MALLORY S. KOBAK, PhD, CSCS 6983 North Renwood Road! Independence, Ohio 44131! (216)-570-3118! mkobak2@kent.edu EDUCATION: PhD Exercise Physiology 2016 Kent State University Dissertation: The experimental effect of parent versus peer influence on children s physical activity behavior M.S. Exercise Physiology 2013 Thesis: The effects of a medicine ball training program on bat velocity of prepubescent softball players B.A., Exercise Science, Athletic Training 2011 Baldwin Wallace University A.A., Transferred Coursework 2008 Cuyahoga Community College- Western Campus HIGHER EDUCATION WORK EXERPERIENCE: Lecturer Courses taught: Exercise Science Capstone Strength and Conditioning Fundamentals Concepts of Health and Wellness Personal Health Lecturer Cuyahoga Community College Courses taught: Advanced Training Concepts and Techniques 08/2013- Present 08/2016- Present Graduate Assistant 07/2013-05/2016 Kent State University Research: Peer and Parental Influence of Children s Physical Activity Behavior 07/2015-05/2016 Children s Physical Activity Behavior in the Presence of an Internet ipad 03/2014-05/2016 Spinal Cord Stimulation Unit Revisions and Pain Scale 08/2013-04/2015 Faculty Staff Wellness Program (Head Coordinator) 07/2013-5/2014 Parental Influence on Children s Physical Activity Behavior 11/2013-4/2014 Graduate Assistant
Courses Taught: Exercise Physiology Lab Exercise Leadership Instructor of Record: First Year Experience- Education, Health, and Human Services Lecturer 6/2013-5/2014 Baldwin Wallace University Courses taught: Fitness and Physical Activity Graduate Assistant 08/2011-05/2013 Serving as a research assistant in the Division of Exercise Physiology in the Department of Sports Science and Wellness. Lecture Courses: -Concepts of Health and Fitness -Exercise Physiology Lab Instrumentation -Fitness and Wellness -Introduction to Exercise Science Activity Courses: -Beginning Tennis -Bowling -Cardio Kickboxing -Flag Football -Racquetball -Fitness Walking/Running -Weight Training Undergraduate Tutor 08/2012-05/2013 Serving as an Exercise Physiology Tutor for the undergraduates in the Division of Exercise Physiology in the Department of Sports Science and Wellness. Laboratory Assistant 08/2011-05/2013 Serving as an Exercise Physiology Lab supervisor and tutor for the undergraduates in the Division of Exercise Physiology in the Department of Sports Science and Wellness. OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: Research Advisor Honors Students, Akron, OH 08/2014- Present Research Assistant and Coordinator 08/2013-05/2016 Western Reserve Spine and Pain Institute, Kent, OH Private Fastpitch Hitting Coach Independence, OH 12/2007- Present
Independence 10u Fastpitch: Head Coach Independence, OH 06/2006- Present Independence High School Fastpitch: Volunteer Assistant Varsity Coach 12/2012-05/2016 Independence, OH Dicks Sporting Goods: Apparel Associate 05/2013-05/2014 Parma, OH Personal Trainer: Prescription Fitness 04/2011-12/2012 Strongsville/ Broadview Hts., OH AFFILIATIONS: How Teachers and Other Educators Can Protect Our Children- Higher Ed Version United Educators: SM-101-H National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) Type: Certified Professional American Red Cross Type: Adult, Child and Infant CPR/AED/First Aid Be The Match- National Marrow Donor Program The American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) Type: Professional 09/2014- Present 12/2010 - Present 2008- Present 06/2011- Present 09/2010- Present Baldwin Wallace Student Faculty Collaboration 05/2010-04/2011 Campus Research Baldwin Wallace University Racquetball Club 2010-2011 Ohio Heat Fastpitch (Captain) 2008-2013 Baldwin Wallace University Fastpitch (Captain) 2008-2010 Cuyahoga Community College Fastpitch (Captain) 2006-2008 North Coast Spirit Travel Fastpitch 2003-2006 PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS: 2016 American College of Sports Medicine 63 nd Annual Meeting: Boston, MA (Poster)
