Simon Holzapfel
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Health South, Room 443 550 N. 3rd Street Phoenix, AZ 85004
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Mail code: 9020Campus: Dtphx
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- PhD - Arizona State University, AZ, 2017
Physical Activity and Nutrition Science - MS - Eastern Kentucky University, KY, 2013
Exercise and Sports Science - BA - Tusculum College, TN, 2011
Major: Sports Science; Minor: Coaching
Effects of exercise interventions on motor, cognitive, clinical functions, and health in persons with Down syndrome, other intellectual disabilities, and stroke survivors.
Sensorimotor Development Research Laboratory, ASU
Department of Physical Therapy, NAU
Holzapfel SD, Ringenbach SDR, Mulvey GM, Sandoval-Menendez AM, Birchfield N, & Tahiliani SR (2016). Differential effects of Assisted Cycling Therapy (ACT) on short-term and working memory of adolescents with Down syndrome. Journal of Cognitive Psychology. Epub ahead of print. Doi 10.1080/20445911.2016.1205592
Ringenbach SDR, Holzapfel SD, Mulvey GM, Richter M, Jimenez A, & Benson A (2016). The effects of Assisted Cycling Therapy (ACT) and voluntary cycling on reaction time and measures of executive function in adolescents with Down syndrome. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research. Epub ahead of print. Doi 10.1111/jir.12275
Holzapfel SD, Chomentowski PJ, Summers LAM, & Sabin MJ (2016). The relationship between digit ratio (2D:4D), VO2max, ventilatory threshold, and running performance. International Journal of Sports Sciences and Fitness, 6(1). Epub.
Bosch PR, Holzapfel SD, & Taustadóttir T (2015). Feasibility of measuring ventilator threshold in adults with stroke-induced hemiparesis: Implications for exercise prescription. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 96(1), 1779-1784. doi:10.1016/j.apmr.2015.04.023
Holzapfel SD, Ringenbach, SDR, Mulvey GM, Sandoval-Menendez AM, Cook MR, Ganger RO, & Bennett C (2015). Improvements in manual dexterity relate to improvements in cognitive planning after Assisted Cycling Therapy (ACT) in adolescents with Down syndrome. Research in Developmental Disabilities, 45, 261-270. doi:10.1016/j.ridd.2015.08.003
Ringenbach SDR, Lichtsinn KC, & Holzapfel SD (2015). Assisted Cycling Therapy (ACT) improves inhibition in adolescents with autism spectrum disorder. Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability, 40(4), 376-387. doi:10.3109/13668250.2015.1080352
Ringenbach, SRD, Zimmerman, K, Chen CC, Mulvey, GM, Holzapfel, SD, Weeks, DJ, & Thaut, MH (2014). Adults with Down syndrome performed repetitive movements fast with continuous music cues. Journal of Motor Learning and Development, 2(3), 47-54.
Courses
2025 Spring
Course Number | Course Title |
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EXW 420 | Exercise Testing |
CHS 394 | Special Topics |
EXW 484 | Internship |
EXW 484 | Internship |
EXW 215 | Resistance Training & Recovery |
EXW 427 | Exer Rx Cardiometabolic Health |
2024 Fall
Course Number | Course Title |
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EXW 420 | Exercise Testing |
EXW 217 | Cardio & Flexibility Training |
CHS 400 | Adaptive Exercs Prog Pract Exp |
CHS 394 | Special Topics |
EXW 427 | Exer Rx Cardiometabolic Health |
2024 Summer
Course Number | Course Title |
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EXW 420 | Exercise Testing |
SSP 484 | Internship |
2024 Spring
Course Number | Course Title |
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EXW 420 | Exercise Testing |
CHS 394 | Special Topics |
EXW 215 | Resistance Training & Recovery |
EXW 215 | Resistance Training & Recovery |
CHS 400 | Adaptive Exercs Prog Pract Exp |
2023 Fall
Course Number | Course Title |
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EXW 420 | Exercise Testing |
EXW 217 | Cardio & Flexibility Training |
CHS 394 | Special Topics |
CHS 400 | Adaptive Exercs Prog Pract Exp |
CHS 499 | Individualized Instruction |
2023 Summer
Course Number | Course Title |
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EXW 420 | Exercise Testing |
EXW 344 | Phys Activity in Hlth&Disease |
EXW 344 | Phys Activity in Hlth&Disease |
2023 Spring
Course Number | Course Title |
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EXW 420 | Exercise Testing |
KIN 101 | Introduction to Kinesiology |
CHS 394 | Special Topics |
EXW 215 | Resistance Training & Recovery |
CHS 400 | Adaptive Exercs Prog Pract Exp |
EXW 426 | Exercise for Neuromuscular Con |
EXW 598 | Special Topics |
2022 Fall
Course Number | Course Title |
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CHS 493 | Honors Thesis |
EXW 215 | Resistance Training & Recovery |
CHS 394 | Special Topics |
KIN 444 | Metabolic Adaptations/Exercise |
2022 Summer
Course Number | Course Title |
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EXW 420 | Exercise Testing |
2022 Spring
Course Number | Course Title |
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EXW 420 | Exercise Testing |
EXW 344 | Phys Activity in Hlth&Disease |
EXW 592 | Research |
EXW 599 | Thesis |
EXW 593 | Applied Project |
CHS 394 | Special Topics |
EXW 598 | Special Topics |
CHS 494 | Special Topics |
CHS 492 | Honors Directed Study |
CHS 394 | Special Topics |
EXW 426 | Exercise for Neuromuscular Con |
KIN 101 | Introduction to Kinesiology |
EXW 215 | Resistance Training & Recovery |
2021 Fall
Course Number | Course Title |
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EXW 599 | Thesis |
EXW 420 | Exercise Testing |
KIN 447 | ECG Interpretation |
KIN 547 | ECG Interpretation |
EXW 593 | Applied Project |
CHS 394 | Special Topics |
CHS 494 | Special Topics |
EXW 344 | Phys Activity in Hlth&Disease |
2021 Summer
Course Number | Course Title |
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EXW 420 | Exercise Testing |
EXW 344 | Phys Activity in Hlth&Disease |
EXW 344 | Phys Activity in Hlth&Disease |
2021 Spring
Course Number | Course Title |
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EXW 420 | Exercise Testing |
EXW 494 | Special Topics |
CHS 394 | Special Topics |
CHS 494 | Special Topics |
EXW 598 | Special Topics |
KIN 494 | Special Topics |
CHS 494 | Special Topics |
2020 Fall
Course Number | Course Title |
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EXW 420 | Exercise Testing |
EXW 425 | Exercise Rx Hlth & Wellness |
EXW 344 | Phys Activity in Hlth&Disease |
EXW 494 | Special Topics |
EXW 598 | Special Topics |
CHS 394 | Special Topics |
CHS 494 | Special Topics |
EXW 344 | Phys Activity in Hlth&Disease |
KIN 494 | Special Topics |
2020 Summer
Course Number | Course Title |
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EXW 420 | Exercise Testing |
EXW 420 | Exercise Testing |
EXW 344 | Phys Activity in Hlth/Disease |
EXW 344 | Phys Activity in Hlth/Disease |
CHS 394 | Special Topics |
2020 Spring
Course Number | Course Title |
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EXW 420 | Exercise Testing |
EXW 344 | Phys Activity in Hlth/Disease |
EXW 494 | Special Topics |
EXW 593 | Applied Project |
CHS 394 | Special Topics |
CHS 494 | Special Topics |
EXW 598 | Special Topics |
KIN 494 | Special Topics |
CHS 493 | Honors Thesis |
CHS 494 | Special Topics |