Stasinos Stavrianeas, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

1998 Ph.D. University of Oregon Area: Exercise Physiology

Dissertation: Sarcoplasmic Reticulum Function and Glycogen Depletion Patterns in the Rat Following Prolonged Exercise

1995 M.S. University of Oregon Area: Exercise Physiology, Cardiovascular Physiology, Biomechanics

Thesis: The Effect of Muscle Ischemia on Sarcoplasmic Reticulum Ca2+-ATPase Function: an In-Situ Rat Model

1990 B.S. University of Athens (Greece) Area: Physical Education, Swimming, Exercise Physiology

Awards

2005	Tenure and promotion to Associate Professor	Willamette University
2005	NSF-CCLI grant recipient	National Science Foundation
2003	Re-elected Treasurer and Member of the Executive Board	Northwest Chapter of the American College of Sports Medicine
2003	Faculty Achievement Award	Willamette University
2003	NSF-CCLI grant recipient	National Science Foundation
2003	Service Award	Northwest Chapter of the American College of Sports Medicine
2003	Recognition Award	Association of American Colleges and Universities
2002	Re-elected President of the Board of Directors	International Institute for Sport and Human Performance, Eugene, Oregon.
2001	Service Award	Northwest Chapter of the American College of Sports Medicine Annual Meeting 2001.
2000	Elected Treasurer and Member of the Executive Board	Northwest Chapter of the American College of Sports Medicine.
2000	Elected Chair of the Finance Committee	Northwest Chapter of the American College of Sports Medicine.
1999	Elected President of the Board of Directors	International Institute for Sport and Human Performance, Eugene, Oregon
1998	Elected Member of the Board of Directors	International Institute for Sport and Human Performance, Eugene, Oregon
1998	Outstanding Student Research Award	NWACSM Meeting, Kalispell, MT
1997	Eugene Evonuk Memorial Scholarship in Environmental and Stress Physiology	University of Oregon Foundation
1996-98	Nominated for Graduate Teaching Fellow of the Year Award	University of Oregon
1993-98	Graduate Teaching and Research Fellowship	Department of Exercise and Movement Science, University of Oregon
1992-96	Graduate Teaching Fellowship	Physical Activities and Recreation Services, University of Oregon
1992-94	Graduate Fellowship	Greek National Scholarship Foundation (I.K.Y.)
1984-88	Member	Greek National Swimming Team

Courses

Courses Offered: Stasinos Stavrianeas is the instructor of record for the following courses: Human Physiology (Biology 260), Physiology of Exercise (ExSci 360), The Science of Nutrition (ExSci 330), and Fundamentals of Neuroscience (IDS 222). He has also taught Research Design (ExSci 356W), and Neuroscience in Human Movement (ExSci 440).

Advising: Stasinos Stavrianeas advises current and transfer students for all disciplines within Exercise Science and pre-Health Care Professions, particularly for physiology- or nutritional-based professions.

Organizations

American College of Sports Medicine
Northwest College of Sports Medicine
Council for Undergraduate Research
Human Anatomy & Physiology Society

Personal Interests

Publications

2005	The external nasal dilator does not alter aerobic performance in college-age women.	Boggs, G.W., Ward, J.R., and Stavrianeas, S. Under revision.
2005	A theoretical model for the exercise-induced depression of the Ca²⁺ ATPase of sarcoplasmic reticulum.	Luckin K.A., Stavrianeas S., Shaffer R.G., Holmen C., Favero T.G., Klug G.A. Under revision.
2005	Teaching glycolysis regulation to undergraduates using an electrical power generation analogy.	Stavrianeas S. and Silverstein, T. Advances In Physiology Education Expected Date of Publication: June 2005
2004	Changes of POMS profiles of university female volleyball players with or without counseling of nutrition and life style.	Muramatsu, S., Hirota, Y., Saito, H., and Stavrianeas, S. Bulletin of The Faculty of Education, Chiba University 52,389-397.
2004	Effects of subjective intensity self-resistance training on oxygen consumption, blood lactate concentration, and heart rate in male university students.	Muramatsu, S., Matsuura, T., Hattori, Y., Hattori, Y., Muramatsu, T., Brodowicz, G., and Stavrianeas, S. Bulletin of The Faculty of Education, Chiba University 52,381-387
2003	Prolonged exercise potentiates sarcoplasmic reticulum Ca²⁺ uptake in rat diaphragm.	Stavrianeas S., Spangenburg E.E., Batts T.W., Williams J.H., Klug G.A. European Journal of Applied Physiology 89(1): 63-68.
1999	Training-induced alterations in lactate dehydrogenase reaction kinetics: a reexamination.	Favero T.G., Stavrianeas S., Klug G.A. Experimental Physiology, 84, No. 5, pp. 989-998.
1998	Glucose-6-Phosphate alters skeletal muscle contractile apparatus and sarcoplasmic reticulum function.	Williams J.H., Ward C.W., Spagenburg E.E., Nelson R., Stavrianeas S., Klug G.A. Experimental Physiology, Vol. 83, No. 4, pp. 481-488.
1992	Methodology of talent selection in swimming.	Kalomoiris G., Kavouras S., Stavrianeas S., Mpountolos K., Horizons of the Sports Science, Department of Physical Education and Sports Science Publications, University of Athens.