Mallory Kobak, Michael J. Rebold, Andrew Lepp, and Jacob E. Barkley, Ellen Glickman, FACSM, Kent State 2015 American College of Sports Medicine 62 nd Annual Meeting: San Diego, CA (Slide) The presence of an internet-connected mobile tablet computer reduces physical activity behavior in children Mallory Kobak, Andrew Lepp, and Jacob E. Barkley, Ellen Glickman, FACSM, Kent State University, Kent, OH 2014 American College of Sports Medicine 61 st Annual Meeting: Orlando, FL (Poster) The Effect of a 12-week Faculty Staff Exercise Program on Selected Exercise Performance Variables Mallory S. Kobak, Michael J. Rebold, Kylene Peroutky, Ellen L. Glickman FACSM, Kent State Northeast Ohio Exercise Science Conference: Kent, OH The Effect of a 12-week Faculty Staff Exercise Program on Selected Exercise Performance Variables Mallory S. Kobak, Michael J. Rebold, Kylene Peroutky, Ellen L. Glickman FACSM, Kent State 2014 American College of Sports Medicine 60 th Annual Meeting: Indionappolis, IN (Poster) The Effects of a Medicine Ball Training Program on Bat Velocity of Prepubescent Softball Players. Mallory S. Kobak, Michael J. Rebold, Ronald Otterstetter,, Akron, OH 2012 Midwest American College of Sports Medicine 40 th Annual Meeting: Oregon, OH (Poster) The Influence of a Tabata Interval-Training Program using an Aquatic Underwater Treadmill on Various Performance Variables. Michael J. Rebold, Mallory S. Kobak, Ronald Otterstetter,, Akron, OH 2011 Midwest American College of Sports Medicine Annual Meeting: Indianapolis, IN (Slide) Creating a Better Exercise Science Graduate Through Service Learning: How Can I Connect The Exercise Science Coursework And Experiential Real Work? Amy Jo Sutterluety, Jaimy Dyer, Mallory Kobak, Adam Brown, Nicole Schoen, Jennifer Evans, Baldwin Wallace University, Berea, OH ACCEPTED ABSTRACTS FOR ACSM CONFERENCES: Mallory S. Kobak, Michael J. Rebold, Andrew Lepp, Jacob E. Barkley, Ellen L. Glickman, FACSM, Kent State The presence of an internet-connected mobile tablet computer reduces physical activity behavior in children Mallory S. Kobak, Andrew Lepp, Jacob E. Barkley, Ellen L. Glickman, FACSM, Kent State University, Kent, OH
Effects of supervised and unsupervised training on muscular endurance and cardiovascular parameters Andrew Newton, Curtis Fennell, Kylene Peroutky, Mallory S. Kobak, Yongsuk Seo, Kimberly Hauge, Ellen L. Glickman FACSM, Kent State The Effect Of A 12-week Faculty Staff Exercise Program On Selected Exercise Performance Variables Mallory S. Kobak, Michael J. Rebold, Kylene Peroutky, Ellen L. Glickman, FACSM, Kent State. The Physiological and Cognitive Effects of a Faculty/Staff Exercise Program in a University Setting Ellen Glickman, Duane Corbett, Michael J. Rebold, Mallory S. Kobak, Kent State University, Kent, Oh The Effects of a Medicine Ball Training Program on Bat Velocity of Prepubescent Softball Players. Mallory S. Kobak, Michael J. Rebold, Ronald Otterstetter,, Akron, OH A Comparison of Aquatic-based Plyometrics vs. Land-based Plyometrics on Several Performance Variables. Mallory S. Kobak, Renee M. DeSalvo, Michael J. Rebold, Ronald Otterstetter, The University of Akron, Akron, OH The Influence of a Tabata Interval-Training Program using an Aquatic Underwater Treadmill on Various Performance Variables. Michael J. Rebold, Mallory S. Kobak, Ronald Otterstetter,, Akron, OH PUBLICATIONS: Rebold, MJ, Lepp, A, Kobak, MS, McDaniel, J, Barkley, JE. The experimental effect of parental influence on children s physical activity. The Journal of Pediatrics. Accepted in December 2015. In Press. Kobak, MS, Rebold, MJ, DeSalvo, RM, Otterstetter, R. A comparison of aquatic-based plyometrics vs. land-based plyometrics on several performance variables. International Journal of Exercise Science 8(2):134-144, 2015 Rebold, MJ, Kobak, MS, Peroutky, K, Glickman, EL. The effects of a 12-week faculty and staff exercise program on health-related variables in a university setting. International Journal of Exercise Science 8(1): 49-56, 2015. Rebold, MJ, Kobak, MS, Otterstetter, R. The influence of a tabata interval-training program using an aquatic underwater treadmill on various performance variables. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research 12(27): 3419-3425, 2013. MANUSCRIPTS IN PROCESS:
