Stephen Sau-shing Cheung
Professor
Kinesiology
Brock University
Canada
Biography
Our Environmental Ergonomics Lab (EEL) is interested in the effects of environmental stress (heat, cold air and water, hydration, altitude) on human physiology and performance. This research spans fundamental investigations into the mechanisms of human physiology, while at the same time being applied towards making work and recreation in extreme settings safer and more productive. We have worked with many partners (military, firefighters, miners, search & rescue, elite athletes, clothing manufacturers), from improving survival models, to clothing/equipment research & development, to developing hydration and heat adaptation policies.
Research Interest
Environmental physiology; Temperature regulation; Altitude; Occupational physiology; Elite athletic performance
Publications
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Cheung, S.S., J.K.W. Lee, and J. Oksa. Thermal stress, human performance and physical employment standards. Physiol. Nutr. Metabol. 41(6 (Suppl. 2):S148-S164, 2016.
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Taber, M.J., G.L. Hartley, G.W. McGarr, D. Zaharieva†, F.A. Basset, Z. Hynes, F. Haman, B. Pinet, M.B. DuCharme, and S. Cheung. Cognitive performance during a 24-hour cold exposure survival simulation. Biomed. Res. Int. 8130731, 2016.
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Tyler, C.J., T. Reeve, G.J. Hodges, and S. Cheung. The effects of heat adaptation on physiology, perception, and exercise performance in the heat: a meta-analysis. Sports Med. 46(11):1699-1724, 2016.
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Wallace, P.J., B.J. McKinlay, N.A. Coletta, J.I. Vlaar, M.J. Taber, P.M. Wilson, and S. Cheung. Effects of motivational self-talk on endurance and cognitive performance in the heat. Med. Sci. Sports Exerc. 49(1):191-199, 2017.
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Mallette, M.M., G.J. Hodges, G.W. McGarr, D.A. Gabriel, and S. Cheung. Spectral analysis of reflex cutaneous vasodilatation during passive heat stress. Microvasc. Res. 111(5):42-48, 2017.
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Farra, S.D., S. Cheung, S.G. Thomas, I. Jacobs. Rate dependent influence of arterial desaturation on self-selected exercise intensity during cycling. PLOS One. 12(3):e0171119
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Cheung, S.S. and C.J. Tyler. Hydration. In: Mayo Clinic: Medicine in Challenging Environments for Apple iOS (Version 7.1). Stepanek, J., R. Johnson, and D. Cocco (Eds). Retrieved from http://www.viacuro.com/MICE/. 2014.
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Cheung, S.S. and C.J. Tyler. Thermal Stress. In: Mayo Clinic: Medicine in Challenging Environments for Apple iOS (Version 7.1). Stepanek, J., R. Johnson, and D. Cocco (Eds). Retrieved from http://www.viacuro.com/MICE/. 2014.
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Allen, H. andS. Cheung. Cutting-Edge Cycling. Human Kinetics, Champaign, USA. ISBN: 978-0-73609-109-1, 2012.
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Cheung, S.S. and M.D. Zabala. Cycling Science. Human Kinetics, Champaign, USA. ISBN: 978-1450497329, 2017.
