Education/Training:
1992, Ph.D., Applied Physiology, Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University
1988, M.A., Exercise Physiology, Adelphi University
1982, B.S., Physical Education, SUNY at Cortland

Professional Experience:
Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Colorado, 1992-1995, Departments of Kinesiology and Medicine
Instructor, University of Colorado, 1994-1996, Department of Kinesiology
Research Assistant Professor, University of Colorado, 1996-1997, Department of Kinesiology
Assistant Professor, Colorado State University, 1997-2001, Departments of Health and Exercise Science
Associate Professor, Colorado State University, 2001-2002, Departments of Health and Exercise Science
Associate Professor, University of Mississippi Medical Center, 2002-2003, Departments of Physiology and Biophysics & Medicine
Associate Professor, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 2003-present, Department of Human Nutrition, Foods and Exercise

Honors and Awards:
1992, Graduate Student Research Development Award, Virginia Tech.
1993-1996, Individual National Research Service Award, Natinal Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
1996-2001, Special Emphasis Research Career Award in Nutrition and Metabolic Factors in Aging, NIH, National Institute on Aging
1998, American College of Sports Medicine, Fellow
1998, North American Association for the Study of Obesity, Fellow
2001, CSU College of Applied Human Sciences Tenure Track Scholarly Excellence Award
2001-present, Independent Scientist Award, NIH, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
2003, Excellence in Research Silver Award, University of Mississippi Medical Center

Classes Taught:
HNFE 5824, Cardiorespiratory Foundations of Exercise
HNFE 5984, Etiology, Pathophysiology and Management of Obesity and the Metabolic Syndrome

Selected Peer-Reviewed Publications (in chronological order):

Beske SD, GE Alvarez, TP Ballard, KP Davy. Reduced cardiovagal baroreflex gain in visceral obesity: Implications for the metabolic syndrome. American Journal of Physiology 285 (Heart and Circulatory Physiology), H630-H635, 2002.
Alvarez GE, SD Beske, TP Ballard, KP Davy. Sympathetic neural activation in visceral obesity. Circulation, 106: 2533-2536, 2002.
Alvarez GE, SD Beske, TP Ballard, KP Davy. Subcutaneous obesity is not associated with sympathetic neural activation. American Journal of Physiology: Heart and Circulatory Physiology 287(1):H414-418, 2004.
Davy KP and JE Hall. Obesity and hypertensioin: Two epidemics or one? American Journal of Physiology (Regulatory, Integrative, and Comparative Physiology), 286:R803-R813, 2004.
Davy KP. The global obesity epidemic: Are we becoming more sympathetic? Current Hypertension Reports, 6:241-246, 2004.