McNair Scholars

Kedrick Shadley

Kedrick Shadley

My name is Kedrick Shadley and I am an undergraduate currently majoring in health and physical education with an emphasis in physical therapy and a double minor in biology and psychology. I anticipate graduating cum laude in June 2013. My academic interests are endocrinology, exercise physiology, and nutrition. I hope to receive an M.D. in Endocrinology and possibly a Ph.D. in Physiology.

I intend on becoming a health advocate and improving the general population's health through research, publication, and service. Opening a health center for those who would not normally be able to afford membership has been a lifelong dream of mine. I want to offer a low cost medical clinic, affordable healthy food options, health and nutrition education, and youth services in addition to the regular operations of a health center such as gyms, activity classes, and sports. This health center would be based on empirical scientific findings and would incorporate a research element by monitoring data volunteered by its members. I eagerly anticipate the time when I can offer these services to my community and my knowledge to society. I also look forward to publishing well informed, yet easy to understand, health literature in the hopes of changing some current misconceptions being presented within popular culture.

Mentor:
Dr. Michael Parker, Professor of Biology

Curriculum Vitae

SOU McNair Scholars Journal Fall 2012 – Vol. 9

Article: Low Carbohydrate Diets and High Intensity Interval Training: The Myth-Busting Answer to Obesity and Type II Diabetes

2012 McNair Scholar Symposium

Slide Presentation: Low Carbohydrate Diets and High Intensity Interval Training: The Myth-Busting Answer to Obesity and Type II Diabetes

SOU McNair Scholars Journal Spring 2012 – Vol. 8

Article: Perceptions and Attitudes Towards Physical Therapy (PDF)

2011 McNair Scholar Symposium