Mallory S. Kobak, Michael J. Rebold, Andrew Lepp, Jacob E. Barkley, Ellen L. Glickman, FACSM, Kent State The presence of an internet-connected mobile tablet computer reduces physical activity behavior in children Mallory S. Kobak, Andrew Lepp, Jacob E. Barkley, Ellen L. Glickman, FACSM, Kent State University, Kent, OH The Effects of a Medicine Ball Training Program on Bat Velocity of Prepubescent Softball Players. Mallory S. Kobak, Michael J. Rebold, Ronald Otterstetter,, Akron, OH Physiological and psychological effects of a 12-week faculty/staff exercise program in a university setting Duane Corbett, Ellen Glickman, Michael J. Rebold, Mallory S. Kobak, Kent State Effects of supervised and unsupervised training on muscular endurance and cardiovascular parameters Curtis Fennell, Kylene Peroutky, Mallory S. Kobak, Yongsuk Seo, Kimberly Hauge, Ellen L. Glickman FACSM, Kent State The effect of spinal cord stimulation unit revision on perceived pain, anxiety, mobility and physical activity in individuals with low back/lower extremity pain. Neuromodulation: Technology at the Neural Interface. Jacob E. Barkley, Michael J. Rebold, Mallory S. Kobak, Andrew Carnes, Kent State University, Kent, OH The validity of a commercially-available, low-cost, wrist-mounted accelerometer during treadmill exercise and free-living physical activity Jacob E. Barkley, Ellen L. Glickman, Curtis Fennell, Mallory S. Kobak, Kent State University, Kent, OH Validation of a low-cost commercially available accelerometer during low and high physical activity among children Mallory S. Kobak, Curtis Fennell, Ellen L. Glickman, Jacob E. Barkley, Kent State University, Kent, OH Mallory S. Kobak, Jacob E. Barkley, Andrew Lepp, Ellen L. Glickman, Michael J. Rebold, Kent State The effect of the presence of an internet- connected, mobile, tablet computer on physical activity behavior in children Mallory S. Kobak, Jacob E. Barkley, Andrew Lepp, Ellen L. Glickman, Michael J. Rebold, Kent State Revision to a Next Generation Spinal Cord Stimulator Reduces Pain and Increases Physical Activity: a 12-Month Study.
Jacob E. Barkley, Henry Vucetic, David Leone, Joshua Goldner, Bina Mehta, Michael Rebold, Mallory Kobak, and Andrew Carnes, Kent State RESEARCH ASSISTANCE: Personalized Wellness Management Program. (Akron City Residents) Victor Pinheiro, Kelly Johnson, Mallory S. Kobak, Bruce Mason, Nicole Myers, The University of Akron, OH Compared Effects of the Ridiculosity Program in Supervised and Unsupervised College Aged Males. Jaimy Dyer, Adam Brown, Mallory Kobak, Eric Lehman, Casey Passen, Kyle Rockwell. Baldwin Wallace University, Berea, OH Comparison between Insanity and Traditional Workout Programs on Physiological & Psychological Variables. Jaimy Dyer, Amy Jo Sutterluety, Kyle Harriger, Mallory Kobak, Scott Nealon, Casey Passen, Steven Price, Lauren Sabolik, Baldwin Wallace University, Berea, OH GRANTS: Kent State School of Health Sciences 2015: Submitted $500; Awarded: $500 Mallory S. Kobak, and Jacob E. Barkley. Kent State Kent State School of Health Sciences 2014: Submitted: $420; Awarded: $420 The presence of an internet-connected mobile tablet computer reduces physical activity behavior in children Mallory S. Kobak, Andrew Lepp, and Jacob E. Barkley. Kent State Kent State School of Health Sciences 2013: Submitted: $500; Awarded: $500 The experimental effects of parental influence on children s physical activity behavior Michael J. Rebold, Andrew Lepp, John McDaniel, Mallory S. Kobak, Jacob E. Barkley, Kent State CONFERENCE ASSISTANCE: 2014 North East Ohio Exercise Science Conference (NEO), Kent State