Lance E. Davidson, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor in Exercise Sciences at Brigham Young University. He teaches classes in Exercise Physiology and Exercise Prescription. As an obesity researcher and exercise physiologist, his research interests include investigating the health benefits of obesity reduction, specifically the long term effects of bariatric surgery in severely obese individuals, and determining optimal exercise prescriptions for improving metabolic health and physical performance in aging and obese individuals. Dr. Davidson received bachelor and master degrees in physical education and exercise sciences from Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah. He obtained his doctorate in exercise physiology from Queen’s University in Ontario, Canada, where he conducted several randomized controlled exercise intervention trials assessing the effects of exercise on insulin resistance and physical function in middle-to-older aged individuals with diabetes and abdominal obesity. He received further training in NIH-funded post-doctoral fellowships at the New York Obesity Research Center, Columbia University, New York, and at the Division of Cardiovascular Genetics, University of Utah, where he was appointed as a Research Assistant Professor in Internal Medicine. He has been awarded several faculty development awards, including a Translational Comparative Effectiveness Research (TCER) Scholarship and a research career development (K12) award from the University of Utah’s NIH-funded Center for Clinical and Translational Science (CCTS), through which he earned an additional Master of Science degree in Clinical Investigations. His current research focus is on acute and long-term effects of bariatric surgery on body composition and metabolic health in severe obesity, including work on several large longitudinal cohort studies such as the Longitudinal Assessment of Bariatric Surgeries 2 (LABS-2) Trial and the Utah Obesity Study. He is the principal investigator on an NIH/NIDDK-funded grant (R21) investigating long-term bone fracture rates in gastric bypass surgery patients and severely obese controls in collaboration with investigators from the University of Utah, Intermountain Healthcare, and the Utah Population Database. He and his BYU students are also researching the efficacy of several resistance exercise modalities for improving muscle strength and function during rapid weight loss after bariatric surgery. Dr. Davidson is an active member of The Obesity Society.
Research Interests
Obesity Cormorbidities Long-Term Bariatric Surgery Outcomes Assessment of Fitness/Body Composition/Metabolism Exercise Interventions for Obesity and Chronic Disease
Teaching Interests
Exercise physiology, Exercise Prescription, and Obesity & Weight Management
Education
Master of Science, Clinical Investigation , University of Utah School of Medicine (2013)
Doctor of Philosophy, Exercise Physiology , Queen's University (2007)
Master of Science, Exercise Science , Brigham Young University (2002)
Bachelor of Science, Physical Education , Brigham Young University (2000)
Licenses and Certifications
American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM), ACSM Certified Exercise Physiologist (2015 - 2018)
Memberships
The Obesity Society (TOS) (2001 - Present)
American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) (1999 - Present)
Association for Clinical and Translational Science (ACTS) (2010 - 2016)
Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology (CSEP) (2002 - 2009)
Professional Citizenship
Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, BMJ Public Health (2023 - Present)
Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, BMJ Open (2023 - Present)
Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, Endocrine Connections (2021 - Present)
Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, Clinical Nutrition (2021 - Present)
Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, Journal of Geriatric Cardiology (2021 - Present)
Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, Scientific Reports (2021 - Present)
Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, Journal of Cachexia, Sarcopenia and muscle (2021 - Present)
Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, Nutrients (2020 - Present)
Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, Surgery for Obesity and Related Disorders (SOARD) (2020 - Present)
Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, JAMA Network Open (2020 - Present)
Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, Obesity Reviews (2020 - Present)
Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, JAMA Surgery (2018 - Present)
Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, Obesity Surgery (2015 - Present)
Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, Public Library of Science One (PLoS one) (2013 - Present)
Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, Applied Physiology, Nutrition, and Metabolism (2013 - Present)
Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise (2012 - Present)
Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, JAMA (2009 - Present)
Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, Obesity (2009 - Present)
Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, International Journal of Obesity (2008 - Present)
Committee/Council Chair, The Obesity Society (2024 - 2026)
Other, The Obesity Society (2021 - 2021)
Committee/Council Member, The Obesity Society Education Subcommittee - ABOM exam prep course (2015 - 2019)
Committee/Council Member, The Obesity Society Education Committee (2014 - 2019)
Committee/Council Member, The Obesity Society Education Subcommittee - OMEC Initiative (2015 - 2017)
Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, Research on Biomedical Engineering (2017 - 2017)
Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, BMC Obesity (2015 - 2015)
Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, Macedonian Journal of Medical Sciences (2012 - 2014)
Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, Nutrition Reviews (2013 - 2013)
Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, American Journal of Human Biology (2011 - 2013)
Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, American Journal of Preventive Medicine (2011 - 2011)
Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology and Physiology (2011 - 2011)
Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, Journal of Physical Activity and Health (2009 - 2010)
Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, Aging Health (2009 - 2009)
Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, American Journal of Clinical Nutrition (2008 - 2009)
Courses Taught
Publications
Jaewhan KimKenechukwu C. Ben-UmehJoshua KelleyLance E DavidsonMia HashibeKen SmithNathan RichardsTed D AdamsLandon S. DeruBenjamin Thomas BikmanLance E DavidsonBenjamin D. HorneJames Derek LeCheminantLarry Allan TuckerElizabeth Z. GipsonKatelynn E. HalesBruce W BaileyPaula K. JohnsonPeter C. FinoElisabeth A. WildeElizabeth S. HovendenHilary A. RussellCarmen VelezRyan PeloAmanda J. MorrisNicholas KreterEmma N. ReadFinian KeleherCarrie EsopenkoHannah M. LindseyMary R. NewsomeDayna ThaynCourtney McCabeChristine M. MullenLance E DavidsonSpencer W. LiebelLawrence CarrDavid F. TateLance E DavidsonRobert RossEmily JohnChris McGloryLance E DavidsonPaula J StotzChristina M. BlackmonLarry Allan TuckerBruce W BaileyLance E DavidsonTed D. AdamsHuong MeeksAlison FraserLance E DavidsonJohn HolmenMichael NewmanAnna R. IbeleMary PlaydonSheetal HardikarNathan RichardsSteven