Jeremy Walsh - Department of Kinesiology

Jeremy Walsh

Title:

Assistant Professor

Office:

Ivor Wynne Centre, Room 202

Phone:

905 525 9140 ext. 23523

Email:

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Website:

http://www.walshlab.ca/

Social Media:

Twitter:@JJ_Walsh16

Dr. Walsh’s research is focused on investigating the mechanisms by which daily behaviours (physical activity, diet, screen time, sleep and cognitive stimulation) impact brain function. The overarching goal of this research is to apply this knowledge to develop interventions that optimize brain health across the lifespan. Dr. Walsh’s research is particularly interested in characterizing how exercise increases the neuroactive hormone brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), and investigating the effect of BDNF on brain function. The primary measurement outcomes of this research are: 1) measuring neuroactive hormones in the blood, 2) assessing cognitive function, 3) measuring cerebral blood flow.

Dr. Walsh is currently accepting graduate students for Fall 2021. If you are interested in a research opportunity with Dr. Walsh, please fill out an application here.

Research Interests:

Cognition; Brain-derived neurotrophic factor; Exercise; Cerebral Blood Flow

Course Code		Course Name
KINESIOL 3H03		Exercise Psychology (Winter)

Publications:

Walsh JJ, Myette-Cote E, Little J. The Effect of Exogenous Ketone Monoester Ingestion on Plasma BDNF during an Oral Glucose Tolerance Test. Frontiers in Physiology. 11; 1-9.
Walsh JJ, Drouin, P, D’Urzo, K, King, T, Tschakovsky, M, Cheung S, and Day, T. (2020) Acute aerobic exercise impairs aspects of cognitive function at high altitude. Physiology and Behavior. 223(112979); 1-8.
Walsh JJ, Myette-Cote E, Neudorf H, and Little J. (2020). Potential therapeutic effects of exogenous ketone supplementation for type 2 diabetes: a review. Current Pharmaceutical Design. 26(9); 958-969.
Walsh JJ, Barnes J, Tremblay M, and Chaput JP. (2020) Associations between duration and type of electronic screen use and cognition in US children. Computers in Human Behavior. 108; 1-10.
Walsh JJ, Bonafiglia J, Goldfield G, Sigal R, Kenny G, Doucette S, Hadjiyannakis S, Alberga A, Prud’homme D, and Gurd B. (2020). Interindividual variability and individual responses to exercise training in adolescents with obesity. APNM. 45; 45-54.
Sampasa-Kayinga, H Colman I, Goldfield G, Janssen I, Wang J, Tremblay M, Barnes J, Walsh JJ, Chaput JP. (2020) 24-hour movement behaviours and emotional and behavioural problems among children. (Accepted; Journal of Adolescent Health)
Walsh JJ, Colino F, Krigolson O, Luehr S, Gurd B, Tschakovsky M. (2019). High-intensity interval exercise impairs neuroelectric indices of reinforcement-learning. Physiology and Behavior. 198(1): 18-26.
Guerrero M, Barnes J, Walsh JJ, Chaput JP, Tremblay M, and Goldfield G. (2019) 24-hour movement behaviors and impulsivity. Pediatrics. 144(3); 1-11.
Walsh JJ, Barnes J, Cameron J, Goldfield G, Chaput J-P, Ledoux A, Zemek R, and Tremblay M., (2018) Associations between 24-hour movement behaviours and global cognition in a cross-sectional sample of US children. The Lancet: Child and Adolescent Health. 2(11): 783-791.
Walsh JJ, Tschakovsky M. (2018). Exercise and circulating BDNF: Mechanisms of release and implications for the design of exercise interventions. Applied Physiology, Nutrition, and Metabolism. 43(11): 1095-1104.
Walsh JJ, et al., (2018). Changes in Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor Are Associated with Improvements in Diabetes Risk Factors after Exercise Training in Adolescents with Obesity: the HEARTY randomized controlled trial. Neuroplasticity. 1-8.
