{"id":240,"date":"2011-11-01T09:40:36","date_gmt":"2011-11-01T13:40:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.bsu.edu\/research\/?p=240"},"modified":"2019-11-15T11:45:52","modified_gmt":"2019-11-15T16:45:52","slug":"researcher-of-the-year-todd-trappe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bsu.edu\/research\/2011\/11\/01\/researcher-of-the-year-todd-trappe\/","title":{"rendered":"Researcher of the Year: Todd Trappe"},"content":{"rendered":"

Distinguished investigator. Respected colleague. Prestigious grant recipient. These are some of the descriptions that might come to mind when considering qualifications of Ball State University\u2019s Researcher of the Year. The 2011 award winner, Todd Trappe<\/a>, possesses them all.<\/p>\n

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Todd Trappe, professor of exercise science.<\/p><\/div>\n

Professor of\u00a0exercise science<\/a>\u00a0in the\u00a0Human Performance Lab\u00a0(HPL)<\/a>, Trappe first became interested in exercise physiology during his undergraduate study at the University of Iowa. He then earned a master of science at the University of Colorado, where he worked in an exercise physiology laboratory at the United States Olympic Training Center.<\/p>\n

Trappe began his journey with Ball State in 1993 as a PhD student. He says that the reputation of the Human Performance Lab drew him here. Trappe then pursued a postdoctoral fellowship at Penn State University under the tutelage of Bill Evans, the first doctoral student graduating from Ball State\u2019s Human Performance Lab and an internationally recognized expert in aging. (Evans and Trappe are a part of the long line<\/a>\u00a0of distinguished researchers who have graced the lab since its inception in 1965.)<\/p>\n

Trappe has since visited every major physiology lab in the world (except Australia), but he says the \u201cmix here at Ball State University was the best fit for me.\u201d Indeed, he returned to the Human Performance Lab to carry out his career as a faculty member in 2004. He notes that the Human Performance Lab really allows for the Ball State immersive learning\u00a0philosophy to take form, and that has been the case since the lab\u2019s creation. The students work in the lab, not just as individuals sitting off to the side but as participants involved in the projects and working alongside the professors as peers and researchers.<\/p>\n

In his time as a researcher and professor, Trappe has produced 76 peer-reviewed research publications and secured more than $12 million in grant funds. Trappe says that the amount of funding\u2014which has come from numerous domestic and international sponsors, including the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and National Institutes of Health (NIH) \u2014speak to the distinctiveness of his research.<\/p>\n

Todd Trappe\u2019s recent endeavors include a $600,000 NASA project he is leading with Scott Trappe, HPL director and John and Janice Fisher professor of exercise science. Their team is investigating skeletal muscle health on American, Russian, and other crew members before and after six-month stays on the International Space Station. They are also collaborating on a parallel study of how exercise affects muscles of volunteers subjected to long periods of bed rest.<\/p>\n

\u201cFunders are judging you on, \u2018Is this a good investment? Is there likelihood that we will get a return on this investment?\u2019\u201d Todd Trappe says. \u201cYou get the grant, you do the work, you publish it, and if you do ground-breaking research of the highest caliber, it will reap rewards for you and the sponsor\u2014and it has so far.\u201d<\/p>\n

When visiting international institutes, whether to give lectures or to carry out studies, Trappe says that it becomes apparent that Ball State\u2019s Human Performance Lab has international recognition. \u201cWhen they introduce you and say you\u2019re from the Human Performance Lab at Ball State University, everybody there knows what you\u2019re talking about. They understand the world-class environment of our Human Performance Lab.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Astronaut Mike Fossum’s workout on the International Space Station provides data for Trappe’s research.<\/p><\/div>\n

Trappe enjoys the admiration of his colleagues and students at Ball State, as well. \u201cWhat makes Dr. Trappe such a great role model for his students is that he teaches by example the importance of integrity, attention to detail, work ethic, and problem solving,\u201d says former doctoral student\u00a0Jared Dickinson, who is pursuing a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Texas. \u201cIn my opinion, these fundamental qualities are what continue to make Dr. Trappe a successful researcher and mentor, but also these qualities contribute greatly to his students\u2019 success beyond their tenure at Ball State University.\u201d Those successes are far-reaching and exceedingly impressive.<\/p>\n

In his time at Ball State, Trappe has mentored 12\u00a0PhD<\/a>\u00a0students, 15\u00a0master\u2019s<\/a> students, and one postdoctoral fellow. The foundation that their experiences with Trappe formed allowed these students to go on in their research fields. Some are working as postdoctoral fellows, some are professors, and others are working in the pharmaceutical industry.<\/p>\n

\u201cDr. Trappe made sure that I received the most well rounded experiences possible to get thoroughly grounded in exercise research,\u201d says former student Bridget Lester. \u201cHe definitely puts his students first, allowing each student to achieve his or her personal goals.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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