crouter, S.E., Salas, C.F., and Wiecha, J. Effects of an afterschool community center physical activity program on fitness and body composition in obese youth. Journal of Sports Sciences. 35: 1034-1040, 2017. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02640414.2016.1209305.
Woodman, J.A., Crouter, S.E., Bassett, D.R., Fitzhugh, E.C., and Boyer, W.R. Accuracy of consumer monitors for estimating energy expenditure and activity type. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise. 49: 371-377, 2017. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1249/MSS.0000000000001090.
Bassett, D.R., Toth, L.P., LaMunion, S.R., and Crouter, S.E. Step counting: measurement considerations and health implications. Sports Medicine. 47: 1303, 2017. doi: http://doi.org/10.1007/s40279-016-0663-1.
Li, W., Procter-Gray, E., Churchill, L., Crouter, S.E., Kane, K., Tian, J. Franklin, P.D., Ockene, J.K., and Gurwitz, J. Gender and age differences in levels, types and locations of physical activity among older adults living in car-dependent neighborhoods. The Journal of Frailty and Aging. 6: 129-135, 2017. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.14283/jfa.2017.15.
Overstreet, B.S., Rider, B.C., Strohacker, K., Crouter, S.E., Springer, C.M., Baldwin, D., Bassett, D.R. Effects of television viewing on enjoyment of exercise in college students. International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology. Online: 17 April 2017. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1612197X.2017.1313294.
Blok, A.C., Blonquist, T.M., Nayak, M.M., Somayaji, D., Crouter, S.E., Hayman, L.L., Colson, Y.L., Bueno, R., Emmons, K.M., and Cooley, M. Feasibility and acceptability of “healthy directions” a lifestyle intervention for adults with lung cancer. Psycho-Oncology. 27: 250-257, 2018. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pon.4443.
Li, W., Procter-Gray, E., Youssef, G., Crouter, S.E., Cheng, J., Brown, K., Churchill, L., Clark, A., Ockene, J., and Magee, M.F. Racial differences in neighborhood perceptions and their influences on physical activity among urban older women. AIMS Public Health. 4: 149-170, 2017. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.3934/publichealth.2017.2.149.
Pfeiffer, K.A., Watson, K.B., McMurray, R.G., Bassett, D.R., Butte, N.F., Crouter, S.E., Herrmann, S., Trost, S.G., Ainsworth, B.E., Fulton, J.E., and Berrigan, D. Energy cost expression for a youth compendium of physical activities: rationale for using age groups. Pediatric Exercise Science. 30: 142-149, 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.1123/pes.2016-0249.
LaMunion, S.R., Bassett, D.R., Toth, L.P., and Crouter, S.E. The effect of body placement site on ActiGraph wGT3X-BT activity counts. Biomedical Physics and Engineering Express. 3: 035026, 2017. doi: https://doi.org/10.1088/2057-1976/aa777c.
Schneider, P.L., Bassett, D.R., Thompson, D.L., and Crouter, S.E. Bioelectrical impedance accuracy detecting body composition changes during an activity intervention. Translational Journal of the American College of Sports Medicine. 2: 122-128, October 1, 2017. doi: https://doi.org/10.1249/TJX.0000000000000041.
Butte, N.F., Watson, K.B., Ridley, K., Zakeri, I.F., McMurray, R.G., Pfeiffer, K.A., Crouter, S.E., Herrmann, S., Bassett, D.R., Long, A., Berhane, Z., Trost, S.G., Ainsworth, B.E., Berrigan, D., and Fulton, J.E. Youth compendium of physical activities: activity codes and metabolic intensities. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise. 50: 246-256, 2017. https://doi.org/10.1249/MSS.0000000000001430.
Feito, Y., Hornbuckle, L.M., Reid, L.A., and Crouter, S.E. Effect of ActiGraph’s low frequency extension for estimating steps and physical activity intensity. PloS One. 12: e0188242, 2017. doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0188242.
Toth, L.P., Park, S., Pittman, W.L., Sarisaltik, D., Hibbing, P.R., Morton, A.L., Springer, C.M., Crouter, S.E., and Bassett, D.R. Validity of activity tracker step counts during walking, running, and activities of daily living. Translational Journal of the American College of Sports Medicine. 3: 52-59, April 1, 2018. doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1249/TJX.0000000000000057.
Opotowsky, A.R., Rhodes, J., Landzberg, M., Graham, D.A., Bhatt, A.B., Yeh, D.D., Crouter S., and Tikkanen, A.U. A randomized trial comparing cardiac rehabilitation to standard-of-care for adults with congenital heart disease. World Journal for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery. 9: 185-193, 2018. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2150135117752123.
Hibbing, P.R., LaMunion, S.R., Kaplan, A.S., and Crouter, S.E. Energy expenditure estimation with ActiGraph GT9X inertial measurement unit. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise. 50: 1093-1102, 2018. doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1249/MSS.0000000000001532.
Crouter, S.E., Oody, J.F., and Bassett, D.R. Estimating physical activity in youth using an ankle accelerometer. Journal of Sports Sciences. 36: 2265-2271, 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/02640414.2018.1449091.
Marcotte, R.T, Bassett, D.R., Weinhandl, J.T., and Crouter, S.E. Application of the ActiGraph GT9X IMU for the assessment of turning during walking and running. Biomedical Physics and Engineering Express. Online first, 3 July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.1088/2057-1976/aad0d0.
Crouter S.E., Hibbing P.R., and LaMunion S.R. Objective Measures of Sedentary Time in Youth. Journal for the Measurement of Physical Behaviour. 1: 136-142, 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.1123/jmpb.2018-0007.
Tenan, M.S., Bohannon, A.W., Macfarlane, D.J., and Crouter S.E. Determining day-to-day human variation in indirect calorimetry using Bayesian decision theory. Experimental Physiology. 1-7, 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.1113/EP087115.
Gharghabi, S., Yeh C.M., Ding Y., Ding W., Hibbing P., LaMunion S., Kaplan A., Crouter S.E., and Keogh E. Domain agnostic online semantic segmentation for multi-dimensional time series. Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery. 33: 96-130, 2019. doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10618-018-0589-3.
Katzmarzyk, P.T., Denstel, K.N, Beals, K., Carlson, J., Crouter, S.E., McKenzie, T.L., Pate, R.R., Sisson, S.B., Staiano, A.E., Stanish, H.I., Ward, D.S., Whitt-Glover, M., and Wright, C. Results from the United States 2018 report card on physical activity for children and youth. Journal of Physical Activity and Health. 15 (suppl 2): S422-S424, 2018. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1123/jpah.2018-0476.