- University Department Health and Human Performance
- Location Congdon Hall 1047-A
- Phone Number 336-841-9705
- Email [email protected]
Keeler will teach human physiology and an analysis and critique course designed to encourage critical thinking about scientific literature and understanding of basic questions scientists answer through their work. He is a certified strength and conditioning specialist from the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) and recently completed a competitive postdoctoral research fellowship in Environmental and Integrative Physiology at the Indiana University School of Public Health. Keeler earned his B.S. in exercise science with a minor in psychology at Indiana University. He earned his M.S. in kinesiology and health promotion, as well as a graduate teaching certificate and his Ph.D. in exercise physiology from the University of Kentucky.
“I am very excited to join a university that puts the students’ academics first and strives to provide real-life experiences that will help them in their perspective career fields,” said Keeler. “I am in awe of the facilities available to complete good research that can be impactful on the student learning process and in the realm of human health and performance. I am excited to join the extraordinary faculty at HPU in the Congdon School of Health Sciences.”
Keeler received the Adolfo M. Hernandez Memorial Award for Outstanding Research by a Professional from the American College of Sports Medicine, Environmental and Occupational Physiology Interest Group at the May 2024 ACSM annual meeting in Boston, Massachusetts. He also received the Partnership for Clean Competition Anti-Doping Postdoctoral Research Award from the American Physiological Society’s Environmental and Exercise Physiology Section at the April 2024 APS Summit in Long Beach, California. In April 2022, he received the Dr. Charles (Tip) Tipton Postdoctoral Research Award from the American Physiological Society’s Environmental and Exercise Physiology Section at the Experimental Biology Conference in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He also won the President’s Award for Best Overall Oral Presentation at the Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society annual meeting in June 2021.