Michele S. Skelton
Associate Professor and Chair, Department of Integrative Health Science
Lynn and Mark Hollis Chair of Health and Wellness
Since 1993, Dr. Skelton has been teaching undergraduate students at Stetson University. She is a strong advocate of the complementary nature of anatomical structure to function. She often utilizes this principle in teaching, encouraging students to study physiology as a biography and apply the content they learn to their bodies now and for a lifetime. She attempts to mentor students to be lifelong learners and healthy, health-conscious global citizens.
Dr. Skelton has had her passion for teaching recognized by a variety of awards including the McEniry Award for Excellence in Teaching, the highest award given to a faculty member at Stetson University. But the greatest awards and rewards for Dr. Skelton come from watching her graduates achieve their career goals (medical school, PA, PT, OT, chiropractic medicine, nursing, public health, exercise physiologist, etc) and their life goals.
Dr. Skelton has been the Chair of Integrative Health Science since 1999. She is also the Lynn and Mark Hollis Chair of Health and Wellness and a member of the American College of Sports Medicine and the American Physiological Society. She has published in journals associated with both of these organizations.
Education
- Ph.D., Exercise Physiology, Auburn University
- M.S., Exercise Physiology, University of Tennessee
- B.S., Physical Education (K-12), Stetson University
Research
- Effects on Physical Activity/Exercise on Cognitive Function in College Students
- The Effects of Oral Creatine Monohydrate on Cognitive Function in Women
- Comparative Analysis of Medical and Allied Health Professionals toward CAM
- Oxidative Stress and Dietary Intervention in High-Risk Populations (smokers, hypercholesterolemic, obesity, inactive); Implications for Disease Prevention
- Lactate transport and distribution in animals and humans
- Relationship of anaerobic capacity to peak blood lactate; implications of peak blood lactate to fatigue
Courses
- Human Anatomy and Physiology
- Medical Terminology and Pathology
- Health and Wellness
- Healthcare Ethics
- Exercise Physiology
- Internship in Health Science
- Senior Research Proposal
- Senior Research Project
- Senior Research Forum
Publications
- Riccard, C. and Skelton, M. "Comparative analysis of 1st, 2nd, and 4th year MD student attitudes toward Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM). BMC Research Notes, 1(84), 2008.
- Skelton, M., Kremer, D., Smith E., and Gladden, "L. Lactate influx in red blood cells of trained and untrained humans," Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 30(4), 536-542, 1998.
- Skelton, M., Kremer, D., Smith E., and Gladden, "L. Lactate influx in red blood cells of "athletic" and "nonathletic" animals," American Journal of Physiology: Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology, 268, R1121-R1128, 1995.