C. HuntJaewhan KimKayla M. ParkerLarry Allan TuckerBruce W BaileyLance E DavidsonLandon S. DeruColeton J. ChamberlainGarrett R. LanceElizabeth Z. GipsonBenjamin Thomas BikmanLance E DavidsonLarry A. TuckerJacob L. ColemanBruce W BaileyTed D AdamsHuong MeeksAlison FraserLance E DavidsonJohn HolmenMichael NewmanAnna R IbeleNathan NathanSteven C HuntJaewhan KimJaewhan KimJoshua KelleyLance E DavidsonNathan RichardsTed D AdamsJaewhan KimLance E DavidsonSteven C HuntNathan RichardsTed D AdamsKlarissa R. WilkinsonLarry Allan TuckerLance E DavidsonBruce W BaileyJacob G MabeyRonette L KolotkinRoss D CrosbySheila E CrowellSteven C HuntLance E DavidsonSteven C HuntLance E DavidsonTed D AdamsLauren RansonRodrick D McKinlaySteven C SimperSheldon E LitwinJacob G. MabeyJohn M ChastonDaphne G. CastroTed D. AdamsSteven C. HuntLance E DavidsonJacob G MabeyJohn M ChastonDaphne G CastroTed D AdamsSteven C HuntLance E DavidsonChase M WaltonSamuel M JacobsenBlake W DallonErin R SaitoShantelle L H BennettLance E DavidsonDavid M ThomsonRobert D HyldahlBenjamin T BikmanP. Sage AndersonAubrey R. OdomHunter M. GrayJordan B. JonesWilliam F ChristensenTodd HollingsheadJoseph G. HadfieldAlyssa Evans-PickettMegan FrostChristopher WilsonLance E DavidsonMatthew K SeeleyP Sage AndersonAubrey R OdomHunter M GrayJordan B JonesWilliam F ChristensenTodd HollingsheadJoseph G HadfieldAlyssa Evans-PickettMegan FrostChristopher E WilsonLance E DavidsonMatthew K SeeleyMcKayla J NiemannLarry A. TuckerBruce W BaileyLance E DavidsonMcKayla J. NiemannLarry Allan TuckerBruce W BaileyLance E DavidsonLance E DavidsonTed D AdamsKristen A OuelletteJacob G MabeyPatricia A EisenmanJanet M ShawTimothy A BrusseauDisa L HatfieldCandus N FordLance E DavidsonStanley HeshkaThaisa LemosNerys M AstburyElizabeth WidenLance E DavidsonBret H GoodpasterJames P DeLanyGladys W StrainAlfons PompAnita P CourcoulasSusan LinIsaiah JanumalaWen YuPatrick KangJohn C ThorntonDympna GallagherTravis D MastersonChristopher B KirwanLance E DavidsonMichael J LarsonKathleen L KellerS Nichole FearnbachAlyssa EvansJames Derek LeCheminantTravis D. MastersonC. Brock KirwanLance E DavidsonMichael J LarsonKathleen L. KellerS. Nicole FearnbachAlyssa EvansJames D. LeCheminantLance E DavidsonWen YuBret H GoodpasterJames P DeLanyElizabeth WidenThaisa LemosGladys W StrainAlfons PompAnita P CourcoulasSusan LinIsaiah JanumalaJohn C ThorntonDympna GallagherRonnette L KolotkinJaewhan KimLance E DavidsonRoss D CrosbySteven C HuntTed D AdamsTed D AdamsLance E DavidsonSteven C HuntJames L HopkinsPaul N HopkinsEliot A BrintonTed D AdamsLance E DavidsonM Nazeem NanjeeSteve C HuntPaul DanielsRyan D BurnsTim A BrusseauMorgan S HallLance E DavidsonTed D AdamsPatricia EisenmannKristen A. OuelletteTimothy A. BrusseauCandus N. FordDisa L. HatfieldJanet M. ShawPatricia A. EisenmanLance E DavidsonGifferd KoLance E DavidsonAndrea M. BrennanMiu LamRobert RossTravis MastersonChristopher B KirwanLance E DavidsonJames Derek LeCheminantLance E DavidsonTed D. AdamsJaewhan KimJessica L. JonesMia HashibeDavid TaylorTapan MehtaRodrick McKinlaySteven C. SimperSherman C. SmithSteven C. HuntW Y LinC Y PengC C LinLance E DavidsonF X Pi-SunyerP K SungK C HuangT D AdamsT S MehtaLance E DavidsonS C HuntT D AdamsA O HammoudLance E DavidsonB LaferrèreA FraserJ B StanfordM HashibeJ L GreenwoodJ KimD TaylorA J WatsonK R SmithR McKinlayS C SimperS C SmithS C HuntTed D AdamsSteven C HuntLance E DavidsonMia HashibeMin Chun ChaoSung Lin HuHua Shui HsuLance E DavidsonChih Hsueh LinChia Ing LiChiu Shong LiuT. C. LiCheng Chieh LinWen Yuan LinLance E DavidsonDavid E. KelleyStanley HeshkaJohn ThorntonF. Xavier Pi-SunyerLawrence BoxtAshok BalasubramanyamDympna GallagherTiffany PriesterTravis G. AultLance E DavidsonRichard GressTed D. AdamsSteven C. HuntSheldon E. LitwinWen-Yuan