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 Principle Investigators

 1.Arupendra Mozumdar

Arupendra Mozumdar joined the Department of Health, Nutrition and Exercise Sciences at NDSU in July of 2006. Arupendra received his Ph.D. from the University of Calcutta in Anthropology. For his doctoral research, he worked as a research fellow at the Indian Statistical Institute in Calcutta for more than 6 years.                   Dr. Mozumdar is currently a post-doctoral researcher in HNES, with primary responsibility as the data analysis expert for the ND Goes Red for Women project, which is generously funded by the Dakota Medical Foundation. Dr. Mozumdar is also involved in the College Student Research Project at NDSU and various worksite wellness projects with state organizations.
Dr. Mozumdar has published a number research articles in different scientific journals of national and international repute, and has presented his work throughout the US. His publication history indicates a diverse research interest, which includes health and adaptation, cardiovascular health, health of college students, worksite wellness, and disability. He is currently a member of the American College of Sports Medicine;
American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance; and the Indian Anthropological Society

Doctoral Students

1.Chuck Fountaine

Chuck Fountaine began his doctoral studies as a graduate assistant at NDSU in January 2006 and joined Team Liguori shortly thereafter. In the summer of 2007, Chuck was hired as a lecturer by the department of HNES where he primarily teaches the methods classes in strength training and cardiovascular conditioning.  Chuck is in the final semester in the Wellness PhD program and looks to defend his dissertation in June 2008 entitled "The Association between Physical Activity and Screen Time in College Students".

A native of Kenyon, MN, Chuck made stops at St. Olaf College in Northfield, MN (BA Sports Science, 1997) and the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse (MS Human Performance, 1998). Before arriving at NDSU, Chuck spent eight years(1998-2005) at DHL as AM Operations Lead and four years (1999-2002) as the assistant baseball coach at Augsburg College.Chuck is a member of ACSM, AAHPERD, NSCA, and SBM and has presented several posters at national conventions with Gary and Arupendra. When Chuck and Gary travel, it consists of at least one of the following prerequisites:

1) Is there a baseball game they can attend?

2) Is there NY style pizza, Buca di Beppo, or a microbrewery nearby? And/or

3) Will there be trails to run on? 

In his free time, Chuck can be found running, biking, XC skiing, and strength training, and hiking in the great outdoors.  Chuck is an avid Minnesota Twins baseball fan and can often be found in spirited hot stove league discussions with Gary.  Chuck also enjoys teaching (some say corrupting!)  Arupendra about life in America.

2.Brandi Bayles

Brandi S. Niemeier began studying in the Wellness track of the Health, Nutrition and Exercise Sciences department in Fall-2007 and plans to complete her PhD in Human Development in May, 2011. Her research interests include chronic disease prevention, especially related to weight-related health among children and adolescents. Currently, Brandi is leading research efforts for and is participating in the Childhood Obesity Prevention Initiative of Cass and Clay counties. Brandi is a registered paramedic and earned the A.A.S. in Emergency Medicine at Northwest Mississippi Community College, Paramedic Program, in Senatobia, Mississippi. She earned a B.S. in Business Administration from Crichton College in Memphis, Tennessee and the M.B.A. from the University of Mississippi. While working toward her PhD at NDSU, Brandi participates in various research activities in the HNES department, and she teaches Concepts of Fitness and Wellness and
Responding to Emergencies: First Aid & CPR in the undergraduate program.
Brandi’s academic and career goals are centered on community education and programming, and her ultimate goal is to implement initiatives that will lead to the improved levels of health and overall wellness for everyone. Brandi enjoys research, shares her past-time with her new husband, Trent, and their dogs, Annie and Ozzy. She very much enjoys Fargo summers and often longs for the winters in her hometown of Olive Branch, Mississippi, a suburb of Memphis, Tennessee

Master's  Students

1.Carlie Ames

Carlie Ames became a graduate student in the Department of Health, Nutrition and Exercise Sciences at NDSU in the fall of 2007.  She anticipates completing her master’s degree in Nutrition Science in 2009. Carlie is also enrolled in the Coordinated Program in Dietetics at NDSU and accumulating clinical experiences in the Fargo area necessary to become a licensed Registered Dietitian.  Carlie received her undergraduate degree from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in Dietetics.  Her research interests include cardiovascular disease, cholesterol management, women’s health, community wellness campaigns, and social influences on food related behaviors. Although she often travels back to Nebraska to visit family, Carlie likes the Midwest vibe of Fargo  nd the variety of dining and recreational opportunities in the area. In her spare time, she enjoys eating, running, cooking, baking, playing tennis, jet skiing, shoe shopping, and Husker football. Carlie is currently a member of the American Dietetics Association, the North Dakota Dietetics Association, and the Women’s Health Dietetics Practice Group.