Colleen M. Novak

Associate Professor

Campus:

Kent

Office Hours:

Please confirm appt by email Monday-Thursday 8-9am Friday 8:30-9am

Contact Information

Email:

cnovak13@kent.edu

Phone:

330-672-2304

Personal Website:

http://faculty.biology.kent.edu/cnovak13/

Biography

Courses Taught

Endocrinology
Obesity

Courses Teaching

Spring 2015

BSCI 40196 - 007 Individual Investigation
BMS 60198 - 009 Research
BSCI 60299 - 010 Thesis II
BMS 80299 - 013 Dissertation II

Fall 2015

BSCI 40151 - 001 Mech Disease Obesity / Related
BSCI 50151 - 001 Mech Disease Obesity / Related
BSCI 60491 - 001 Seminar In Physiology
BSCI 70151 - 001 Mech Disease Obesity / Related
BSCI 70491 - 001 Seminar In Physiology

Education

Ph.D, Michigan State University

Expertise

Obesity
Physical activity
Weight Loss
Energy expenditure
Metabolism
Circadian rhythms
Sympathetic nervous system
melanocortins
skeletal muscle thermogenesis

News Stories

Kent State researcher receives NIH extend to investigate intensity of thermogenesis for inducing weight loss
Kent State biologist nets grant to study calorie-burning process to fight obesity
Kent State Biologist to Study Calorie Burning Process

Research Institutes and Initiatives

Healthy Communities Research Initiative