David G. Edwards

Associate Professor with Tenure
Kinesiology & Applied Physiology
142 Human Performance Lab
302-831-3363
dge@udel.edu

Current Research

• Cardiovascular physiology
• Oxidative stress/inflammation

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