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Marni Shoemaker

Shoemaker, Marni

Title

Assistant Professor

Office Building

Wagner Hall

Office

413

Mailing Address

Wagner Hall 413
School of Health and Human Sciences-Box 2275A
University Station
Brookings, SD 57007

Biography

Dr. Shoemaker is an assistant professor in the School of Health and Consumer Sciences and a registered dietitian. Her research involves both nutrition and exercise physiology by focusing on how nutrition and exercise impact skeletal muscle health across the lifespan to improve performance and health outcomes. She has performed research looking at nutrition and performance in youth and college-age athletes and nutritional deficiencies with aging. She has also examined metabolic and muscle oxygenation characteristics of sarcopenic older adults. Overall, her research aims on improving skeletal muscle health as a whole throughout different populations to best promote productivity, longevity and quality of life. She teaches graduate and undergraduate courses in nutrition and sports nutrition. She is also a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) and certified as a USA-weightlifting coach, aiming to bring both nutritional and exercise instruction together in both research and applied settings.

Education

  • Ph.D. in philosophy, interdisciplinary health sciences | The University of Texas - El Paso | 2022
    • Dissertation: Inflammaging: Inflammatory biomarkers associated with nutrition, metabolism and muscle tissue oxygenation relative to sarcopenic status in older adults.
  • Internship nutrition and health sciences dietetic | University of Nebraska-Lincoln | 2017
  • M.S. in nutrition and health sciences, specialization in exercise physiology and nutrition | University of Nebraska-Lincoln | 2015
  • B.A. in biology and exercise science | Augustana College | 2013

Committees and Professional Memberships

  • Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (AND)
  • National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA)
  • American Society of Nutrition (ASN)
  • United States of America Weightlifting
  • American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM)
  • Sports, Cardiovascular and Wellness Nutrition (SCAN)

Awards and Honors

  • NSCA Foundation Women’s Scholarship, National Strength and Conditioning Association
  • SCAN Graduate Student Poster Presentation Award, Sports Cardiovascular and Wellness Nutrition
  • Dr. Marie E. Knickrehm Memorial Scholarship, Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Foundation
  • Arnold E. Schaefer Memorial Scholarship, Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Foundation
  • Dean’s Fellowship for 2018-2019 Academic Year, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
  • Charlotte Kern Scholarship, Nebraska Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics

