Rebecca Weller, MS, CPT
Pronouns: she/her
Lecturer
SDSU
Education
- Bachelor of Science Kinesiology, Psychology minor
- Master of Science in Exercise Physiology
- Master of Science in Nutritional Sciences
Certifications
- American College of Sports Medicine Certified Personal Trainer
Courses
- Co-teach Cardiopulmonary Therapeutics (DPT830). My role is to be the subject matter expert for the exercise physiology and nutrition aspects of the course.
- Clinical specialty, Interests, and Practice sites
- Naval Health Research Center human performance researcher on an environmental physiology team that looks for ways to mitigate the physiological impact extreme environmental conditions may have on warfighter readiness and how to improve both physical and cognitive performance.
Publications
- U.S. Navy Physical Readiness Test Modality Pilot Study Presented at ACSM Annual National Meeting (June 2019, Orlando, FL).
- Brazil nut consumption promotes satiety without increasing blood glucose and insulin responses in healthy adults. Rosenstock, A, Connolly, M, Weller, R., Hong, M. Nutrire 45, 3 doi:10.1186/s41110-019-0108-3, 2020.
- Heat Tolerance and a Plateauing Core Temperature: Evidence for an Extended Heat Tolerance Test. Ordille AJ, Jones DM, Weller RS, Wilson KM, Heaney JH. International Congress on Soldiers’ Physical Performance Triennial Meeting; 2020
- Impairment and Recovery of Psychomotor Tasks during a Military Cold Water Immersion and Rewarming Exercise. Jones DM, Ordille AJ, Weller RS, Wilson K, Dunn T, Hirsch D, Eggan S, Roberts N, Heaney J. International Congress on Soldiers’ Physical Performance Triennial Meeting; 2020
- Temporal Dynamics of Cognitive Operations during a Military Cold Water Immersion and Rewarming Exercise. Zheng W, Ordille A, Jones D, Weller RS, Wilson KM, Heaney JH. International Congress on Soldiers’ Physical Performance Triennial Meeting; 2020
- Accuracy of Body Fat Estimations Using Circumference and Air Displacement Plethysmograph on Male Navy Sailors. Wilson K, Jones J, Weller R, Ordille A, Laird M, Heaney J. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise (ACSM) Annual Meeting; 2019
- Interpretations of Physiological Strain Index During Heat Tolerance Testing. Ordille AJ, Jones DM, Weller RS, Wilson KM, Heaney JH. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise (ACSM) Annual Meeting; 2019
- Physiological and Perceptual Markers of Performance during a Military Cold-Water Immersion and Rewarming Exercise. Jones DM, Ordille AJ, Zheng W, Weller RS, Wilson KM, Heaney JH. International Conference of Environmental Ergonomics Annual Meeting; 2019
- Heat acclimation causes a linear decrease in sweat sodium ion concentration. Weller RS, Buono MJ. Journal of Thermal Biology. 2018.
- Relationships between Preference for Proxy Assistance and Self-Efficacy for Various Modalities of Pregnancy Physical Activity. Weller RS, Ede A, Connolly CP. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise (ACSM) Annual Meeting; 2016.