2004	Onset of cardiovascular drift does not alter energy expenditure during prolonged exercise.	Clifton, H., Southard, G., and Stavrianeas, S. NWACSM Newsletter.
2003	The external nasal dilator does not alter aerobic performance in college-age women.	Boggs, G.W., Ward, J.R., and Stavrianeas, S. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, Vol. 35, No. 5 Supplement, pp. S372.
2000	Decreased protein yield in rat gastrocnemius muscle following a single bout of exercise to exhaustion.	Stavrianeas S., McCarthy J.J., and Klug G.A. NWACSM Newsletter.
1999	Sarcoplasmic reticulum function in rat diaphragm following prolonged exercise.	Stavrianeas S., Spagenburg E.E., Batts T.W., Williams J.H., Klug G.A. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, Vol. 31, No. 5 Supplement, pp. S223.
1998	The effect of muscle ischemia on sarcoplasmic reticulum Ca²⁺-ATPase function: an in-situ rat model.	Stavrianeas S., Klug G.A. NWACSM Newsletter.

Spring 2000	Using E-mail and newsgroups in the educational setting.	Stavrianeas S., Linn A. NWACSM Newsletter.
Winter 1999/2000	Information Technology in Education.	Stavrianeas S., Linn A. NWACSM Newsletter.
1995	How much is too much? An overview of the effects of strength training on bone growth in prepubescent athletes.	Stavrianeas S. Sport and Wellness, Vol. 2, No. 2, pp. 5-8.

Presentations

1999	Skeletal muscle and diaphragmatic fatigue: the role of sarcoplasmic reticulum.	Stavrianeas, S. Eugene Evonuk Symposium, Eugene, OR.
1998	Skeletal muscle ischemia and the function of the SR Ca²⁺-ATPase.	Stavrianeas S., Klug G.A. American College of Sports Medicine Northwest Chapter regional Meeting, Kalispell, MT.

2000	Decreased protein yield in rat gastrocnemius muscle following a single bout of exercise to exhaustion.	Stavrianeas S., McCarthy J.J., and Klug G.A. American College of Sports Medicine Northwest Chapter Regional Meeting, Boise, ID.
1999	Sarcoplasmic reticulum function in rat diaphragm following prolonged exercise.	Stavrianeas, S., Spagenburg E.E., Batts T.W., Williams J.H., Klug G.A. American College of Sports Medicine National Meeting, Seattle, WA.
1998	The effect of muscle ischemia on sarcoplasmic reticulum Ca²⁺-ATPase function: an in-situ rat model.	Stavrianeas S., Klug G.A. American College of Sports Medicine Northwest Chapter Regional Meeting, Kalispell, MT.

10/7/00	Fun in the Sciences: the Department of Exercise Science.	Parents Family Weekend, Willamette University.
2/14/00	Skeletal muscle and diaphragmatic fatigue.	Faculty Colloquia, Willamette University.
12/7/99	The effects of calcium metabolism on skeletal muscle fatigue.	Senior Research Seminar, Department of Biology, Willamette University.
12/1/99	The American College of Sports Medicine and the Students of Exercise Science.	Pacific University.
11/11/99	Plyometrics in training.	Brown Bag Lecture, Willamette University.
10/21/99	Electrocardiography: an overview.	Brown Bag Lecture, Willamette University.
10/7/99	Metabolic Calculations in Exercise Physiology (part II).	Brown Bag Lecture, Willamette University.
9/30/99	Metabolic Calculations in Exercise Physiology (part I).	Brown Bag Lecture, Willamette University.
11/26/96	*The use of an in-situ* model to study skeletal muscle fatigue.**	Department of Exercise and Movement Science, University of Oregon.

Web Authoring

Biology 260 - Human Physiology Online Class Materials Willamette University
ExSci 330 - The Science of Nutrition Online Class Materials Willamette University
ExSci 356 - Research Design Online Class Materials Willamette University
ExSci 360 - Exercise Physiology Online Class Materials Willamette University