Work Experience

  • 2022-present, assistant professor of nutrition | South Dakota State University

Publications

  1. Gillen ZM, Housh TJ, Schmidt RJ, Herda TJ, De Ayala RJ, Shoemaker ME, Cramer JT. (Accepted September 2022). Differences in neuromuscular responses during isometric muscle actions before and after pubescence. Journal of Science in Sport and Exercise.
  2. Gillen ZM, Shoemaker ME, Cramer, JT. (Accepted August 2022). Electromyographic and mechanomyographic responses during isokinetic leg extensions in children versus adolescents. Journal of Science in Sport and Exercise.
  3. Shoemaker ME, Salmon OF, Smith CM, Duarte-Gardea MO, Cramer JT. (2022). Influences of vitamin D and iron Status on skeletal muscle health: A narrative review. Nutrients. June 29;14(13):2717. DOI:10.3390/nu14132717.
  4. Pereira, SL, Shoemaker, ME, Gawel, S, Davis, GJ, Luo M, Mustad VA, Cramer, JT. (2022). Biomarker changes in response to a 12-week supplementation of an oral nutritional supplement enriched with protein, vitamin D and HMB in malnourished community dwelling older adults with sarcopenia. Nutrients, 14(6), 1196; DOI:10.3390/nu14061196
  5. Shoemaker, ME, Pereira, SL, Mustad VA, Gillen, ZM, McKay BD, Lopez-Pedrosa, JM, Rueda, R, Cramer, JT. (2022). Differences in muscle energy metabolism and metabolic flexibility between nonsarcopenic and sarcopenic older adults. Journal of Cachexia, Sarcopenia, and Muscle, Feb. 2022. Epub ahead of print. DOI:10.1002/jcsm.1293
  6. Shoemaker ME, Huynh, LM, Smith, CM, Mustad, VA, Duarte, MO, Cramer, JT. (2022). Immunomodulatory effects of vitamin D and prevention of respiratory tract infections and COVID-19. Topics in Clinical Nutrition, 37(3):203-217. DOI:10.1097/TIN.0000000000000284
  7. Gillen ZM, Mustad VA, Shoemaker ME, Mckay, BD, Leutzinger TJ, Lopez-Pedrosa JM, Rueda R, Cramer JT. (2021). Impact of slow- versus rapidly-digesting carbohydrates on substrate oxidation in pre-pubertal children. Clinical Nutrition, 40(6): 3718-3728, 2021. DOI:10.1016/j.clnu.2021.05.004
  8. Gillen ZM, Housh TJ, Schmidt RJ, Herda TJ, De Ayala RJ, Shoemaker ME, Cramer JT. (2021). Comparisons of muscle strength, size, and activation in pre- and post-pubescent males and females. European Journal of Applied Physiology, Epub ahead of print, 2021. DOI:10.1007/s00421-021-04717-1
  9. Shoemaker ME, Gillen ZM, Cramer JT. (Accepted April 2021). Impacts of meat intake on growth, body composition, and performance in children and adolescents: A review. Integrative Food, Nutrition and Metabolism.
  10. Gillen ZM, McHugh MP, Shoemaker ME, Cramer JT. (2021). Comparisons of countermovement jump force profiles in youth athletes. Translational Sports Medicine, Epub ahead of print, 2021. DOI:10.1002/tsm2.257
  11. Gillen ZM, Shoemaker ME, Bohannon NA, Gibson SM, Cramer JT. (2021). Effects of eccentric preloading on concentric vertical jump performance in young female athletes. Journal of Science in Sport and Exercise. 3, 98-106. DOI:10.1007/s42978-020-00098-7
  12. Gillen ZM, Shoemaker ME, Bohannon NA, Gibson SM, Cramer JT. (2020). Comparing the torque- and power-velocity relationships between children and adolescents during isokinetic leg extension muscle actions. Human Movement Science, 74. DOI:10.1016/j.humov.2020.102678
  13. Shoemaker ME, Gillen ZM, McKay BD, Leutzinger TJ, Mustad VA, Cramer JT. (2020). Endogenous versus exogenous carbohydrate oxidation measured by stable isotopes in pre-pubescent children plus 13C abundances in foods consumed three days prior. Metabolism Open, 15(7):100041. DOI:10.1016/j.metop.2020.100041
  14. Gillen, ZM, Shoemaker ME, McKay BD, Bohannon NA, Gibson SM, Cramer JT. (2020). Peak torque explains more unique variability in growth measurements than rate of torque development in young males and females. JSCR. 34(9):2507-214. DOI:10.1519/JSC.0000000000003728
  15. Gillen ZM, Shoemaker ME, McKay BD, Bohannon NA, Gibson SM, Cramer JT. (2020). Leg extension strength, explosive strength, muscle activation and growth as predictors of vertical jump height and peak power in youth athletes. Journal of Science in Sport and Exercise, 2(4). DOI:10.1007/s42978-020-00067-0
  16. Bohannon NA, Gillen ZM, Shoemaker ME, Gibson SM, Cramer JT. (2020). Test-retest reliability of static and counter-movement power push-ups tests in 6-16-year-old male athletes. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 34(9):2456-2464. DOI:10.1519/JSC.0000000000003684
  17. Gillen ZM, Shoemaker ME, McKay BD, Bohannon NA, Gibson SM, Cramer JT. (2020). Influences of the stretch-shortening cycle and arm swing on vertical jump performance in children and adolescents. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, Epub ahead of print. DOI:10.1519/JSC.0000000000003647
  18. Shoemaker ME, Gillen ZM, McKay BD, Koehler K, Cramer JT. (2020). High prevalence of poor iron status among 8 to 16-year-old youth athletes: Interactions among biomarkers of iron, dietary intakes and biological maturity. Journal of the American College of Nutrition, 39(2):155-162. DOI:10.1080/07315724.2019.1621229
  19. Shoemaker ME, Gillen ZM, McKay BD, Fisher JA, Hansen C, Bohannon NA, Gibson SM, Koehler K, Cramer JT. (2019). Effects of sports nutrition education on athletic performance and iron status in high school-aged youth athletes. Journal of Clinical Nutrition and Food Science, 2(2): 010-018.
  20. Gillen ZM, Jahn LE, Shoemaker ME, McKay BD, Mendez AI, Bohannon NA, Cramer JT. (2019). Effects of eccentric pre-loading on concentric vertical jump performance in youth athletes. Journal of Applied Biomechanics, 35(5): 327-335, 35(5):327-335. DOI:10.1123/jab.2018-0340
  21. Shoemaker ME, Gillen ZM, McKay BD, Bohannon NA, Gibson SM, Cramer JT. (2019). Sex-specific relationships among iron status biomarkers, athletic performance, maturity and dietary intakes in pre-adolescent and adolescent athletes. Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition, 16(1): 42, DOI:10.1186/s12970-019-0306-7
  22. Gillen ZM, Shoemaker ME, McKay BD, Bohannon NA, Gibson SM, Cramer JT. (2019). Muscle strength, size and neuromuscular function before and during adolescence. European Journal of Applied Physiology, 119(7): 1619-1632. DOI:10.1007/s00421-019-04151-4
  23. Gillen ZM, Shoemaker ME, McKay BD, Cramer JT. (2019). Performance differences between National Football League and high school American football combine participants. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 90(20):227-233. DOI:10.1080/02701367.2019.1571679
  24. Gillen ZM, Shoemaker ME, McKay BD, Cramer JT. (2019). State population influences athletic performance combine test scores in high school-aged American football players. International Journal of Exercise Science, 12(6): 256-262, eCollection. PMID: 30761209

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