Joslyn Korrin Ahlgren
Senior Lecturer; Undergraduate Coordinator
Department of Applied Physiology & Kinesiology
University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
Contact Info
FLG 108
P.O. Box 118205
Gainesville, FL 32611-8205
(352) 294-1728 | ude.lfu|nerglhaj#ude.lfu|nerglhaj
Birth Date: July 28, 1980 Birth Place: Wichita, KS
EDUCATION:
July 2004 – Dec. 2009 University of Florida Physiological Sciences (Doctoral Degree)
Dec. 2002 – Aug. 2003 Kansas State University Anatomy and Physiology (Graduate Research
Asst.)
Sept. 2002 – Dec. 2002 Kansas State University Kinesiology (Graduate Teaching Asst.)
Sept. 1999 – May 2002 Kansas State University Kinesiology (Bachelor’s Degree)
Sept. 1998 – May 2002 Loyola University Chicago Undergraduate Credit
ACADEMIC TEACHING EXPERIENCE:
Fall 2009-Present - Sr. Lecturer, University of Florida, College of Health and Human Performance, Department ofApplied Physiology and Kinesiology
Spring 2008 Instructor, Anatomy & Physiology I, Santa Fe College
Fall 2006, 2007 Small Animal Neuroanatomy Practicum, UF College of Veterinary Medicine
Fall 2005 Small Animal Gross Anatomy Practicum, UF College of Veterinary Medicine
Spring 2002 Graduate Teaching Assistant, Kansas State University
Spring 2001 Anatomy & Physiology Lab Practicum, Kansas State University
Fall 2001 Human Cadaver Dissection Practicum, Kansas State University
FITNESS TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2003- Present Group Fitness Instructor and Instructor Evaluator at Gainesville Health and Fitness Center, Gainesville, FL
Fall 2003 Group Fitness Instructor; Personal Trainer at Bally Total Fitness, Houston, TX
1999-2003 Senior Group Fitness Instructorat Kansas State University Rec Center, Manhattan, KS
Summer 1999 Group Fitness Instructorat Fitness for Women, Wichita, KS
1998-1999 Group Fitness Instructor at Loyola University Rec Center, Chicago, IL
TEACHING FORUMS and INVITED GUEST LECTURES:
Spring 2014 UF Students with Diabetes – invited to present on the health benefits and appropriate prescription of resistance exercise for individuals with type I and type II diabetes.
Fall 2013 Gator Chapter of NAACP and Minority Association of Pre-Health Students (MAPS) – invited to present on healthy lifestyles and health risks for African Americans.
Spring 2013 Graduate Professional Development Series - spoke to UF graduate students about the differences between lecturer and professor positions in academics, how to be an effective instructor, tips on course development, being prepared to teach for the first time, and how to appropriately challenge students taking a rigorous introductory-level course.
Spring 2013 Alachua County Fire and Rescue Peer Fitness Training Program - led a two-day hands-on training session for local fire fighters and rescue workers on physical fitness assessments and safe/effective cardiovascular exercise prescription guidelines.
Spring 2012 West Broward High School Student Introduction to UF - spoke to visiting high school students about the APK major, about how best to prepare for the transition from high school to collegiate science courses, and how to enhance critical thinking skills in order to apply anatomy information.
Spring 2011 Mastering Anatomy & Physiology Forum, Pearson Benjamin Cummings – presented “best practices” for engaging students in large classes – expanded knowledge base in using Mastering software for creating on-line assignments for A&P classes.
Spring 2011 West Broward High School Student Introduction to UF - spoke to visiting high school students about the APK major, about how best to prepare for the transition from high school to collegiate science courses, and how to enhance critical thinking skills in order to apply anatomy information.
Spring 2010 Human Anatomy Educational Forum, Pearson Benjamin Cummings – consulted on the development of an on-line anatomy tutorial program for collegiate anatomy students which is now being utilized Spring 2010 Guest lecture in APK 4050 (Research Methods in APK) - spoke to undergraduate students about choosing collegiate teaching as a career rather than research.
