Dr. Pamela Swan
Associate Professor
Interim Chair

Office: EAW109J
Phone: (480) 727-1934
E-mail: PSwan@asu.edu

Dr. Pamela Swan studies the effects of physical activity and nutrition behaviors on the chronic diseases related to obesity. Her primary focus is the effect of exercise on abdominal obesity in the prevention, treatment and management of the metabolic syndrome. She has extensively researched the effects of body fat distribution on resting and exercise metabolism, substrate utilization and cardiovascular dynamics in obese women. In addition, she is interested in the influence of body composition change on overall health and well-being. Related to this, she has evaluated the accuracy of several different body composition techniques among various obese populations; and the impact of body composition (fat mass and fat free mass) on exercise adherence, exercise perception and affect, body image and body anxiety, and fatigue and quality of life. Finally, Dr. Swan's research has included the development and implementation of effective physical activity interventions for various well (i.e., pre and post menopausal women) and clinical (i.e., individuals with cancer, diabetes, and cardiopulmonary disease) populations.

Dr. Swan's future research will include examining the effect of different physical activity interventions on fat free mass, substrate utilization, resting and exercise metabolism, sleep apnea and cardiovascular dynamics in pre- and post-bariatric surgery patients.

Selected References:

• Johnston, CS; Corte, C & Swan, PD (In Press). Marginal vitamin C status is associated with reduced fat oxidation during submaximal exercise in young adults. Nutrition & Metabolism. TBA
• Johnston, C.S., Tjonn, S.L., Swan, PD, White, A., & Sears, B (In Press, 2006). Low-carbohydrate, high-protein diets that restrict potassium-rich dairy products and vegetables promote calciuria. Osteoporosis International: TBA.
• Benton, MJ & Swan, PD (In Press, 2006). Addition of a resistance training program to traditional pulmonary rehabilitation: An evidence- based rationale and guidelines for clinicians, Cardiopulmonary Physical Therapy Journal: TBA.
• Johnston, C.S., Tjonn, S.L., Swan, PD, White, A., Hutchins, H. & Sears, B (2006). Ketogenic low-carbohydrate diets have no metabolic advantage as compared to non-ketogenic low-carbohydrate diets, Journal of the American College of Nutrition, 83(5):1055-1061.
• Ball, S.D., Altena, T.S., & Swan, PD. (2004). Comparison of anthropometry to DXA: A new prediction equation for men. European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 58(11):1525-1531.
• Ball, S.D., Swan, PD & DeSimone, R. (2004). Comparison of anthropometry to dual energy x-ray absorptiometry: A new prediction equation for women. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 75(3):248-258.

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