J. Luke Pryor
PhD, ATC, CSCS
Clinical Associate Professor
Associate Director of Elite Athlete Performance, Center for Research and Education in Special Environments
Research Topics
Heat stress and hydration effects on health and exercise performance; exercise energetics, metabolism, and physiology; lower extremity injury prevention
Summary
Beyond the classroom, Dr. J. Luke Pryor is an active researcher in the Hydration, Exercise, and Thermoregulation (HEAT) Laboratory within the Center for Research and Education in Special Environments (CRESE). He is an expert in the prophylactic and ergogenic utility of thermal stress in athletes, workers, and military populations with special interest in using heat stress to augment endurance and resistance exercise adaptations. In collaboration with the U.S. Army Institute of Environmental Medicine (USARIEM), he studies the effects of environmental stressors on exercise bioenergetics during load carriage in females. This work has led to the evolution of the Load Carriage Decision Aid, a metabolic decision tool that informs stakeholders of the nutrient requirements of route planning and physical activity.
Pryor has worked with several industry partners and elite athletes including Timex sponsored triathletes, the New York Football Giants, US Rowing, Quest Diagnostics Inc., Keiser Inc., and numerous NCAA athletes and teams. At the Buffalo Marathon, Falmouth Road Race, Boston Marathon, and CIF cross-country championships he served as an athletic trainer to prevent, recognize, and treat exertional heat illnesses.
Education and Training
- PhD, kinesiology, University of Connecticut, Storrs
- MS, exercise and sport sciences, Ithaca College
- BS, health science, Lock Haven University
Professional Affiliations
- American College of Sports Medicine
- National Athletic Trainers’ Association
- National Strength and Conditioning Association
- The National Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi