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Jake Diana, MA
CML PhD Student Dept. Exercise & Sport Science University of North Carolina @ Chapel Hill NC 27599-8700 Curriculum Vitae |
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Contact Me If...
- Student or postdoc: and want to join the CML team.
- Scientist: who'd like to chat about science, possible collaboration, or arranging a talk
- Clinician/practitioner: who'd like advice on lifestyle behaviors and chronic disease or with translating science
- Anyone: who wants to talk science!
About Me
Education
Example Honors
Research Interests (Short Version)
I am interested in studying trends in sedentary behaviors and physical activity and how certain behavioral patterns impact cardiovascular health:
Research Interests (Longer version)
I believe in a science-based, proactive approach to health. How we spend our time and the habits we establish have significant impacts on long-term health. For example, there is much to learn about the nature of sedentary behaviors and their prevalence in our daily lives. I believe our recommendations for healthy living should be as nuanced as the research that supports it. Our research into these behaviors will inform future policy and recommendations, in turn empowering people to live healthier, more active lifestyles.
Secondly, I seek to make a physically active lifestyle more equitable and more widespread. Research into health behaviors have no utility if they are not translated and actionable for all people no matter their race, gender, sexual orientation, or socioeconomic status. Making a healthier, more active country is a grassroot movement by nature, and I hope to characterize my research career and service to the community in the same way.
Career Goals
Personal Facts
- 2022-Current: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, PhD Student in Human Movement Science Curriculum
- 2020: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, M.A. Exercise and Sport Science, Concentration in Exercise Physiology
- Master’s Thesis: Combined Effects of Acute Prolonged Sitting and Mental Stress on Aortic Stiffness in Middle-Aged Adults: A Randomized Crossover Trial
- 2018: University of Delaware, Honors B.S. Exercise Science with Distinction
- Honors Thesis: Segment Analysis as an Indicator of Functionality and Symptom Severity for Individuals with Parkinson’s Disease
Example Honors
- 2020: Marvin Allen Excellence in Teaching Award
- 2020: Gold Status, American College of Sports Medicine: Exercise is Medicine on Campus Recognition Program
- 2019: NIH Clinical and Translational Science Award
Research Interests (Short Version)
I am interested in studying trends in sedentary behaviors and physical activity and how certain behavioral patterns impact cardiovascular health:
- Interactions between lifestyle behaviors and cardiometabolic disease etiology across the lifespan.
- In particular, sedentary behavior and young adults.
- Studying health disparities experienced by members of the LGBTQ+ community
- Using cardiometabolic research as the basis for science-based health policy and outreach to local communities.
Research Interests (Longer version)
I believe in a science-based, proactive approach to health. How we spend our time and the habits we establish have significant impacts on long-term health. For example, there is much to learn about the nature of sedentary behaviors and their prevalence in our daily lives. I believe our recommendations for healthy living should be as nuanced as the research that supports it. Our research into these behaviors will inform future policy and recommendations, in turn empowering people to live healthier, more active lifestyles.
Secondly, I seek to make a physically active lifestyle more equitable and more widespread. Research into health behaviors have no utility if they are not translated and actionable for all people no matter their race, gender, sexual orientation, or socioeconomic status. Making a healthier, more active country is a grassroot movement by nature, and I hope to characterize my research career and service to the community in the same way.
Career Goals
- Further research on the contextualization of our knowledge of sedentary behaviors
- Outreach and support for LGBTQ+ researchers and innovators
- Public servitude to local communities and government
Personal Facts
- Enjoy birding with family members and being outside!
- Favorite sports teams to have a chat with:
- Liverpool FC
- Ferrari F1
- Philadelphia Union
- Philadelphia Eagles
- I love to bake and cook for friends and family. Let’s swap a recipe or two!
- Regulatory Associate for IQVIA Biotech, 2020-2022
Research Outputs
Key Facts
Updated: 14Nov2022
Example Publications
Example Funding
Example Presentations
Updated: 14Nov2022
- Citations: 19
- H-index: 2
Example Publications
- Castro N, Diana JC, Blackwell J, Faulkner J, Lark S, Skidmore P, Hamlin M, Signal L, Williams MA, Stoner L. Social Jetlag Is Associated With Cardiometabolic Risk in New Zealand Children. Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine
- Kelsch E, Diana JC, Burnet K, Hanson E, Fryer S, Credeur D, Stone K, Stoner L. Arterial Stiffness Responses to Prolonged Sitting Combined with a High Glycemic Index Meal: A Double-Blind, Randomized Cross-Over Trial. Journal of Applied Physiology
Example Funding
- R01HL162805A (PI: Stoner , Role: GRA). Cardiometabolic disease prevention in college-based young adults: mapping a contextual sedentary behavior intervention. 06/2022-05/2026
Example Presentations
- Diana JC, Kelsch E, Burnet K, Hanson K, Fryer S, Credeur D, Stone K, Stoner L. Acute Effects of a High Glycemic Index Meal Combined with Prolonged Sitting on Vascular Function. Southeast Chapter of the American College of Sports Medicine (SEACSM). Jacksonville, FL, USA. Feb 13-15, 2020. [Poster]
- Diana JC. (2020). Combined Effects of Acute Prolonged Sitting & Mental Stress on Aortic Stiffness in Middle-Aged Adults: A Randomized Crossover Trial. Presented at Universidade Católica de Brasilia.
- Diana JC, Blackwell J. (2019). Exercise is Medicine on Campus at UNC-CH: An Update. Presented at CME Campus Health Fall Lecture Series, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Example Service
- Mentorship to 3 undergraduate students in the CML
- Exercise and Sport Science Senator to the UNC-CH Graduate & Professional Student Government
- Exercise is Medicine: On Campus at UNC-CH Committee Member
