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Last published 2026
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Aaron R. Caldwell

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Assistant Professor

Also affiliated: Northwestern University (2020); Weber State University (2020); U.S. Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine (2019–2026); Oak Ridge Associated Universities (2020–2023); Texas Christian University (2015–2017); Letterkenny Institute of Technology (2013); Combat Capabilities Development Command Soldier Center (2022–2023); Massachusetts Academy of Math and Science at WPI (2023); Northern General Hospital (2014); University of Mississippi (2025); United States Army (2019–2025); Max Planck Institute for Physics (2024); Open Society (2021–2023); North-West Public Health Research Center (2026); Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (2021–2022); Baker University (2018); Texas A&M University (2015); American College of Surgeons (2023)

Faculty Researcher

23 h-index 147 pubs 2,533 cited

  • Humans
  • Male
  • Exercise
  • Female
  • Adult
  • Young Adult
  • Sports
  • Heat Stroke
  • Body Temperature
  • Heat Stress Disorders
  • Body Temperature Regulation
  • Hot Temperature
  • Military Personnel
  • Sweating
  • Research Design

Biography and Research Information

OverviewAI-generated summary

Aaron R. Caldwell, an Assistant Professor at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, leads a research group focused on physiological responses to environmental stressors and statistical methodologies. His work investigates factors influencing exertional heat stroke risk, including body mass index and body surface area-to-mass ratio in healthy men and women. Caldwell has also published on statistical power analysis for factorial ANOVA designs, agreement and reliability analyses using R packages, and the exploration of equivalence testing with the TOSTER R package. His research group has explored the bias for statistical significance in sport and exercise medicine and proposed selection protocols for replication studies in sports and exercise science.

Caldwell's scholarship metrics include an h-index of 23, with 145 total publications and 2,483 total citations. He is recognized as a highly cited researcher. His recent collaborations include work with Jennifer A. Andersen, James P. Selig, Austin Porter, and Clare C. Brown, all at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences.

Metrics

  • h-index: 23
  • Publications: 147
  • Citations: 2,533

Selected Publications

  • Reply to Atkinson et al. (2026)
    Journal of Applied Physiology DOI OpenAlex
  • Associations of food insecurity with gestational weight gain: findings from 10 PRAMS study sites (2016-2021) (2026)
    American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology MFM DOI OpenAlex
  • Examining the Benefits of Early Prenatal Care Using US Birth Records (2026)
    Public Health Reports DOI OpenAlex
  • Heart Rate during Rest Varies with Personal Heat Exposure and Time of Day in Free-Living Older Adults in Phoenix, USA (2026)
    Physiology DOI OpenAlex
  • High-altitude exercise performance and acute mountain sickness unchanged following cold water habituation (2026)
    American Journal of Physiology-Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology DOI OpenAlex
  • Concerns regarding the standard deviation of individual responses for assessing treatment response heterogeneity (2025)
    Journal of Applied Physiology 3 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Disparities in Prenatal Care Utilization in the United States (2025)
    Maternal and Child Health Journal 4 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Correction: Estimating the Replicability of Sports and Exercise Science Research (2025)
    Sports Medicine 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • Participation in cancer survivorship survey research: Differences by rurality and age (2025)
    Journal of Clinical and Translational Science DOI OpenAlex
  • Exercise with overdressing for heat acclimation: a multilayered approach using biophysical modeling and two randomized crossover trials (2025)
    Journal of Applied Physiology 2 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Distinct physiological responses to heat acclimation in males and females lead to similar thermal adaptations in both sexes (2025)
    Journal of Applied Physiology 5 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Excessive gestational weight gain associated with higher risk of cesarean delivery across body mass index categories in the United States (2025)
    Journal of Gynecology Obstetrics and Human Reproduction DOI OpenAlex
  • Reflections on Conducting a Large Replication Project in Sports and Exercise Science (2025)
    Sports Medicine 6 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Estimating the Replicability of Sports and Exercise Science Research (2025)
    Sports Medicine 29 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Corrigendum to “Sociodemographic factors associated with prenatal care utilization in Arkansas, United States” [Prev. Med. Rep. 51(2025) 102983] (2025)
    Preventive Medicine Reports DOI OpenAlex

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