Yasuki Sekiguchi, Ph.D.

Education

• 2021 - Postdoctoral Fellow, Human Performance Lab, University of Connecticut
• 2020 - Ph.D., Exercise Science, University of Connecticut
• 2016 - M.S., Exercise Science, University of Arkansas
• 2014 - B.S., Human Development, Kobe University

Research Interests and Athlete Consulting Areas

• Heat acclimation and heat acclimatization
• Optimizing hydration strategy
• Fluid and electrolyte balance monitoring
• Optimizing cooling strategy
• Training load and recovery status monitoring
• Sleep monitoring
• Validation of wearable technology
• Substrate utilization, aerobic and anaerobic performance testing

Notable Publications

• Sekiguchi, Y., Benjamin, C. L., Butler, C. R., Morrissey, M. C., Filep, E. M., Stearns, R. L., Lee, E. C., & Casa, D. J. (2022). Relationships Between WUT (Body Weight, Urine Color, and Thirst Level) Criteria and Urine Indices of Hydration Status. Sports Health, 14(4), 566–574. https://doi.org/10.1177/19417381211038494
• Sekiguchi, Y., Benjamin, C. L., Manning, C. N., Struder, J. F., Armstrong, L. E., Lee, E. C., Huggins, R. A., Stearns, R. L., Distefano, L. J., & Casa, D. J. (2022). Effects of Heat Acclimatization, Heat Acclimation, and Intermittent Exercise Heat Training on Time-Trial Performance. Sports Health, 14(5), 694–701. https://doi.org/10.1177/19417381211050643
• Sekiguchi, Y., Huggins, R. A., Curtis, R. M., Benjamin, C. L., Adams, W. M., Looney, D. P., West, C. A., & Casa, D. J. (2021). Relationship Between Heart Rate Variability and Acute:Chronic Load Ratio Throughout a Season in NCAA D1 Men's Soccer Players. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 35(4), 1103–1109. https://doi.org/10.1519/JSC.0000000000002853
• Sekiguchi, Y., Adams, W. M., Benjamin, C. L., Curtis, R. M., Giersch, G. E. W., & Casa, D. J. (2019). Relationships between resting heart rate, heart rate variability and sleep characteristics among female collegiate cross-country athletes. Journal of Sleep Research, 28(6), e12836. https://doi.org/10.1111/jsr.12836
• Sekiguchi, Y., Adams, W. M., Curtis, R. M., Benjamin, C. L., & Casa, D. J. (2019). Factors influencing hydration status during a National Collegiate Athletics Association division 1 soccer preseason. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 22(6), 624–628. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsams.2018.12.005