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Gary Liguori, PhD
Telephone: (701) 231-8682
E-Mail: Gary.Liguori@ndsu.edu

 

 

COURSES TAUGHT:

HNES 370 - Activity Benefits & Exercise Prescription

HNES 710 - Research Methods

HNES 722 - Health Promotion Programming

HNES 754 - Assessment

HNES 790 - PhD Wellness Seminar

 

 

Education:

PhD Wellness
  North Dakota State University
   
MS Cardiac Rehab/Exercise Science, 1994
  East Stroudsburg University
   
BS Fitness/Wellness, 1993
  Central Missouri State University

Recent Employment:

2001-2002 Instructor
  Department of Human Performance & Exercise Science, Youngstown State University
   
1995-2000 Instructor
  Division of Kinesiology and Health, University of Wyoming
   
1994-1995 Director of Cardiac Rehabilitation
  Heart Insitutute of the Desert, Rancho Mirage, CA

Professional Organizations/Certifications:

American College of Sports Medicine, Certified Exercise Specialist
American Heart Association, Advanced Cardiac Life Support
Cooper Institute of Aerobics Research, Advanced Physical Fitness
USA Track & Field level one coaching

Research Interests:
 

College Student Wellness, Worksite Wellness, Go Red ND

   
Selected Abstracts:
 

-Liguori, G., Mozumdar, A., Fountaine, C.J. (2007). Soda consumption and BMI in college students. Accepted, ACSM national meeting

-McCabe, K., Lauf, L., Mozumdar, A., Fountaine, C.J., Terbizan, D.J, Liguori, G. (2007). The influence of employment on cardiovascular fitness on college students. Accepted, ACSM national meeting

-Mozumdar, A., Fountaine, C.J., Terbizan, D.J, Liguori, G. (2007). Gender difference in association between eating habits and body mass index. Accepted, ACSM national meeting

-Fountaine, C.J, Mozumdar, A., Terbizan, D.J, Liguori, G. (2007). Screen time and BMI in college students. Accepted, ACSM national meeting

 
Peer-Reviewed Publications:
 

- Liguori, G. & Mozumdar, A. (2006). Can email prompting minimize the decrease in wintertime physical activity levels? International Electronic Journal of Health Education, In-Review

- Granner, M.L., Liguori, G., Kirkner, G.J., & Ainsworth, B.E. 2000.  Health care provider counseling for physical activity among Black and White South Carolinians.  South Carolina Medical Journal,  97, 338-341.

   
Recent Contracts Awarded:

- Liguori, G. North Dakota State Department of Health, Healthy North Dakota $6,500.00, Awarded August, 2006 to support work as expert evaluators of state worksite wellness pilot project.

- Liguori, G. Dakota Medical Foundation, $116,000.00, awarded February 2006. Three year funding to support a Post-Doctoral Research assistant in the ‘Go Red North Dakota’ community intervention program.

- Liguori, G. & Mozumdar, A. Altru Medical Systems and Impact Foundation, Grand Forks, ND, $3,000.00 to support work as expert evaluators of independent worksite wellness programs.

Selected Presentations:

- Fountaine, C, Liguori, G, Hetland, K.M., & Mozumdar, A. (2007). “Life and Times of the Co-ed”. CAAHPERD, Overland Park, KS.

- Hetland,, K. M., Liguori, G, Fountaine, C , & Mozumdar, A. (2007). Different body weight outcomes in men and women after a semester long fitness and wellness course. CAAHPERD, Overland Park, KS.

- Hetland,, K. M., Liguori, G, &Fountaine, C. (2007). “And the Answer Is”. Using PRS to teach sensitive issues in college health and wellness courses. AAHPERD national meeting, Baltimore, MD.

- Hetland,, K. M., and Liguori, G. (2007). Using technology to improve outcomes in a university health or wellness course. Hawaii International Conference on Education,Honolulu, HI.

- Liguori, G. (2006). Symposium: Assessing and Improving Outcomes in College Physical Activity Courses: Changes in Cardiovascular Fitness in a College Fitness and Wellness Course. AAHPERD national meeting, Salt Lake City, UT.

-  “Mommy, can I go out and play?”  Washington State Women, Infant, and Children (WaWIC) Association annual meeting, Seattle, WA, Oct. 2006.

- "How Much Exercise Do I Need?" National Women, Infant, and Children (WIC) Association meeting, St. Louis, May 2005.

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Health, Nutrition and Exercise Sciences
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North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND 58105
Phone: 701.231.7474