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Maleah Winkler

Associate Professor

Maleah Winkler

Associate Professor

Academic Appointment(s)

College of Education and Human Development
Department of Kinesiology

The Graduate School

Bio

From Louisville, KY; bachelors from UNC-CH in exercise science; worked 3 years in corporate fitness at EPA; maters from IU-Bloomington, phd from Auburn University in molecular and applied science; 2 sisters and 1 brother; first to attend college

  • CF 119

Education

  • Ph.D., KinesiologyAuburn University, 2016

  • Ph.D., Sports, Kinesiology, and PhysiAuburn University, 2016

  • MS, Exercise Science and KinesioloIndiana University Bloomington, 2012

  • BA, Sports and ExerciseUniversity of North Carolina -, 2006

Certifications

  • Certified Sports NutritionistInternational Society of Sports Nutrition, 2016

  • Performance Enhancement SpecialistNational Academy of Sports Medicine, 2007

Awards & Honors

  • Outstanding faculty awardAU Graduate School, 2023

  • Outstanding College of Education Faculty AwardCollege of Education and Human Development, 2022

  • Outstanding Faculty Research AwardCollege of Education at AU, 2021

  • Outstanding Faculty AwardCollege of Education, 2019

  • Research AwardAugusta University College of Education, 2018

Courses Taught Most Recent Academic Year

  • KNHS 6442

    Applied Research Project

  • KNHS 6352

    Ath Injuries Care & Prevention

  • KNHS 3312

    Curr. Iss. Health and Diseases

  • APHS 9300

    Dissertation Research

  • KNHS 6400

    Internship in Kines & HS

  • KNHS 4350

    Nutrition-Health & Human Perfo

  • WELL 1000

    Wellness

  • KNHS 2300

    Intro to Medical Terminology

  • KNHS 2100

    Introduction to Nutrition

  • APHS 9210

    Investigation of a Problem

  • KNHS 3300

    Practicum in Kinesiology

Teaching Interests

Nutrition, Exercise Physiology, Exercise Prescription, Health Promotion

Scholarship

Selected Recent Publications

  • The Role of Resistance and Plyometric Training in Firefighter Safety and Performance: A Narrative Review. , 2024
    Journal Article, Academic Journal
  • Hydration Considerations to Improve the Physical Performance and Health of Firefighters, 2024
    Journal Article, Academic Journal
  • Racemic beta-hydroxybutyrate supplementation markedly increases plasma acetoacetate in healthy adults – a pilot study. , 2024
    Journal Article, Academic Journal
  • Enjoyment and affective state responses to moderate and high-intensity exercise: A randomized controlled trial in individuals with subsyndromal PTSD, 2024
    Journal Article, Academic Journal
  • ) The Cyclical Battle of Insomnia and Mental Health Impairment in Firefighters: A Narrative Review, 2024
    Journal Article, Academic Journal

Research Interests

Nutrition, Exercise, and Stress - the inter-relatedness of those components. At Augusta, interested in firefighter health.

Department Service

  • Pre-tenure review committee2024 - Present

    Role:Committee Chair

  • Sports Management Search Committee2022 - Present

    Role:Committee Chair

  • Research director2021 - Present

    Role:Faculty Mentor

  • Sports Management Major Proposal and Development2022 - 2023

    Role:Committee Chair

  • Search Committee2021 - 2021

    Role:Committee Member

College Service

  • Promotion and Tenure2023 - Present

    Role:Committee Chair

  • Promotion and Tenure2021 - Present

    Role:Committee Member

  • Faculty Development2021 - 2023

    Role:Committee Member

  • Faculty Workload2021 - 2023

    Role:Committee Member

  • Curriculum Committee2020 - 2022

    Role:Committee Member

University Service

  • Graduate Faculty Wellness2023 - Present

    Role:Committee Member

  • R1 Research Planning Council2023 - Present

    Role:Committee Member

  • Graduate Council2021 - Present

    Role:Committee Member

  • Course Evaluation Project2020 - 2023

    Role:Committee Member

  • Rights and Responsibilities Committee2020 - 2022

    Role:Committee Member

Professional Service

  • Muscles Journal Review Board Member2022 - Present

    Role:Editorial Review Board Member

  • Nutrients2020 - Present

    Role:Reviewer, Journal Article

  • Nutrients (Journal)2020 - Present

    Role:Editorial Review Board Member

  • Nutrition (Journal)2020 - Present

    Role:Reviewer, Journal Article

  • Nutrition (Journal)2020 - Present

    Role:Reviewer, Journal Article

Public Service

  • Golden Harvest/Christway Community Church Food and Clothes Provision2021 - Present

    Role:Other

  • Augusta University Day of Service2016 - Present

    Role:Attendee, Meeting

  • AU Health Fair2018

    Role:Other
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