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\"David<\/p>\n

Professor Emeritus
\nExercise Physiology
\ndbassett@utk.edu<\/a><\/p>\n
\n

David\u00a0Bassett was a UT faculty member from 1988-2022, and served as department head from 2016-2022. He taught courses including Physiology of Exercise, Advanced Exercise Physiology, Fitness Testing and Exercise Prescription, Cardiovascular Physiology, Clinical Exercise Physiology, Laboratory Techniques, Graduate Seminar, and Advanced Topics in Obesity. His primary research area was the measurement of physical activity and energy expenditure in humans, using objective methods. He and his colleagues studied the validity and reliability of pedometers, activity monitors, and fitness trackers, with a particular focus on standardizing daily step counts.<\/p>\n

Bassett and his co-workers conducted research on walking in various populations. They collected data on groups ranging from school children to inactive adults to Amish farmers. They also explored the relationships of ambulatory physical activity to body weight, blood pressure, blood lipids, and other cardiovascular risk factors.\u00a0 In intervention studies conducted with Dixie Thompson and UT doctoral students, they showed that increases in daily step counts resulted in improvements in blood pressure, weight control, and increased glucose tolerance.\u00a0 He worked with epidemiologists to show that there is an inverse relation between steps per day and all-cause mortality, using data from the Women\u2019s Health Study, the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), and other prospective, observational studies.<\/p>\n

Bassett and Edward Howley co-authored papers on maximal oxygen uptake (VO2max<\/sub>).\u00a0They published a review paper on criteria for attainment of maximal oxygen uptake, and two reviews on the determinants of maximal oxygen uptake, and the role of this variable in determining performance in distance running.\u00a0 In 2000, Bassett traveled to Cambridge University to access materials stored in the Churchill Archives, and wrote a historical piece on the scientific contributions of A.V. Hill, a Nobel Prize winner who did pioneering work in exercise physiology.<\/p>\n

In 2008, Bassett collaborated with researchers in the transportation policy and planning field to publish a study on walking, cycling, and obesity rates in fifteen countries on three continents.\u00a0 They found that Europeans walked and cycled more than North Americans and Australians, and that levels of active transportation were inversely related to obesity rates in these countries. Later, he and his colleagues later showed that use of active transportation was inversely correlated to the prevalence of obesity and diabetes, using city, state, and international data.<\/p>\n

EDUCATION<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
PhD<\/td>\nUniversity of Wisconsin, Madison<\/td>\nPhysical Education & Dance<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
MS<\/td>\nBall State University<\/td>\nExercise Physiology<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
BS<\/td>\nOberlin College<\/td>\nBiology<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

RECENT\u00a0PUBLICATIONS
\n<\/strong>Bassett DR<\/strong>, Toth LP, LaMunion SR, and Crouter SE.\u00a0 Step Counting: Measurement Considerations and Health Implications. Sports Med.<\/em> 47<\/em>(7), 1303-1315, 2017. doi:10.1007\/s40279-016-0663-1<\/a><\/p>\n

Monroe CM, Thompson DL, Bassett DR<\/strong>, Fitzhugh EC, Raynor HA.\u00a0 Effect of adding online social support tools to an adult walking program: randomized controlled trial.\u00a0 Health Promotion Practice<\/em>. 18(1):84-92 2017. doi:10.1177\/1524839915626674<\/a><\/p>\n

Woodman JA, Crouter SE, Bassett DR<\/strong>, Fitzhugh EC, and Boyer WR.\u00a0 Accuracy of consumer monitors for estimating energy expenditure and activity type.\u00a0 Med Sci Sports Exerc<\/em> 49(2):371-7, 2017. doi:10.1249\/MSS.0000000000001090<\/a><\/p>\n

Chomistek AK, Yuan C, Matthews CE, Troiano RP, Rood J, Barnett JB, Willett WC, Rimm EB, Bassett DR<\/strong>. \u00a0Physical Activity Assessment with Waist-Worn ActiGraph GT3X and Doubly Labeled Water: A Comparison Study.\u00a0\u00a0 Med Sci Sports Exerc<\/em> 2017 Apr 18. doi:10.1249\/MSS.0000000000001299<\/a><\/p>\n

Langford BC, Cherry CR, Bassett DR<\/strong>, Fitzhugh EC, Dhakal N. Comparing physical activity of pedal-assist electric bikes with walking and conventional bicycles. Journal of Transport and Health, 2017<\/em>. doi:10.1016\/j.jth.2017.06.002<\/a><\/p>\n

