Ryan Eckert

I currently work as a Research Project Coordinator under the direction of Dr. Chung Jung Mun and am positioned within his Biobehavioral Pain, Addiction, Sleep, and Momentary Experience (Bi-PAS ME) Research Laboratory located in the Edson College of Nursing and Health Innovation. I relocated from the East Coast (Massachusetts and Pennsylvania), where I had lived the majority of my life, to come to Arizona for undergraduate and graduate studies. I received both my BS and MS in Exercise and Wellness from Arizona State University in 2015 and 2017, respectively. After graduating, I worked briefly at Arizona State University in the College of Health Solutions as a Project Coordinator before my role was moved to the Mays Cancer Center at UT Health San Antonio as a Research Coordinator. In 2022 I was promoted to Research Coordinator-Senior. In 2023, I transitioned to my current role at Arizona State University within Dr. Mun's Bi-PAS ME Lab.

Outside of my role as Research Project Coordinator, I am passionate about sports performance and strength and conditioning for endurance athletes. I have a company, Peak Endurance Solutions, through which I work with a few endurance athletes on a very part-time basis in an effort to exercise this passion of mine. I love to work with triathletes and runners.

I am also a competitive endurance athlete myself and primarily focus on road and trail running. I have won some local triathlons, running races, and trail races, and have also ran two Boston Qualifying sub-3:00 marathons (2:58:01 in 2023 and 2:53:41 in 2025). I love to stay active through running, cycling, hiking, strength training, and walking with my dog and partner!