Jeremy Townsend
Kinesiology
Associate Professor
Biography
Jeremy Townsend is currently an Assistant Professor in Exercise and Nutrition Science at Lipscomb University. He received his Bachelor’s degree from Harding University where he was a captain of the Bison Football Team. He completed his doctoral studies at the University of Central Florida with a research emphasis in resistance training and sport nutrition. He is also a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist with distinction (CSCS*D) through the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA), a member of the American College of Sports Medicine and the International Society of Sports Nutrition (ISSN). Townsend has published a number of research studies and presentations that have focused on sport nutrition, exercise performance, skeletal muscle physiology, and exercise immunology. Townsend enjoys weightlifting and mentoring students interested in various academic and research pursuits.
Academic Degrees
PhD - Exercise Physiology, University of Central Florida
MS -Exercise Science, University of West Florida
BS - Exercise Science, University of West Florida
Academic Department
Research Interests
- Resistance Training
- Sport Nutrition
- Dietary Supplements
- Muscle Physiology
Research and Publications
Book Chapters
Townsend JR. (2019). Beta-Hydroxy-Beta-Methylbutyrate. In: Hoffman JR (Ed.) Dietary Supplementation in Sport and Exercise: Evidence, Safety and Ergogenic Benefits. Routledge Press: New York, NY.
Peer-Reviewed Scientific Publications
*Student Lead Author
**Corresponding author
Haynes JT*, Townsend JR**, Aziz MA, Jones MD, Littlefield LA, Ruiz MD, Johnson KD, Gonzalez AM. Impact of Red Spinach Extract Supplementation on Bench Press Performance and Muscle Oxygenation in Resistance-Trained Males. Sports 9 (6), 77.
Townsend JR**, Hart TL, Haynes JT, Woods CA, Toy AM, Pihera BC, Aziz MA, Zimmerman GA, Jones MD, Vantrease WC, Gonzalez AM. Influence of dietary nitrate supplementation on physical performance and body composition following offseason training in Division I athletes. Journal of Dietary Supplements. Published Online Ahead of Print.
Townsend JR**, Vantrease WD, Jones MD, Sapp PA, Johnson KD, Beuning CN, Haase AA, Boot CM. (2020) Plasma Amino Acid Response to Whey Protein Ingestion Following 28-days of Probiotic (Bacillus subtilis DE111) Supplementation in Active Men and Women. Journal of Functional Morphology and Kinesiology. 6(1), 1.
Townsend JR**, Jones MD, Morimune JE, Zimmerman GA, Hart TL. (2020) Effects of a Liquid or Capsule Multivitamin on Vitamin D Status in Active Males and Females. Journal of Exercise and Nutrition. 2640, 2572.
Mohr AE, Jäger R, Carpenter KC, Kerksick CM, Purpura M, Moussa A, Townsend JR, Lamprecht M, West NP, Black K, Gleeson M, Pyne DB, Wells SD, Arent SM, Smith-Ryan AE, Kreider RB, Campbell BI, Bannock L, Scheiman J, Wissent CJ, Pane M, Kalman DS, Arciero PJ, Antonio J. (2020) The Athletic Gut Microbiota. Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition. 17, 1-33.
Gonzalez AM, Church DD, Townsend JR, Bagheri R. (2020) Emerging Nutritional Supplements for Strength and Hypertrophy: An Update of the Current Literature Strength and Conditioning Journal. 42(5), 57-70.
Townsend JR**, Morimune JE, Jones MD, Beuning CN, Haase AA, Boot CM, Heffington SH, Littlefield LA, Henry RH, Marshall AM, VanDusseldorp TA, Feito Y, Mangine GT. (2020). The Effect of ProHydrolase® on the Amino Acid and Intramuscular Anabolic Signaling Response to Resistance Exercise in Trained Males. Sports. 8 (1),13.
Vantrease WC*, Townsend JR**, Sapp PA, Henry RN, Johnson KD. (2020). Maximal strength, muscle activation, and bar velocity comparisons between squatting with a traditional or safety squat bar. The Journal of Strength & Conditioning Research. 35, S1-S5.
Toohey JC*, Townsend JR**, Johnson SB, Toy AM, Vantrease WC, Bender D, Crimi CC, Stowers KL, Ruiz MD, VanDusseldorp TA, Feito Y, Mangine GT. (2020) The effects of probiotic (bacillus subtilis) supplementation during offseason resistance training in female Division I athletes. The Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research. 34(11), 3173-3181.
