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

  • Canada JM, Campbell MK, Reyes O, Bakken BT, Tchoukina I, Shah S. Oxygen Pulse Trajectory Differentiates Disease Severity and Cardiac Function in Adults with Congenital Heart Disease. International Journal of Cardiology Congenital Heart Disease. 2026. doi:10.1016/j.ijcchd.2026.100722.
  • 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.