Bovorn Sirikul
Associate Professor
Office: KHS 103
Phone: 985-549-3124
E-mail: bsirikul@southeastern.edu
Southeastern faculty since 2006
Courses Taught
KIN 392: Physiology of Exercise
KIN 424: Fitness Testing & Prescription
Education
Ph.D, 2002, The University of Alabama
Post-Doctoral Fellow, 2002-2003, Medical College of Georgia
Post-Doctoral Fellow, 2003-2006, University of Alabama at Birmingham
M.S., 1996, Louisiana Tech University
B.S., 1994, Louisiana Tech University
Certification
American College of Sports Medicine Health Fitness Instructor (ACSM HFI #20846)
Sample Publications and Presentations
Sirikul B, Bishop PA, Nevett ME. Thermoregulatory responses to layered personal protective
clothing: practical implications for the oil spill clean-up and remediation. Journal of Public Health Management & Practice. 17: 288-290 (2011).
Lawrence JK, Newcomer BR, Buchthal SD, Sirikul B, Oster RA, Hunter GR, Goran MI, Gower BA. Relationship of intramyocellular triglyceride to insulin sensitivity may differ with ethnicity in healthy premenopausal women. Obesity.19: 43-48 (2011).
Hunter GR, Byrne NM, Sirikul B, Fernández JR, Zuckerman PA, Darnell BE, Gower BA. Resistance Training Conserves Fat-free Mass and Resting Energy Expenditure Following Weight Loss. Obesity (Silver Spring). 16: 1045-1051 (2008).
Sirikul B, Hunter GR, Larson-Meyer DE, Desmond R, Newcomer BR. Relationship between metabolic
function and skeletal muscle fatigue during a 90-second maximal isometric contraction. Applied Physiology, Nutrition and Metabolism. 32: 394-399 (2007).
Blaudeau TE, Hunter GR, Sirikul B. Intra-abdominal adipose tissue deposition and parity. International Journal of Obesity (London). 30:1119-1124 (2006).
Newcomer BR, Sirikul B, Hunter GR, Larson-Meyer DE, Bamman MM. Exercise over-stress andmaximal muscle oxidative metabolism: A 31P MRS case report. British Journal of Sports Medicine39:302-306 (2005).
Sirikul B, Hunter GR, Newcomer BR, Larson-Meyer DE, Gower BA. Relationship between insulinsensitivity and in vivo mitochondrial function in skeletal muscle. American Journal of Physiology: Endocrinology and Metabolism. EPub May 16, 2006.
Walsh MC, Hunter GR, Sirikul B, Gower BA. Effect of weight loss on self-reported perception of physical activity in Black and White women. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 79: 1013-1019(2004).