Title
College of Education and Human Sciences Professor and Interim DeanOffice Building
Wagner HallOffice
249Mailing Address
Wagner Hall 249College of Education & Human Sciences-Box 2275A
University Station
Brookings, SD 57007
Biography
Matthew Vukovich is professor and Associate Dean for Research for the College of Education and Human Sciences. He served as department head of Health and Nutritional Sciences at SDSU form 2010 until 2017. He received his BS (1988) and MS (1990) from Iowa State University in Ames, IA, and earned his PhD from Ball State University (1993) in Human Bioenergetics. He was awarded a Post-Doctorate Fellowship at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, MO. Dr. Vukovich has been at SDSU since 1999.Education
Ph.D. Ball State University, Muncie, IN 473061993; Major – Human Bioenergetics. Minor – Physiology and Biology.
M.S. Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011
1990; Major – Physical Education.
B.S. Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011
1988; Major – Physical Education.
Academic Interests/Expertise
Sports NutritionExercise Training
Body Composition
Muscle Bone Interactions
Endocrinology
Professional Memberships
America College of Sports Medicine, FellowProfessionals in Nutrition for Exercise and Sport (PINES)
Area(s) of Research
Dr. Vukovich's research focuses on the interaction of nutrition and exercise training on physiological adaptations, body composition, hormones, and muscle-bone relationships.Department(s)
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College of Education and Human Sciences
Links
Vukovich Research PublicationsVukovich Vita and PublicationsOpen Prairie
Open PRAIRIE - Public Research Access Institutional Repository and Information Exchange