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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. (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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  • Guerra, B. C., Martin, S. E., Colvin, L. C., Dawes, J., McAllister, M. J., & Gonzalez, D. E. (2025). Firefighters versus law enforcement officers: a comparison of cardiovascular disease risk. International Journal of Exercise Science, 18(6), 659–671.
  • McAllister, M. J., Dodge, C., Tanksley, P. T., Martaindale, M. H., Martin, S. E., & Gonzalez, D. E. (2025). Markers of fitness, stress, and cardiometabolic disease risk among law enforcement officers. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 67(6), 437–444. https://doi.org/DOI: 10.1097/JOM.0000000000003357
  • Gonzalez, D. E., Coles, M. E., Tanksley, P. T., Martaindale, M. H., Martin, S. E., & McAllister, M. J. (2025). Relationships between physiological stress biomarkers and cardiovascular disease risk factors among career firefighters. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 67(7), 437–444. https://doi.org/DOI: 10.1097/JOM.0000000000003389
  • Walker, J., Dillard, C., Gonzalez, D., Waldman, H. S., & McAllister, M. J. (2025). Impact of the menstrual cycle phases and time of day on markers of stress: salivary alpha-amylase and secretory immunoglobulin A. Stress, 28(1). https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1080/10253890.2024.2449098
  • Hines, K., Sowinski, R. J., Martin, S. E., Colvin, L. C., McAllister, M. J., & Gonzalez, D. E. (2025). No impact of cardiovascular disease risk classification on the stress response to firefighting. In International Journal of Exercise Scinece, Conference Proceedings. (2nd ed., Vol. 17).
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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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