Heffernan, Kevin S. (ksh2001)

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

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

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

Postdoctoral Fellow, Molecular Cardiology Research Institute, Tufts Medical Center

Adjunct Research Scientist,  Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging

Exercise, Vascular Aging, Neurocognitive Aging, Health Disparities

1. Heffernan KS, Monroe DC, London AS, Guiterrez J, Brickman AM, Nair AK, Adluru N, Schaefer SM. High Estimated Pulse Wave Velocity is Associated with Lower Brain White Matter Microstructural Integrity 12 Years Later. Neurobiology of Aging, In Press.

2. Wakeham DJ, Pierce GL, Heffernan KS. Effect of Acute Resistance Exercise on Central Pulsatile Hemodynamics and Large Artery Stiffness: Part I. Pulse 2025;13:31–44 (DOI:10.1159/000543313)

3. Wakeham DJ, Pierce GL, Heffernan KS. Effect of Resistance Exercise Training on Central Pulsatile Hemodynamics and Large Artery Stiffness: Part II.  Pulse 2025;13:45–61 (DOI:10.1159/000543314)

4.  Guerrs JJ, Heffernan KS, Campbell SC. Exploring the Intersection of Cardiovascular Disease, Sex, and Race and How Exercise and the Gut Microbiota Influence these Relationships.  Reviews in Cardiovascular Medicine, 26(2): 2640 (DOI: doi: 10.31083/RCM26430).  

5. 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.