UNIVERSITY, COLLEGE, AND DEPARTMENATAL SERVICE:
Committees
- UF Graduation Marshall
- HHP College Curriculum Committee (Chair, 2011-Present)
- HHP Distance Education & Outreach Committee
- HHP Assessment Committee
- APK Undergraduate Program Coordinator (2011-Present)
- APK Undergraduate Curriculum Committee (Chair, 2011-Present)
- APK Tenure & Promotion Subcommittee for Lecturer Promotion Guidelines
- APK Grade Appeals & Petitions Committee
- Faculty Search Committee (TRSM, HEB, and APK)
Student Organizations
- Phi Epsilon Kappa, APK Pre-health Organization (Faculty Advisor, 2010-Present)
- Alpha Epsilon Delta, Pre-health Organization (Faculty Advisor, 2015-Present)
- Gator Synchro, Synchronized Swimming Club (Faculty Advisor, 2015-Present)
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE:
July 2004 – Sept. 2009 Pre-Doctoral Candidate, Autonomic Neurophysiology Laboratory, University of Florida
Dec. 2003 – July 2004 Research Assistant, Autonomic Neurophysiology Laboratory, University of Florida
Dec. 2002 – Aug. 2003 Graduate Research Assistant, Autonomic Neurophysiology Laboratory, Kansas State University
Dec. 2000 – Dec. 2002 Student Research Assistant, Cardiorespiratory Exercise Physiology Laboratory, Kansas State University
PROFESSIONAL RESEARCH PRESENTATIONS:
2009 Slide presentation for Department of Physiological Sciences seminar series – “Effect of voluntary exercise on the autonomic response to hemorrhage.”
2008 Poster presentation at FASEB 2008 – “Voluntary exercise attenuates cardiovascular and brain responses to severe hemorrhage.”
2006 Slide presentation for Department of Physiological Sciences seminar series – “Hemodynamic and c-Fos Responses to Hypovolemic Hemorrhage: Standardizing a Protocol for a ConsciousModel
of Severe Hemorrhage in the Rat.”
2005 Poster presentation at FASEB 2005 – “Fast vs. Slow Hemorrhage: Cardiovascular and c-Fos Responses in the Conscious Rat.”
2003 Slide presentation at FASEB 2003 symposium on “The Regulation of Sympathetic Nerve Activity in Chronic Heart Failure.”
2003 Poster presentation at FASEB 2003 – “Heart Failure Alters the c-Fos Response in the Hypothalamic Paraventricular Nucleus in Rats During Heating.”
2002 Slide presentation at the Kansas State University Graduate Research Forum – “Evidence for Altered c-Fos Expression inthe PVN of Rats with Heart Failure During Heating.”
