Andrea Brennan, PhD
Behavioral Research Scientist
Translational Research
Overview
Dr. Andrea Brennan is a Biobehavioral Research Scientist at AdventHealth Research Institute. Dr. Brennan earned her Ph.D. in Clinical Exercise Physiology from Queen’s University in Ontario, Canada under the supervision of Dr. Robert Ross. She joined AdventHealth as a postdoctoral research fellow in 2019 where she studied the role of exercise and nutrition in aging and obesity, with a special focus on skeletal muscle composition and regional adiposity. She is trained in body composition imaging (MRI, DEXA), immunohistochemistry, and cardiometabolic risk factor assessment and has published several peer-reviewed manuscripts in the field of exercise RCTs, lifestyle treatment of obesity, and response variability. Her current research interests include the interaction between nutrition and movement-based strategies for disease risk in special populations.
Articles
A small change approach to prevent long-term weight gain in adults with overweight and obesity: a randomized controlled trial
CANADIAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION JOURNAL
2022
Weight Loss and Exercise Differentially Affect Insulin Sensitivity, Body Composition, Cardiorespiratory Fitness, and Muscle Strength in Older Adults With Obesity: A Randomized Controlled Trial
JOURNALS OF GERONTOLOGY SERIES A-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES AND MEDICAL SCIENCES
2021
Integrating Exercise Counseling Into the Medical School Curriculum: A Workshop-Based Approach Using Behavior Change Techniques
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF LIFESTYLE MEDICINE
2021
Individual Response Variation in the Effects of Weight Loss and Exercise on Insulin Sensitivity and Cardiometabolic Risk in Older Adults
FRONTIERS IN ENDOCRINOLOGY
2020
Individual Response to Standardized Exercise: Total and Abdominal Adipose Tissue
MEDICINE AND SCIENCE IN SPORTS AND EXERCISE
2020
An appraisal of the SDIR as an estimate of true individual differences in training responsiveness in parallel-arm exercise randomized controlled trials
PHYSIOLOGICAL REPORTS
2019
Individual Response to Standardized Exercise: Total and Abdominal Adipose Tissue.
Medicine and science in sports and exercise
2019
Individual Variability in Waist Circumference and Body Weight in Response to Exercise
MEDICINE AND SCIENCE IN SPORTS AND EXERCISE
2019
Depot-Specific Adipose Tissue Metabolite Profiles and Corresponding Changes Following Aerobic Exercise
FRONTIERS IN ENDOCRINOLOGY
2018
Separate Effects of Exercise Amount and Intensity on Adipose Tissue and Skeletal Muscle Mass in Adults with Abdominal Obesity
Obesity
2018
Education & Training
Education
Queen's University, Canada