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Dr. Matt McAllister

  • Chair - Associate Professor - Dept of Health & Human Performance
Portrait of Dr. Matt McAllister

Biography and education

PhD, Nutrition
Mississippi State University

MS, Exercise Science
University of Memphis

BS, Health and Human Performance
University of Memphis

AS, Liberal Arts of Science
Monroe Community College

Research Interests

  • Samora, Milena (Principal), McAllister, Matthew J (Co-Principal). The Mechanical Component of the Arterial Baroreflex in Type 2 Diabetes: The Role of Oxidative Stress, Research Enhancement Program, Texas State University, $16000. (Submitted: October 2024, Funded: February 2025 - May 2026). Grant.
  • McAllister, Matthew J, Blair, Pete, Curnutt, J, Martaindale, M Hunter. Preparing for Active Shooter Situation (PASS)., ALERRT Center: Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office), Federal, $100869.72. (Funded: September 2021 - August 2022). Grant.
  • McAllister, Matthew J. Effects of Curcumin Ingestion on Oxidative Stress Response from Live Burn Drills in Professional Firefighters, NOW Foods, Private / Foundation / Corporate, $6203. (Funded: 2018). Grant.
  • McAllister, Matthew J. Effect of Curcumin Ingestion on Oxidative Stress Response from Combined Mental and Physical Stress, Office of Research and Economic Development; Mississippi State University, Institutional (Higher Ed), $2000. (Funded: 2018). Grant.
  • McAllister, Matthew J. Effect of Curcumin Ingestion on Markers of Oxidative Stress in Firefighters Following Simulated Firefighter Activities, College of Education, Mississippi State University, Institutional (Higher Ed), $2000. (Funded: 2018). Grant.
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  • Gonzalez, D., Dickerson, B. L., Roberts, B. M., Kurtz, J. A., Waldman, H. S., Gonzalez, A. M., … Kreider, R. B. (2026). International society of sports nutrition position stand: Effects of dietary antioxidants on exercise and sports performance. Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition, 23(1). https://doi.org/DOI: 10.1080/15502783.2026.2629828.
  • Gonzalez, D. E., Martin, S. E., & McAllister, M. J. (n.d.). Validation of a non-invasive physiological stress and inflammatory assessment: agreement of salivary and blood biomarkers among first responders. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine.
  • Mann, B., Hines, K., Leon, S., Connor, M., Brown, L., Dawes, J., … Gonzalez, D. (2026). Do cardiovascular disease risk indices differ based on body mass index classification among first responders? In International Journal of Exercise Science: Conference Proceedings (18th ed., Vol. 2).
  • Alfaleet, R., Umfrid, S., Conner, M. J., Martin, S. E., McAllister, M. J., Colvin, L. C., & Gonzalez, D. E. (2026). Associations between body roundness index and cardiovascular disease risk indices among first responders (18th ed., Vol. 2).
  • McCarty, E., Umfrid, S., Conner, M. J., Martin, S. E., Colvin, L. C., McAllister, M. J., & Gonzalez, D. (2026). Impact of age on non-conventional physiological stress, oxidative stress, and inflammatory biomarkers among fire responders. In International Journal of Exercise Science: Conference Proceedings (18th ed., Vol. 2).
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  • Award / Honor Recipient: College Achievement Award in Scholarly Activities. February 2025
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Presidential Distinction Award in Teaching. 2024
  • Award / Honor Recipient: THRC Faculty Fellow Medal of Achievement, Translational Health Research Center; Texas State University. 2023 - December 2024
  • Award / Honor Recipient: College Achievement Award in Teaching. 2023
  • Award / Honor Recipient: College Achievement Award in Scholarly/Creative Activities. January 2022 - February 2022
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  1. Reviewer / Referee

    Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport

  2. Reviewer / Referee

    Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition

  3. Member

    Personnel Committee

  4. Reviewer / Referee

    Texas American College of Sports Medicine/ SRDA Reviewer

  5. Member

    University's Institutional Biosafety Committee

  6. Reviewer / Referee

    Nutrition Research

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