Faculty180 - Vita and Individual Profile Data Sheet

Lauren Visconti, MS, BS

Fall 1980 - Fall 2120

Current Position

Position: Adjunct Faculty

Biography

Lauren Visconti is an Instructor in both the Bachelors in Health Sciences and Accelerated Sciences programs. She is currently working on her Ph.D. in Integrative and Evolutionary Biology at the University of Southern California. Her research includes investigating the effects of nutrition and training on hormonal responses and adaptations in elite military populations as well as the impacts of oral contraceptives on stress physiology.

Degrees

2020

M.Sc., Kinesiology - Exercise Physiology and Nutrition, California State University, Long Beach, Long Beach, California, United StatesDissertation: The Impact of Varying Doses of Omega-3 Supplementation on Exercise-Induced Muscle Damage Following Eccentric Resistance Exercise

2017

B.Sc., Nutritional Science, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States

In Progress

Ph.D., Integrative and Evolutionary Biology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, United States

Scholarly Contributions and Creative Productions

Journal Article

Completed/Published

Cotter, Joshua A., Evan E. Schick, Noah Daniels, Frederick E. Viray, Carson A. Purcell, Cate B.R. Brotman, Karen E. Ruhman, and Kurt A. Escobar. 2021. “Impact of Varying Doses of Omega-3 Supplementation on Muscle Damage and Recovery After Eccentric Resistance Exercise.” Metabolism Open, January. [Attachment]

Escobar, Kurt A., Lauren M. Visconti, Alec W. Wallace, and Trisha A. VanDusseldorp. 2020. “‘Diet and Exercise Will Help You Live Longer’: The Meme That Turns on Housekeeping Genes.” Advances in Geriatric Medicine and Research, January.

Honors and Awards

Spring 2020 - Spring 2020

Outstanding Graduate Student Award, 2020, California State University, Long Beach; Department of Kinesiology