Elizabeth “Betsy” Nagle is an Associate Professor and Associate Co-Chair in the Department of Health and Human Development within the School of Education at the University of Pittsburgh, with a secondary appointment in the School of Health and Rehabilitative Sciences. She teaches human and exercise physiology, and completed her Ph.D. at the University of Pittsburgh.
She is a Fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine and Level 2 USA Swimming Coach. She has collaborated with American Red Cross, National Swimming Pool Foundation, and American College of Sports Medicine on her professional service.
Dr. Nagle’s research is focused on aquatic physiology in clinical, athletic, and mainstream populations. Her interests include development and validation of aquatic test protocols of aerobic and anaerobic capacity for shallow water running, swimming, and military performance, as well as studying energy expenditure related to aquatic exercise.
HPA 1031 Research in Sport Science
HPA 1033 Human Physiology
HPA 1996 Clinical Internship
HPA 1045 Directed Research Practicum
HPA 2371 Advanced Exercise Physiology
HPA 2267 Physiological Aspects of Sport and Fitness Conditioning
HPA 0477 Introduction to Exercise Science
Elizabeth’s research focus involves the study of aquatic physiology in clinical, athletic, and mainstream populations. Interests include development and validation of aquatic test protocols of aerobic and anaerobic capacity for shallow water running, swimming, and military performance, as well as studying energy expenditure related to aquatic exercise.
Nagle, E.F., Sanders, M.E., Becker, B.E. Aquatic Exercise for Health: Probing the Depths of HIIT for Cardiometabolic Training. ACSM’s Health & Fitness Journal: 7/8 2019 – Volume 23 – Issue 4 – p 14-26. doi: 10.1249/FIT.0000000000000493
Nagle, E.F., Nagai, T., Beethe, A., Lovalekar, M.T., Nagle-Zera, J.A.,Connaboy, C., Abt, J.P., Beals, K., Nindl, B.C., Robertson, R.J., Lephart, S.M. Reliability and Validity of a Pool-Based Maximal Oxygen Uptake Test 2019 May; 33(5):1208-1215. doi: 10.1519/JSC.0000000000003113
Zera, J.N., Nagle, E.F., Gibbs, B.B., Abt, J.P., Jakicic J.M. Energy Cost of Land and Shallow Water Walking in Females who are Overweight and Obese, International Journal of Aquatic Research and Education: 2019. Vol. 12 : No. 1 , Article 8. DOI: 10.25035/ijare.12.01.08.
Beethe, A.Z., Nagle, E.F., Lovalekar, M., Nagai, T., Nindl, B.C., Connaboy, C. Hip Strenth Improves Novice Surface Combat Swimming Flutterkick Performance. Int J Sports Physiol Perform. 2018 May 29:1-26. doi: 10.1123/ijspp.2018-0112. [Epub ahead of print]
Nagle, E.F., Gibbs, B.B., Prins, P., Sanders, M.E., Johnson, C., Robertson, R.J. Reliability and Validity of a Shallow Water Running test Using Healthy Adult Women. J Strength Cond Res. 2017: 31(6): 1669-1777.
2018 – 1st Place, Human Performance Innovation Tournament. Funded by University of Pittsburgh Innovation Institute, Department of Athletics, Clinical Translation Science Institute
2018 – Principal Investigator “Comparison of Energy Expenditure and Cardiorespiratory Responses in Land-Based Treadmill and Shallow Water Treadmill Running”. Funded by Swim Ex, Inc.
2017 – Co-Investigator, Naval Special Forces ‘Injury Prevention & Human Performance Research Initiative” Funded by Department of Defense
2016 – Co-Investigator, “MARSOC Injury Prevention & Human Performance” Funded by Department of Defense
2013 – Principal Investigator, “Validity of a Shallow Water Running Test Using Healthy Adult Women” National Swimming Pool Foundation/Center for Disease Control
Awards and Honors:
- 2020 – 1st Place School of Health and Rehabilitative Sciences First Gear Innovation Award (Team of Matt Darnell, PhD and Elizabeth Nagle, PhD)
- 2018 – 1st Place, Human Performance Innovation Tournament. Funded by University of Pittsburgh Innovation Institute, Department of Athletics, Clinical Translation Science Institute
American Red Cross Executive Health and Safety Committee
Faculty Advisor, University of Pittsburgh Exercise Science Organization
Committee Member, United States Swimming Learn to Swim Program
Invited Committee Member, American College of Sports Medicine Presidential Task Force on Pool Safety, Aquatic Fitness, and Exercise
Water Immersion Works Initiative Committee through Playcore and National Swimming Pool Foundation
Hydroworx Science Advisory Board
Contributor, Rx for Health Series, American College of Sports Medicine Exercise is Medicine Initiative
University of Pittsburgh Board of Trustees Athletics Committee Representative
University of Pittsburgh Student Affairs Standing Committee
University of Pittsburgh Review Board
Health and Rehabilitative Science, M.S. in Sports Medicine Advisory Board Committee
