RESEARCH INTERESTS & PROJECTS
Dr. McManus’ lab is pursuing the following areas of research:
creating a comprehensive understanding of the mechanisms by which cardiopulmonary and vascular adaptations to exercise occur in the child and adolescent;
generating a detailed appreciation of the impact prolonged sitting has upon cardiopulmonary and vascular function in childhood;
developing novel intervention strategies for the prevention and treatment of sitting-induced cardiopulmonary and vascular dysfunction in childhood.