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Dr. Sarah E. Deemer

Assistant Professor

University of North Texas

Department of Kinesiology, Health Promotion and Recreation

(940) 565-4845

Email: Sarah.Deemer@unt.edu

Education

  • PhD, Texas Woman's University, 2017
    Major: Kinesiology
    Specialization: Exercise Physiology, Nutrition, & Endocrinology
    Dissertation: An Acute Bout of High Intensity Interval Exercise Increases 12.5h GH Secretion
  • MS, University of Texas at El Paso, 2008
    Major: Kinesiology
    Specialization: Exercise Science
    Dissertation: 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
    Specialization: Exercise Science

Licensures and Certifications

  • Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist, National Strength & Conditioning Association. (2006 - Present).

Professional Memberships

  • 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).
  • Biochemical Society. (January 2023 - January 2025).
  • Southeast Chapter of the American College of Sports Medicine. (2017 - 2020).

Development Activities

  • Other (Louisiana Center for Advancing Underrepresented Scientists’ Careers in Health, Nutrition, Obesity, and Disparities Research), LAUNCHED Cohort Scholar Program, Pennington Biomedical Research Center. United States of America. (August 2023 - July 2025).
  • Workshop (UNT D.C. Fellows Grant Proposal Development Workshop series), 2024-2025 DC Fellow Grant Proposal Development Program, University of North Texas - Division of Research & Innovation. United States of America. (October 17, 2024 - May 2025).
  • Other (NIMHD Health Disparities Research Institute), 2023 Health Disparities Research Institute Scholar, NIH. Bethesda,Maryland,United States of America. (August 7, 2023 - August 11, 2023).
  • Other (UNT Washington D.C. Fellows Program), UNT D.C. Faculty Research Fellow, University of North Texas. United States of America. (January 2023 - May 2023).
  • Other (NIH Programs to Increase Diversity Among Individuals Engaged in Health-Related Research (PRIDE)), 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, 8 courses.
  • KINE 3080 - Physiological Bases of Exercise and Sport, 14 courses.
  • KINE 4050 - Quantitative Analysis in Kinesiology, 1 course.
  • KINE 4320 - Exercise Testing and Prescription, 1 course.
  • KINE 5290 - Current Topics in Exercise Physiology, 2 courses.
  • KINE 5330 - Sport Nutrition and Metabolism, 3 courses.
  • KINE 5860 - Practicum, Field Problem or Internship, 3 courses.
  • KINE 5900 - Special Problems, 5 courses.
  • KINE 5910 - Special Problems, 5 courses.
  • KINE 5920 - Research Problems in Lieu of Thesis, 7 courses.
  • KINE 5950 - Master's Thesis, 2 courses.
  • KINE 6010 - Seminar in Human Performance and Movement Science, 1 course.
  • KINE 6200 - Cardiovascular Physiology of Exercise, 1 course.
  • KINE 6910 - Independent Research, 1 course.
  • PHED 1000 - Scientific Principles and Practices of Health Related Fitness, 2 courses.

Directed Student Learning

  • Supervised Research, Kinesiology, Health Promotion and Recreation. (September 2024).
  • Supervised Research Chair, "The Time Course of Inflammation Following an Acute Bout of Muscle-Fatiguing Exercise in Women with Endometriosis and Age-Matched Controls," Kinesiology, Health Promotion and Recreation. (September 2024).
  • Dissertation Committee Member, "The Calculation of the O2–EQ—Lac in Running," Kinesiology, Health Promotion and Recreation. (January 2023).
  • Master's Thesis Committee Chair, "Relative Energy Deficiency in Sports (REDs) Risk Factors in Physique–Focused vs Non-Physique-Focused Female Athletes," Kinesiology, Health Promotion and Recreation. (September 2023 - March 2025).
  • Supervised Research, Kinesiology, Health Promotion and Recreation. (June 2023 - December 2024).
  • Supervised Research, Kinesiology, Health Promotion and Recreation. (August 2023 - May 2024).
  • 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

  • Deemer, S.E., Kolb, D.E., Cipriano, N.L., Smith, Jr., D.L., King, G.A. (2025). Comparison of Body Composition Estimates in Hispanic Women by Dual-Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry and Hydrostatic Densitometry. 28 (3) 101595. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1094695025000356
  • Kolb, D.E., Deemer, S.E., Synkowski, E., Silveira, S.L. (2024). Randomized Pilot Study Examining an Online Diet Intervention to Increase Intake of Fruits and Vegetables Among Healthy Adults. International Journal of Exercise Science. 17 (2) 1618-1628. https://digitalcommons.wku.edu/ijes/vol17/iss2/15/
  • Gower, B.A., Goss, A.M., Yurchishin, M.L., Deemer, S.E., Sunil, B., Garvey, W.T. (2024). Effects of a Carbohydrate Restricted Diet on Beta-cell Response in Adults with Type 2 Diabetes. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism. 110 (7) 1811-1817. https://academic.oup.com/jcem/advance-article-abstract/doi/10.1210/clinem/dgae670/7822482
  • McFarlin, B.K., Deemer, S.E., Bridgeman, E.A. (2024). Oral spore-based probiotic supplementation alters post-prandial expression of mRNA associated with gastrointestinal health. Biomedicines. 12 (10) 2386.
  • Deemer, S.E., Roberts, B.M., Smith, Jr., D.L., Plaisance, E.P., Philp, A. (2024). Exogenous ketone esters as a potential therapeutic for treatment of sarcopenic obesity. American Journal of Physiology - Cell Physiology. 327 (1) C140-C150. https://journals.physiology.org/doi/full/10.1152/ajpcell.00471.2023
  • 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), Summer Undergraduate Research Program in INTegrative Physiology (SURPINT), Oh the Places You'll Go...and Lessons Learned Along the Way: My Journey in STEM, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX, United States of America. (2024 - 2024).
  • 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).

