Dr. Sara Michaliszyn
Dean and Professor
Bitonte College of Health and Human Services
Cushwa Hall 2112
phone: (330) 941-2116
Bio
Dr. Sara Michaliszyn is Associate Dean of the Bitonte College and Health and Human Services and previously chair of both Health Professions and Kinesiology and Sport Science. She earned her undergraduate degree from YSU and a PhD from the University of Pittsburgh. Her scholarship is recognized both nationally and internationally and claims investigator awards from both the American College of Sports Medicine as well as Youngstown State University. She has received honors as a Department Chairperson in Scholarship, with the Golden Key Honors Society, and Phi Kappa Phi as well as being named Mentor of the Year. She currently serves on many boards including but not limited to the American College of Sports Medicine’s Exercise is Medicine Educational Committee and the YMCA’s Medical Advisory Committee. In addition to the above honors, and her involvement within the community such as being a member of the American Heart Associations, Circle of Red, she is a devoted mother who spends her spare time with her two daughters.
Research Interests
Dr. Michaliszyn's investigative foci focuses on the effects of physical activity during pregnancy and its effects on fetal outcomes as well as establishing an interdisciplinary student-driven interprofessional comprehensive healthcare clinic.
Teaching Interests
Dr. Michaliszyn is best known as "the goat" for her KSS 4810 Clinical Exercise Physiology course.
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Education
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2006
Ph D, Exercise Physiology
University of Pittsburgh
Dissertation/Thesis Title — "Obesity, body composition and insulin resistance in women with and without bipolar disorder"
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2003
MS, Exercise Physiology
University of Pittsburgh
Dissertation/Thesis Title — "Energy Metabolism in Overweight and Normal Weight Women"
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2000
BS, Exercise Science
Youngstown State University
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Awards and Honors
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2022
Youngstown State University
BCHHS Dean's Appreciation Award
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2020
Youngstown State University
Excellence Award for Department Chairperson in Scholarship
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2019
Phi Kappa Phi
Phi Kappa Phi inductee
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2019
Youngstown/Warren Regional Chamber
Nomination for Athena Award
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2018
Youngstown State University
Mentor of the Year
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2016
Youngstown State Universities
Youngstown State Universities Junior Investigators Award
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2014
Golden Key Honors Society
Golden Key International Honors Society (honorary member)
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2006
Mid-Atlantic Regional Chapter of American College of Sports Medicine
Graduate Student Investigators Award
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Professional Positions
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2019 - 2020
American Kinesiology Association
Fellowship
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Administrative Assignments
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2024 - present
Dean
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2021 - 2024
Associate Dean
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2020 - 2021
Department Chairperson
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2018 - 2020
Department Chairperson
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2014 - 2019
Director
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Intellectual Contributions
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2023
"Insulin Dynamics across the Glucose Tolerance Spectrum in Youth with Obesity"
W. Cho, F. Bacha, H. Tfayli, S. Lee, S. Michaliszyn, J. Kim, S. Arslanian
DIABETES, volume 72 -
2023
"An active classroom intervention to improve physical activity, on-task behavior, and academic achievement outcomes for students with disabilities"
K. Aspiranti, S. Michaliszyn, M. Dula, C. Tischner, A. Fedewa
PSYCHOLOGY IN THE SCHOOLS, volume 60, issue 11, p. 4545-4562
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2022
"Hepatic Insulin Resistance Index (HIR-I) in Youth-Does Race/Ethnicity Matter?"
W. Cho, F. Bacha, H. Tfayli, S. Lee, S. Michaliszyn, J. Kim, S. Arslanian
DIABETES, volume 71 -
2021
"Exercise Adherence in Hispanic Adolescents with Obesity or Type 2 Diabetes."
M. Faulkner, S. Michaliszyn
Journal of pediatric nursing, volume 56, p. 7-12
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2020
"β-cell function, incretin response, and insulin sensitivity of glucose and fat metabolism in obese youth: Relationship to OGTT-time-to-glucose-peak."
J. Kim, H. Tfayli, F. Bacha, S. Lee, S. Michaliszyn, S. Yousuf, N. Gebara, S. Arslanian
Pediatric diabetes, volume 21, issue 1, p. 18-27
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2020
"Maternal Fitness And Physical Activity Levels Decrease Infant Adiposity Up To 1 Year Of Age"
J. Rasey, J. Mincher, S. Michaliszyn
MEDICINE & SCIENCE IN SPORTS & EXERCISE, volume 52, issue 7, p. 454-454 -
2020
"Effects Of Exercise Desks On Activity And Reading Skills In Youth With Neurodevelopmental Disorders"
S. Michaliszyn, K. Aspiranti, M. Kulisek, H. Crites
MEDICINE & SCIENCE IN SPORTS & EXERCISE, volume 52, issue 7, p. 121-121 -
2020
"Techniques to Assess Insulin Action in Youth"
S. Michaliszyn, S. Arslanian
Humana Press -
2019
"Elementary school classroom physical activity breaks: student, teacher, and facilitator perspectives."
