The Department of Exercise Science at Grove City College offers students the opportunity to conduct meaningful, relevant research alongside experienced and accomplished faculty. All exercise science students are required to design, plan, and execute a research project.
In addition to Research Methods and Research Practicum requirements, students have the opportunity to work with professional researchers and as subjects through independent studies and through professorial research.
View a comprehensive overview of current and past research conducted by the Grove City College Department of Exercise Science.
Grove City College's Department of Exercise Science is honored to be collaborating with world-renowned exercise scientist and researcher Tim Noakes, M.D., Ph.D. Professor Noakes is a South African scientist and an emeritus professor in the Division of Exercise Science and Sports Medicine at the University of Cape Town. He has published more than 750 scientific books and articles on exercise and diet. He has been cited more than 16,000 times in scientific literature, has an H-index of 71, and has been rated an A1 scientist by the National Research Foundation of South Africa.
Dr. Philip Prins of Grove City College is currently working with Professor Noakes on a project entitled “The Effects of a Low Carbohydrate Ketogenic Diet versus a High Carbohydrate Diet on Physical Performance, Exercise Metabolism, and Cardiometabolic Health in Male Recreational Endurance Runners."
Watch an interview with Dr. Tim Noakes.