    • Oral Presentation

  • Deemer, S.E. (Author & Presenter), Lindley, M.R. (Author & Presenter), ACSM Annual Meeting & World Congress, The Resolution Revolution: Inflammation and Obesity, American College of Sports Medicine, Boston, MA, United States of America. (2024 - 2024).

    • Poster

  • Kolb, D.E. (Author & Presenter), Cipriano, N.L. (Author), Moody, R. (Author), Lopez, N.A. (Author), Stephens, J.A. (Author), Deemer, S.E. (Author), ACSM Annual Meeting & World Congress, Comparison of EDE-Q Scores Between Female Physique Focused and Non-Physique Focused Division I & II Collegiate Athletes, American College of Sports Medicine, Atlanta, GA, United States of America. (2025).
  • Cipriano, N.L. (Author & Presenter), Kolb, D.E. (Author), Moody, R. (Author), Lopez, N.A. (Author), Stephens, J.A. (Author), Deemer, S.E. (Author), ACSM Annual Meeting & World Congress, Comparison of REDs Risk Factors in Physique Focused and Non-Physique Focused Collegiate Athletes in the DFW Metroplex, American College of Sports Medicine, Atlanta, GA, United States of America. (2025).
  • Deemer, S.E. (Author & Presenter), Lindley, M.R. (Author), Obesity Week 2024, Omega-3 Fatty Acid Intake May Help Preserve Metabolic Health: Preliminary Data, The Obesity Society, San Antonio, TX, United States of America. (2024 - 2024).
  • Deemer, S.E. (Author & Presenter), Schunk, P.R. (Author), ACSM Annual Meeting & World Congress, No Effect of Curcumin Supplementation on Inflammatory Response to Resistance Exercise in Resistance-Trained Young Women, American College of Sports Medicine, Boston, MA, United States of America. (2024 - 2024).
  • Kolb, D.E. (Author & Presenter), Kinsey, A.W. (Author), Deemer, S.E. (Author), ACSM Annual Meeting & World Congress, Strategies to Overcome Barriers to Pre-Planned Physical Activity Among Physically Active Hispanic Adults, American College of Sports Medicine, Boston, MA, United States of America. (2024 - 2024).
  • 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).

    • Symposium

  • Deemer, S.E. (Chair), Church, D. (Presenter), Roberts, B.M. (Presenter), Lindley, M.R. (Presenter), ACSM Annual Meeting & World Congress, Beyond Protein: Skeletal Muscle Quality and Function in an Aging Population, American College of Sports Medicine, Atlanta, GA, United States of America. (2025).
  • Deemer, S.E. (Chair), Serhan, C.N. (Presenter), Markworth, J.F. (Presenter), Lindley, M.R. (Presenter), ACSM Annual Meeting & World Congress, Understanding the Importance of the Active Process of Inflammation Resolution for Exercise Professionals, American College of Sports Medicine, Atlanta, GA, United States of America. (2025).

Contracts, Grants, Sponsored Research

    Grant - Research

  • Deemer, S.E. (Principal), "The Relationship Between Metabolic Health and Characteristics of White Adipose Tissue in Hispanic Women," sponsored by University of North Texas, University of North Texas, $10000 Funded. (2024).
  • Deemer, S.E. (Principal), "New Insights into Inflammation, Obesity, and Metabolic Health: Identifying Relationships Between Specialized Pro-Resolving Lipid Mediators (SPMs) and Epigenetic Markers of Obesity," sponsored by NIH-NIDDK; Pennington Biomedical Research Center - LAUNCHED Program, Federal, $49970 Funded. (2024 - 2026).
  • 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. (2022 - 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. (2022 - 2022).
  • McFarlin, B.K. (Principal), Vingren, J.L. (Principal), Olson, R.L. (Co-Principal), Deemer, S.E. (Co-Principal), "Does 90-days of Megasporebiotic Supplementation Reduce on Post-Prandial Responses to a High-Fat Meal?," sponsored by Physicians Exclusive, LLC, IND, Funded. (2017 - 2023).

Service

University Service

  • Committee Member, Institutional Biosafety Committee. (February 1, 2023 - August 31, 2026).
  • Committee Member, Committee on the Status of Women Faculty. (September 1, 2022 - September 10, 2024).
  • 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).
  • Faculty Mentor, TACSM KHPR Student Bowl Team. (January 2021 - February 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 Chapter of the American College of Sports Medicine. (February 2023 - Present).
  • Committee Member, ACSM Student Bowl Planning Committee. (February 2021 - Present).
  • Reviewer, Grant Proposal, National Strength & Conditioning Association. (February 2021 - Present).
  • Other (Editor and Contributor), 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).
  • Reviewer, Grant Proposal, Texas A&M Huffines Institute of Sports Medicine and Human Performance. (September 2021 - November 2023).
  • Committee Member, The Obesity Society - Science Development Committee. (November 2020 - November 2021).
  • Other (Judge, Student Poster Presentations), 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).