Dr. Dawn Anderson

Bio

With over 35 years advancing innovations in classrooms, research laboratories and program designs, Dr. Anderson is an established expert in sports nutrition and exercise physiology with a focus on strength and conditioning. She is a certified sports nutritionist through the International Society of Sports Nutrition and has served as a scientific advisor on the International Society of Sports Nutrition Advisory Board. She is a certified strength and conditioning specialist, re-certified with distinction. For the past eight years, she has served a as senior associate editor for the Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research and received the 2019 Journal of Strength and Conditioning Association Research Editorial Excellence Award. Dr. Anderson recently served on the research committee and on the executive board for the Nutrition, Metabolism and Body Composition Special Interest Group. Her primary areas of research are martial arts training, nutritional ergogenic aids and body composition assessment methods. She is a head instructor, competitor, referee and judge in Shito-Ryu karate and Okinawan kobudo.

My Office Hours

Check back near the beginning of the semester.

Classes I Teach

ES 1000 Introduction to Exercise Science
ES 3730 Exercise Physiology
ES 3740 Fitness Assessment in Exercise Science
ES 3850 Exercise Principles and Programming I
ES 3900 Exercise Principles and Programming II
ES 4200 Nutrition for the Physically Active

My Academic Advising Roles

Exercise Science: Applied Exercise Physiology
Exercise Science: Pre-Professional
Exercise Science: Strength and Conditioning

Educational Background

• PhD in Human Bioenergetics, cognate areas Physiology & Chemistry, Ball State University
• MS in Exercise Physiology, Iowa State University
• BA in Mathematics, minor in Speech Communications University of Minnesota

Professional Experience

• Professor of Kinesiology, Taylor University, Upland, IN, 2015-2021
• Professor of Kinesiology, Huntington University, Huntington, IN 2013-2015
• Professor of Exercise Science, Winona State University, Winona, MN 1992-2013

Publications/Presentations

Recent Publications

• Lowery, LL, Anderson, DE, Scanlon, K, Stack, A, Kerksick, CM, Stout JR, Ziegenfuss, TN, Zapp, A, Tartar, JL, Heileson, JL, VanDusseldorp, TA, Kalman, DS, Campbell, BI, Antonio, J, & Kreider, RB. International Society of Sports Nutrition Position Stand: Coffee and Sports Performance. Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition, 20:1, 2023. doi: 10.1080/15502783.2023.2237952.
• Anderson DE, German RE, Harrison ME, Bourassa KN, and Taylor CE. Real and perceived effects of caffeine on sprint in experienced cyclists, The Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, Vol. 34, No. 4, pp. 929-933, 2020.
• Anderson, DE, LeGrand S, and McCart R. Effect of caffeine on sprint cycling in experienced cyclists, Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, Vol. 32, No. 8, pp. 2221-2226, 2018.

Recent Presentations

• Control issues with caffeine research. National Strength & Conditioning Association National Conference, July 12, 2023.
• Control issues with coffee research. International Society of Sport Nutrition Conference, June 17, 2023.
• Effects of caffeine on vertical jump power in collegiate female athletes, National Strength & Conditioning Association National Conference, July 13, 2018.
• Caffeine & anaerobic performance: What we know and why we don’t know more. International Society of Sport Nutrition Conference, June 10, 2016.

Additional Information

• International Society of Sports Nutrition member, 2004-present
• Associate Editor, Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition, 2023–present
• International Society of Sport Nutrition Certification (CISSN), 2005-present
• National Strength & Conditioning Association member, 2002-present
• Senior Associate Editor, Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 2013-present
• National Strength & Conditioning Association Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) 2003-present
• Shito-Ryu Karate-Do Genbu-Kai International member, 2004-present
• Indiana State Director, 2013-present
• Genbu-Kai Karate judge and referee, international tournaments, 2011-present