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Dr. Laurie Larkin
Visiting Assistant Professor
Contact Information:
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Eastern Kentucky University
Begley 429
(859) 622-1146 |
E-mail: laurie.larkin@eku.edu
FAX: (859) 622-2916 |
Education
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PhD: Health Promotion, Purdue University 1999
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MS: Exercise Physiology,
University of Wisconsin,
La Crosse 1992
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Bachelor of Health Sciences, University of Wisconsin,
River Falls (1990)
Professional Interests
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Effects of exercises on Type1 and Type2 diabetes
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Relationship between the decreased amount of activity and the
increased
rates of type2 diabetes
in adolescent populations
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Incentives and barriers to exercise for college-age populations
Research Interests
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Eating disorders and athletes
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Diabetes in Kentucky
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Exercise motivation
MPH Courses Taught
- HEA 794- Drug Abuse and Dependency
- HEA 795-Alcohol Abuse and Dependency
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HEA 810: Human Behavior Change
Personal Interests
Spending time with my husband (Jim Larkin (also a professor at EKU))
and 2 boys,Luke (5 yrs) and Steven (3 yrs ) running, tennis and basketball.
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