Biography
Dr. Metz is the Chairperson and Professor of Exercise Physiology. His research background is in exercise oncology as well as in dementia in an effort to understand how lifestyle factors play a role in not only prevention but as a strong part of the treatment of the conditions. Dr. Metz serves as a publication reviewer for multiple journals including Integrated Cancer Therapies, Journal of Sports Sciences and the Strength and Conditioning Journal to name a few. Starting in 2019, Dr. Metz started serving as the West Virginia State Representative for the Mid-Atlantic Regional Chapter of the American College of Sports Medicine. On top of that, he also serves as an accreditation peer reviewer for the Commission on Accreditation for Allied Health Education Programs as well as the Commission on Accreditation for Strength and Conditioning Education.
Education
Ph.D – University of Pittsburgh
MS – California University of Pennsylvania
BS – Frostburg State University
Professional Experiences
Ph.D, RCEP, CSCS, TSAC-F, EIM
Most Recent Publications and Presentations
Publications
Koenig, R; Kalwarski, H; Metz, J; and LaRue, N (2025) Quality and Duration of Sleep and Sports Performance in Acrobatics and Tumbling Athletes. International Journal of Exercise Science: Conference Proceedings: Vol. 9: Iss. 14, Article 56. Available at: https://digitalcommons.wku.edu/ijesab/vol9/iss14/56
Metz, J., Koenig, R., Robertson, C. (2025). The Effect of ACEs on Physiology Measures of Health. Journal of Clinical Exercise Physiology, 14 (s1), 14. https://doi.org/10.31189/2165-7629-14-s1.14
Hendershot, B; Robertson, C; Koenig, R; and Metz, J (2024) “The Effect of Physical Activity and ACE Scores on Psychological vs. Physiological Addiction,” International Journal of Exercise Science: Conference Proceedings: Vol. 9: Iss. 12, Article 88. Available at: https://digitalcommons.wku.edu/ijesab/vol9/iss12/88
Wang, L., Eaglehouse, Y.L., Poppenberg, J.T., Brufsky, J., Geramita, E., Zhai, S., Davis, K., Gibbs, B., Metz. J., Van Londen, G.J. Effects of a Personal Trainer Led Exercise Intervention on Physical Activity and Physical Function of Breast Cancer Survivors (2021) Breast Cancer (28)
Wohleber, M., Metz, J. Structured Physical Training Program Reduces Injury Risk Factors Unrelated to Performance Improvements in Soccer Players. (2019) Medicine and Science In Sport and Exercise 51(5)
Wang, L., Eaglehouse, Y.L., Poppenberg, J.T., Brufsky, J., Geramita, E., Zhai, S., Davis, K., Gibbs, B., Metz. J., Van Londen, G.J. Effects of a Personal Trainer Led Exercise Intervention on Physical Activity and Physical Function of Breast Cancer Survivors (2019) Journal of Clinical Oncology. 37 (e23053)
Metz, J.W., Goss, F., Robertson, R., Nagle, E., Abt, J. Predictors of 2km Rowing Ergometer Time Trial Performance (2018) Medicine and Science In Sport and Exercise: 50(5)
Presentations
The Effect of ACE’s on Physiological Measures of Health – CEPA, February 2025
Exercise Is Medicine – MARC-ACSM, November 2023
Structured Physical Training Program Reduces Injury Risk Factors Unrelated to Performance Improvements in Soccer – National ACSM Conference, May, 2019
Predictors of 2km Rowing Ergometer Time Trial Performance – National ACSM Conference, June, 2018