Dr. Sarah E. Deemer
University of North Texas
Kinesiology, Health Promotion and Recreation
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Education

PhD, Texas Woman's University, 2017.
Major: Kinesiology
Degree Specialization: Exercise Physiology, Nutrition, & Endocrinology
Dissertation Title: An Acute Bout of High Intensity Interval Exercise Increases 12.5h GH Secretion
MS, University of Texas at El Paso, 2008.
Major: Kinesiology
Degree Specialization: Exercise Science
Dissertation Title: Relationship of Leptin, Resting Metabolic Rate, and Body Composition in Pre-menopausal Hispanic and non-Hispanic White Women
BS, University of Texas at El Paso, 2004.
Major: Kinesiology
Degree Specialization: Exercise Science

Licensures and Certifications

Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist, National Strength & Conditioning Association. (February 2006 – Present).

Professional Memberships

Biochemical Society. (January 2023 – Present).

Texas Chapter of the American College of Sports Medicine. (December 2020 – Present).

The Obesity Society. (2018 – Present).

American College of Sports Medicine. (2004 – Present).

National Strength & Conditioning Association. (2004 – Present).

Southeast Chapter of the American College of Sports Medicine. (2017 – 2020).

Development Activities Attended

Other,"LAUNCHED Cohort Scholar Program," Pennington Biomedical Research Center, United States of America. (August 2023 – July 2025).

Other,"2023 Health Disparities Research Institute Scholar," NIH, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America. (August 7, 2023 – August 11, 2023).

Other,"UNT D.C. Faculty Research Fellow," University of North Texas, United States of America. (January 2023 – May 2023).

Other,"Behavioral Medicine & Sleep Disorders Research (BSM) Cohort 9," National Institutes of Health - NHLBI, United States of America. (June 2021 – June 2022).

Workshop,"Short Course: Strengthening Causal Inference in Behavioral Obesity Research," NIH - NHLBI, United States of America. (September 2021 – October 2021).

Teaching

Teaching Experience

University of North Texas
BIOL 3080, Physiological Bases of Exercise and Sport, 1 course.
KINE 3030, Fundamentals of Sport Nutrition, 6 courses.
KINE 3080, Physiological Bases of Exercise and Sport, 12 courses.
KINE 5290, Current Topics in Exercise Physiology, 1 course.
KINE 5330, Sport Nutrition and Metabolism, 2 courses.
KINE 5900, Special Problems, 2 courses.
KINE 5910, Special Problems, 3 courses.
KINE 5920, Research Problems in Lieu of Thesis, 5 courses.
KINE 6200, Cardiovascular Physiology of Exercise, 1 course.
PHED 1000, Scientific Principles and Practices of Health Related Fitness, 1 course.

Directed Student Learning

Master's Thesis Committee Chair,"The Comparison of Bone Quality & Eating Disorders Among Division I Athletes with and without Risk Factors For Relative Energy Deficiency in Sports (RED-S)," Kinesiology, Health Promotion and Recreation. (September 2023 – Present).

Supervised Research, Kinesiology, Health Promotion and Recreation. (August 2023 – Present).

Supervised Research, Kinesiology, Health Promotion and Recreation. (June 2023 – Present).

Dissertation Committee Member, Kinesiology, Health Promotion and Recreation. (January 2023 – Present).

Master's Thesis Committee Member,"Effect of Hypoxia on 4-minutes of Moderate Intensity Exercise and on Severe Intensity Exercise Performed to Exhaustion," Kinesiology, Health Promotion and Recreation. (September 2022 – May 2023).

Undergraduate Honors Thesis,"Randomized pilot study examining the impact of an online, non-restrictive diet among working adults," Kinesiology, Health Promotion and Recreation. (August 2022 – May 2023).

Supervised Research Chair,"Effects of Curcumin on Skeletal Muscle Metabolic Signaling Following Acute Resistance Exercise in Women," Kinesiology, Health Promotion and Recreation. (October 2021 – May 2023).

Supervised Research, Kinesiology, Health Promotion and Recreation. (August 2022 – December 2022).

Supervised Research, Kinesiology, Health Promotion and Recreation. (August 2021 – May 2022).

Supervised Research, Kinesiology, Health Promotion and Recreation. (October 2021 – December 2021).