N. Mullins, S. Michaliszyn, N. Kelly-Miller, L. Groll
Advances in physiology education, volume 43, issue 2, p. 140-148
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2019
"Adipose Tissue Insulin Resistance in Youth on the Spectrum From Normal Weight to Obese and From Normal Glucose Tolerance to Impaired Glucose Tolerance to Type 2 Diabetes."
J. Kim, F. Bacha, H. Tfayli, S. Michaliszyn, S. Yousuf, S. Arslanian
Diabetes care, volume 42, issue 2, p. 265-272
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2018
"Patterns of Physical Activity Adherence by Adolescents With Diabetes or Obesity Enrolled in a Personalized Community-Based Intervention."
S. Michaliszyn, M. Higgins, M. Faulkner
The Diabetes educator, volume 44, issue 6, p. 519-530
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2018
"Impaired Lipolysis, Diminished Fat Oxidation, and Metabolic Inflexibility in Obese Girls With Polycystic Ovary Syndrome."
J. Kim, H. Tfayli, S. Michaliszyn, S. Arslanian
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism, volume 103, issue 2, p. 546-554
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2018
"Time to Glucose Peak during Oral Glucose Tolerance Test (OGTT) and Pathophysiological Biomarkers of Type 2 Diabetes in Obese Youth"
J. Kim, H. Tfayli, F. Bacha, S. Michaliszyn, S. Arslanian
DIABETES, volume 67 -
2018
"Engaging Hispanic Adolescents with Type 2 Diabetes or Obesity in Personalized Exercise"
M. Faulkner, S. Michaliszyn
DIABETES, volume 67 -
2018
"Adipocyte Insulin Resistance Index in Youth along the Span of Glycemia from Normal Glucose Tolerance (NGT) to Impaired Glucose Tolerance (IGT) to Type 2 Diabetes (T2D)"
J. Kim, F. Bacha, H. Tfayli, S. Michaliszyn, S. Arslanian
DIABETES, volume 67 -
2017
"Increased Lipolysis, Diminished Adipose Tissue Insulin Sensitivity, and Impaired β-Cell Function Relative to Adipose Tissue Insulin Sensitivity in Obese Youth With Impaired Glucose Tolerance."
J. Kim, A. Nasr, H. Tfayli, F. Bacha, S. Michaliszyn, S. Arslanian
Diabetes, volume 66, issue 12, p. 3085-3090
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2017
"The Relationship Between Gestational Weight Gain, Physical Activity, And Sleep Quality: A Preliminary Report"
S. Michaliszyn, J. Mincher
Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise -
2017
"Differences in β-cell function and insulin secretion in Black vs. White obese adolescents: do incretin hormones play a role?"
S. Michaliszyn, S. Lee, F. Bacha, H. Tfayli, L. Farchoukh, A. Mari, E. Ferrannini, S. Arslanian
Pediatric diabetes, volume 18, issue 2, p. 143-151
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2017
"Anti-Müllerian Hormone in Obese Adolescent Girls With Polycystic Ovary Syndrome."
J. Kim, H. Tfayli, S. Michaliszyn, S. Lee, A. Nasr, S. Arslanian
The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine, volume 60, issue 3, p. 333-339
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2017
"Maternal excess gestational weight gain and infant waist circumference: a 2-y observational study."
S. Michaliszyn, L. Sjaarda, C. Scifres, H. Simhan, S. Arslanian
Pediatric research, volume 81, issue 1-1, p. 63-67
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2016
"The Shape of the Glucose Response Curve During an Oral Glucose Tolerance Test Heralds Biomarkers of Type 2 Diabetes Risk in Obese Youth."
J. Kim, S. Michaliszyn, A. Nasr, S. Lee, H. Tfayli, T. Hannon, K. Hughan, F. Bacha, S. Arslanian
Diabetes care, volume 39, issue 8, p. 1431-9
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2016
"Distinguishing characteristics of metabolically healthy versus metabolically unhealthy obese adolescent girls with polycystic ovary syndrome."
