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Professional information
Elected Member, National Academy of Kinesiology
Fellow, American College of Sports Medicine (FACSM)
Fellow, The Obesity Society (FTOS)
Research interests
Dr. Kathryn Schmitz is a leading researcher in exercise oncology - the use of exercise in cancer prevention, control and survivorship.
Dr. Schmitz, who has led many exercise trials and translated her work into clinical practice, has published more than 240 peer-reviewed scientific papers and has had $25 million in funding for her research since 2001.
She was the lead author of the first American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) Roundtable on Exercise for Cancer Survivors, which published guidance for exercise testing and prescription for cancer survivors in July 2010.
In March 2018, Dr. Schmitz chaired an International Multidisciplinary ACSM Roundtable on Exercise and Cancer Prevention and Control, at which physicians, outpatient rehabilitation specialists, researchers and exercise professionals in the room broadly agreed that the field of exercise oncology needs to be elevated further. Dr. Schmitz’s professional mission is to determine how to do so.
Education/Academic qualification
Epidemiology, MPH, University of Minnesota
… → 1999
Kinesiology and Exercise Science, PhD, University of Minnesota
… → 1998
Exercise Physiology, MSEd, Queens College
… → 1994
Economics, BA, University of North Carolina
… → 1984
External positions
President, American College of Sports Medicine
Jun 2018 → May 2019
Chair, Obesity and Cancer Section, The Obesity Society
2016 → 2017
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Resistance Training to Reduce Chemotoxicity in Colon Cancer
Schmitz, K., Caan, B., MEYERHARDT, J., SCHMITZ, K., Caan, B. & MEYERHARDT, J.
6/15/17 → 5/31/22
Project: Research project
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The COURAGE Trial: Colon Recurrence and Aerobic Exercise: A Feasibility Study
6/10/14 → 5/31/16
Project: Research project
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Research output
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Age-varying associations between physical activity and psychological outcomes among rural cancer survivors
Bhuiyan, N., Linden-Carmichael, A. N., Lanza, S. T., Schmitz, K. H. & Mama, S. K., Aug 2021, In: Journal of Behavioral Medicine. 44, 4, p. 484-491 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A randomized trial of exercise and diet on body composition in survivors of breast cancer with overweight or obesity
Brown, J. C., Sarwer, D. B., Troxel, A. B., Sturgeon, K., DeMichele, A. M., Denlinger, C. S. & Schmitz, K. H., Aug 2021, In: Breast Cancer Research and Treatment. 189, 1, p. 145-154 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A randomized trial of exercise and diet on health-related quality of life in survivors of breast cancer with overweight or obesity
Brown, J. C., Sarwer, D. B., Troxel, A. B., Sturgeon, K., DeMichele, A. M., Denlinger, C. S. & Schmitz, K. H., 2021, (Accepted/In press) In: Cancer.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Cost evaluation of an exercise oncology intervention: The exercise in all chemotherapy trial
Potiaumpai, M., Doerksen, S. E., Chinchilli, V. M., Wu, H., Wang, L., Lintz, R. & Schmitz, K. H., 2021, (Accepted/In press) In: Cancer Reports.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Dose-dependent effects of aerobic exercise on clinically relevant biomarkers among healthy women at high genetic risk for breast cancer: A secondary analysis of a randomized controlled study
Ehret, C. J., Zhou, S., Tchou, J. C., Schmitz, K. H. & Sturgeon, K., 2021, (Accepted/In press) In: Cancer Reports.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access
Prizes
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Career Citation Milestone Award - D (500) Club
Broach, James (Recipient), Coates, Matthew (Recipient), Duffy, Charles (Recipient), Gardner, Andrew (Recipient), Gill, Donald (Recipient), Helm, Klaus (Recipient), Kimball, Scot (Recipient), Leslie, Douglas (Recipient), Lipton, Allan (Recipient), Ma, Thomas (Recipient), Naccarelli, Gerald (Recipient), Schmitz, Kathryn (Recipient), Siedlecki, Christopher (Recipient), Stoute, Jose (Recipient), Tombran-Tink, J. (Recipient) & Wang, Hong-Gang (Recipient), 2020
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Outstanding Collaborative Research Team
Schmitz, Kathryn (Recipient), Bluethmann, Shirley (Recipient), Calo, William (Recipient), Stine, Jonathan (Recipient), Sturgeon, Kathleen (Recipient), Zaorsky, Nicholas (Recipient), Conroy, David E. (Recipient), Mohamed, Ali (Recipient), Pameijer, Colette R. (Recipient), Raja-Khan, Nazia (Recipient), Rao, Pooja (Recipient), Rogers, Connie Jo (Recipient), Thomas, Gwendolyn (Recipient), Veldheer, Susan (Recipient) & Vidt, Meghan (Recipient), 2021
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