Bree Baker
Associate Professor
Kinesiology, Applied Health & Recreation
- Associate ProfessorKinesiology, Applied Health & Recreation
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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 ProfessorOklahoma State University, Kinesiology, Applied Health & Recreation, Stillwater, Oklahoma, United States1 Jul 2026 - present
ACADEMIC POSITIONS
- Assistant ProfessorOklahoma State University, Kinesiology, Applied Health & Recreation, Stillwater, Oklahoma, United States1 Aug 2021 - 30 Jun 2026
DEGREES
- PhD - Exercise PhysiologyUniversity of Oklahoma, Norman, United States1 Jan 2015 - 15 Aug 2018
- MS - Exercise ScienceColorado State University, Fort Collins, United States1 Jan 2013 - 31 Dec 2014
- BA - Exercise ScienceFort Lewis College, Durango, United States15 May 2008 - 31 Dec 2012
- BS - BiologyFort Lewis College, Durango, United States1 Aug 2005 - 15 May 2008
CERTIFICATIONS
- Certified Strength and Conditioning SpecialistNational Strength and Conditioning Association1 May 2020 - present
- Fellow of the American College of Sports MedicineACSM1 May 2026 - present
POSTGRADUATE TRAINING
- Post-doctoral FellowUniversity 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