Education
B.A.: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC, 2019 (Exercise and Sport Science)
M.A.: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC, 2021 (Exercise and Sport Science)
Ph.D.: Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX, 2025 (Exercise Physiology)
Research and Practice Interests
Neuromuscular Performance, Occupational Health, Skeletal Muscle Imaging, Sports Nutrition
Publications
Peer Reviewed Publications
Wohlgemuth, Kealey J; Conner, Michael J; Burnham, Emilie; Mota, Jacob A (2025). Occupational Health Disparities: A Profile of Firefighters and Police Officers. Journal of strength and conditioning researchMore Information
Conner, Michael J; Burnham, Russell A; Jesko, Alex; Wohlgemuth, Kealey J; Miller, Payton E; Boles, Matthew; Mota, Jacob A (2025). SHIFT-48: Schedule and Health Improvements for Firefighters Transitioning to 48/96. Journal of occupational and environmental medicineMore Information
Tinsley, Grant M; Mota, Jacob A; Conner, Michael J; Jesko, Alex; Wohlgemuth, Kealey J; Rodriguez, Christian (2025). Reference Values for Body Composition, Graded Exercise Testing, Hemodynamics, and Pulmonary Function in Male and Female Firefighters. Journal of occupational and environmental medicine, 67 (9) , 723-731More Information
Velasquez, Carina M; Rodriguez, Christian; Wohlgemuth, Kealey J; Tinsley, Grant M; Mota, Jacob A (2025). Influence of Structured Medium- and Long-Chain Triglycerides on Muscular Recovery Following Damaging Resistance Exercise. Nutrients, 17 (10) More Information
Levitt, Danielle E; Wohlgemuth, Kealey J; Burnham, Emilie F; Conner, Michael J; Collier, J Jason; Mota, Jacob A (2025). Hazardous alcohol use and cardiometabolic risk among firefighters. Alcohol, clinical & experimental research, 49 (2) , 392-406More Information
Miller, Payton E; Conner, Michael J; Burnham, Russell A; Wohlgemuth, Kealey J; Mota, Jacob A (2025). One job, one standard: how the revised NFPA standard 1580 alters firefighter fit for duty status across age. Applied physiology, nutrition, and metabolism = Physiologie appliquee, nutrition et metabolisme, 50, 1-9More Information
Hare, McKenzie M; Wohlgemuth, Kealey J; Blue, Malia N M; Mota, Jacob A (2024). Reliability and Validity of Muscle Size and Quality Analysis Techniques. Ultrasound in medicine & biology, 50 (8) , 1188-1193More Information
Wohlgemuth, Kealey J; Jesko, Alex; Frost, Vanessa; Conner, Michael J; Mota, Jacob A (2024). Characteristics of slow and fast performers on a firefighter air consumption test. Applied ergonomics, 118, 104262More Information
Wohlgemuth, Kealey J; Conner, Michael J; Tinsley, Grant M; Palmer, Ty B; Mota, Jacob A (2024). Strategies for Improving Firefighter Health On-Shift: A Review. Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology, 9 (2) More Information
Wohlgemuth, Kealey J; Velasquez, Carina M; Southall, Kathryn E; Hare, McKenzie M (2024). The ultimate trifecta of muscle: force, activation and length. The Journal of physiology, 602 (12) , 2689-2690More Information
Wohlgemuth, Kealey J; Freeborn, Todd J; Southall, Kathyrn E; Hare, McKenzie M; Mota, Jacob A (2024). Can segmental bioelectrical impedance be used as a measure of muscle quality?. Medical engineering & physics, 124, 104103More Information
Hare, McKenzie M; Wohlgemuth, Kealey J; Jesko, Alex; Conner, Michael J; Frost-Piedrahita, Vanessa; Mota, Jacob A (2024). Climbing the Ranks: A Study of Firefighter Health Disparities. Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland), 12 (2) More Information
Wohlgemuth, Kealey; Sekiguchi, Yasuki; Mota, Jacob (2023). Overexertion and heat stress in the fire service: a new conceptual framework. American journal of industrial medicine, 66 (8) , 705-709More Information
Wohlgemuth, Kealey J; Gerstner, Gena R; Giuliani-Dewig, Hayden K; Mota, Jacob A; Smith-Ryan, Abbie E; Ryan, Eric D (2023). The Time Course of Health, Fitness, and Occupational Performance Changes in Recruits across a Fire Academy. Medicine and science in sports and exercise, 55 (6) , 1087-1096More Information
Wohlgemuth, Kealey J; Blue, Malia N M; Mota, Jacob A (2022). Reliability and accuracy of ultrasound image analyses completed manually versus an automated tool. PeerJ, 10, e13609More Information
Wohlgemuth, Kealey J; Arieta, Luke R; Brewer, Gabrielle J; Hoselton, Andrew L; Gould, Lacey M; Smith-Ryan, Abbie E (2021). Sex differences and considerations for female specific nutritional strategies: a narrative review. Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition, 18 (1) , 27More Information
Contact Information
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Phone: 513-556-2126