Heffernan, Kevin S. (ksh2001)

B.S., Exercise Science, The University of Scranton

M.S., Applied (Exercise) Physiology and Nutrition, Teachers College, Columbia Univeristy

Ph.D., Kinesiology (Exercise Physiology), The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Postdoctoral Fellow, Molecular Cardiology Research Institute, Tufts Medical Center

Exercise, Vascular Aging, Neurocognitive Aging, Health Disparities

1. Wu Z, Heffernan KS. Central blood pressure and peripheral augmentation index following acute submaximal arm versus leg exercise. European Journal of Applied Physiology. Aug 12. 2024 doi: 10.1007/s00421-024-05573-5.

2. Mutambudzi M, Boakye K, Green O, Heffernan K. Chronic work discrimination, allostatic load, and HbA1c in older workers. The Gerontologist, Aug 1:gnae094.2024 doi: 10.1093/geront/gnae094 

3. Heffernan KS, Wilmoth JM, London AS. Estimated pulse wave velocity is associated with a higher risk of dementia in the Health and Retirement Study. American Journal of Hypertension, Jul 20 2024:hpae096. doi: 10.1093/ajh/hpae096. 

4. DeBlois JP, London AS, Heffernan KS. Hypertension at the nexus of veteran status, psychiatric disorders, and traumatic brain injury: Insights from the 2011 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System. PLoS One, 19(3): e0298366, 2024.

5. Weiner CM, Khan SE, Leong C, Ranadive SM, Campbell SC, Howard JT, Heffernan KS. Association of enterolactone with blood pressure and hypertension risk in NHANES. PLoS One, May 14 2024;19(5):e0302254. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0302254.

6. Zieff G, Bates-Fraser LC, Pagan Lassalle P, Paterson C, Heffernan K, Stoner L. Non-invasive physiological measurements: from discovery to implementation. Frontiers in Physiology, 11:14:1356664. 2024. doi 10.3389/fphys.2023.1356664

7. Stone K, Bruno RM, Meyer M, Bahls M, Pucci G, Park C, Alvarez Bueno C, Doerr M, Higgins S, Heffernan K, Voicehovska J, Climie R, Schmidt-Trucksaess A, Veerasingam D, Stoner L.  Re-imagining the value of brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity as a biomarker of cardiovascular disease risk – a call to action on behalf of VascAgeNet. Hypertension,80(10): 1980-1992, 2023.

8. Gump BB, Heffernan KS, Brann L, Hill DT, Labrie-Cleary C, Jandev V, MacKenzie JA, Parsons PJ, Palmer CD, Roberts AA, Bendinskas K. Exposure to Arsenic and subclinical cardiovascular disease in 9–11-year-old children Syracuse, NY. JAMA Network Open, 6(6):e2321379, 2023.

9. Gump BB, Hruska B, Heffernan KS, Brann L, Hill DT, Voss MA, Labrie-Cleary C, MacKenzie JA, Woolf-King S, Maisto S, Bendinskas K. Race, cortisol, and subclinical cardiovascular disease in 9–11-year-old children. Health Psychology, 42(9): 657-667, 2023.

10. Arcidiacono D, Machia LV, Lefferts WK, Wolf D, Heffernan KS. Social Isolation and Subclinical Vascular Pathways to Cerebrovascular Disease. Biodemography and Social Biology, 68(1): 14-31, 2023. 

11. Cilhoroz B, DeBlois J, Lefferts W, Pagan Lassalle P, Keller A, Meyer ML, Stoner L, Heffernan KS. Exploration of Cerebral Hemodynamic Pathways through which Large Artery Function Affects Neurovascular Coupling in Young Women. Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine, 9:914439, 2022.

12. Pascual J, DeBlois JP, Ray C, Hametner B, Heffernan KS, Voss MA. Central hemodynamic response to activation of the vestibular sympathetic reflex with head-down rotation in healthy young adults. Journal of Applied Physiology, Jul 1 2023;135(1):68-76. doi: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00107.2023