Walsh JJ, Dunlap C, Miranda J, Thorp D, Kimmerly D, Tschakovsky M, Gurd B. (2018). Brief, high- intensity exercise improves selective attention in university students. International Journal of Exercise Science: 11(5) 152-167. 
Dutil C, Walsh JJ, Featherstone R, Gunnell K, Tremblay M, Gruber R, Weiss S, Cote K, Sampson M, Chaput J-P. (2018). Influence of sleep on developing brain functions and structures in children and adolescents: A systematic review. Sleep Medicine Reviews. 42: 184-201.
Goldfield G, Kenny G, Prud'homme D, Holcik M, Alberga A, Fahnestock M, Cameron J, Doucette S, Hadjiyannakis S, Tulloch H, Tremblay M, Walsh JJ, Guerin E, Gunnell K, Longmuir P, D'Angiulli A, Sigal R. (2018). Effects of Aerobic Training, Resistance Training, or Both on Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor in Adolescents with Obesity: the HEARTY randomized controlled trial. Physiology and Behavior. 191: 138-145.
Bonafiglia J, Nelms M, Preobrazenski N, LeBlanc C, Robins L, Lu S, Lithopoulos A, Walsh JJ, Gurd B. (2018). Individual statistics for individual responses: Moving beyond threshold-based dichotomous classification to improve the accuracy in classifying non-responders. Physiological Reports. 6(22): 1-11.
Walsh JJ. (2018). A multifaceted investigation into the effects of acute exercise on indices of brain function. APNM. 43(4): 411. (Published Dissertation Abstract).
Walsh JJ, Bentley R, Gurd B, Tschakovsky M. (2017). Short-duration maximal and long-duration submaximal effort forearm exercise achieves elevations in serum brain-derived neurotrophic factor. Frontiers in Physiology. 8: 1- 11.
Bentley R, Walsh JJ, Drouin P, Velickovic A, Kitner S, Fenuta A, Tschakovsky M. (2017). Dietary nitrate restores compensatory vasodilation and exercise performance in response to a compromise in oxygen delivery in the non-compensator phenotype. Journal of Applied Physiology. 23(3): 594-605.
Bentley R, Walsh JJ, Drouin P, Velickovic A, Kitner S, Fenuta A, Tschakovsky M. (2017). Absence of compensatory vasodilation with perfusion pressure challenge in exercise: evidence for and implications of the non-compensator phenotype. Journal of Applied Physiology: 1-11.
Walsh JJ, Scribbans T, Bentley R, Kellawan M, Gurd B, Tschakovsky, M. (2016). Neurotrophic growth factor response to lower-body resistance training in older adults. Applied Physiology, Nutrition, and Metabolism. 41(3): 315-323.
Hazell T, Sawula L, Edgett B, Walsh JJ, Gurd, B. (2016). Regulation of plasma agouti-related protein and its relationship with hunger in lean and obese individuals. Appetite. 107: 166-170.
Walsh JJ, Edgett B, Tschakovsky M, Gurd B. (2015). Fasting and exercise differentially regulate BDNF mRNA expression in human skeletal muscle. Applied Physiology, Nutrition, and Metabolism. 40(1): 96-98.
Tam A, Luedke A, Walsh JJ, Fernandez-Ruiz J, Garcia A. (2015). Effects of reaction time variability and age on brain activity during Stroop task performance. Brain Imaging and Behavior. 9(3): 609-618.
Bentley R, Kellawan M, Moynes J, Poitras V, Walsh JJ, Tschakovsky M. (2014). Individual susceptibility to hypoperfusion and reductions in exercise performance when perfusion pressure is reduced: evidence for vasodilator phenotypes. Journal of Applied Physiology. 117(4): 392-405.
Walsh, JJ, Simonds, L., Tiidus, P. (2010). Pulsed-magnetic field therapy does not influence indices of muscle damage following eccentric exercise. Medicina Sportiva. 14: 199 – 203.

Degree	University	Year
Postdoctoral Fellow	University of British Columbia	2020
Postdoctoral Fellow	Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario	2018
PhD	Queen’s University	2017
MSc	Queen’s University	2012
BA	Wilfrid Laurier University	2009

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