Matt Vukovich

Matthew Vukovich

Title

College of Education and Human Sciences Professor and Associate Dean of Research

Office Building

Office

249

Mailing Address

Wagner Hall 249
College of Education & Human Sciences-Box 2275A
University Station
Brookings, SD 57007

Biography

Matthew Vukovich is professor and Associate Dean for Research for the College of Education and Human Sciences. He served as department head of Health and Nutritional Sciences at SDSU form 2010 until 2017. He received his BS (1988) and MS (1990) from Iowa State University in Ames, IA, and earned his PhD from Ball State University (1993) in Human Bioenergetics.  He was awarded a Post-Doctorate Fellowship at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, MO.  Dr. Vukovich has been at SDSU since 1999.
Education
Ph.D. Ball State University, Muncie, IN 47306
1993; Major – Human Bioenergetics. Minor – Physiology and Biology.

M.S. Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011
1990; Major – Physical Education.

B.S. Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011
1988; Major – Physical Education.
 
Academic Interests
Sports Nutrition
Exercise Training
Body Composition
Muscle Bone Interactions
Endocrinology
Professional Memberships
America College of Sports Medicine, Fellow
Professionals in Nutrition for Exercise and Sport (PINES)
Area(s) of Research
Dr. Vukovich's research focuses on the interaction of nutrition and exercise training on physiological adaptations, body composition, hormones, and muscle-bone relationships.

Department(s)