Paul M. Ribisl
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Dr. Paul M. Ribisl, Professor Emeritus of Health and Exercise Science at Wake Forest University, is an exercise physiologist who was a co-founder of the Cardiac Rehabilitation Program at Wake Forest University, which he directed from 1975-1991. Dr. Ribisl also chaired the Department of Health and Exercise Science from 1991-2007. Dr. Ribisl was named Interim Dean of the College in July 2008 and has been an Associate Dean for Academic Planning since January 2009.
His areas of research are:
- Graded exercise testing in the diagnosis and prognosis of coronary heart disease,
- Exercise programming and prescription for patients with chronic degenerative diseases, including obesity and type 2 diabetes,
- Measurement of physical activity and energy expenditure.
Dr. Ribisl was currently involved in a national multi-center NHLBI trial entitled “LOOK AHEAD: A Diet and Physical Activity Intervention in Obese Diabetics”. He is also currently a Co-Investigator on an NIH grant entitled: CHANGE: An Intervention to Increase Exercise Maintenance at Case Western Reserve University and the Cleveland Clinic.
Publications
- Ribisl Abnormal GXT & Type2DM DiabCare
- Ribisl Lifestyle & Fitness & Type2DM IJO
- Ribisl Science & Practice & Outcomes ClinInvestMed
- Ribisl Exercise Capacity in Overweight and Obese Individuals – Diabetes CareOctober 2007
- Ribisl ACSM vs IOM Guidelines H&FJ
- Ribisl Darwin Was Wrong Demise of the Fittest H&FJ
- Ribisl Inflammation & Exercise H&F Journal
- Ribisl Running Awary From Disability H&FJ
- Ribisl Survival of the Fittest ACSM H&FJ
- Ribisl Toxic Waist Dump H&FJ
Our Faculty
- Eliott Arroyo
- Kristen Beavers
- Michael Berry
- Peter H. Brubaker
- Jay Campbell
- Crystal Dixon
- Ted Eaves
- Jason Fanning
- Sergi Garcia-Retortillo
- Megan Bennett Irby
- Jeffrey Katula
- Dave Lockwood
- Anthony P. Marsh
- Steve Messier
- Shannon L. Mihalko
- Gary D. Miller
- Claire Newman
- W. Jack Rejeski
- Paul M. Ribisl
- Paige E. Rice
- Natascha Romeo
- Sharon Woodard
- Abbie Wrights