Education & Training: PhD, Biological Sciences - Exercise Physiology, Michigan Technological University
MS, Exercise Science, Northern Michigan University
BS, Biological Sciences, Michigan Technological University
AAS, Forest Technology, Michigan Technological University
CSCS, Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist
ACSM-HFS, Certified Health Fitness Specialist Research Interests: Specificity of Exercise Testing and Prescription
Aerobic Fitness in Hockey Players
Concurrent Training for Performance and Health
Physiological Responses to Mental Stress Teaching Activities:
EXPH 102: Introduction to Weight Training
EXPH 103: Introduction to Physical Fitness
EXPH 305: Exercise Physiology I
EXPH 310: Exercise Physiology II: Nutrition, Bioenergetics, Performance and Body Composition
EXPH 330: Neuromuscular Principles of Strength and Conditioning
EXPH 398/399: Internship/Practicum
EXPH 400: Advanced Laboratory/Field Methods
EXPH 410: Environmental Exercise Physiology
PHTH 300: Exercise Physiology Laboratory Professional Memberships and Activities: American College of Sports Medicine, Certified Professional Member
National Strength and Conditioning Association, Certified Professional Member
The American Physiological Society, Professional Member Background and Interests: Dr. Durocher came to Saint Francis in 2009 after working as an Assistant Professor at the University of Wisconsin – Parkside and as a graduate assistant at Michigan Technological University and Northern Michigan University. Dr. Durocher has also worked as a personal trainer and as an exercise physiologist in cardiac rehabilitation. He enjoys recreational activities such as weight training, mountain biking, running, and playing hockey. Publications and Presentations: Peer Reviewed Manuscripts: Durocher JJ, Schwartz CE, and Carter JR. “Sympathetic Neural Responses to Mental Stress during Acute Simulated Microgravity,” Journal of Applied Physiology, 107: 518-522, 2009.
Durocher JJ, Leetun DT, and Carter JR. “Sport-Specific Assessment of Lactate Threshold and Aerobic Capacity throughout a Collegiate Hockey Season,” Applied Physiology, Nutrition, and Metabolism, 33(6):1165-1171, 2008.
Carter JR, Durocher JJ, and Kern RP. “Neural and cardiovascular responses to emotional stress in humans,” American Journal of Physiology: Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology, 295(6): R1898-1903, 2008.
Durocher JJ, Jensen D, Arredondo AG, Leetun DT, and Carter JR. “Gender Differences in Hockey Players during On-Ice Graded Exercise,” Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 22(4): 1327-31, 2008. Peer Reviewed Poster Presentations:
“Mental Stress During Acute Loading of the Baroreceptors,” Experimental Biology Conference, New Orleans, LA, April, 2009. “Post-game cycling does not enhance blood lactate removal in collegiate hockey players,” The Integrative Biology of Exercise Conference, Hilton Head, South Carolina, September, 2008. "Effects of emotional and mental stress on muscle sympathetic nerve activity in humans,” Experimental Biology Conference, San Diego, CA, April, 2008. |