Zachary J. McKenna
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Also affiliated: Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora (2020); Florida State University (2024); Claremont McKenna College (2017); New Mexico Department of Health (2020–2025); University of New Mexico (2020–2023); California Baptist University (2015–2018); King's College London (2024); Texas Health Dallas (2023–2026); Naval Submarine Medical Research Laboratory (2024); Presbyterian Hospital (2023–2025); Southwestern Medical Center (2023–2025); Faculdade de Ciências Médicas da Santa Casa de São Paulo (2020); Universidade Federal dos Vales do Jequitinhonha e Mucuri (2020); Almeida Memorial Hospital (2020); Institute for Exercise and Environmental Medicine (2022–2025); Southwestern Medical Center (2024–2026); The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (2022–2026)
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Zachary J. McKenna's research investigates the physiological responses to environmental stressors, particularly heat and altitude, and their impact on human performance and health. His work examines how factors such as age and exercise intensity influence thermoregulation, intestinal barrier function, and the risk of acute kidney injury. McKenna has explored the relationship between exercise, inflammation, and muscle atrophy, including the role of Toll-like receptor-4. He also studies strategies for mitigating health risks associated with physical exertion in hot environments, such as heat acclimation protocols and the potential link between exercise-induced muscle damage and exertional heat stroke. McKenna has published 96 papers, accumulating over 600 citations, and holds an h-index of 15. He collaborates with several researchers at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, including Brendon P. McDermott and Cory L. Butts.
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- h-index: 15
- Publications: 96
- Citations: 646
Selected Publications
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Reliability and validity of portable sweat sodium analyzers during exercise in the heat (2026)
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Perceptual responses to exertional heat stress after previous night alcohol consumption (2026)
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Sex Differences in Gastrointestinal Permeability during Exertional Hyperthermia (2026)
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Previous night alcohol consumption alters the cytokine response to prolonged physical work in the heat (2026)
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Effect of previous night alcohol on symptoms and biomarkers of intestinal injury during prolonged physical activity in the heat (2026)
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Effect of low-energy cooling strategies on attenuating thermal and cardiovascular strain of older adults exposed to hot and humid heat with accompanying activities of daily living (2026)
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Myocardial blood flow and flow reserve in young and older adults exposed to hot and dry heat stress (2026)
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Effect of skin wetting on ventilatory and perceptual responses to exercise heat stress in well-healed burn survivors (2026)
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Comparison of thermoregulatory responses to occupational heat stress in warm humid and hot dry conditions (2026)
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669. Comparison of Actual versus Predicted Sweat Rates During Physical Activity in Well-healed Burn Survivors (2026)
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Assessment of the <scp>MX3</scp> hydration testing system in adults at rest and following exercise in the heat (2026)
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Reply to Bassett and Armstrong (2026)
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Caffeine Increases Core Temperature without Altering Markers of Kidney or Gut Injury after Physical Work in the Heat in Caffeine-Habituated Adults (2026)
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Kidney injury risk during prolonged endurance running: lessons from the field (2026)
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Low-energy cooling strategies modulate biomarkers of kidney injury risk in older adults exposed to very hot and dry heat (2026)
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- Biomarkers of organ stress and injury following the Boston Marathon
- Biomarkers of organ stress and injury following the Boston Marathon
- Biomarkers of organ stress and injury following the Boston Marathon
- Biomarkers of organ stress and injury following the Boston Marathon
- Biomarkers of organ stress and injury following the Boston Marathon
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