Whitney Ogle

Associate Professor

Biography: 

My personal mission is to make the science of the human body understandable, meaningful, and applicable to daily life. I earned my Masters in Exercise Physiology, Doctorate of Physical Therapy, and Doctorate in Human Performance - Motor Learning & Control. 

Website: whitneyogle.com

Other Links: Exploring Cannabis & Exercise Podcast

Areas of Interest: 

Motor Learning & Control; Cannabis and Exercise

Research: 

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My research is focused on understanding the relationship between cannabis and human movement. I have been a prominent member of the growing research domain of cannabis in sport and exercise and co-founded the Sport, Physical Activity, Cannabis and Exercise (SPACE) research group for fellow researchers. Because of my expertise over the past few years, I have also been invited to be a keynote speaker at a conference, provided continuing education for physical therapists, wrote a book chapter on future research considerations, and have been interviewed in multiple high-profile publications such as Scientific American and Nature. In addition, I have been a member of the Humboldt Institute of Interdisciplinary Marijuana Research (HIIMR) since 2017 and have served as co-director of HIIMR since 2021. My goal is to take the findings from survey data on cannabis use to guide future human subjects research, policy, and education. 

Degrees: 
Ph.D. Human Performance- Motor Learning/Motor Control with Minor in Psychological Brain Sciences, Indiana University
M.S. Exercise Physiology, Indiana University
Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT), Regis Univeristy
B.S. Exercise Science, University of Puget Sound
Courses Taught: 
KINS 244 - Medical Terminology
KINS 484 - Motor Development & Learning
KINS 386 - Structural Kinesiology
KINS 492W - Senior Project in Kinesiology
KINS 580 - Special Topics in Motor Control
Publications: 
Ogle, W., Gold, G., Coppen, L., Copriviza, C. (2022). How and why adults use cannabis during physical activity. Journal of Cannabis Research, 41(1), 1-10.
Ogle, W. (2021). Cannabis in Sport and Exercise. In The Routledge Handbook of Post-Prohibition Cannabis Research. Eds. Meisel, J. & Corva, D. Routledge. P. 117-127.
Whitney Ogle
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