Bree Baker

Associate Professor

Kinesiology, Applied Health & Recreation

  • Associate Professor
    Kinesiology, Applied Health & Recreation

BIO & RESEARCH INTERESTs

I am an associate professor in the School of Kinesiology, Applied Health, and Recreation and director of the Musculoskeletal Adaptations to Aging and eXercise lab (MAAX). My research team regularly uses imaging tools, surveys, and functional tests to help us better understand bone and muscle health across the lifespan. We also regularly test performance, sleep quality, dietary needs, endocrine function, and injury risk in athletes and first responders. I also hold the following affiliations:

 

I am a Fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine - https://acsm.org/

I maintain my Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist distinction from the National Strength and Conditioning Association - www.nsca.com

I am an affiliate of OSU's Human Performance and Nutrition Research Institute - https://go.okstate.edu/hpnri

Research Interests:

Exercise, injury prevention, and musculoskeletal health in the following cohorts:
Athletes (college and professional)
Aging adults (healthy and clinical)
Tactical (military, first-responders, police etc...)

OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY APPOINTMENTS

  • Associate Professor
    Oklahoma State University, Kinesiology, Applied Health & Recreation, Stillwater, Oklahoma, United States1 Jul 2026 - present

ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Assistant Professor
    Oklahoma State University, Kinesiology, Applied Health & Recreation, Stillwater, Oklahoma, United States1 Aug 2021 - 30 Jun 2026

DEGREES

  • PhD - Exercise Physiology
    University of Oklahoma, Norman, United States1 Jan 2015 - 15 Aug 2018
  • MS - Exercise Science
    Colorado State University, Fort Collins, United States1 Jan 2013 - 31 Dec 2014
  • BA - Exercise Science
    Fort Lewis College, Durango, United States15 May 2008 - 31 Dec 2012
  • BS - Biology
    Fort Lewis College, Durango, United States1 Aug 2005 - 15 May 2008

CERTIFICATIONS

  • Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist
    National Strength and Conditioning Association1 May 2020 - present
  • Fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine
    ACSM1 May 2026 - present

POSTGRADUATE TRAINING

  • Post-doctoral Fellow
    University of Missouri, Orthopaedic Surgery, United States15 Aug 2018 - 15 Aug 2021

FACULTY/STAFF OR STUDENT

  • Faculty/Staff

CAMPUS

  • Oklahoma State University - Stillwater

DEPARTMENT

  • Kinesiology, Applied Health & Recreation

FIELDS OF RESEARCH