Cydney Goodwin-Hamel is a Health Science Specialist for the CVNR. She holds bachelor’s degrees in Psychology and Spanish, but after pursuing research opportunities to investigate the effects of exercise and yoga on mental health outcomes, she became interested in physiological outcomes as well. Thus, she pursued a Master of Science in Exercise Physiology and Health Promotion from Florida Atlantic University.

Previously, Cydney worked within Emory School of Medicine’s Clinical Cardiovascular Research Institute where she coordinated both investigator-initiated and industry-sponsored studies involving exercise and drug interventions and their impact on cardiovascular disease outcomes. Currently, Cydney works on the center’s Smart MOVE study and within the Physical Exercise Core. She creates and implements exercise programs for research participants, assists with data collection and management, and administers cognitive and functional testing. She holds the Clinical Research Coordinator (CRC) certification from the Association of Clinical Research Professionals.

Research Interests:

Cydney works under the direction of Dr. Joe Nocera and Dr. Arash Harzand to provide support for their ongoing exercise intervention studies. Her research interests include the impact of home-based exercise intervention(s) on peripheral artery disease outcomes, effects of socioeconomic status and psychosocial risk factors on cardiovascular disease, cognitive effects of exercise, and the impact of varying exercise types on other health outcomes.

She is working on the following CVNR studies:

•Enhanced Home-Based Exercise Therapy for Peripheral Arterial Disease through Mobile Health and Remote Monitoring (Smart MOVE)

•Effects of Aging on Cortical Excitability during Motor Learning

•Graded Intensity Aerobic Exercise to Improve Cerebrovascular Function

•Neurovascular Regulation during Exercise in Humans with Chronic Kidney Disease

•Aerobic Exercise and Cognitive Training in Older Adults

•Effects of 12-weeks of High-Intensity Resistance Aerobic Circuit Exercise Training on Epigenetic Aging and Inflammation in Older HIV-infected Veterans

Publications: PubFacts