Katherine Dillon

Katherine Dillion

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Assistant Professor of Kinesiology

Dr. Dillon joined Albion College faculty as a tenure-track faculty in August of 2024. She received her Ph. D. in Exercise Physiology at Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Texas and her Masters degree in Kinesiology at California Baptist University in Riverside, California. She has authored and co-authored 14 peer-reviewed articles and 8 abstracts submitted at national and regional conferences focused on supplementation and exercise interventions and their effects on populations at risk for cardiovascular disease (such as postmenopausal women, or individuals with obesity, hypertension, and type II diabetes).
Dr. Dillon has taught Introduction to Kinesiology (KIN 101), Research & Statistics in Kinesiology (KIN 310), Exercise Physiology (KIN 379), Sports Nutrition (KIN 315), and Medical Terminology online (KIN 200).
Education
  • Texas Tech University, 2024
    Ph.D. in Exercise Physiology
  • California Baptist University, 2020
    M. S. in Kinesiology
  • California Baptist University, 2018
    B.S in Kinesiology
Courses
  • KIN 101: Introduction to Kinesiology
  • KIN 310: Research & Statistics in Kinesiology
  • KIN 379: Exercise Physiology (laboratory)
Publications
  • Kang, Y., Dillon, K. N., Martinez, M. A., Maharaj, A., Fischer, S. M., & Figueroa, A. Combined L-Citrulline Supplementation and Slow Velocity Low-Intensity Resistance Training Improves Leg Endothelial Function, Lean Mass, and Strength in Hypertensive Postmenopausal Women. Nutrients, 15(1), 74, 2022.
  • Figueroa, A., Maharaj, A., Kang, Y., Dillon, K. N., Martinez, M. A., Fischer, S. M. Combined Citrulline and Glutathione Supplementation Improves Endothelial Function and Blood Pressure Reactivity in Postmenopausal Women. Nutrients, 15(7), 1557, 2023.
  • Dillon, K. N., Kang, Y., Maharaj, A., Martinez, M. A., Fischer, S. M., & Figueroa, A. L-Citrulline Supplementation Attenuates Aortic Pressure and Pressure Waves During Metaboreflex Activation in Postmenopausal Women. British Journal of Nutrition, 1-21.
  • Fischer, S. M., Maharaj, A., Kang, Y., Dillon, K. N., Martinez, M. A., & Figueroa, A. (2024). Endothelial and exercise vasodilation are reduced in postmenopausal females with obesity versus lean and overweight. International Journal of Obesity, 48(11), 1534-1541.
  • Martinez, M. A., Dillon, K. N., Kang, Y., Maharaj, A., Fischer, S. M., & Figueroa, A. (2024). Endothelial dysfunction influences augmented aortic hemodynamic responses to metaboreflex activation in postmenopausal women. European Journal of Applied Physiology, 124(9), 2603-2613.
  • Kang, Y., Dillon, K. N., Martinez, M. A., Maharaj, A., Fischer, S. M., & Figueroa, A. (2024). L-Citrulline Supplementation Improves Arterial Blood Flow and Muscle Oxygenation during Handgrip Exercise in Hypertensive Postmenopausal Women. Nutrients, 16(12), 1935.
Awards
  • Graduate Student Research Support Award – $1,500 (2023)
  •  AT&T Chancellor’s Fellowship (2020-2024)
  • Effects of Two Weeks of L-Citrulline on Arterial Function and Blood Pressure in Hypertensive Postmenopausal Women: Dillon, K. N., (2022) – ACSM 2022 Foundation Doctoral Student Research Grant. Not funded – $5,000
  • Effects of Stretch Training and Slow-Velocity Low-Intensity Resistance Training on Cardiovascular and Muscular Parameters in Older Adults with Elevated Blood Pressure and Hypertension: Dillon, K. N., (2024) – Albion College. Funded – $5,500
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