Butte NF, Ridley K, Watson KB, Zakeri IF, McMurray RG, Pfeiffer KA, Crouter SE, Herrmann SD, Bassett DR<\/strong>, Long A, Zekarias B, Trost SG, Ainsworth BE, Berrigan D, Fulton JE.\u00a0Youth Compendium of Physical Activities: Activity Codes and Intensities, Med Sci Sports Exerc<\/em>.\u00a0 50(2):246-256, 2017. https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC5768467\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Ainsworth BE, Watson KB, Ridley K, Pfeiffer KA, Herrmann SD, Crouter SE, McMurray RG, Butte NF, Bassett DR<\/strong>, Trost SG et al. Utility of the Youth Compendium of Physical Activities Res. Q. Exerc. Sport 89(3):273-281, 2018.\u00a0 doi:10.1080\/02701367.2018.1487754<\/a><\/p>\n

Toth LP, Park S, Pittman WL, Sarisaltik D, Hibbing PR, Morton AL, Springer CM, Crouter SE, and Bassett DR<\/strong>.\u00a0 Validity of activity tracker step counts during walking, running, and activities of daily living.\u00a0 Translational Journal of ACSM<\/em> 3(7):52-59, 2018. \u00a0doi: 10.1249\/TJX.0000000000000057<\/a><\/p>\n

Toth LP, Park S, Hibbing PR, Springer CM, Kaplan AS, Feyerabend MD, Crouter SE, Steeves JA, and Bassett DR<\/strong>.\u00a0 Video-recorded validation of wearable step counters under free-living conditions.\u00a0 Med Sci Sports Exerc<\/em>.\u00a0 50(6):1315-1322, 2018. doi: 10.1249\/MSS.0000000000001569<\/a><\/p>\n

Bassett DR<\/strong>, Fairbrother JT, Panton, L, Martin P, and Swartz A.\u00a0 Undergraduate enrollments and faculty resources in Kinesiology at selected U.S. public universities: 2007-2017.\u00a0 Kinesiol Rev<\/em> 7:286-294, 2018.\u00a0 https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1123\/kr.2018-0043<\/a><\/p>\n

Bassett DR<\/strong>, Freedson PS, John D.\u00a0 Wearable activity trackers in clinical research and practice.\u00a0 Kinesiol Rev<\/em> 8(1):11-15, 2019\u00a0 https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1123\/kr.2018-0060<\/a><\/p>\n

Toth LP, Park S, Pittman WL, Sarisaltik D, Hibbing PR, Morton AL, Springer CM, Crouter SE, Bassett DR<\/strong>.\u00a0 Effects of brief intermittent walking bouts on step count accuracy of wearable devices. J Measurement of Physical Behaviour 2(1):13-21, 2019. <\/em>https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1123\/jmpb.2018-0050<\/a><\/p>\n

Manuscripts in Press
\n<\/u><\/strong>Funk MD,\u00a0Salazar CL, Garcia M, Gonzalez J, Leyva P, Bassett DR<\/strong>, Karabulut M.
\nValidity of smartphone applications at measuring steps: does wear location matter? J Measurement of Physical Behaviour,<\/em> In Press, 12\/18\/2018.<\/p>\n

Book Chapters
\n<\/u><\/strong>Bassett DR<\/strong> and Bielak KM.\u00a0 Physical activity measures, chapter 8 in Lifestyle Medicine: A Manual for Clinical Practice. Springer Publishing, New York. Jeffrey I. Mechanick and Robert F. Kushner (Eds). 2016.\u00a0 ISBN 978-3-319-24685-7.<\/p>\n

Bassett DR<\/strong>.\u00a0 Exercise and Heart Disease, in Fitness Professional\u2019s Handbook, 7th<\/sup> ed<\/em>.\u00a0 E.T. Howley and DL Thompson (Eds).\u00a0 Human Kinetics.\u00a0 Champaign, Illinois, 2017, pp. 363-375.\u00a0 ISBN 9781492523376<\/p>\n

Bassett DR<\/strong>.\u00a0 Exercise and Pulmonary Disease, in Fitness Professional\u2019s Handbook, 7th<\/sup> ed<\/em>.\u00a0 ET Howley and DL Thompson (Eds).\u00a0 Human Kinetics.\u00a0 Champaign, Illinois, 2017, pp. 397-406.\u00a0 ISBN 9781492523376<\/p>\n

Bassett DR<\/strong>. ECG and Exercise Performance, in Fitness Professional\u2019s Handbook, 7th<\/sup> ed<\/em>.\u00a0 ET Howley and DL Thompson (Eds).\u00a0 Human Kinetics.\u00a0 Champaign, Illinois, 2017, pp. 429-445.\u00a0 ISBN 9781492523376<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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