Tina Ellis Brinkley, PhD

Research Interests

Education: BA, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2001; MA, University of Maryland - College Park, 2003; PhD, University of Maryland - College Park, 2006
Fellowship: Internal Medicine, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, 2008
Memberships: American College of Sports Medicine; American Heart Association; Obesity Society
Positions: Assistant Professor, Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine
Departments and Affiliations: Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine; Maya Angelou Center for Health Equity; Hypertension and Vascular Research Center; Center on Diabetes, Obesity, and Metabolism

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 Jun; 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 Aug; 27(8):1266-1274.
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. 2018 Dec;
J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. Opina MTD, Brinkley TE, Gordon M, Lyles MF, Nicklas BJ. Association of breathing reserve at peak exercise with body composition and physical function in older adults with obesity. 2018 Dec; 8;

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