Jäger R, Mohr AE, Carpenter KC, Kerksick CM, Purpura M, Moussa A, Townsend JR, Lamprecht M, West NP, Black K, Gleeson M, Pyne DB, Wells SD, Arent SM, Smith-Ryan AE, Kreider RB, Campbell BI, Bannock L, Scheiman J, Wissent CJ, Pane M, Kalman DS, Pugh JN, ter Harr JA, Antonio J. (2019) International society of sports nutrition position stand: Probiotics. Journal of the International Society of Sport Nutrition. 16(1), 62.
Banazek A*, Townsend JR**, Bender D, Vantrease WC, Marshall AM, Johnson KD. (2019). The Effects of Whey vs. Pea Protein on Physical Adaptations Following 8-Weeks of High-Intensity Functional Training (HIFT): A Pilot Study. Sports, 7(1), 12.
Townsend JR**, Bender WD, Vantrease W, Hudy J, Huet K, Williamson C, Bechke E, Serafini P, Mangine GT. (2019) Isometric mid-thigh pull performance is associated with athletic performance and sprinting kinetics in division I men and women’s basketball players. The Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 33(10), 2665-2673.
Partida S*, Marshall AC, Henry RN, Townsend JR, Toy A. (2018). Attitudes toward Nutrition and Dietary Habits and Effectiveness of Nutrition Education in Active Adolescents in a Private School Setting: A Pilot Study. Nutrients, 10(9), 1260.
Townsend JR**, Bender D, Vantrease WC, Sapp PA, Toy AM, Woods CA, Johnson KD. (2018) Effects of Probiotic (Bacillus subtilis DE111) Supplementation on Immune Function, Hormonal Status, and Physical Performance in Division I Baseball Players. Sports. 6(3), 70.
Mangine GT, Redd MJ, Gonzalez AM, Townsend JR, Wells AJ, Jajtner AR, Beyer KS, Boone CH, La Monica MB, Stout JR, Fukuda DH, Ratamess NA, and Hoffman JR. (2018). Resistance training does not induce uniform adaptations to quadriceps. PloS one, 13(8), e0198304.
Sapp PA*, Townsend JR**, Vantrease WC, Marshall AC, Johnson KD. (2018) The effects of dietary manipulations on ultrasound assessment of muscle size and quality. Journal of Exercise and Nutrition. 1 (4).
Jajtner AR, Townsend JR, Beyer, KS, Varanoske AN, Church DD, Oliveira LP, Herrlinger K, Radom-Aizik S, Fukuda DH, Stout JR, Hoffman JR. (2018). Resistance Exercise Selectively Mobilizes Monocyte Subsets: Role of Polyphenols. Medicine and science in sports and exercise, 50(11), 2231-2241.
Bender D*, Townsend JR**, Vantrease WC, Marshall AC, Henry RN, Heffington SH, Johnson KD. (2018). Acute beetroot juice administration improves peak isometric force production in adolescent males. Applied Physiology, Nutrition, and Metabolism, 43(8), 816-821.
Townsend JR**, Stout JR, Jajtner AR, Church DD, Beyer KS, Riffe JJ, Muddle TWD, Herrlinger KL, Fukuda DH, Hoffman JR. (2018). Polyphenol supplementation alters intramuscular apoptotic signaling following acute resistance exercise. Physiological reports, 6(2).
Mangine GT, Huet K, Williamson C, Bechke E, Sarafini P, Bender D, Hudy J, Townsend JR. (2018). A Resisted Sprint Improves Rate of Force Development During a 20-m Sprint in Athletes. The Journal of Strength & Conditioning Research, 32(6), 1531-1537.
Mangine GT, Gonzalez AM, Townsend JR, Wells AJ, Beyer KS, Miramonti AA, Ratamess NA, Stout JR, Hoffman JR. (2018). Influence of Baseline Muscle Strength And Size Measures On Training Adaptations In Resistance-Trained Men. International Journal of Exercise Science, 11(4), 198.
Wells AJ, Jajtner AR, Varanoske AN, Church DD, Gonzalez AM, Townsend JR, Boone CH, Baker KM, Beyer KS, Mangine GT, Oliveira LP, Fukuda DH, Stout JR, Hoffman JR. (2017). Post-resistance exercise ingestion of milk protein attenuates plasma TNFα and TNFr1 expression on monocyte subpopulations. Amino acids, 49(8), 1415-1426.
