
Brad Bakken
Graduate Assistant (Advisor: Dr. Justin Canada)
817 W Franklin ST (new STEM building)
Education
- M.S. in Health and Movement Science, Virginia Commonwealth University, 2023
- B.S. in Health, Physical Education and Exercise Science (Exercise Science), Virginia Commonwealth University, 2022
Select Publications
- Weggen, J. B., Richardson, J. W., Buck, E. A., Bakken, B. T., Fitzpatrick, B. J., Campbell, R. G. & Garten, R. S. (2026). Oxidative stress and impaired cardiovagal baroreflex sensitivity in young adults with post-traumatic stress disorder. Experimental Physiology.
- Richardson, J. W., Buck, E. A., Weggen, J. B., Bakken, B. T., Fitzpatrick, B. J., Campbell, R. G. & Garten, R. S. (2026). Examining oxidative stress as a mechanistic link between sleep irregularity and cardiovascular risk in young adults with chronic anxiety. American Journal of Physiology-Heart and Circulatory Physiology, 330(4), H919-H926.
- Richardson, J. W., Buck, E. A., Weggen, J. B., Bakken, B. T., Fitzpatrick, B. J., Campbell, R. G. & Garten, R. S. (2025). Exploring the link between sleep patterns and early cardiovascular disease markers in young adults with chronic anxiety. American Journal of Physiology-Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology.
- Buck, E. A., Richardson, J. W., Weggen, J. B., Bakken, B. T., Fitzpatrick, B. J., Campbell, R. G. & Garten, R. S. (2026). Cardiovascular Responses to Resistance Exercise Training in Individuals with Chronic Anxiety and Sleep Duration Irregularity. American Journal of
Physiology-Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology.