Jennifer Zwetsloot, Ph.D. Bioenergetics

Red Cross ER, CPR Instructor
Department Rank:
Lecturer

Area:
Health Promotion

Office: Convocation Center 72A
Email: zwetslootjj@appstate.edu

Education

2001-2006 East Carolina University - Greenville, NC
Department of Exercise and Sport Science
Ph.D. – Bioenergetics
Mentor: G. Lynis Dohm Ph.D., Department of Physiology
Dissertation Title: The Role of PKCBeta in Skeletal Muscle
Insulin Resistance.

1999-2001 California State University, Chico – Chico, CA
Department of Kinesiology
M.A. – Physical Education (emphasis in Exercise Physiology)
Mentor: John (Jack) Azevedo Ph.D.
Thesis Title: Correlation of Glucose Transport and Glucose
Transporter Protein in Human Skeletal Muscle.

1994-1999 California State University, Chico – Chico, CA
Department of Physical Education and Exercise Science
B.S. – Exercise Physiology

Teaching Specialties

Exercise Physiology, Physiology, Health and Fitness
and Emergency Response/CPR

Current Courses Being Taught

Emergency Care and CPR HP3100

Professional Affiliations / Organizations

American Red Cross Instructor

Research Interests

Obesity and Insulin Resistance

Selected Publications

Jennifer J. Zwetsloot, Edward B. Tapscott, Donghai Zheng, Samar I.
Itani, Jason Kim, Michael Leitges, Brian B. Roman, Ron McKinney,
Elizabeth G. Fontenot, Peter M. Buttrick and G. Lynis Dohm.
PKCBeta regulates IRS1 signaling in transgenic mice.
Manuscript in Preparation.

Jennifer J. Zwetsloot, Edward B. Tapscott, Donghai Zheng,
Walter Pories, William Chapman, Melanie G. Cree,
Robert R. Wolfe and G. Lynis Dohm.
Link between PKCBeta and IRS1 serine phosphorylation
in skeletal muscle from obese patients.
Manuscript in Preparation.

Cree MG, Zwetsloot JJ, Herndon DN, Newcomer BR, Fram RY,
Angel C, Green JM, Dohm GL, Sun D, Aarsland A, Wolfe RR.
Insulin Sensitivity is Related to Fat Oxidation and
Protein Kinase C Activity in Children With Acute Burn Injury.
J Burn Care Res. 2008 Jul-Aug;29(4):585-94.

Cree MG, Newcomer, BRE, Herndon DN, Qian T, Sun D, Morio B,
Zwetsloot JJ, Dohm, GL, Fram RY, Mlcak RP, Aarsland A and Wolfe RR.
PPAR-alpha agonism improves whole body and muscle mitochondrial
fat oxidation, but does not alter intracellular fat concentrations
in burn trauma children in a randomized controlled trial.
Nutr Metab (Lond). 2007 Apr 23;4:9.

Cree MG, Zwetsloot JJ, Herndon DN, Qian T, Morio B, Fram R,
Sanford AP, Aarsland A and Wolfe RR.
Insulin sensitivity and mitochondrial function are improved
in children with burn injury during a randomized controlled
trial of fenofibrate.
Ann Surg. 2007 Feb;245(2):214-21.

Thyfault, J.P., Cree MG, Zheng D, Zwetsloot JJ, Tapscott EB,
Koves TR, Ilkayeya O, Wolfe RR, Muoio DM, and Dohm GL.
Contraction of insulin-resistant muscle normalizes insulin
action in association with increased mitochondrial activity
and fatty acid catabolism.
Am J Physiol Cell Physiol. 2007 Feb;292(2):C729-39.