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David G. Edwards
Associate Professor

Current Research

Cardiovascular physiology
Oxidative stress/inflammation

Email: dge@udel.edu

Phone: (302) 831-3363
FAX: (302) 831-3693

Education

PhD, University of Florida, 2002
MS, Wake Forest University, 1993
BS, University of Delaware, 1991

Professional Experience

2005-present	Assistant Professor, Department of Health, Nutrition, and Exercise Sciences, University of Delaware, Newark, DE
2002-2005	Assistant Professor, Department of Kinesiology, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH
2000-2002	American Heart Association Pre-Doctoral Fellow, Department of Exercise and Sport Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
1998-2000	Graduate Teaching Assistant, Department of Exercise and Sport Science, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
1997-1998	Cardiopulmonary Technologist, Mercer Medical Center, Trenton, NJ
1995-1997	Research Associate/Exercise Physiologist, Department of Health and Exercise Science, Wake Forest University, Winston Salem, NC
1993-1994	Research Assistant/Exercise Physiologist, Department of Health and Sport Science, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC
1991-1993	Graduate Teaching Assistant, Department of Health and Sport Science, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC

Courses Currently Teaching

HESC 675 Cardiovascular Assessment II

Selected Publications

Edwards DG, Lang JT. Augmentation index and systolic load are lower in competitive endurance athletes. Am J Hypertens, 2005; 18: 679-683.
Magyari PM, Aranda JM, Edwards DG, Pierce GL, Shanely RA, Braith RW. Effect of resistance exercise on skeletal muscle myopathy in heart transplant recipients. Am J Cardiol, 2005;15: 1192-1198.
Edwards DG, Schofield RS, Magyari PM, Nichols WW, Braith RW. Effect of exercise training on central aortic pressure wave reflection in coronary artery disease. Am J Hypertens, 2004; 17: 540-543.
Edwards DG, Schofield RS, Lennon SL, Pierce GL, Nichols WW, Braith RW. Effect of exercise training on endothelial function in men with coronary artery disease. Am J Cardiol. 2004; 93:617-20.
Schofield RS, Edwards DG, Schuler BT, Estrada J, Aranda JM, Pauly DF, Hill JA, Aggarwal R, Nichols WW. Vascular effects of sildenafil in hypertensive cardiac transplant recipients. Am J Hypertens 2003;16:874-7.
Braith RW, Edwards DG. Endurance exercise training reverses neurohormonal abnormalities in heart failure. Congest Heart Fail 2003; 9:70-76.
Schofield RS, Schuler BT, Edwards DG, Aranda JM, Hill JA, Nichols WW. Amplitude and timing of central aortic pressure wave reflections in heart transplant recipients. Am J Hyper tens 2002; 15:809-815.
Nichols WW, Edwards DG. Arterial elastance and wave reflection augmentation of systolic blood pressure: deleterious effects and implications for therapy. J Cardiovasc Pharmacol Ther 2001; 6:5-21.
Braith RW, Howard C, Fricker FJ, Mitchell M, Edwards DG. Glucocorticoid-induced osteopenia in adolescent heart transplant recipients. J Heart Lung Transplant 2000; 19:840-845.
Braith RW, Edwards DG. Exercise following heart transplantation. Sports Med 2000; 30:171-92.

Funded Grants or Contracts

Scientist Development Grant July 1, 2004-June 30, 2007
American Heart Association Northeast Affiliate
Project Title: Exercise and Vascular Function in Coronary Artery Disease

State, Regional, and National Professional Activities

Editorial Contributions

American Journal of Hypertension
Hypertension
American Journal of Kidney Disease

Professional Memberships

American College of Sports Medicine
American Physiological Society
American Heart Association

Honors and Awards

2005 Kent B. Pandolf/USARIEM New England ACSM Young Investigator Award

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