Lee Winchester

CURRENT RESEARCH AND GRANT PROJECTS

• Dr. Winchester is currently focused on occupational health research, particularly with firefighters and primary school teachers. He is engaged in several projects involving changes in physiological measurements and biological markers in firefighters as a response to occupational hazards. Additionally, he is involved in research examining changes in renal and cardiovascular health in elementary school teachers as a result of limited restroom access and inadequate fluid consumption due to work restrictions.

HIGHLIGHTED PUBLICATIONS

1. LeMense, A.T., Malone, G.T., Kinderman, M.A., Fedewa, M.V., and *Winchester, L.J. Validity of Using the Load-Velocity Relationship to Estimate 1-Repetition Maximum in the Back Squat Exercise: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research. 38 (3), March 2024. 10.1519/JSC.0000000000004709.
2. Fleming, A.R., MacDonald, H.V., Buckner, S.L., and *Winchester, L.J. Lower Limb Blood Flow Occlusion Increases Systemic Pressor Response Without Increasing Brachial Arterial Blood Flow Redistribution. Clinical Physiology and Functional Imaging. 1 (12), February 2024.
3. Morris, CE., Arnett, SW, and Winchester, L.J. Comparing Physical Fitness in Career vs. Volunteer Firefighters. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research. May 2022. 36 (5). doi:10.1519/jsc.0000000000003650.
4. Winchester, L.J., Hooper, AL., and Kerch, CJ.  Ease of Restroom Access Influences Fluid Consumption Habits and Health in Classroom Teachers. International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics. Apr 2022, 1-6. doi: 10.1080/10803548.2022.2053346.
5. Winchester, LJ, Morris, CE, Badinger, J, Wiczynski, TL, VanWye, R. Blood Flow Restriction at High Resistance Loads Increases the Rate of Muscular Fatigue, but Does Not Increase Plasma Markers of Myotrauma or Inflammation. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research. Sep 2020; 34 (9): 2419-2426. doi: 10.1519/JSC.0000000000003742.
6. Morris, CE., Winchester, LJ., Jackson, AJ., Tomes, AS., Neal, WA., Wilcoxen, DM., Chander, H., Arnett, S. “Effect of a Simulated Tactical Occupation Task on Physiological Strain Index, Stress, and Inflammation.” International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics. 2018 August 15:1-6.
7. Morris, CE., Winchester, LJ., Jackson, AJ., Tomes, AS., Neal, WA., Wilcoxen, DM., Chander, H., Arnett, S. “Effect of a Simulated Occupation Stressor on Task Complexity and Mental Focus and Related Physiological Parameters.” International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics. 2018 July. 66:200-205.
8. Winchester, L., Veeranki, S., Pushpakumar, S., and Tyagi, S.C. “Exercise Mitigates the Effects of Hyperhomocysteinemia on Adverse Muscle Remodeling” Physiological Reports. 2018 March; 6(6):e13637.
9. Winchester, L., Veeranki, S., & Tyagi, S.C.,Homocystiene Elicits an M1 Phenotype in Murine Macrophages Through an EMMPRIN Mediated Pathway. Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology. 2015 Mar. 31:1-8. Veeranki, S., Winchester, L., & Tyagi, S.C. Hyperhomocysteinemia (HHcy) associated skeletal muscle weakness involves mitochondrial dysfunction and epigenetic modifications. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta. 2015 May;1852(5):732-41.

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

• Vice President of Sport and Exercise Science for Alabama State Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance (ASAHPERD); November 2020 – present
• Abstract Reviewer for Southeast chapter of the American College of Sports Medicine (SEACSM): Fall 2022 for Spring 2023 annual meeting
• Frontiers in Physiology Topic Editor.  Topic: Muscle Recovery After Exercise, Training and Competition: Physiological Indicators and Non-invasive Monitoring Techniques.  October 2020 – December 2021
• International Journal of Exercise Science Editorial Board; August 2018 – Present
• President of the Kentucky Chapter of the American Physiological Society; March 2017 – June 2018

TEACHING PHILOSOPHY

Early on in his career as a faculty member, Dr. Winchester learned very rapidly that lecturing with a semi-interesting PowerPoint presentation is simply not enough to keep the students engaged. Through his years of teaching experience as a faculty member, he has learned that successful teaching is an ever-learning process that requires a series of trials to determine what techniques work the best for the specific course and the individual students. It is his philosophy that teaching needs to reach the maximum number of students by focusing on student engagement and ensuring that each class session reaches out to all learning styles.

BIOGRAPHY

Dr. Lee Winchester is originally from a very small town called Cedar Grove in a rural part of Indiana. After attending undergraduate at Purdue University, he found incredible enjoyment in academic research and decided to pursue graduate school with the idea that he would eventually like to become a faculty member at a major university. During graduate school, he got married in 2010 to his amazing wife, Diana, and they have been together ever since. Upon graduating with his PhD from the University of Louisville School of Medicine, thankfully, he had several job opportunities to choose from and wound up taking an Assistant Professor of Exercise Science position at Western Kentucky University for 3 years. While there, he gained an abundance of teaching experience and he and his wife had their first child, his son, Jordan, who was born in 2016. Realizing that he wanted a much stronger research focus in his academic career, he wound up taking an Assistant Professor position at the University of Alabama in 2018, which is one of the best decisions he has ever made. His family and he, which now includes his daughter, Violet, who was born in 2020, absolutely love everything about Tuscaloosa and the University of Alabama. They regularly engage in activities within the community, the outdoor experiences, and, of course, the UA gameday events. Roll Tide!