Additional Job Title

• Program Coordinator for Exercise Science

Education

• Postdoctoral Fellowship, Utah Vascular Research Laboratory, 2015
• Ph.D., Exercise Physiology, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, 2011 
• M.S., Exercise Physiology, University of Mississippi, 2006
• B.S., Exercise and Sports Science, University of Mississippi, 2004

Research Interests

Garten's research centers around his interest in blood flow regulation during exercise and how this regulation is altered in response to both negative (e.g. prolonged sitting, poor sleep quality, high sodium intake) and positive stimuli (e.g., exercise training). In addition, Garten's research focus is also linked to identifying and reversing the causes of advanced vascular aging and exercise intolerance in populations at-risk for cardiovascular disease with a specific focus on the importance of oxidant-antioxidant balance.

Select Publications

• Hogwood AC, Decker KP, Darling AM, Weggen JB, Chiu A#, Richardson J, Garten RS. Exaggerated pressor responses, but unaltered blood flow regulation and functional sympatholysis during lower limb exercise in young, non-Hispanic black males. Microvasc Res. 2022 Oct 6;145:104445.
• Weggen JB, Darling AM, Autler AS, Hogwood AC, Decker KP, Imthurn B, Tuzzolo GM, Garten RS. Impact of acute antioxidant supplementation on vascular function and autonomic nervous system modulation in young adults with PTSD. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol. 2021 Jul 1;321(1):R49-R61.
• Scott MC, Hogwood AC#, Fralin RC#, Weggen JB#, Zúñiga TM#, Garten RS. Low sleep efficiency does not impact upper or lower limb vascular function in young adults. Exp Physiol. 2020 Aug;105(8):1373-1383.
• Garten RS, Darling A#, Weggen J#, Decker K#, Hogwood AC#, Michael A*, Imthurn B*, Mcintyre A*. Aerobic training and vascular protection: Insight from altered blood flow patterns. Exp Physiol. 2019 Sep;104(9):1420-1431.
• Garten RS, Hogwood AC#, Weggen J#, Decker K#, Darling A#, Maniyar R*, Michael A*. Examining Arm Vascular Function and Blood Flow Regulation in Row-trained Males. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2019 Oct;51(10):2058-2066.

View a complete list of published work in MyBibliography.

Affiliations

• American College of Sports Medicine
• American Heart Association
• American Physiological Society

Courses

• REMS 703 – Cardiovascular Exercise Physiology
• REMS 701 – Advanced Exercise Physiology
• HPEX 475 – Cardiovascular Pathophysiology and Pharmacology
• HPEX 441 – Assessment and Exercise Intervention

Links

• Prolonged Sitting Is Awful For Your Health. These Tips Can Help, VCU News, 10/30/2018
• 6 Tips To Improve Your Health While Teleworking During The Coronavirus Outbreak, VCU News, 3/27/2020
• Scientists Trace Path From PTSD To Heart Disease, Medical Press, 4/27/2020
• Serious Endurance Training Makes Sitting Sort of OK, Outside, 3/19/2020
• Take a break: Study finds sitting for long periods is bad for circulation, regardless of individual fitness, Canadian Science Publishing, 2/19/2019