Deborah O’leary
Professor
Faculty of Applied Health Sciences
Brock University
Canada
Biography
Deborah O’Leary research focusses primarily on cardiovascular health throughout the lifespan. His interests include the effects of childhood growth and development and adult aging on the cardiovascular system. As well, his research focusses on the detrimental impact of cardiovascular risk factors throughout the lifespan and the beneficial role that exercise plays at any age on cardiovascular health.He is also Director of the Brock-Niagara Centre for Health and Well-Being. This facility serves as both a research and community-based exercise centre for individuals in Niagara. The Centre currently has exercise programs for healthy seniors (SeniorFit), individuals with cardiovascular disease (Heart Strong), spinal cord injury and multiple sclerosis (Power Cord) and amputees
Research Interest
The role of childhood growth and development on indices of cardiovascular health; The effects of childhood obesity and hypertension on blood pressure regulation, arterial health and left ventricular hypertrophy; The link between adverse childhood experiences and cardiovascular health; The beneficial effect of isometric handgrip training on cardiovascular and cognitive health in those suffering from hypertension
Publications
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Chirico D, Liu J, Klentrou P, Shoemaker JK, and O’Leary DD. Examining the effects of sex and pubertal maturation on cardiovagal baroreflex sensitivity. J Peds 167(5): 1067-1073, 2015.
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Hartley GL, Watson CL, Ainslie PN, Tokuno CD, Greenway MJ, Gabriel D, O’Leary DD, and Cheung S. Corticospinal excitability is associated with hypocapnia but not changes in cerebral blood flow. J Physiol 594(12): 3423-3437, 2016.
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Sharif H, Allison D, O’Leary D, and Ditor D. Reproducibility of the QT-variability index in individuals with spinal cord injury. Auton Neurosci 195: 16-19, 2016.
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Klassen SA, Chirico D, O’Leary DD, Cairney J, and Wade TJ. Linking systemic arterial stiffness among adolescents to adverse childhood experiences. Child Abuse Negl 56: 1-10, 2016.
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Klassen SA, Chirico D, Dempster KS, Shoemaker JK, and O’Leary DD. Role of aortic arch vascular mechanics in cardiovagal baroreflex sensitivity. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 311: R24-R32, 2016.
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Philips NE, Chirico D, Cairney J, Hay J, Faught BE, and O’Leary DD. Arterial stiffness in children with and without probable developmental coordination disorder. Res Dev Disabil 59: 138-146, 2016.
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Sharif H, O’Leary D, and Ditor D. Comparison of QT-interval and variability index methodologies in individuals with spinal cord injury. Spinal Cord 55(3): 274-278, 2017.
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Sharif H, Wainman L, O’Leary D, and Ditor D. The effect of blood volume and volume loading on left ventricular diastolic function in individuals with spinal cord injury. Spinal Cord In press (SC-2016-0366R), 2017.
