CURRICULUM VITAE. - Instructor, Department of Nutrition and Exercise Sciences, Oregon State University, Corvallis Oregon (

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1 CURRICULUM VITAE Personal Information Kathleen S. Howe, Ph.D. Instructor School of Biological and Population Health Sciences, College of Public Health and Human Sciences Oregon State University Professional Background - Graduate Student in Exercise Physiology, Department of Applied Physiology and Kinesiology, College of Health and Human Performance, University of Florida Ruth L Kirchstein Fellowship (NIH) at Dept of Nutrition and Exercise Sciences, College of Health and Human Sciences, Oregon State University ( ) - Instructor, Department of Nutrition and Exercise Sciences, Oregon State University, Corvallis Oregon ( Academic Background BA Political Science University of Central Florida, Orlando, Fl 1978 MA Psychological Counseling Louisiana Tech University, Reston La 1982 MA International Relations Creighton University, Omaha Ne 1990 MA History University of South Florida, Tampa Fl 1997 MS Exercise Physiology University of Florida, Gainesville Fl 2004 PhD Exercise Physiology University of Florida 2007 Awards and Recognition - Recipient Alumni Graduate Fellowship for Ph.D. Studies at University of Florida (2004) - Co-recipient of the prize for the top graduate student in the Department of History at USF (1996)

2 Research Support 2006 University of Florida Opportunity Grant, co-pi Alumni Graduate Fellowship for PhD studies, University of Florida NIH Ruth L Kirchstein National Research Service Award, Oregon State University Publications 1. Howe, KS. Stepping into freedom: African-Americans in Hillsborough County, Florida during the Reconstruction Era. Tampa Bay History 20(2):4-30, Braith RW, Conner JA, Fulton MN, Lisor CF, Casey DP, Howe KS. Comparison of alendronate versus alendronate + mechanical loading as prophylaxis for osteoporosis in lung transplant recipients: A pilot study. J Heart Lung Transplant 26(2):132-7, Casey DP, Pierce GL, Howe KS, Mering MC, Braith RW. Effect of resistance training on arterial wave reflection and brachial artery reactivity in normotensive postmenopausal women. Eur J Appl Physiol 100(4):403-8, Betters JL, Long, JH, Howe, KS, Braith, RW, Soltow, QA, Lira, VA, Criswell, DS. Nitric oxide reverses prednisolone-induced inactivation of muscle satellite cells. Muscle and Nerve 37(2): Maddalozzo GF, Turner RT, Edwards CHT, Howe KS, Widrick JJ, Rosen, CJ, Iwaniec UT. Alcohol alters whole body composition, inhibits bone formation and increases bone marrow adiposity in rats. Osteoporosis International 20(9): Howe, KS, Iwaniec, UT, Turner, RT. The effects of low dose parathyroid hormone in lumbar vertebrae in a rat model for chronic alcohol abuse. Osteoporosis International (in press)

3 Abstracts 1. Pierce GL, Mering MC, Howe KS, Nichols WW, Braith RW. Nine months of resistance exercise training does not increase central arterial stiffness in postmenopausal women. Med Sci Sports Exerc 37(5): S219, Mering MC, Pierce GL, Howe KS, Nichols WW, Braith RW. Elevated central arterial stiffness in normotensive postmenopausal women. Med Sci Sports Exerc 37(5):S219, Howe KS, Long JH, Wronski TJ, Iwaniec UT, Turner, RT, Braith RW. The skeletal effects of teriparatide in glucocorticoid-treated mice. J. Bone Mineral Res 22 (Suppl 1):S440, Olson, D., Grant, K.A., Wiren, K.M., Rau, A., Odagiri, M.,. Howe, K.S., Maddalozzo, G.F., Turner, R.T., and Iwaniec, U.T. Effects of self-administered alcohol on intracortical bone remodeling in cynomolgus monkeys, 2009 ASBMR conference 5. Howe, KS, Iwaniec, UT, Turner RT. Chronic alcohol abuse does not impair the bone anabolic response to low dose parathyroid hormone in the lumbar vertebrae ASBMR conference 6. Howe KS, Turner, RT, Marley, K, Edwards, CH, Iwaniec, UT. Alcohol decreases de novo bone formation by reducing the concentration of IGF-1 in bone matrix. Military Health Research Forum, 2009 Conference Presentations Invited Speaker: Alcohol decreases de novo bone formation by reducing the concentration of IGF-1 in bone matrix. Military Health Research Forum, Department of Defense, Poster Presentations: 1. Howe, KS, Iwaniec, UT, Turner RT. Chronic alcohol abuse does not impair the bone anabolic response to low dose parathyroid hormone in the lumbar vertebrae ASBMR conference 2. Howe KS, Turner, RT, Marley, K, Edwards, CH, Iwaniec, UT. Alcohol decreases de novo bone formation by reducing the concentration of IGF-1 in bone matrix. Military Health Research Forum, 2009.

4 Teaching Experience as Course Director: Course Level Location Year Exercise Physiology Graduate Univ of Florida 2004 Exercise Physiology Undergraduate Univ of Florida 2004 Neuromuscular Adaptations to Exercise Undergraduate Univ of Florida General Physiology Undergraduate Univ of Florida Exercise Physiology Undergraduate Oregon State Univ Exercise Metabolism Graduate Oregon State Univ Exercise Management of Chronic Diseases Undergraduate/Graduate Oregon State University Service Activities: 1. Chairperson, recertification committee of the International Society for Clinical Densitometry committee member ( ) 2. Member, Membership Committee of the International Society for Clinical Densitometry ( ) 3. I have been an invited reviewer for the journal Medicine and Science in Sport and Exercise, the official publication of the American College of Sports Medicine

5 Research Experience - Resistance Training as Therapy for Postmenopausal Bone Loss - Glucocorticoid-Induced Osteoporosis in Lung Transplant Recipients - The Effects of Aerobic and Resistance Training on Arterial Stiffness -The Effects of Teriparatide on Glucocorticoid-Induced Osteoporosis - The Effects of Chronic Glucocorticoid Treatment on Skeletal Muscle Tissue - The Effects of Chronic Alcohol Abuse on Rat Skeletal Tissue Internships - Bone Histomorphometry, University of Florida (2002) - MRI Techniques in bone imaging at the Magnetic Resonance Research Center, University of California, San Francisco (2004) - MicroCT techniques in the assessment of bone tissue, Bone Research Lab, Oregon State University (2006)