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Personal profile
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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TeleHealth Resistance exercise Intervention to preserve dose intensity and Vitality in Elder breast cancer patients (THRIVE)
Schmitz, K. K. H., Ligibel, J. J. A. & Schmitz, K.
4/11/22 → 3/31/23
Project: Research project
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Increasing Physical Activity in Rural Pennsylvanians: The PA Moves Trial
Schmitz, K. K. H. & Schmitz, K.
3/1/22 → 2/28/23
Project: Research project
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Nurse AMIE: Addressing Metastatic Individuals Everyday in Rural PA and WV
Schmitz, K. & Schmitz, K. H.
6/24/21 → 4/30/23
Project: Research project
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Resistance Training to Reduce Chemotoxicity in Colon Cancer
Caan, B. J., Meyerhardt, J. A. & Schmitz, K.
6/15/17 → 5/31/18
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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A randomized controlled trial of the effect of supervised exercise on functional outcomes in older African American and non-Hispanic White breast cancer survivors: Are there racial differences in the effects of exercise on functional outcomes?
Owusu, C., Margevicius, S., Nock, N. L., Austin, K., Bennet, E., Cerne, S., Hergenroeder, P., Moore, H. C. F., Petkac, J., Schluchter, M., Schmitz, K. H., Webb Hooper, M., Wimbley, L. & Berger, N. A., Jun 15 2022, In: Cancer. 128, 12, p. 2320-2338 19 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A scoping review to map the evidence of physical activity interventions in post-treatment adolescent and young adult cancer survivors
Caru, M., Levesque, A., Rao, P., Dandekar, S., Terry, C., Brown, V., McGregor, L. & Schmitz, K., Mar 2022, In: Critical Reviews in Oncology/Hematology. 171, 103620.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Association of Inflammatory Diets with Inflammatory Biomarkers in Women at High Genetic Risk for Breast Cancer
Boyer, A. L., Arikawa, A. Y., Schmitz, K. H. & Sturgeon, K. M., 2022, In: Nutrition and cancer. 74, 3, p. 816-819 4 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Cancer-related impairments and functional limitations among long-term cancer survivors: Gaps and opportunities for clinical practice
Nekhlyudov, L., Campbell, G. B., Schmitz, K. H., Brooks, G. A., Kumar, A. J., Ganz, P. A. & Von Ah, D., Jan 15 2022, In: Cancer. 128, 2, p. 222-229 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › peer-review
Open Access3 Scopus citations -
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., Mar 2022, In: Cancer Reports. 5, 3, e1490.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, C. (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
Prize
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Outstanding Collaborative Research Team
Schmitz, Kathryn (Recipient), Bluethmann, S. (Recipient), Calo, William (Recipient), Stine, Jonathan (Recipient), Sturgeon, Kathleen (Recipient), Zaorsky, N. (Recipient), Conroy, David E. (Recipient), Mohamed, A. (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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