J. Kim, H. Tfayli, S. Michaliszyn, S. Lee, S. Arslanian
Fertility and sterility, volume 105, issue 6, p. 1603-11
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2014
"β-cell function, incretin effect, and incretin hormones in obese youth along the span of glucose tolerance from normal to prediabetes to type 2 diabetes."
S. Michaliszyn, A. Mari, S. Lee, F. Bacha, H. Tfayli, L. Farchoukh, E. Ferrannini, S. Arslanian
Diabetes, volume 63, issue 11, p. 3846-55
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2014
"Personalized exercise for adolescents with diabetes or obesity."
M. Faulkner, S. Michaliszyn, J. Hepworth, M. Wheeler
Biological research for nursing, volume 16, issue 1, p. 46-54
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2013
"Polycystic ovary syndrome and nonalcoholic fatty liver in obese adolescents: association with metabolic risk profile."
S. Michaliszyn, S. Lee, H. Tfayli, S. Arslanian
Fertility and sterility, volume 100, issue 6, p. 1745-51
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2013
"β-Cell lipotoxicity in response to free fatty acid elevation in prepubertal youth: African American versus Caucasian contrast."
S. Michaliszyn, R. Bonadonna, L. Sjaarda, S. Lee, L. Farchoukh, S. Arslanian
Diabetes, volume 62, issue 8, p. 2917-22
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2013
"β-Cell lipotoxicity after an overnight intravenous lipid challenge and free fatty acid elevation in African American versus American white overweight/obese adolescents."
K. Hughan, R. Bonadonna, S. Lee, S. Michaliszyn, S. Arslanian
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism, volume 98, issue 5, p. 2062-9
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2012
"HbA(1c) diagnostic categories and β-cell function relative to insulin sensitivity in overweight/obese adolescents."
L. Sjaarda, S. Michaliszyn, S. Lee, H. Tfayli, F. Bacha, L. Farchoukh, S. Arslanian
Diabetes care, volume 35, issue 12, p. 2559-63
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2012
"Metabolomic profiling of amino acids and β-cell function relative to insulin sensitivity in youth."
S. Michaliszyn, L. Sjaarda, S. Mihalik, S. Lee, F. Bacha, D. Chace, V. De Jesus, J. Vockley, S. Arslanian
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism, volume 97, issue 11, p. E2119-24
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2012
"Metabolomic profiling of fatty acid and amino acid metabolism in youth with obesity and type 2 diabetes: evidence for enhanced mitochondrial oxidation."
S. Mihalik, S. Michaliszyn, J. de las Heras, F. Bacha, S. Lee, D. Chace, V. DeJesus, J. Vockley, S. Arslanian
Diabetes care, volume 35, issue 3, p. 605-11
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2011
"The exercise-induced inflammatory and oxidative state paradox."
S. Michaliszyn, B. Goodpaster
Pediatric diabetes, volume 12, issue 5, p. 461-3 -
2010
"Physical activity and sedentary behavior in adolescents with type 1 diabetes."
S. Michaliszyn, M. Faulkner
Research in nursing & health, volume 33, issue 5, p. 441-9
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2010
"A personalized approach to exercise promotion in adolescents with type 1 diabetes."
M. Faulkner, S. Michaliszyn, J. Hepworth
Pediatric diabetes, volume 11, issue 3, p. 166-74
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2009
"Physical fitness, dietary intake, and metabolic control in adolescents with type 1 diabetes."
S. Michaliszyn, G. Shaibi, L. Quinn, C. Fritschi, M. Faulkner
Pediatric diabetes, volume 10, issue 6, p. 389-94
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Professional Service
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2024 - 2027
Committee Member
American Kinesiology Association (AKA) - Communication & Marketing -
2024 - 2027
Board of Advisors of a Company
American Kinesiology Association (AKA) -
2022 - 2023
Chairperson
ACSM Exercise is Medicine Educational Committee Chair -
2021 - 2021
Other
Committee on Accreditation for the Exercise Sciences -
2021 - 2021
Committee Chair
Committee on Accreditation for the Exercise Sciences -
2020 - 2023
Committee Member
American Kinesiology Association (AKA) Membership Committee -
2019 - 2019
Committee Chair
Committee on Accreditation for the Exercise Sciences -
2019 - 2019
Other
Committee on Accreditation for the Exercise Sciences (CoAES) -
2018 - 2020
Committee Member
YMCA Medical Advisory Board -
2018 - 2022
Committee Member
ACSM Exercise is Medicine Educational Committee
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