Dr. Marcel Lopes dos Santos
Assistant Professor
Office
SFCM Student Fitness Center & Mccormick Hall 253
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- About
- Education
- Awards & Honors
- Selected Research
Current Courses
KNR 282.001 Biomechanics Of Human Movement
KNR 482.001 Advanced Biomechanics Of Human Movement
KNR 282.002 Biomechanics Of Human Movement
KNR 282.003 Biomechanics Of Human Movement
KNR 499.012 Independent Research For The Master's Thesis
Ph D Health and Human Performance
Oklahoma State University
Stillwater, OK
MS Exercise Physiology
Illinois State University
Normal, IL
BS Physical Education
University of Campinas
Campinas, Brazil
NSCA Foundation’s Minority Scholarship
National Strength and Conditioning Association
2023
Outstanding Research by a Graduate Student Award
College of Education and Human Sciences, Oklahoma State University
2022
College of Education and Human Sciences Scholarship
College of Education and Human Sciences, Oklahoma State University
2021
Grants and Contracts
OSF-ISU Sport Program
Michael Torry, Marcel Lopes dos Santos, Samantha McDonald.
OSF and ISU. January 1 2025 - December 31 2025
Validity and Reliability of a Linear Position Transducer for Assessing Performance in the Bosco Vertical Jump Test
Marcel Lopes dos Santos, Taylor Parmentier.
CAST. July 2025 - January 2027
OSF-ISU SPORT Program – A Connected Community Initiative Connected Community
Marcel Lopes dos Santos.
OSFHealthCare. January 1 2024 - December 31 2025
The EMS-FIRST Initiative: Serving Those Who Serve Us
Marcel Lopes dos Santos, Michael Torry, Samantha McDonald.
OSF HealthCare. December 1 2024 - December 31 2025
Using barbell velocity to predict performance in the Army Combat Fitness Test hexagonal barbell deadlift
Marcel Lopes dos Santos.
College of Applied Science and Technology. July 1 2024 - June 30 2025
Abstract
Determining the Best Predictor Variables for CMJ Performance in NCAA Division I Athletes
Konkle, Michael Torry, Samantha McDonald, Chris Carter, Marcel Lopes dos Santos.
University Research Symposium. 451., (2024)
Manuscript
An Exercise Intervention May Counteract the Degradation of Nerve Conduction from Age-Related Disuse
JoCarol Shields, Claire Smith, Shawn Reese, Marcel Lopes dos Santos, Maria Parodi, Jason DeFreitas.
Medicine & Science in Sports and Exercise, (2025)
The Metabolic Demand of Firefighting: A Systematic Review
Marcel Lopes dos Santos, Robert G Lockie, Robin Orr, Taylor Dinyer-McNeely, Doug Smith, Samantha McDonald, Jay Dawes.
Physiologia, (2025), 10.3390/physiologia5020012
Correlation between lower-body strength and performance tests among female NCAA division II softball players
Elizabeth Alfaro, JoCarol Shields, Javier Zaragoza, Marcel Lopes dos Santos, Jay Dawes, Douglas Smith.
International Journal of Exercise Science, (2024)
Does Box Height Matter? A Comparative Analysis of Box Height on Box Jump Performance in Men and Women
Marcel Lopes dos Santos, JoCarol Shields, Ricardo Berton, Taylor Dinyer-McNeely, Michael Trevino, Jay Dawes.
International Journal of Exercise Science, (2024)
Validity and reliability of a commercially available barbell velocity measuring device when performing the back squat and bench press exercises
Daniel Lawson, Alex Olmos, Cody Stahl, Marcel Lopes dos Santos, Jay Dawes.
International Journal of Exercise Science, (2024)
Differences and relationships between push-up and sit-up variations among male law enforcement cadets
Marcel Lopes dos Santos, Megan Thompson, Taylor Dinyer-McNeely, Troy Torrence, Robert Lockie, Robin Orr, Jay Dawes.
Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, (2023), 10.1519/JSC.0000000000004466
Influence of box height on inter-limb asymmetry and box jump performance
Marcel Lopes dos Santos, Ricardo Berton, JoCarol Shields, Chris Bishop, Taylor Dinyer-McNeely, Olivia Anderson, Jay Dawes.
Symmetry, (2023), 10.3390/sym15071359
Longitudinal changes in health and fitness measures among state patrol officers by sex
Jay Dawes, Marcel Lopes dos Santos, Charles Kornhauser, Ryan Holmes, Brent Alvar, Robert Lockie, Robin Orr.
Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, (2023), 10.1519/JSC.0000000000004327
Using the load-velocity profile for predicting the 1RM of the hexagonal barbell deadlift exercise
Marcel Lopes dos Santos, Bryan Mann, Ricardo Berton, Brent Alvar, Robert Lockie, Jay Dawes.
Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, (2023), 10.1519/JSC.0000000000004216
Differences in stronger versus weaker firefighters in selected measures of power
Quincy Johnson, Jay Dawes, Melissa Uftring, Marcel Lopes dos Santos, Davis Hale, Gabriel Sanders, Will Peveler, Roger Kollock.
International Journal of Exercise Science, (2022)
Momentum, rather than velocity, is a more effective measure of improvements in Division IA football player performance
Bryan Mann, Jerry Mayhew, Marcel Lopes dos Santos.
Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, (2022), 10.1519/JSC.0000000000004206
The effect of load based on body mass percentage on peak power output in the hang power clean, hang high pull, and mid-thigh clean pull
Marcel Lopes dos Santos, Ricardo Berton, Adam Jagodinsky, Michael Torry, Kristen Lagally.
Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness, (2022), 10.23736/S0022-4707.21.12243-1
Weightlifting derivatives vs. plyometric exercises: effects on unloaded and loaded vertical jumps and sprint performance
Ricardo Berton, Demostenys David da Silva, Marcel Lopes dos Santos, Claudio Machado Pinto e Silva, Valmor Tricoli.
PLOS ONE, (2022), 10.1371/journal.pone.0274962
Concurrent validity and reliability of the load-velocity relationship to predict the one-repetition maximum during three weightlifting derivatives
Ricardo Berton, Marcos Soriano, Demostenys David da Silva, Marcel Lopes dos Santos, Gustavo Teixeira, Fernando Reiser, Valmor Tricoli.
Kinesiology, (2021), 10.26582/k.53.2.4
Determining the peak power output for weightlifting derivatives using body mass percentage: a practical approach
Marcel Lopes dos Santos, Adam Jagodinsky, Kristen Lagally, Valmor Tricoli, Ricardo Berton.
Frontiers in Sports and Active Living, (2021), 10.3389/fspor.2021.628068
Stress in academic and athletic performance in collegiate athletes: sources and coping strategies
Marcel Lopes dos Santos, Melissa Uftring, Cody Stahl, Robert Lockie, Brent Alvar, Bryan Mann, Jay Dawes.
Frontiers in Sports and Active Living, (2020), 10.3389/fspor.2020.00042
Predicting performance on the NFL-225 bench press test using bar velocity
Marcel Lopes dos Santos, Bryan Mann, Robert Lockie, Ricardo Berton, Bert Hans Jacobson, Jay Dawes.
Isokinetics and Exercise Science, 10.3233/IES-210147
Presentations
Determining the Best Predictor Variables for CMJ Performance in NCAA Division I Athletes
Jadon Konkel, Michael Torry, Samantha McDonald, Chris Carter, Marcel Lopes dos Santos.
University Research Symposium, Normal, April, 2024
Four weeks of resistance training may improve peripheral nerve function in both young and older adults
JoCarol Shields, Marcel Lopes dos Santos, Claire Smith, Shawn Reese, Jason DeFreitas.
Society for Neuroscience, Washington, DC, November 12, 2023
2022-08-10T19:37:45.675883-07:00
2022