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Assistant Professor

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Masataka Umeda, Ph.D.  

Masataka Umeda, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor

Discipline:
Exercise & Sport Psychology

Vitae

Exercise & Sport Sciences, Rm 105
(806) 834-3475
masataka.umeda@ttu.edu

Mailing Address:
Box 43011
Texas Tech University
Lubbock TX 79409-3011 USA

Education

Current Courses Taught

Postdoc – Clinical Neurophysiology, University of Colorado-Denver

Ph.D. – Exercise Psychology, University of Wisconsin-Madison

M.S. – Health Education, University of Tsukuba, Japan

B.S. – Exercise Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Japan

ESS 4363 Principles and Theories of Exercise Psychology

Research Interests

Awards & Honors

    • Investigation of the relationship between psychophysical responses to laboratory exercise and free-living physical activity in patients with fibromyalgia
    • Investigation of the influence of physical activity levels on central pain modulation in healthy young adults.

2008 — John J. Bonica Research Fellowship, International Association for the Study of Pain