Justin Sprick
University of North Texas
Kinesiology, Health Promotion and Recreation
(940) 565-2226
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Education

PhD, University of North Texas Health Science Center, 2018.
Major: Integrative Physiology
Dissertation Title: Potential Therapeutic Benefits of Cyclical Blood Flow Restriction Exercise: A Novel Adaptation of Remote Ischemic Preconditioning
MS, University of Texas Permian Basin, 2013.
Major: Kinesiology

Professional Positions

Academic - Post-Secondary
Postdoctoral Fellow, Emory University School of Medicine. (June 4, 2018July 31, 2022).

Professional Memberships

American Heart Association. (2020 – Present).

Cerebrovascular Research Network. (2016 – Present).

American Physiological Society. (2014 – Present).

Teaching

Teaching Experience

University of North Texas
KINE 4320, Exercise Testing and Prescription, 2 courses.
KINE 6200, Cardiovascular Physiology of Exercise, 1 course.
KINE 6910, Independent Research, 1 course.

Teaching at Other Institutions

Emory University School of Medicine, Renal Physiology, MD 570, Spring 2022.

University of Texas Permian Basin, Exercise and Nutrition, KINE 4364, Spring 2013.

University of Texas Permian Basin, Exercise for Special Populations, KINE 4360, Spring 2013.

University of Texas Permian Basin, Cardiorespiratory Physiology, KINE 4362, Fall 2012.

University of Texas Permian Basin, Physiology of Exercise, Kine 3350, Fall 2012.