Research

Published Intellectual Contributions

Journal Article
Heeren, F. N., Darcy, V. L., Deemer, S. E., Menon, S., Tobias, D., Cardel, M. I. (2023). Breaking down silos: the multifaceted nature of obesity and the future of weight management. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 378(1885), . Royal Society. https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/full/10.1098/rstb.2022.0215
Roberts, B. M., Deemer, S. E., Smith, Jr., D. L., Mobley, J. A., Musi, N., Plaisance, E. P. (2022). Effects of an Exogenous Ketone Ester in Aging Mice. Frontiers in Nutrition. 9, . https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnut.2022.1041026/full
Deemer, S. E., Owora, A. H., Allison, D. B. (2022). Taking a Hard Look at the Empirical Evidence for Popular Community-Based Interventions in Obesity. JAMA Pediatrics. 176(7), 639-641. https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapediatrics/article-abstract/2792046
Fowler, L. A., Fernández, J. R., Deemer, S. E., Gower, B. A. (2021). Genetic risk score prediction of leg fat and insulin sensitivity differs by race/ethnicity in early pubertal children. Pediatric Obesity. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ijpo.12828
Moore, M. P., Cunningham, R. P., Davis, R. A., Deemer, S. E., Roberts, B. M., Plaisance, E. P., Rector, R. S. (2021). A dietary ketone ester mitigates histological outcomes of NAFLD and markers of fibrosis in high-fat diet fed mice. American Journal of Physiology – Gastrointestinal & Liver Physiology. 320(4), G564-G572. https://journals.physiology.org/doi/full/10.1152/ajpgi.00259.2020
Hoover, S. E., Gower, B. A., Cedillo, Y. E., Chandler-Laney, P. C., Deemer, S. E., Goss, A. M. (2021). Changes in Ghrelin and Glucagon following a Low Glycemic Load Diet in Women with PCOS. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism. 106(5), e2151-e2161. https://academic.oup.com/jcem/article-abstract/106/5/e2151/6118654
Deemer, S. E., Davis, R. A., Roberts, B. M., Smith, Jr., D. L., Koutnik, A. P., Poff, A. M., D'Agostino, D. P., Plaisance, E. P. (2020). Exogenous dietary ketone ester decreases body weight and adiposity in mice housed at thermoneutrality. Obesity. 28(8), 1447-1455. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/oby.22855
Deemer, S. E., Plaisance, E. P., Martins, C. (2020). Impact of ketosis on appetite regulation-a review. Nutrition Research. 77, 1-11. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0271531719309376
Newmire, D. E., Rivas, E., Deemer, S. E., Willoughby, D. S., Ben-Ezra, V. (2019). The Impact of a Large Bolus Dose of l-leucine and l-isoleucine on Enteroendocrine and Pancreatic Hormones, and Glycemia in Healthy, Inactive Adults.. Nutrients. 11(11), 2650. https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/11/11/2650
Castleberry, T., Irvine, C., Deemer, S. E., Brisebois, M. F., Gordon, R., Oldham, M. D., Duplanty, A. A., Ben-Ezra, V. (2019). Consecutive days of exercise decrease insulin response more than a single exercise session in healthy, inactive men.. European Journal of Applied Physiology. 119(7), 1591-1598. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00421-019-04148-z
Deemer, S. E., Davis, R. A., Gower, B. A., Koutnik, A. P., Poff, A. M., Dickinson, S. L., Allison, D. B., D'Agostino, D. P., Plaisance, E. P. (2019). Concentration-Dependent Effects of a Dietary Ketone Ester on Components of Energy Balance in Mice.. Frontiers in Nutrition. 6, 56. https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnut.2019.00056/full
Davis, R. A., Deemer, S. E., Bergeron, J. M., Little, J. T., Warren, J. L., Fisher, G., Smith, Jr, D. L., Fontaine, K. R., Dickinson, S. L., Allison, D. B., Plaisance, E. P. (2019). Dietary R, S-1,3-butanediol diacetoacetate reduces body weight and adiposity in obese mice fed a high-fat diet.. FASEB Journal. 33(2), 2409-2421. https://faseb.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1096/fj.201800821RR
Deemer, S. E., Castleberry, T. J., Irvine, C., Newmire, D. E., Oldham, M., King, G. A., Ben-Ezra, V., Irving, B. A., Biggerstaff, K. D. (2018). An acute bout of high intensity interval exercise increases 12.5 h GH secretion.. Physiological Reports. 6(2), e13563. https://physoc.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.14814/phy2.13563
King, G. A., Deemer, S. E., Thompson, D. L. (2012). Adiponectin is associated with risk of the metabolic syndrome and insulin resistance in women.. Acta Diabetologica. 49 Suppl 1, S41-9. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs00592-010-0192-6
King, G. A., Deemer, S. E., Thompson, D. L. (2010). Relationship between leptin, adiponectin, bone mineral density, and measures of adiposity among pre-menopausal Hispanic and Caucasian women.. Endocrine Research. 35(3), 106-17. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.3109/07435800.2010.496090
Deemer, S. E., King, G. A., Dorgo, S., Vella, C. A., Tomaka, J. W., Thompson, D. L. (2010). Relationship of leptin, resting metabolic rate, and body composition in premenopausal hispanic and non-Hispanic White women.. Endocrine Research. 35(3), 95-105. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.3109/07435800.2010.496088

Presentations Given

Invited Talk

Deemer, S. E. (Author & Presenter), Texas State Clinic, Exogenous Ketones and Sport Performance: The Devil’s in the Details…, National Strength & Conditioning Association, Dallas, TX, United States of America. (2023).

