Blaine Arney

Blaine is a Ph.D. student in the Exercise and Rehabilitation Science program at Marquette University and has been a member of the Hunter Lab since 2019. Prior to starting his Ph.D., Blaine earned his B.S. in Exercise Physiology from Saint Francis University in Loretto, PA. Blaine then pursued his M.S. in Clinical Exercise Physiology at the University of Wisconsin - La Crosse with a focused clinical training in Cardiac and Pulmonary Rehabilitation. After completing his M.S., Blaine stayed at La Crosse for an additional year to teach and conduct research before starting his Ph.D. at Marquette University.

Since joining the Hunter Lab, Blaine has aided in multiple research studies investigating the mechanisms of increased muscle fatigability in older adults and various interventions to combat this fatigability. Blaine has completed all his Ph.D. course work, passed his dissertation qualifying exams in the fall of 2021, and was recently awarded a predoctoral fellowship from the Clinical and Translational Science Institute in the spring of 2022 for his dissertation research. Blaine’s research investigates the mechanisms of increased muscle fatigability in individuals with prediabetes and the effects of dietary nitrate supplementation as an intervention for the increased fatigability.

When not conducting research in the lab, Blaine enjoys spending time outdoors climbing, hiking, and biking, playing music, and spending time with his wife, Alyssa.