Research

Published Intellectual Contributions

Journal Article
Yao, J., Sprick, J. D., Jeong, J., Park, J., Reiter, D. A. (2023). Differences in peripheral microcirculatory blood flow regulation in chronic kidney disease based on wavelet analysis of resting near-infrared spectroscopy.. Other. 151, 104624.
Sabino-Carvalho, J. L., Jeong, J., Sprick, J., DaCosta, D., Nardone, M., Park, J. (2023). Augmented resting beat-to-beat blood pressure variability in patients with chronic kidney disease.. Other.
Sprick, J. D., Jeong, J., Sabino-Carvalho, J. L., Li, S., Park, J. (2023). Neurocirculatory regulation and adaptations to exercise in chronic kidney disease.. Other. 324(6), H843-H855.
Jeong, J., Sprick, J., DaCosta, D. R., Mammino, K., Nocera, J. R., Park, J. (2023). Exercise modulates sympathetic and vascular function in chronic kidney disease.. Other. 8(4), .
Sprick, J. D., Jones, T., Jeong, J., DaCosta, D., Park, J. (2022). Dynamic cerebral autoregulation is intact in chronic kidney disease.. Physiological Reports. 10(21), e15495.
Rosenberg, A. J., Kay, V. L., Anderson, G. K., Luu, M. L., Barnes, H. J., Sprick, J. D., Alvarado, H. B., Rickards, C. A. (2022). The reciprocal relationship between cardiac baroreceptor sensitivity and cerebral autoregulation during simulated hemorrhage in humans.. Other. 241, 103007.
Sprick, J. D., Mammino, K., Jeong, J., DaCosta, D. R., Hu, Y., Morison, D. G., Nocera, J. R., Park, J. (2022). Aerobic exercise training improves endothelial function and attenuates blood pressure reactivity during maximal exercise in chronic kidney disease.. Other. 132(3), 785-793.
Jeong, J. H., Sprick, J. D., DaCosta, D., Quyyumi, A. A., Park, J. (2022). Renin-Angiotensin System Blockade Is Associated with Exercise Capacity, Sympathetic Activity, and Endothelial Function in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease.. Other. 47(2), 103-112.
Drapeau, A., Anderson, G. K., Sprick, J. D. (2021). Cerebrovascular control: What's so base-ic about it?. Other. 599(11), 2787-2788.
Rosenberg, A. J., Kay, V. L., Anderson, G. K., Luu, M. L., Barnes, H. J., Sprick, J. D., Alvarado, H. B., Rickards, C. A. (2021). The impact of acute central hypovolemia on cerebral hemodynamics: does sex matter?. Other. 130(6), 1786-1797.
Sprick, J. D., Serra, M. C., Ryan, A. S., Li, Y., Park, J. (2021). Augmented exercise pressor response during maximal treadmill exercise is not related to systemic inflammation in stroke survivors.. Other. 28(4), 251-257.
Krishnamurthy, V., Sprick, J. D., Krishnamurthy, L. C., Barter, J. D., Turabi, A., Hajjar, I. M., Nocera, J. R. (2021). The Utility of Cerebrovascular Reactivity MRI in Brain Rehabilitation: A Mechanistic Perspective.. Frontiers in Physiology. 12, 642850.
Rosenberg, A. J., Kay, V. L., Anderson, G. K., Sprick, J. D., Rickards, C. A. (2021). A comparison of protocols for simulating hemorrhage in humans: step versus ramp lower body negative pressure.. Other. 130(2), 380-389.
Hartwig, C. L., Sprick, J. D., Jeong, J., Hu, Y., Morison, D. G., Stein, C. M., Paranjape, S., Park, J. (2020). Increased vascular α1-adrenergic receptor sensitivity in older adults with posttraumatic stress disorder.. Other. 319(6), R611-R616.
Sprick, J. D., Nocera, J. R., Hajjar, I., O'Neill, W. C., Bailey, J., Park, J. (2020). Cerebral blood flow regulation in end-stage kidney disease.. Other. 319(5), F782-F791.
Fonkoue, I. T., Hu, Y., Jones, T., Vemulapalli, M., Sprick, J. D., Rothbaum, B., Park, J. (2020). Eight weeks of device-guided slow breathing decreases sympathetic nervous reactivity to stress in posttraumatic stress disorder.. Other. 319(4), R466-R475.
Sprick, J. D., Morison, D. L., Stein, C. M., Li, Y., Paranjape, S., Fonkoue, I. T., DaCosta, D. R., Park, J. (2019). Vascular α(1)-adrenergic sensitivity is enhanced in chronic kidney disease.. Other. 317(3), R485-R490.
Sprick, J. D., Morison, D. L., Fonkoue, I. T., Li, Y., DaCosta, D., Rapista, D., Choi, H., Park, J. (2019). Metabolic acidosis augments exercise pressor responses in chronic kidney disease.. Other. 317(2), R312-R318.
Anderson, G. K., Sprick, J. D., Park, F. S., Rosenberg, A. J., Rickards, C. A. (2019). Responses of cerebral blood velocity and tissue oxygenation to low-frequency oscillations during simulated haemorrhagic stress in humans.. Experimental Physiology. 104(8), 1190-1201.
Sprick, J. D., Downey, R. M., Morison, D. L., Fonkoue, I. T., Li, Y., DaCosta, D., Rapista, D., Park, J. (2019). Functional sympatholysis is impaired in end-stage renal disease.. Other. 316(5), R504-R511.
Park, F. S., Kay, V. L., Sprick, J. D., Rosenberg, A. J., Anderson, G. K., Mallet, R. T., Rickards, C. A. (2019). Hemorrhage simulated by lower body negative pressure provokes an oxidative stress response in healthy young adults.. Other. 244(3), 272-278.
Sprick, J. D., Mallet, R. T., Przyklenk, K., Rickards, C. A. (2019). Ischaemic and hypoxic conditioning: potential for protection of vital organs.. Experimental Physiology. 104(3), 278-294.
Sprick, J. D., Rickards, C. A. (2017). Combining remote ischemic preconditioning and aerobic exercise: a novel adaptation of blood flow restriction exercise.. Other. 313(5), R497-R506.
Sprick, J. D., Rickards, C. A. (2017). Cyclical blood flow restriction resistance exercise: a potential parallel to remote ischemic preconditioning?. Other. 313(5), R507-R517.
Kay, V. L., Sprick, J. D., Rickards, C. A. (2017). Cerebral oxygenation and regional cerebral perfusion responses with resistance breathing during central hypovolemia.. Other. 313(2), R132-R139.
Sprick, J. D., Soller, B. R., Rickards, C. A. (2016). The efficacy of novel anatomical sites for the assessment of muscle oxygenation during central hypovolemia.. Other. 241(17), 2007-2013.
Rickards, C. A., Sprick, J. D., Colby, H. B., Kay, V. L., Tzeng, Y. C. (2015). Coupling between arterial pressure, cerebral blood velocity, and cerebral tissue oxygenation with spontaneous and forced oscillations.. Other. 36(4), 785-801.

Contracts, Grants and Sponsored Research

Grant - Research
Sprick, J., "Cerebrovascular Dysregulation in Chronic Kidney Disease," Sponsored by American Heart Association, Private, $231000 Funded. (April 1, 2022March 31, 2025).

Awards and Honors

Gatorade Sport Science Institute Postdoctoral Research Award, Environmental & Exercise Physiology Section Award, American Physiological Society (APS). (April 2020April 2020).

1st Place Oral Presentation, Nephrology Young Investigator's Forum, Southern Society of Clinical Investigation. (February 2020February 2020).

Service

University Service

Member, Tenure Track Assistant Professor (Exercise Physiology) Search Committee. (September 1, 2022 – Present).

Professional Service

Reviewer, Journal Article, American Journal of Physiology-Regulatory, Integrative, and Comparative Physiology. (August 1, 2022December 31, 2022).

Reviewer, Grant Proposal, American Heart Association Grant Review Panel: Fellowship Clinical 2. (September 15, 2022November 18, 2022).