Background

Born and raised in Wisconsin, I received my Bachelor's degree in Exercise and Sport Science from the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse in May 2008.  I then moved to East Lansing, MI and completed my Master's degree in Exercise Physiology at Michigan State University, graduating in May 2010.  After my Master's, I took some time off from school and moved back to Wisconsin to work at UW Health.  While I help many jobs at UW Health, my main focus was the Pediatric Fitness Clinic where I worked as an Exercise Physiologist and coordinated the Get Fit! after-school physical activity program.  I returned to school in August of 2012 to begin my PhD here at Iowa State.

Research Interests

My main research interest continues to be pediatric obesity.  My research here at Iowa State centers around the Family Nutrition and Physical Activity screening tool (the FNPA) and how the home environment and parenting behaviors may interact with potential weight gain. 

Publications
K Peyer, JM Pivarnik and DP Coe. The relationship among HRpeak, RERpeak, and VO2peak during treadmill testing in girls.  Res Quart for Ex and Sport. 82(4): 685-692; 2011. Get Abstract Here

K Peyer, JM Pivarnik, JC Eisenmann and M Vorkapich. Physiological characteristics of NCAA Division I ice hockey players and their relation to game performance. J of Str and Cond Res. 25(5): 1183-1192; 2011.  Get Abstract Here

C Foster, KJ Hendrickson, K Peyer, et al. Pattern of developing the performance template. Br J Sports Med. 43:765-769; 2009.  Get Abstract Here