Sandra Hunter

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Dr. Sandra Hunter, Ph.D., is a professor of Exercise Science (Department of Physical Therapy) and Director of the Athletic and Human Performance Research Center at Marquette University, Milwaukee. She received her Ph.D. in Exercise Physiology (University of Sydney, Australia) and a postdoctoral fellowship (University of Colorado, Boulder, 1999-2003) researching sex and age differences in muscle fatigue and strength training. Dr. Hunter has >130 journal publications and was awarded >$US13 million by the National Institutes of Health to study exercise fatigue and training in healthy, old, and clinical populations. She is internationally known for her research on sex and age differences in exercise performance and muscle fatigue.