Tina Ellis Brinkley, PhD

Tina Ellis Brinkley, PhD
Research Interests
- Exercise
- Aging
- Obesity
- Alzheimer's Disease
- Adiposity
- Vascular Dysfunction
- Education
- BA, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 2001
- MA, University of Maryland, University College, 2003
- PhD, University of Maryland, University College, 2006
- Fellowship
- Geriatrics, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, 2008
- Memberships
- American Heart Association
- Obesity Society
- American College of Sports Medicine
- Departments and Affiliations
- Sticht Center for Healthy Aging and Alzheimer’s Prevention (CHAAP)
- Cardiovascular Sciences Center (CVSC)
- Comprehensive Cancer Center (CCC)
- Center for Redox Biology and Medicine (CRBM)
- Hypertension and Vascular Research Center
- Center for Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism (CDOM)
- Maya Angelou Research Center for Healthy Communities (MARCH)
Research
- Dietary protein intake and circulating advanced glycation end product/receptor for advanced glycation end product concentrations in the Health, Aging, and Body Composition Study. Brinkley TE, Semba RD, Kritchevsky SB, Houston DK. Am J Clin Nutr. 2020 12; 112(6):1558-1565.
- Association of Breathing Reserve at Peak Exercise With Body Composition and Physical Function in Older Adults With Obesity. Opina MTD, Brinkley TE, Gordon M, Lyles MF, Nicklas BJ. J. Gerontol. A Biol. Sci. Med. Sci. 2019 11; 74(12):1973-1979.
- Effects of Caloric Restriction on Cardiorespiratory Fitness, Fatigue, and Disability Responses to Aerobic Exercise in Older Adults With Obesity: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Nicklas BJ, Brinkley TE, Houston DK, Lyles MF, Hugenschmidt CE, Beavers KM, Leng X. J. Gerontol. A Biol. Sci. Med. Sci. 2019 06; 74(7):1084-1090.
- Obesity (Silver Spring). Hugenschmidt CA, Leng X, Lyles M, Michael L, Doughtery A, Babcock P, Baker LD, Brinkley TE, Nicklas BJ. Cognitive effects of adding caloric restriction to aerobic exercise training in older adults with obesity. 2019 Jun; 14;
- Cognitive Effects of Adding Caloric Restriction to Aerobic Exercise Training in Older Adults with Obesity. Hugenschmidt CE, Leng X, Lyles M, Michael L, Dougherty A, Babcock P, Baker LD, Brinkley TE, Nicklas BJ. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2019 08; 27(8):1266-1274.