PUBLICATIONS:
REFEREED JOURNAL ARTICLES:
Moningka, N., Cunningham, M.W., Sterling, M., West, C.A., Verlander, J.W., Croker, B.P., Ahlgren, J., and Hayward, L.F. Effects of voluntary wheel running on the kidney at baseline and after ischemia-reperfusion induced acute kidney injury: a strain difference comparison. J Physiol, Dec. 24, 2012
Stabley, J., Dominguez II, J., Dominguez, C., Mora Solis, F., Ahlgren, J., Behnke, B.J., Muller-Delp, J., Delp, M. Spaceflight reduces vasoconstrictor responsiveness of skeletal muscle resistance arteries in mice. J Appl Physiol. 113(9): 1439-45, 2012
Ahlgren, J. and Hayward, L.F. Role of lateral parabrachial opioid receptors in exercise-induced modulation of the hypotensive hemorrhage response in conscious male rats. Behav Brain Res. 226(2): 404-10, 2012
Ahlgren, J. and Hayward, L.F. Daily voluntary exercise alters the cardiovascular response to hemorrhage in conscious male rats. Autonomic Neurosci. 160(1-2): 42-52, 2011
Porter, K., Ahlgren, J., Stanley, J., and Hayward, L.F. Modulation of heart rate variability during severe hemorrhage at different rates in conscious rats. Autonomic Neurosci. 150(1-2): 53-61, 2009
Ahlgren, J., Porter, K., and Hayward, L.F. Hemodynamic responses and c-Fos changes associated with hypotensive hemorrhage: standardizing a protocol for severe hemorrhage in conscious rats. Am J Physiol (Regulatory Integrative Comp Physiol). 292:1862-1871, 2007
Helwig, B., Schreurs, K.M., Hansen, J., Hageman, K.S., Zbreski, M.G., McAllister, R.M., Mitchell, K.E., and Musch, T.I. Training-induced changes in skeletal muscle Na-K pump number and isoforms expression in rats with chronic heart failure. J Appl Physiol. 94:2225-2236, 2003
ABSTRACTS:
John N. Stabley, Robert T. Davis III, Danielle J. McCullough, Joslyn Ahlgren, Bradley J. Behnke, and Michael D. Delp. Endurance exercise training enhances regional femoral bone blood flow during exercise, FASEB 2012
Moningka, N.,Ahlgren, J., Hayward, L.F., and Baylis, C. Effect of 3, 6, and 12 wks voluntary exercise on renal endothelial enzymes, FASEB, 2010
Ahlgren, J. and Hayward, L.F. Voluntary exercise attenuates cardiovascular and brain responses to severe hemorrhage, FASEB, 2008
Porter, K., Ahlgren, J., and Castellanos, M. and Hayward, L.F. Heart rate variability and the rate of hemorrhage: a partnership in characterizing autonomic regulation. Neuroscience, 2005
Ahlgren, J., Reynolds, C., Tanis, A, and Hayward, L.F. Fast vs. slow hemorrhage: cardiovascular and c-Fos responses in the conscious rat. Neuroscience, 2005
Hansen, J.K., Weiss, M.L., Kenney, M.J., and Musch, T.I. Heart failure alters the c-Fos response in the hypothalamic paraventricular nucleus in ratsduring heating. FASEB, 2003
Padilla, D.J., Behnke, B.J., Hansen, J.K., and Poole, D.C. Different microvascular O2 responses to contractions in slow and fast-twitch muscle are associated with capillarity. FASEB, 2003
CERTIFICATIONS, AWARDS, & RECOGNITION:
- ACSM Certified Exercise Physiologist, 2014-present
- UF Faculty Honoree oIdentified by 10 Anderson Scholars as most impactful faculty in their UF academic career, 2014
- Identified by two Anderson Scholars as most impactful faculty in their UF academic career, 2013
- Identified by four Anderson Scholars asmost impactful faculty in their UF academic career, 2012
ACSM Certified Health and Fitness Specialist, 2013-Present
University of Florida Dean of Students U Matter, We Care Hero, Fall 2013
Teacher of the Year, UF College of Health & Human Performance, 2012-2013
Teacher of the Year Nominee, UF Collegeof Health & Human Performance, 2009-2010 and 2010-2011
UF College of Liberal Arts and Sciences “Outstanding Faculty”, 2010 and 2012
American Heart Association Pre-Doctoral Fellowship, 2007-2009
University of Florida Alumni Pre-Doctoral Fellowship, 2004-2008
University of Florida Grinter Fellowship, 2004-2008
American College of Exercise Certified Group Fitness Instructor, 1999-2010
ORGANIZATIONS/ASSOCIATIONS:
American College of Sports Medicine, 2011-Present
Gainesville Shorin Ryu Karate Club, Second-degree Black Belt, 2005-Present
The Family Church, 2005-Present
Gainesville Health and Fitness Center, Fitness Instructor, 2003-Present
Gainesville Health and Fitness Center, Course/Instructor Evaluator, 2013-Present