Associate Professor of Exercise Physiology
Chair of the Exercise Physiology Department
Coordinator of Clinical Education
434.544.8476
kremer.d@lynchburg.edu
John M. Turner Health and Physical Education Center 203
Experience
I started teaching in the exercise physiology program at University of Lynchburg in the fall of 2006. I have been teaching at the collegiate level since 1988, as a graduate assistant at Auburn University, an assistant and associate professor at a regional university in South Carolina, and now at University of Lynchburg.
Education
- PhD, Exercise Physiology – Auburn University, March 1995
- MS, Exercise Physiology – Auburn University, December 1990
- BS, Physical Education, Teacher Certification K-12 – Stetson University, May 1987
Teaching Areas
- Physiological Assessments in Exercise Physiology
- Exercise Physiology of Special Populations
- Exercise Testing and Prescription
- Internships in Exercise Physiology
- Directed Student Research
Research
- Kremer DE, Pebworth K, Taylor JK, Werner, P. Geocaching for Physical and Cross-Curricular Education. Presented at American Alliance of Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance Annual National Convention, San Diego, CA, 2011.
- Taylor JK, Kremer D, Pebworth K, Werner P. Geocaching for Schools and Communities. Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics, 2010.
- Bradney D, Kremer DE, Bowman T. Creating Communities: Living and Learning. Presented at Lilly Conference, Greensboro, NC, 2010.
- Kremer DE. Accreditation of Academic Programs in the Exercise Sciences. Presented at American Alliance of Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance Annual National Convention, Tampa, FL, 2009.
- Kremer DE, Pebworth K, Taylor JK, Werner, P. Haven’t Heard About Geocaching? Part I and Discover Fort Worth – Let’s Go Geocaching Part II. Presented at American Alliance of Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance Annual National Convention, Fort Worth, TX, 2008.
- Kremer D. Ideas Exchange: How do you use hand-held technology and specifically GPS units/geocaching to enhance physical activity in your physical education program? A compilation. Strategies: A Journal for Physical and Sport Educators. 2007; 21(2):5-6.
- Kremer DE. Lactate transport in sarcolemmal giant vesicles from canine skeletal muscle [dissertation]. Auburn (AL): Auburn University; 1995.
- Kremer DE. Actual and predicted energy costs for females walking one mile level, uphill, downhill, and mixed [thesis]. Auburn (AL): Auburn University; 1990.
Professional Interests
- Energy metabolism and performance
- Lactate metabolism
Dissertation topic: Lactate transport in sarcolemmal giant vesicles from canine skeletal muscle.
Thesis topic: Actual and predicted energy costs for females walking one mile level, uphill, downhill, and mixed.
Personal Information
I enjoy many outdoor activities like hiking, running, kayaking, geocaching, and road races. I love traveling in and out of the United States, driving in the mountains, spending time with my family and dogs, and reading.