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Patrick M. Davitt, PhD, CSCS, FACSM

Associate Professor; Program Director, Exercise Physiology

Patrick Davitt

Department

Office

Glasser, Room 405

Phone

215-596-7155
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Patrick M. Davitt, PhD, CSCS, FACSM, is the program director of Exercise Physiology and teaches in both Health Science and Exercise Physiology. He received his PhD in nutritional physiology and biochemistry, with a specialization in exercise physiology. During that time he also worked as the sports nutritionist for the Rutgers football team for four years. He did a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Connecticut, under Dr. Jeff Volek, where he studied low carbohydrate/ketogenic dieting in ultra-endurance athletes. He is a certified strength and conditioning specialist and has a functional movement screen, level 1 certification. Dr. Davitt has worked with the Greater New York Regional Chapter of the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM), and is currently the 2018 acting chapter president. He is also an ACSM Fellow and Exercise is Medicine (EIM) Ambassador.

Davitt has presented at the regional and national level, has published in many peer-reviewed journals, and has been featured in National Geographic online, Outside Magazine online, Runners World online, Men’s Running UK Magazine, and several Medscape articles. He is an associate editor for The Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research and regularly peer-reviews for Journal of American College of Nutrition, Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition, PLOS ONE journal and the Journal of Comparative Exercise Physiology.

    • Postdoctoral Fellowship, University of Connecticut
    • PhD, Rutgers University
    • B.A., Rowan University
    • Davitt, P.M, Henderson, G.C., Walker, A.J., Arent, S.M. (2017) "Postprandial Hormone Response After Endurance or Resistance Exercise in Obese Women." Comparative Exercise Physiology. August; 13 (4), 227 – 235
    • Volek, J.S., Freidenreich, D.J., Saenz, C., Kunces. LJ., Creighton, B.C., Bartley, J.M., Davitt, P.M., Munoz, C.X., Anderson, J.M., Maresh, C.M., Lee, E.C., Schuenke, M.D., Aerni, G., Kraemer, W.J., Phinney, S.D. (2016). "Metabolic Characteristics of Keto-Adapted Ultra-Endurance Runners." Metabolism. March; 65 (3), 100-110 
    • Davitt, P.M., Pellegrino, J., Schanzer, J., Tjionas, H., Arent, S.M. (2013) "The Effects of a Combined Resistance Training and Cardiovascular Exercise Program in College Females: Does Order Matter?" The Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research. December; 28 (7), 1937-1945.
    • Davitt, P.M., Arent, S.M., Tuazon, M.A., Golem, D.L., Henderson, G.C. (2013). "Postprandial Triglyceride and Free Fatty Acid Metabolism in Obese Women After Either Endurance or Resistance Exercise." The Journal of Applied Physiology, 114 (12), 1743-1754
    • Energy metabolism (Fat vs. carbohydrate; metabolic flexibility)
    • Plasma lipemia/postprandial lipemia
    • Endurance/ultra-endurance exercise
    • Wearable activity/HR/sleep devices
    • Dietary/exercise interventions
    • First responder/military physical fitness assessment/tracking/intervention
    • Muscular strength and endurance assessment