Ann Bentz, Ph.D.

Education

• 2003 Ph.D., University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, CO
• 1987 M.Ed., Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO
• 1977 B.A., Southeastern Louisiana University, Hammond, LA

Professional Experience

• 2002 - 2003 – Lecturer, University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, CO
• 2003 - Present – Assistant Professor of Sport and Exercise Science, University of Northern Colorado , Greeley , CO

Teaching Areas

• Exercise Assessment and Programming
• Exercise Nutrition and Body Composition
• Physiological Kinesiology II
• Laboratory Techniques in Exercise Physiology Research

Research

• UNC Collaborative Group Research on Aging:  As the principal investigator, this research is assessing the effect of a balance-based program of exercise on blood biomarkers of frailty and measurements of sway in a population of community dwelling adults 70 years of age and older.  Preliminary results have shown a significant decrease in anterior-posterior sway in participants who had fallen in the previous year.  Blood analyses are in progress.
• Estrogen Metabolism:  As the principal investigator, completed test results have found a significant relationship between physical activity and two predominant estrogen metabolites that relate to risk for breast cancer, 2-hydroxyestrone and 16a-hydroxyestrone.  Current research is focusing on finding the optimal dose of exercise needed to modulate those metabolites so that ultimately an exercise prescription can be developed that may provide protection from breast cancer.

Selected Publications

Bentz, A.T., Schneider, C.M., & Westerlind, K.C.  (2007).  The relationships among estrogen metabolites and exercise frequency, duration, and intensity in premenopausal women.  Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 39(5), S243-244.

Bentz A.T., Schneider C.M., & Westerlind K.C.  (2005) The relationship between physical activity and 2-hydroxyestrone, 16alpha-hydroxyestrone, and the 2/16 ratio in premenopausal women. Cancer Causes Control, 16:455-61.

Bentz, A. T., Carter, S. D., & Schneider, C. M. (2003).  Physical activity and risk for breast cancer.  Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 35 (5), S399.

Bentz, A. T., Dennehy, C. A., Carter, S. D., & Schneider, C. M.  (2002).  Physiological and psychological performance predictors of cancer fatigue.  Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 34 (5).

Bentz, A., Stephens, K., Lapp, M., Quick, K., Carter, S. D., Dennehy, C. A., & Schneider, C. M.  (2000).  The Rose Project: A surveillance-modelling network for profiling breast cancer. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 32 (5), S147.

Bentz, A., Dennehy, C. A., Busing, K., Carter, S. D., & Schneider, C. M.  (1999).  Physiological alterations with adjuvant cancer therapy.  Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 31 (5), S363.