
Natalie Bohmke
Graduate Assistant
M.S. student in Health and Movement Science
Advisor: Dr. R. Lee Franco
Education
2018 - B.S. in Exercise Science, Virginia Commonwealth University, VA.
Teaching Assignments
HPEX 441 - Exercise Testing & Prescription, Lab Teaching Assistant
HPEX 310 - Fitness and Health, Lab Teaching Assistant
Select Presentations
D.J.A. Merritt, N.J. Bohmke, J. Via, R.L. Franco. Exercise in Cancer Survivors. Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students, Anaheim, CA, November 2019.
M. Thompson, N. Bohmke, J. Via, & RL. Franco. The Impact of Stress and Socioeconomic Status on Cardiovascular Disease Risk in Overweight/Obese Black Female Breast Cancer Survivors. Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students, Anaheim, CA, November 2019.
L.M. LaFratta, L.N. Pedersen, N.J. Bohmke, A.M. Blanks, V.L. Mihalick, M.B. Senter, R.L. Franco. Impact of fitness on Receptor Expression of Monocytes Cultured with Palmitate Following Acute Exercise. American College of Sports Medicine National Conference, Orlando, FL, May 2019.
A.M. Blanks, T.H. Wagamon, L.M. LaFratta, L.N. Pedersen, N.J. Bohmke, R.L. Franco. Impact of Fitness on Macrophage Polarization Following Acute Aerobic Exercise. Southeast American College of Sports Medicine Conference, Greenville, SC, February 2019.
N.J. Bohmke, L.M. LaFratta, L.N. Pedersen, A.M. Blanks, V.L. Mihalick, M.B. Senter, R.L. Franco. Monocyte Adhesion Molecule Expression Following an Acute Bout of Moderate Intensity Cycling. Southeast American College of Sports Medicine Conference, Greenville, SC, February 2019.
L.M. LaFratta, A.M. Blanks, L.N. Pedersen, V.L. Mihalick, N.J. Bohmke, R. Lee Franco. The Effect of an Acute Bout of Cycling on Monocyte Adhesion Molecules: A Pilot Study. American College of Sports Medicine Conference on Integrative Physiology of Exercise, San Diego, CA, September 2018.
Awards
Atlantic-10 Conference All-Academic Team, 2017
Dean’s List, 2015 - 2018
NFHCA Division I National Academic Squad, 2015
Athletic Honor Roll, 2014 - 2018