Stephanie Sontag
Assistant Professor of Professional Practice
Bachelor's Degree(s): Exercise Science, The University of Kansas, 2017
Master's Degree: Exercise Science, The University of Kansas, 2019
PhD: Health and Human Performance, Oklahoma State University, 2024
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Email: [email protected]
Office: HPL Field House
Biography
Dr. Sontag is an Assistant Professor of Professional Practice in the School of Kinesiology beginning in 2024. Previously, her research had a focus on neuromuscular, musculoskeletal, and performance adaptations involving different exercise modalities. In addition to her research and instructional teaching experience over the past 6 years, as a CSCS and certified yoga instructor, she was active in data analysis, training, and coaching for athletes and non-athletes ranging from 5-87 years old.
Awards & Honors
2021 NSCA Foundation Women's Scholarship
2020 NSCA Foundation Women's Scholarship
2019-20 The University of Kansas, School of Education Thesis of the Year
2019 Central States ACSM Outstanding Research Award - Master's
2019 The University of Kansas, HSES Bret Hammig Exercise Physiology Award
Selected Publications
Stephanie A Sontag, Michael A Trevino, Trent Herda, Adam J Streczala, Jonathan Miller, Mandy E. Parra, Hannah Dimmick, Jake Deckert. Endurance training alters motor unit activation strategies for the vastus lateralis, yet sex-related differences and relationships with muscle size remain. European Journal of Applied Physiology 121(6):1-11, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00421-021-04622-7
Stephanie A. Sontag, Dimitrije Cabarkapa, Andrew C. Fry. Testosterone and Cortisol Salivary Samples are Stable across Multiple Freeze-Thaw Cycles. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research 37(4):p 915-918, April 2023. DOI: 10.1519/JSC.0000000000004346
Stephanie A. Sontag, Adam J. Sterczala, Jonathan D. Miller, Jake A. Deckert, Alex A. Olmos, Mandy E. Parra, Hannah L. Dimmick, Philip M. Gallagher, Andrew C. Fry, Trent J. Herda, Michael A. Trevino. A Noninvasive test for estimating Myosin Heavy Chain of the Vastus lateralis in Females with Mechanomyography. Medical Engineering and Physics 111, 2023. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.medengphy.2022.103946
Olmos, A.A., Sterczala, A., Miller, J., Parra, M., Dimmick, H.L, Miller, J.D., Deckert, J.A., Sontag, S.A., Gallagher, P.M., Fry, A.C., Herda, T.J., Trevino, M.A. Sex-Related Differences in Motor Unit Behavior of the Vastus Lateralis During a Moderate and High Intensity Contraction. Acta Physiol. 2023;00:e14024. doi:10.1111/apha.14024
Justin X. Nicoll, Andrew C. Fry, Eric M. Mosier, Luke A. Olsen, Stephanie A. Sontag. MAPK, Androgen, and Glucocorticoid Receptor Phosphorylation Following High Frequency Resistance Exercise Overtraining. European Journal of Applied Physiology 119 (10): 2237-2253, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00421-019-04200-y
Selected Presentations
Stephanie A. Sontag, Lyric D. Richardson, Alex A. Olmos, Brenden L. Roth, Sunggun Jeon, and Michael A. Trevino. Yoga influences strength and motor unit behavior but not muscle size in active adults. Podium Presentation at NSCA National Conference. Baltimore, MD, July 2024.
Stephanie A. Sontag, Allen L. Redinger, Lyric D. Richardson, Alex A. Olmos, Brenden Roth, Sunggun Jeon, Breanne S. Baker, and Michael A. Trevino. Upper Body and Trunk Musculoskeletal Adaptations following 8 Weeks of Yoga in Healthy Adults. Podium Presentation Central States ACSM Regional Chapter Conference. Kansas City, MO, March 2024.
Stephanie A. Sontag, Lyric Richardson, Alex Olmos, Sunggun Jeon, Michael A. Trevino. Yoga alters knee extensor maximal strength and motor unit firing behavior of the vastus lateralis in healthy adults. Podium Presentation at NSCA National Conference, Las Vegas, Nevada, July 2023.
Stephanie A. Sontag, Lyric D. Richardson, Alex A. Olmos, Sunggun Jeon, and Michael A. Trevino. Yoga improves movement, balance, and upper body muscular endurance in healthy adults. Thematice Poster Presented at Central States ACSM Regional Chapter Conference. Tulsa, OK, March 2023.
Stephanie A. Sontag, Justin X. Nicoll, Andrew C. Fry, Eric M. Mosier. Acute Androgen and Glucocorticoid Receptor Response Following a Moderate Intensity Exercise Bout. Podium Presented at Central States ACSM Regional Chapter Conference. Tulsa, OK, October 2019. 6. Sontag, S.A. Yoga with children. Presentation with hands-on demonstration at Oklahoma State University Family Resource Center. April 2023.