Todd Backes
Associate Professor · Hydration and Drinking Behavior
State University of New York at FredoniaUnited States
About
Dr. Todd Backes is an Associate Professor at SUNY Fredonia, specializing in hydration needs, drinking behavior, and their impact on exercise performance and cognition. His research challenges prevailing hydration theories with an evolutionary perspective and explores physiological mechanisms like thirst and gut temperature. He also investigates transient immune changes post-exercise, salivary biomarkers, and the health implications of BMI linked to skeletal muscle mass.
Teaching Interests
- BIOL 220: Principles of Human Nutrition
- EXSC 250: Introduction to Applied Human Physiology
- EXSC 300: Exercise Physiology Lecture & Lab
- EXSC 350: Kinesiology
- EXSC 425: Biomechanics
- EXSC 450: Advanced Exercise Physiology/Cardiovascular Physiology and Obesity and Health
Contact: Office 238 Science Center, (716) 673-3362.
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