Deemer, S. E. (Author & Presenter), TACSM Annual Meeting, Ketones: A Modern Cinderella Story?, Texas Chapter of the American College of Sports Medicine, Virtual Presentation, United States of America. (2021 – 2021).

Keynote/Plenary Address

Hill, D. W. (Author & Presenter), Caldwell, L. K. (Author), Deemer, S. E. (Author), Shaw, A. B. (Author & Presenter), Colloque Scientifique: Capacité de Performance Sportive, Measurement of anaerobic capacity: Using hypoxia as a tool to determine the validity of an alternative method, Sfax, Tunisia, Tunisia. (2023 – 2023).

Hill, D. W. (Author & Presenter), Chtourou, H. (Author), Deemer, S. E. (Author), Caldwell, L. K. (Author), Colloque Scientifique: Sport & Ramadan, Comment Gérer sa Pratique Sportive, Effects of observing Ramadan: Some ideas for future studies -- Keynote address, Sfax, Tunisia, Tunisia. (2022 – 2022).

Poster

Deemer, S. E. (Author & Presenter), Silveira, S. L. (Author), Kinsey, A. W. (Author), ACSM Annual Meeting, The Characterization of Exercise Patterns, BMI, and Perceived Health among Hispanic Adults, American College of Sports Medicine, Denver, CO, United States of America. (2023).

Deemer, S. E. (Author & Presenter), Garvey, W. T. (Author), Obesity Week 2020, CMDS Is a Practical Clinical Estimate of Insulin Resistance in Adults With Overweight/Obesity, The Obesity Society, Virtual Conference, United States of America. (2020).

Contracts, Grants and Sponsored Research

Grant - Research
Schunk, P. (Co-Principal), Deemer, S. E. (Co-Principal), "Effects of Curcumin on Skeletal Muscle Metabolic Signaling Following Acute Resistance Exercise in Women," Sponsored by National Strength & Conditioning Association, Private, $7500 Funded. (June 1, 2022 – September 2, 2024).
Deemer, S. E. (Principal), "Understanding physical activity behaviors among Hispanic Adults: a positive deviance approach," Sponsored by NIH NHLBI - Program to Increase Diversity in Faculty Engaged in Behavioral and Sleep Medicine (PRIDE), Federal, $12600 Funded. (January 1, 2022 – December 31, 2022).

Service

University Service

Faculty Mentor, TACSM KHPR Student Bowl Team. (January 2021 – Present).

Committee Member, Institutional Biosafety Committee. (February 1, 2023 – August 31, 2026).

Committee Member, Committee on the Status of Women Faculty. (September 1, 2022 – August 31, 2025).

Committee Chair, Search Committee, Tenure-Track Assistant Professor in Exercise Physiology. (August 2023 – December 2023).

Member, PhD Steering Committee. (October 2021 – July 2023).

Committee Member, Search Committee, Tenure-Track Professor, Associate Professor, Assistant Professor in KINE. (August 2022 – May 2023).

Committee Member, Search Committee, Tenure-Track Professor, Associate Professor, Assistant Professor in KINE. (November 2021 – July 2022).

Committee Member, Search Committee: Clinical Assistant Professor, HLTH. (April 2021 – June 2021).

Member, Undergraduate HLTH Curriculum Revision Working Group. (January 2021 – May 2021).

Professional Service

Reviewer, Grant Proposal, Texas A&M Huffines Institute of Sports Medicine and Human Performance. (September 2021 – Present).

Committee Member, ACSM Student Bowl Planning Committee. (February 2021 – Present).

Other, Obesity & Energetics Offerings. (July 2017 – Present).

Board of Directors, Texas Chapter of the American College of Sports Medicine (TACSM). (February 2023 – February 2026).

Committee Member, ACSM Strategic Health Initiative – Obesity Committee. (June 2022 – June 2025).

Committee Member, The Obesity Society - Science Development Committee. (November 2020 – November 2021).

Reviewer, Grant Proposal, National Strength & Conditioning Association. (February 2021 – March 2021).

Other, Texas Chapter of the American College of Sports Medicine (TACSM). (February 2021).

Reviewer, Grant Proposal, Texas Chapter of the American College of Sports Medicine (TACSM). (January 2021 – February 2021).

Reviewer, Grant Proposal, Institute of Translational Health Sciences (ITHS): University of Wyoming. (October 2020 – October 2020).