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Last published 2026
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Matthew J. Barenie

Researcher

Also affiliated: Indiana University Bloomington (2018–2023); Saint Louis University (2020); University of South Alabama (2025)

Faculty Researcher

4 h-index 14 pubs 40 cited

  • Humans
  • Exercise
  • Schools
  • Muscle, Skeletal
  • Child
  • Energy Metabolism
  • Oxygen Consumption
  • Animals
  • Male
  • Euphausiacea
  • Bivalvia
  • Myalgia
  • Whey
  • Resistance Training
  • Social Interaction

Biography and Research Information

OverviewAI-generated summary

Matthew J. Barenie investigates physical activity patterns in children, with a focus on recess and school environments. His work has examined gender disparities in physical activity during recess, as well as the relationships between physical activity levels on school days, weekend days, and during recess. He has also explored the impact of air quality and heat on children's physical activity during recess. Barenie's research extends to the effects of whey protein supplementation on muscle recovery and vascular measures in resistance-trained individuals, with studies investigating its impact on exercise-induced muscle damage and soreness. He has collaborated with researchers from the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville and the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences on multiple publications.

Metrics

  • h-index: 4
  • Publications: 14
  • Citations: 40

Selected Publications

  • Playing Alone: Recess Physical Activity and Social Interactions of Children with and Without Obesity and Severe Obesity (2025)
    Childhood Obesity DOI OpenAlex
  • Examining relationships between U.S. children's physical activity levels during recess, school days, and weekend days (2025)
    Preventive Medicine Reports 2 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Assessing the Impact of Air Quality and Heat on Recess Physical Activity in School Children (2024)
    ISEE Conference Abstracts DOI OpenAlex
  • Concerns over the Utility of Phase Angle and its Association with Muscle Function (2024)
    Research Directs in Strength and Performance DOI OpenAlex
  • Where the children play: Gender gaps in recess physical activity by age and playground area (2024)
    Preventive Medicine Reports 11 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Grass-Fed and Non-Grass-Fed Whey Protein Consumption Do Not Attenuate Exercise-Induced Muscle Damage and Soreness in Resistance-Trained Individuals: A Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trial (2023)
    Journal of Dietary Supplements 3 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Evaluation of the Little Rock Green Schoolyard initiative: a quasi-experimental study protocol (2023)
    BMC Public Health 11 citations DOI OpenAlex

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Collaboration Network

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