LinTai-Yuan ChiuChih-Te HoLance E DavidsonHua-Shui HsuChiu-Shong LiuChang-Fang ChiuChing-Tien PengChih-Yi ChenWen-Yu HuLing-Nu HsuChia-Ing LiTsai-Chung LiChin-Yu LinChing-Yu ChenCheng-Chieh LinY. T. YuC. T. HoH. S. HsuC. I. LiLance E DavidsonC. S. LiuT. C. LiC. M. ShihC. C. LinW. Y. LinT. D. AdamsLance E DavidsonS. E. LitwinS. C. HuntWen-Yuan LinF. Xavier Pi-SunyerChiu-Shong LiuChia-Ing LiLance E DavidsonTsai-Chung LiCheng-Chieh LinS. L. HuC. S. LiuC. H. LinLance E DavidsonC. I. LiC. C. LinT. C. LiW. Y. LinT. D. AdamsLance E DavidsonS. E. LitwinR. L. KolotkinM. J. LaMonteR. C. PendletonM. B. StrongR. VinikN. A. WannerP. N. HopkinsR. E. GressJ. M. WalkerT. V. ClowardR. T. NuttallA. HammoudJ. L. GreenwoodR. D. CrosbyR. McKinlayS. C. SimperS. C. SmithS. C. HuntD. R. BouchardK. A. McGuireLance E DavidsonR. RossC. T. HoC. C. LinH. S. HsuC. S. LiuLance E DavidsonT. C. LiC. I. LiW. Y. LinR. L. KolotkinM. J. LaMonteJ. M. WalkerT. V. ClowardLance E DavidsonR. D. CrosbySteven C. HuntSandra J. HasstedtYuanpei XinBrian K. DalleyBrett A. MilashEmanuel YakobsonRichard E. GressTed D. AdamsLance E DavidsonLance E DavidsonJACK WANGJOHN C. THORNTONZAFAR KALEEMFEDERICO SILVA-PALACIOSRICHARD N. PIERSONSTEVEN B. HEYMSFIELDDYMPNA GALLAGHERLance E DavidsonLarry Allan TuckerT. PetersonJennifer L. KukTravis J. SaundersLance E DavidsonRobert RossT. J. SaundersLance E DavidsonP. M. JaniszewskiJ. P. DespresR. HudsonR. RossLance E DavidsonLance E DavidsonR. HudsonK. KilpatrickJ. L. KukK. McMillanP. M. JaniszewskiS. LeeM. LamR. RossJ. L. KukK. KilpatrickLance E DavidsonR. HudsonR. RossJ. L. KukLance E DavidsonR. HudsonK. KilpatrickK. BacskaiR. RossLance E DavidsonJ. L. KukT. S. ChurchR. RossSoJung LeeJennifer L. KukRobert HudsonKatherine KilpatrickTerry E. GrahamRobert RossLance E Davidson
Presentations
Taggert J BartonMcRae A BirdTed D AdamsSteven C HuntLance E Davidson
Kristina Allen-BradyJeff StevensTed D AdamsSteven C HuntLance E DavidsonLisa A Cannon-Albright
J Bryce PalmerNatasha T PettersJeremy B YorgasonSteven C SimperRodrick McKinlayTed D AdamsSteven C HuntJaewhan KimLance E Davidson
Lance E DavidsonTed D AdamsHuong MeeksAlison FraserShelly BrimhallAnna R IbeleMary PlaydonSteven C HuntJaewhan Kim
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Lance E DavidsonShelly BrimhallTed D AdamsHuong MeeksAlison FraserAnna R IbeleMary PlaydonSteven C HuntJaewhan Kim
Paula K JohnsonHannah M LindseyCarrie EsopenkoMary R NewsomeFinian KeleherElizabeth S HovendenPeter FinoAmanda MorrisNicholas KreterTanner GuderianHilary A RussellDayna ThaynCarmen VelezChristine M MullenMichael J LarsonSpencer W LiebelLance E DavidsonDavid TateLawrence S CarrElisabeth A Wilde
Lance E DavidsonTed D AdamsHuong D MeeksAlison FraserJustin M HallerAdam H KantorJaewhan KimSteven C Hunt
Jacob G MabeyRonette L KolotkinRoss D CrosbySteven C HuntLance E Davidson
Lance E DavidsonSteven C HuntTed D AdamsLauren RansonRodrick D McKinlaySteven C SimperSheldon E Litwin
Jordan B JonesJoshua J KelleyChance E RummlerDalton L BraathenJacob G MabeyLance E Davidson
Jacob G MabeyJohn M ChastonTed D AdamsSteven C HuntLance E Davidson
Joshua J KelleyDalton L BraathenChance E RummlerJordan B JonesJacob G MabeyLance E Davidson
Jacob G MabeyLance E DavidsonBrennan K PaceTimothy A BrusseauKristen A Ouellette
Dalton Lee BraathenLance E DavidsonJames Derek LeCheminantTed D AdamsSteven C Hunt
Lance E DavidsonTed D AdamsSteven SimperRodrick McKinlaySteven C Hunt
Robert Douglas HyldahlJayson R GiffordAllen Clive ParcellChad R HancockLance E DavidsonGary W Mack
Rodrick McKinlayJaewhan KimLance E DavidsonSteven SimperTed D AdamsSteven C Hunt
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Lance E DavidsonWen YuBret GoodpasterJim P DelanyGladys W StrainAlfons PompAnita CourcoulasSusan LinIsaiah JanumalaJohn C ThorntonDympna Gallagher