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Paula-Marie Ferrara

Assistant Professor of Kinesiology

616.395.7070ferrara@hope.edu

Paula began her career at Hope as an assistant professor in 2021. Her research is aimed at understanding college athletes鈥� retirement experiences after graduation and maintaining their long-term health by promoting exercise and health behaviors post-grad. Paula teaches various courses in human physiology, exercise physiology, clinical exercise physiology and adjacent subjects across the kinesiology and biology departments.

Areas of Expertise

Clinical exercise physiology
Exercise testing & prescription
Cardiac, pulmonary, renal and Parkinson鈥檚 rehab
Community wellness
Athlete health & fitness research
Long-term fitness interventions

Education

Ph.D., kinesiology and sport studies, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, 2021
M.S., clinical exercise physiology, University of Delaware, 2017
B.S., exercise science, University of Delaware, 2016

Selected Honors, Grants, and Awards

The Association for Applied Sport Psychology Seed Grant, 2023
Jacob E. Nyenhuis Faculty Development Grant, 2023, 2024

Selected Publications

鈥淨uality of Reporting for Single-Case Designs Targeting Exercise and Physical Activity Behavior in Adults: A Systematic Review,鈥� with C.T. Beaumont and K. Strohacker, Translational Journal of the American College of Sports Medicine, 4(23), 2019
鈥淢easurements of Acute Affective Responses to Resistance Exercise: A Systematic Review,鈥� with C.T. Beaumont and K. Strohacker, Translational Journal of the American College of Sports Medicine, 5(11), 2020
鈥淒etermining the Acceptability of Electronically-Delivered, Personally-Adaptive, Multimedia Exercise Prompts for Middle-Age Adults,鈥� with E.T. Schaltegger, C.T. Beaumont and K. Strohacker, The International Journal of Exercise Science, 13(5), 2020
鈥淓xploring Determinants of Recalled In-Task Affect During Recreational Exercise,鈥� with C.T. Beaumont and K. Strohacker, Physiology & Behavior, 230, 2021
鈥�,鈥� with K. Strohacker, E.C. Fitzhugh, A. Wozencroft and C.T. Beaumont, Leisure Studies, 40(6), 2021
鈥溾€� with R.A. Zakrajsek, M.R. Eckenrod, C.T. Beaumont and K. Strohacker, Journal of Applied Sport Psychology, 35(2), 2023
鈥�,鈥� with T.J. Kybartas and D.C. Coe, Applied Physiology, Nutrition, and Metabolism, 48(5), 2023
鈥�,鈥� with R.A. Zakrajsek, M.R. Eckenrod, C.T. Beaumont and K. Strohacker, Journal of Applied Sport Psychology, 2024

Outside the college

As an exercise scientist, Paula is passionate about movement, especially aquatic and endurance sports. Paula holds a professional certification as a SCUBA Divemaster and is an avid triathlete and open-water swimmer. In 2023, she successfully swam eight miles around Mackinac Island, a feat she was happy to complete and never have to repeat! Anytime she is not in the office or in the lab, you can most likely find her around a beach on Lake Michigan鈥檚 coast.

Paula-Marie Ferrara

Phone Number616.395.7070

ferrara@hope.edu

DeVos Fieldhouse 222 Fairbanks Avenue Holland, MI 49423

Kinesiology Department

DeVos Fieldhouse 222 Fairbanks Avenue Holland MI 49423