Beyer KB, Stout JR, Fukuda DH, Jajtner AR, Townsend JR, Church DD, Wang R, Riffe JJ, Muddle WD, Herrlinger K, Hoffman JR. (2017). Impact of Polyphenol Supplementation on Acute and Chronic Response to Resistance Training. The Journal of strength and conditioning research, 31(11), 2945.
Turley KR, Rivas JD, Townsend JR, Morton AB. (2017). Effects of caffeine on heart rate variability in boys. Journal of Caffeine Research, 7(2), 71-77.
Mangine GT, Hoffman JR, Wang R, Gonzalez AM, Townsend JR, Wells AJ, Jajtner AR, Beyer KS, Boone CH, Miramonti AA, LaMonica MB, Fukuda DH, Ratamess NA, and Stout JR. (2017). Exercise-induced hormone elevations are related to muscle growth. The Journal of Strength & Conditioning Research, 31(1), 45-53.
Jajtner AR, Hoffman JR, Townsend JR, Beyer KS, Varanoske AN, Church DD, Oliveira, LP, Herlinger KA, Radom-Aizik S, Fukuda DH, Stout JR. (2016). The effect of polyphenols on cytokine and granulocyte response to resistance exercise. Physiological reports, 4(24).
Wells AJ, Hoffman JR, Jajtner AR, Varanoske AN, Church DD, Gonzalez AM, Townsend JR, Boone CH, Baker KM, Beyer KS, Mangine GT, Oliveira LP, Fukuda DH, Stout JR. (2016). The effect of post-resistance exercise amino acids on plasma MCP1 and CCR2 expression. Nutrients, 8 (7), 409.
Townsend JR, Stout JR, Jajtner AR, Church DD, Beyer KB, Oliveira LP, La Monica MB, Riffe JJ, Muddle TWD, Baker KM, Fukuda DH, Roberts MR, Hoffman JR. (2016). Resistance exercise increases intramuscular NF-κb signaling in untrained males. European journal of applied physiology, 116(11-12), 2103-2111.
Mangine GT, Hoffman JR, Wang R, Gonzalez AM, Townsend JR, Wells AJ, Jajtner AR, Beyer KS, Boone CH, Miramonti AA, LaMonica MB, Fukuda DH, Ratamess NA, and Stout JR. (2016). Resistance training intensity and volume affect changes in rate of force development in resistance-trained men. European journal of applied physiology, 116(11-12), 2367-2374.
Church DD, Hoffman JR, Mangine GT, Jajtner AR, Townsend JR, Gonzalez AM, Wells AJ, Beyer KS, Wang R, Boone CH, La Monica MB, Fukuda DH, Stout JR. (2016). Comparison of high-intensity vs. high-volume resistance training on the BDNF response to exercise. Journal of applied physiology, 121(1), 123-128.
Gonzalez AM, Hoffman JR, Townsend JR, Jajtner AR, Boone CH, Beyer KM, Wells AJ, Mangine GT, Robinson EH, Church DD, Oliveira LP, Fukuda DH, Stout JR. (2016). Intramuscular MAPK signaling following high volume and high intensity resistance exercise protocols in trained men. European journal of applied physiology, 116(9), 1663-1670.
Hoffman JR, Gepner Y, Stout JR, Hoffman MW, Ben-Dov D, Funk S, Daimont I, Jajnter AR, Townsend JR, Church DD, Shelef I, Avital G, Chen Y, Frankel H, Ostfeld I. (2016). β-Hydroxy-β-methylbutyrate attenuates cytokine response during sustained military training. Nutrition research, 36(6), 553-563.
Wells AJ, Hoffman JR, Jajtner AR, Varanoske A, Church DD, Gonzalez AM, Townsend JR, Beyer KS, Fukuda DH, Oliveira LP, and Stout JR. (2016). Monocyte recruitment after high-intensity and high-volume resistance exercise. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, 48(6), 1169-1178.
Townsend JR, Hoffman JR, Fragala MS, Oliveira LP, Jajtner AR, Stout JR, Fukuda DH. (2016). A microbiopsy method for immunohistological and morphological analysis: a pilot study. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, 48(2), 331-335.
Boone CH, Hoffman JR, Gonzalez AM, Jajtner AR, Townsend JR, Baker KM, Fukuda DH, Stout JR. (2016). Changes in plasma aldosterone and electrolytes following high-volume and high-intensity resistance exercise protocols in trained men. The Journal of strength and conditioning research, 30(7), 1917-1923.
