Adjunct Associate Professor

Matthew Vukovich

Contact Information
     Department of Health, Physical Education & Recreation

South Dakota State University

SPE 119, Box 2820

Brookings, SD 57007

Phone: 605.688.6580

Fax: 605.688.5999

E-mail: matthew.vukovich@sdstate.edu

Education

            1993

Ph.D. Human Bioenergetics, Minor – Physiology and

Biology, Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana.

            1990

M.S. Physical Education, Exercise Physiology, Iowa

State University, Ames, Iowa.

            1988

B.S. Physical Education, Iowa State University, Ames,

Iowa.

Certifications

Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist by

National Strength and Conditioning Association

Research Experience

1999 - Present           

Applied Physiology Laboratory, Director

                        Department of HPER, South Dakota State University,

Brookings, South Dakota

1997 - 1999                

Clinical Research Director

                        Experimental and Applied Sciences, Golden, Colorado

1994 - 1997                

Human Performance Laboratory, Director

                        Department of HPE, Wichita State University,

Wichita, Kansas

1993 - 1994                

Post-Doctorate Fellow:

Supervisor – Dr. John O. Holloszy, M.D.

                        Washington University School of Medicine,

St. Louis, Missouri

1990 – 1993               

Graduate Research Fellow:

Advisor – Dr. David L. Costill, Ph.D.

Human Performance Laboratory,

Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana

1988 – 1990               

Graduate Research Assistant:

Advisor – Dr. Rick L. Sharp, Ph.D.

                        Exercise Physiology Laboratory,

Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa

Teaching Experience

1999 – Present          

Assistant Professor, Department of HPER,

South Dakota State University, Brookings, South Dakota

1994 – 1997               

Assistant Professor, Department of HPE

Wichita State University, Wichita, Kansas

1994

Instructor: Cardiovascular Physiology,

Saint Louis University Graduate Program School of

Allied Health, St. Louis, Missouri

1993 – 1994               

Instructor: Advanced Physiology

School of Physical Therapy, Graduate Program

Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri

Administrative Experience

2001 – Present          

Program Manager, Department of HPER

                        South Dakota State University, Brookings, South Dakota

            1997 – 1999               

Clinical Research Director

Experimental and Applied Sciences, Golden, Colorado

            1996 – 1997               

Director of Research, Center for Physical Activity and Aging

Wichita State University, Wichita, Kansas

            1995 - 1997                

Graduate Program Coordinator

Wichita State University, Wichita, Kansas

Selected Awards and Honors

            Colorado Governors Council on Physical Fitness,

Board Member (1998-1999)

            McNair Scholarship Faculty Mentor Award

            Helen Hilton Graduate Research Award

Research Interests

Currently, Dr. Vukovich is the Director of the Applied

Physiology Lab at South Dakota State University.

Dr. Vukovich received his B.S. degree in Physical

Education, emphasis Exercise Science, and his Master

of Science degree in Physical Education, emphasis

Exercise Science, from Iowa State University in Ames, IA. 

He then went on to earn his PhD from Ball State

University in 1993 in Human Bioenergetics.  Following

graduation from Ball State University, Dr. Vukovich

was awarded a Post-Doctorate Fellowship under the

supervision of  Dr. John O. Holloszy, MD and Wendy

Kohrt, PhD in the Department of Applied Physiology at

the Washington University School of Medicine in

St. Louis, MO.  Dr. Vukovich's research focuses on the

interaction of nutrition and exercise on body

composition, hormones, and Muscle-Bone Relationships.

Professional Memberships

            America College of Sports Medicine, Fellow

            Northland Chapter, ACSM

            American Physiological Society, Member

            National Strength and Conditioning Association, Member

Selected Publications

Vukovich MD, Slater G, Macchi MB, Turner MJ, Fallon K,

Boston T, Rathmacher J. b-hydroxy-b-methylbutyrate

(HMB) kinetics and the influence of glucose ingestion

in humans.  Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry

12:631-639, 2001.

Brown GA, Vukovich MD, Martini ER, Kohut ML, Franke WD,

Jackson DA, King DS.  Endocrine and lipid responses to

chronic androstenediol-herbal supplementation in 30 to

58 year old men. Journal of the American College of

Nutrition 20(5):520-528, 2001.

Slater G, Jenkins D, Logan P, Lee H, Vukovich M,

Rathmacher JA, Hahn AG. Beta-hydroxy-beta-

methylbutyrate (HMB) supplementation does not affect

changes in strength or body composition during

resistance training in trained men. International

Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism

11(3):384-396, 2001.

Baylis A, Cameron-Smith D, Burke LM, Slater G, Jenkins

D, Logan P, Lee H, Vukovich M, Rathmacher JA, Hahn AG.

Inadvertent doping through supplement use by athletes:

assessment and management of the risk in Australia.

International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise

Metabolism 11(3):365-383, 2001.

Vukovich MD, Stubbs NB, Bohlken RM. Body composition

in 70-year-old adults responds to dietary beta-hydroxy-

beta-methylbutyrate similarly to that of young adults.

Journal of Nutrition 131(7):2049-2052, 2001.

Brown GA, Vukovich MD, Martini ER, Kohut ML, Franke WD,

Jackson DA, King DS. Endocrine responses to chronic

androstenedione intake in 30- to 56-year-old men.

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

85(11):4074-4780, 2000.

Brown GA, Vukovich MD, Reifenrath TA, Uhl NL, Parsons

KA, Sharp RL, King DS. Effects of anabolic precursors

on serum testosterone concentrations and adaptations

to resistance training in young men.  International

Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism 

10(3):340-359, 2000.

Nissen S, Sharp RL, Panton L, Vukovich M, Trappe S,

Fuller JC Jr. Beta-hydroxy-beta-methylbutyrate (HMB)

supplementation in humans is safe and may decrease

cardiovascular risk factors.  Journal of Nutrition

130(8):1937-1945, 2000.

Selected Presentations

Selected Invited Lectures

03/00                    

Tampa Bay Buccaneers Health and Fitness Seminar. 

Safety and efficacy of dietary supplements. 

Tampa Bay, Florida.

02/99                    

Nutritional Concerns of Exercise Performance: An

Overview of Dietary Supplements for Baseball Players. 

Anaheim Angels Baseball Club, Inc. Phoenix, Arizona.

02/99                    

Has Science Caught Up With the Marketing Hype for

Sports Nutrition Products?  Sports Nutrition Marketing

Conference.  Strategic Research Institute. 

San Diego, California.

Selected Research Presentations (requiring acceptance

of peer-reviewed abstract or paper)

Vukovich MD and Peeters BM. Effects of creatine

supplementation on exercise performance: a meta-

analytical review.  American College of Sports

Medicine, 1999.

Peeters BM and Vukovich MD. Measurement of body volume

changes by whole body plethysmography (BOD POD) after

water ingestion and after 7 days of creatine loading. 

American College of Sports Medicine, 1999.

Macchi, MB, Turner MJ, Rathmacher JA, and Vukovich MD.

Influence of co-ingestion of glucose on b-hydroxy-b-

metyl-butyrate (HMB) metabolism in humans.  FASEB’s

Experimental Biology 1999.