Education
B.A.: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC, 2019 (Exercise and Sport Science)
M.A.: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC, 2021 (Exercise and Sport Science)
Ph.D.: Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX, 2025 (Exercise Physiology)
Research and Practice Interests
Neuromuscular Performance, Occupational Health, Skeletal Muscle Imaging, Sports Nutrition
Publications
Peer Reviewed Publications
Wohlgemuth, Kealey J; Conner, Michael J; Burnham, Emilie; Mota, Jacob A (2025. ) Occupational Health Disparities: A Profile of Firefighters and Police Officers.Journal of strength and conditioning research, , More Information
Conner, Michael J; Burnham, Russell A; Jesko, Alex; Wohlgemuth, Kealey J; Miller, Payton E; Boles, Matthew; Mota, Jacob A (2025. ) SHIFT-48: Schedule and Health Improvements for Firefighters Transitioning to 48/96.Journal of occupational and environmental medicine, , More Information
Tinsley, Grant M; Mota, Jacob A; Conner, Michael J; Jesko, Alex; Wohlgemuth, Kealey J; Rodriguez, Christian (2025. ) Reference Values for Body Composition, Graded Exercise Testing, Hemodynamics, and Pulmonary Function in Male and Female Firefighters.Journal of occupational and environmental medicine, , 67 (9 ) ,723-731 More Information
Velasquez, Carina M; Rodriguez, Christian; Wohlgemuth, Kealey J; Tinsley, Grant M; Mota, Jacob A (2025. ) Influence of Structured Medium- and Long-Chain Triglycerides on Muscular Recovery Following Damaging Resistance Exercise.Nutrients, , 17 (10 ) , More Information
Levitt, Danielle E; Wohlgemuth, Kealey J; Burnham, Emilie F; Conner, Michael J; Collier, J Jason; Mota, Jacob A (2025. ) Hazardous alcohol use and cardiometabolic risk among firefighters.Alcohol, clinical & experimental research, , 49 (2 ) ,392-406 More Information
Miller, Payton E; Conner, Michael J; Burnham, Russell A; Wohlgemuth, Kealey J; Mota, Jacob A (2025. ) One job, one standard: how the revised NFPA standard 1580 alters firefighter fit for duty status across age.Applied physiology, nutrition, and metabolism = Physiologie appliquee, nutrition et metabolisme, , 50 ,1-9 More Information
Hare, McKenzie M; Wohlgemuth, Kealey J; Blue, Malia N M; Mota, Jacob A (2024. ) Reliability and Validity of Muscle Size and Quality Analysis Techniques.Ultrasound in medicine & biology, , 50 (8 ) ,1188-1193 More Information
Wohlgemuth, Kealey J; Jesko, Alex; Frost, Vanessa; Conner, Michael J; Mota, Jacob A (2024. ) Characteristics of slow and fast performers on a firefighter air consumption test.Applied ergonomics, , 118 ,104262 More Information
Wohlgemuth, Kealey J; Conner, Michael J; Tinsley, Grant M; Palmer, Ty B; Mota, Jacob A (2024. ) Strategies for Improving Firefighter Health On-Shift: A Review.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology, , 9 (2 ) , More Information
Wohlgemuth, Kealey J; Velasquez, Carina M; Southall, Kathryn E; Hare, McKenzie M (2024. ) The ultimate trifecta of muscle: force, activation and length.The Journal of physiology, , 602 (12 ) ,2689-2690 More Information
Wohlgemuth, Kealey J; Freeborn, Todd J; Southall, Kathyrn E; Hare, McKenzie M; Mota, Jacob A (2024. ) Can segmental bioelectrical impedance be used as a measure of muscle quality?.Medical engineering & physics, , 124 ,104103 More Information
Hare, McKenzie M; Wohlgemuth, Kealey J; Jesko, Alex; Conner, Michael J; Frost-Piedrahita, Vanessa; Mota, Jacob A (2024. ) Climbing the Ranks: A Study of Firefighter Health Disparities.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland), , 12 (2 ) , More Information
Wohlgemuth, Kealey; Sekiguchi, Yasuki; Mota, Jacob (2023. ) Overexertion and heat stress in the fire service: a new conceptual framework.American journal of industrial medicine, , 66 (8 ) ,705-709 More Information
Wohlgemuth, Kealey J; Gerstner, Gena R; Giuliani-Dewig, Hayden K; Mota, Jacob A; Smith-Ryan, Abbie E; Ryan, Eric D (2023. ) The Time Course of Health, Fitness, and Occupational Performance Changes in Recruits across a Fire Academy.Medicine and science in sports and exercise, , 55 (6 ) ,1087-1096 More Information
Wohlgemuth, Kealey J; Blue, Malia N M; Mota, Jacob A (2022. ) Reliability and accuracy of ultrasound image analyses completed manually versus an automated tool.PeerJ, , 10 ,e13609 More Information
Wohlgemuth, Kealey J; Arieta, Luke R; Brewer, Gabrielle J; Hoselton, Andrew L; Gould, Lacey M; Smith-Ryan, Abbie E (2021. ) Sex differences and considerations for female specific nutritional strategies: a narrative review.Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition, , 18 (1 ) ,27 More Information
Contact Information
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Phone: 513-556-2126