Beyer KS, Fukuda DH, Boone CH, Wells AJ, Townsend JR, Jajtner AR, Gonzalez AM, Fragala MS, Hoffman JR, Stout JR. (2016). Short-term unilateral resistance training results in cross education of strength without changes in muscle size, activation, or endocrine response. The Journal of Strength & Conditioning Research, 30(5), 1213-1223.
Pruna GP, Hoffman JR, McCormack WP, Jajtner AR, Townsend JR, Bohner JD, LaMonica MB, Wells AJ, Stout JR, Fragala MS. (2016). Effect of acute L-Alanyl-L-Glutamine and electrolyte ingestion on cognitive function and reaction time following endurance exercise. European journal of sport science, 16(1), 72-79.
Gonzalez AM, Hoffman JR, Jajtner AR, Townsend JR, Boone CH, Beyer KS, Baker KM, Wells AJ, Church DD, Oliveira LP, Moon JR, Fukuda DH, Stout JR. (2015). Protein supplementation does not alter intramuscular anabolic signaling or endocrine response after resistance exercise in trained men. Nutrition Research, 35(11), 990-1000.
Mangine GT, Hoffman JR, Gonzalez AM, Townsend JR, Wells AJ, Jajtner AR, Beyer KS, Boone CH, Miramonti AA, Wang R, LaMonica MB, Fukuda DH, Ratamess m, and Stout JR. (2015). The effect of training volume and intensity on improvements in muscular strength and size in resistance‐trained men. Physiological reports, 3(8).
Gonzalez AM, Hoffman JR, Townsend JR, Jajtner AR, Boone CH, Beyer KS, Baker KM, Wells AJ, Robinson EH, Church DD, Oliveira LP, Willoughby DS, Fukuda DH, Stout JR. (2015). Intramuscular anabolic signaling and endocrine response following high volume and high intensity resistance exercise protocols in trained men. Physiological reports, 3(7).
Bohner JD, Hoffman JR, McCormack WP, Scanlon TC, Townsend JR, Stout JR, Fragala, MS, Fukuda DH. (2015). Moderate altitude affects high intensity running performance in a collegiate women’s soccer game. Journal of human kinetics, 47(1), 147-154.
Gonzalez AM, Hoffman JR, Wells AJ, Mangine GT, Townsend JR, Jajtner AR, Wang R, Miramonti AA, Pruna GJ, LaMonica MB, Bohner JD, Hoffman MW, Oliveira LP, Fukuda DH, Fragala MS, Stout, JR. (2015). Effects of time-release caffeine containing supplement on metabolic rate, glycerol concentration and performance. Journal of sports science & medicine, 14(2), 322.
Townsend JR, Hoffman JR, Fragala MS, Jajtner AR, Gonzalez AM, Wells AJ, Mangine GT, Fukuda DH, Stout JR. (2015). TNF-α and TNFR1 responses to recovery therapies following acute resistance exercise. Frontiers in physiology, 6, 48.
Townsend JR, Hoffman JR, Gonzalez AM, Jajtner AR, Robinson EH, Boone CH, Stout JR, Fragala MS, Fukuda DH. (2015). Effects of β-hydroxy-β-methylbutyrate free acid ingestion and resistance exercise on the acute endocrine response. International journal of endocrinology, 2015.
Gonzalez AM, Hoffman JR, Townsend JR, Jajtner AR, Wells AJ, Beyer KS, Willoughby DS, Oliveira LP, Fukuda DH, Fragala MS, Stout, JR. (2015). Association between myosin heavy chain protein isoforms and intramuscular anabolic signaling following resistance exercise in trained men. Physiological reports, 3(1).
Mangine GT, Fukuda DH, Townsend JR, Wells AJ, Gonzalez AM, Jajtner AR, Beyer KB, Bohner JD, La Monica MB, Hoffman JR, Fragala MS, Stout JR. (2015). Sprinting performance on the Woodway Curve 3.0 TM is related to muscle architecture. European journal of sport science, 15(7), 606-614.
McCormack WP, Hoffman JR, Pruna GP, Jajtner AR, Townsend JR, Stout JR, Fragala MS, Fukuda DH. (2015). Effects of L-alanyl-L-glutamine ingestion on one-hour run performance. Journal of the American College of Nutrition, 34(6), 488-496.
McCormack WP, Hoffman JR, Pruna GJ, Scanlon TC, Bohner JD, Townsend JR, Jajtner AR, Stout JR, Fragala MS, Fukuda DH. (2015). Reduced high-intensity-running rate in college women’s soccer when games are separated by 42 hours. International journal of sports physiology and performance, 10(4), 436-439.
