Biography
Robert Powell, PhD, is an Associate Professor within the School of Health and Movement Sciences. Dr. Powell also serves as Program Director of Exercise Science and Director of the Diabetes and Cardiometabolic Exercise Center and the Human Performance Lab, located on Marshall’s campus. Alongside these roles at Marshall, he is the Lead Exercise Physiologist and Diabetes Sport Coach with Diabetes Training Camp, working with adult and teen athletes (national and international) to manage their type 1 or type 2 diabetes through fitness and sport. Also, in 2020, Dr. Powell created his LLC, Powell Fitness Solutions, where he does coaching and consulting for youth and adult athletes for fitness, sport, and health. Prior to his time at Marshall, he spent 11 years in the University of Pittsburgh Diabetes Institute as an exercise physiologist and diabetes care and education specialist. Throughout that time, he engaged in both clinical and community-based research programs throughout southwestern Pennsylvania relating to diabetes, obesity and exercise and later worked in the primary care setting as a diabetes specialist. Dr. Powell received both his PhD and M.S. in Exercise Physiology from the University of Pitsburgh and obtained his B.S. in Health Science from Slippery Rock University. Dr. Powell also holds the American College of Sports Medicine- Clinical Exercise Physiologist (CEP) certification, the National Strength and Conditioning Association- Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) certification and the Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist (CDCES) certification. His primary research interests involve type 1 diabetes and sports performance, exercise/ sport assessment for training and conditioning and clinical management of diabetes for cardiometabolic health and fitness.