Department: Kinesiology
Areas of expertise:
- Physical activity and exercise
- Exercise in individuals with chronic disease
- Physical activity, sleep quality and health
- Clinical exercise physiology
Hargens’ research focuses on the physiological links between sleep quality, physical activity and sedentary behavior across the lifespan. Additionally, Hargens examines how short-term sleep quality may impact subsequent aerobic exercise performance.
Hargens earned a bachelor’s degree in health promotion from the University of Iowa, a master’s degree in clinical exercise physiology from Ball State University, and a doctorate in clinical exercise physiology from Virginia Tech.
Media contact: Eric Gorton, gortonej@jmu.edu.
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