Stout JR, Fragala MS, Hoffman JR, Robinson EH, McCormack WP, Townsend JR, Jajtner AR, Emerson NS, Oliveira LP, Fukuda DH. (2015). C‐terminal agrin fragment is inversely related to neuromuscular fatigue in older men. Muscle & nerve, 51(1), 132-133.
Wells AJ, Hoffman JR, Gonzalez AM, Beyer KS, Jajtner AR, Townsend JR Oliveira LP, Fukuda DH, Fragala MS, Stout, JR. (2014). Effects of 28-days ingestion of a slow-release energy supplement versus placebo on hematological and cardiovascular measures of health. Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition, 11(1), 59.
Turley KR, Eusse P, Thomas M, Townsend JR, Morton AB. (2015). Effects of different doses of caffeine on anaerobic exercise in boys. Pediatric exercise science, 27(1), 50-56.
Mangine GT, Fukuda DH, La Monica MB, Gonzalez AM, Wells AJ, Townsend JR, Jajtner AR, Fragala MS, Stout JR, Hoffman JR. (2014). Influence of gender and muscle architecture asymmetry on jump and sprint performance. Journal of sports science & medicine, 13(4), 904.
Fragala MS, Jajtner AR, Townsend JR, Gonzalez AM, Wells AJ, Oliveira LP, Hoffman JR, Stout JR, Fukuda DH. (2015). Leukocyte IGF-1 receptor expression during muscle recovery. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, 47(1), 92-99.
Fragala MS, Beyer KS, Emerson NS, Jatjner AJ, Boone CH, Pruna GJ, Bohner JD, Townsend JR, Stout, JR, Hoffman, JR, Oliveira, LP. (2014). Resistance exercise may improve spatial awareness and visual reaction in older adults. The Journal of Strength & Conditioning Research, 28(8), 2079-2087.
Robinson EH, Stout JR, Miramonti AA, Fukuda DH, Wang R, Townsend JR, Mangine GT, Fragala MS, Hoffman JR. (2014). High-intensity interval training and β-hydroxy-β-methylbutyric free acid improves aerobic power and metabolic thresholds. Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition, 11(1), 16.
Mangine GT, Hoffman JR, Wells AJ, Gonzalez AM, Rogowski JP, Townsend JR, Jajtner AR, Beyer KS, Bohner JD, Pruna GJ, Fragala MS, Stout JR. (2014). Visual tracking speed is related to basketball-specific measures of performance in NBA players. The Journal of Strength & Conditioning Research, 28(9), 2406-2414.
Gonzalez AM, Fragala MS, Jajtner AR, Townsend JR, Wells AJ, Beyer KS, Boone CH, Pruna GJ, Mangine GT, Bohner JD, Fukuda DH, Stout JR, Hoffman JR. (2014). Effects of β-hydroxy-β-methylbutyrate free acid and cold water immersion on expression of CR3 and MIP-1β following resistance exercise. American journal of physiology. Regulatory, integrative and comparative physiology, 306(7), R483.
Jajtner AR, Fragala MS, Townsend JR, Gonzalez AM, Wells AJ, Fukuda DH, Stout JR, Hoffman JR. (2014). Mediators of Monocyte Migration in Response to Recovery Modalities following Resistance Exercise. Mediators of Inflammation, 23(3.0), 22-5.
Fragala MS, Fukuda DH, Stout JR, Townsend JR, Emerson NS, Boone CH, Beyer KS, Oliveira LP, Hoffman JR. (2014). Muscle quality index improves with resistance exercise training in older adults. Experimental gerontology, 53, 1-6.
Gonzalez AM, Stout JR, Jajtner AR, Townsend JR, Wells AJ, Beyer KS, Boone CH, Pruna GJ, Mangine GT, Scanlon TM, Bohner JD, Oliveira LP, Fragala MS, Hoffman JR. (2014). Effects of β-hydroxy-β-methylbutyrate free acid and cold water immersion on post-exercise markers of muscle damage. Amino acids, 46(6), 1501-1511.
Reardon D, Hoffman JR, Mangine GT, Townsend JR, Gonzalez AM, Jajtner AR, Wells AJ, Fukuda DH, Fragala MS, Stout JR. (2014). Do changes in muscle architecture affect post-activation potentiation? Journal of sports science & medicine, 13(3), 483.
Wells AJ, Fukuda DH, Hoffman JR, Gonzalez AM, Jajtner AR, Townsend JR, Mangine GT, Fragala MS, Stout JR. (2014). Vastus Lateralis exhibits non‐homogenous adaptation to resistance training. Muscle & nerve, 50(5), 785-793.
