David N. Proctor
Ph.D., 1994, Exercise Physiology, Kent State University
Associate Professor of Kinesiology, Physiology, and Medicine
Contact Information
105 Noll Laboratory
Pennsylvania State University
University Park, PA 16802
(814) 863-0724
Fax: (814) 865-4602
dnp3@psu.edu
Vascular Aging and Exercise Laboratory Page
Research Interests
Physiology of Aging and Exercise, Vascular Control and Adaptation in Health and Disease, Vasoregulation in the Aging Female.
Teaching Interests
Scientific Basis of Exercise for Older Adults, Clinical Exercise Prescription/Case Studies, Advanced Exercise Physiology
Biosketch
David N. Proctor is associate professor of Kinesiology and Physiology and has a joint appointment in the Penn State College of Medicine. He completed his post-doctoral training at the Mayo Clinic and conducts research on the effects of aging and exercise on cardiovascular and muscle function. His current studies are funded by the National Institute on Aging and focus on the regulation of blood flow to exercising muscles in healthy older and younger adults. He teaches courses on exercise, aging, and clinical exercise physiology and was nominated for the George W. Atherton award for excellence in undergraduate teaching in 2004. Dr. Proctor’s graduate students have been supported through a variety of sources including Kinesiology teaching assistantships, the University Fellowship program, the American College of Sports Medicine Foundation and NIH training grants in the Gerontology and Physiology programs. Dr. Proctor is a fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM), an ACSM certified exercise specialist, a member of the American Physiological Society, and a member of the American Heart Association. He has served on the editorial board of The Journal of Applied Physiology since 1999.
Selected Publications
Proctor DN and Parker BA. Vasodilation and vascular control in contracting muscle of the aging human. Invited paper for a special topic issue on “The Microcirculation of Skeletal Muscle in Aging”, Microcirculation 13(4):315-27, 2006.
Parker BA, Smithmyer SL, Jarvis SS, Ridout SJ, Pawelczyk JA, Proctor DN. Evidence for reduced sympatholysis in leg resistance vasculature of healthy older women. American Journal of Physiology: Heart and Circulatory Physiology. 292(2):H1148-56, 2007.
Parker BA, Smithmyer SL, Pelberg JA, Mishkin AD, Proctor DN. Sex-specific influence of aging on exercising leg blood flow. Journal of Applied Physiology. 104(3), 655-64, 2008.