Wells AJ, Hoffman JR, Beyer KS, Jajtner AR, Townsend JR, Gonzalez AM, Mangine GT, Robinson EH, Fragala MS, and Stout JR. (2014). Reliability of the dynavision™ d2 for assessing reaction time performance. Journal of sports science & medicine, 13(1), 145.
Mangine GT, Hoffman JR, Gonzalez, AM, Wells AJ, Townsend JR, Jajtner AR, McCormack WP, Robinson EH, Fragala MS, Fukuda DH, Stout JR. (2014). Speed, force, and power values produced from nonmotorized treadmill test are related to sprinting performance. The Journal of Strength & Conditioning Research, 28(7), 1812-1819.
Fragala MS, Jajtner AR, Beyer KS, Townsend JR, Emerson, NS, Scanlon, TC, Oliveira, LP, Hoffman, JR, Stout, JR. (2014). Biomarkers of muscle quality: N‐terminal propeptide of type III procollagen and C‐terminal agrin fragment responses to resistance exercise training in older adults. Journal of cachexia, sarcopenia and muscle, 5(2), 139-148.
Townsend JR, Fragala MS, Jajtner AR, Gonzalez AM, Wells AJ, Mangine GT, Robinson EH, McCormack WP, Beyer KS, Pruna GJ, Boone CH, Scanlon TM, Bohner JD, Stout JR, and Hoffman JR. (2013). β-Hydroxy-β-methylbutyrate (HMB)-free acid attenuates circulating TNF-α and TNFR1 expression postresistance exercise. Journal of applied physiology, 115(8), 1173.
Townsend JR, Stout JR, Morton AB, Jajtner AR, Gonzalez AM, Wells AJ, Mangine GT, McCormack WP, Emerson NS, Robinson EH, Hoffman JR, Fragala MS, and Cosio-Lima L. (2013). Excess Post-Exercise Oxygen Consumption (EPOC) Following Multiple Effort Sprint and Moderate Aerobic Exercise. Kinesiology. 45 (1):16 – 21.
Jajtner, AR, Hoffman, JR, Scanlon, TC, Wells, AJ, Townsend, JR, Beyer, KS, Mangine, GT, McCormack, WP, Bohner, JD, Fragala, MS, Stout, JR. (2013) Performance and Muscle Architecture Comparisons between Starters and Non-Starters in NCAA Division I Women’s Soccer. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research. 27(9), 2355-2365.
Gonzalez AM, Wells AJ, Hoffman JR, Stout JR, Fragala MS, Mangine GT, McCormack WP, Townsend JR, Jajtner AR, Emerson NS, Robinson EH. (2013). Reliability of the Woodway CurveTM non-motorized treadmill for assessing anaerobic performance. Journal of Sports Science & Medicine, 12:104-108.
Wells AJ, Hoffman JR, Jajtner AR, Gonzalez AM, Mangine GT, Townsend JR, McCormack WP, Robinson EH, Emerson NS, Stout JR, Fragala MS. (2012) Phosphatidylserine and caffeine attenuate postexercise mood disturbance and perception of fatigue in humans. Nutrition research. 33(6): 464 – 72, 2013
Turley KR, Rivas JD, Townsend JR, Morton AB, Kosarek JW, Cullum MG. (2012). Effects of caffeine on anaerobic exercise in boys. Pediatric exercise science, 24(2), 210-219.
Awards
2021 Cowart Faculty Excellence Award – Health Care Lipscomb University
2017 University Award for Outstanding Dissertation University of Central Florida
2014 University Award for Excellence in Graduate Student Teaching University of Central Florida
Talks and Presentations
- Townsend JR. Dietary Nitrates for Strength and Power Athletes. NSCA Southeast Regional Conference. 2021
- Townsend JR. Probiotics for Sports Performance and Body Composition Optimization. NSCA 2020 National Virtual Conference. September 23rd, 2020.
- Townsend JR. Probiotics in Sport: Implications for Health and Performance. NSCA Georgia State Clinic. Statesboro, GA. November 9th 2019
- Townsend JR. Performance Probiotics? Evidence for Probiotic Supplementation in Athletes. International Society of Sport Nutrition – Kennesaw State University 2019 Nutrition and Training Conference. Kennesaw, GA.
- Townsend JR. ISSN Data Blitz -The effect of probiotic supplementation on markers of immune and endocrine status in Division I baseball players. 2018 ISSN Conference, Clearwater, FL.