Brendon P. McDermott Source Confirmed

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High Impact

Professor

University of Arkansas at Fayetteville

faculty

28 h-index 166 pubs 4,167 cited

Research Areas

Exercise and Physiological Responses Heat Safety in the Workplace Injury Epidemiology and Prevention Acute Kidney Injury Hydration and Health Immune Response and Inflammation Gastrointestinal Health Sports Performance and Training

Links

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OverviewAI-generated summary

Brendon P. McDermott's research focuses on physiological responses to environmental stressors, particularly heat, and their impact on human health. He has investigated strategies and resources to protect workers in hot environments, examining heat safety in the workplace through modified Delphi consensus. His work also extends to the physiological effects of exercise in heat, including the pathophysiology, treatment, and prevention of exercise-associated muscle cramps.

McDermott's publications include studies on biomarkers for acute kidney injury and hydration outcomes in endurance athletes, such as those participating in the Boston Marathon. He has also explored the effectiveness of whole-body cooling methods, such as intravenous saline, following exercise-induced hyperthermia. His research further investigates gastrointestinal cell injury and perceived symptoms after prolonged exercise, as well as the impact of substances like ibuprofen on immune responses in hot conditions. Additionally, he has examined the role of sports drinks in hydration and kidney injury risk during industrial work in heat.

With an h-index of 28 and over 4,000 citations across 166 publications, McDermott is recognized as a highly cited researcher. His collaborations include extensive work with Cory L. Butts at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville. He maintains an active lab website to disseminate his research findings.

Metrics

h-index: 28
Publications: 166
Citations: 4,167

Selected Publications

Hydration Strategies in Ultra-Endurance Running: A Narrative Review of Programmed Versus Thirst-Driven Approaches (2025) DOI
Heat index and humidex, but not other measures, identify heat stress compensability during moderate cycling (2025) DOI
Biomarkers of organ stress and injury following the Boston Marathon (2025) DOI
Observation Of Gastrointestinal Symptoms During The Boston Marathon (2025) DOI
5 k Cycling Performance Under Hot-dry Vs Warm-humid Conditions With Matched WBGT (2025) DOI
Thermoregulation In Hot-dry & Warm-humid Heat Stress During Cycling In Matched Wbgt (2025) DOI
Effect Of A Daily Liter Of Water Consumption On Caloric And Fluid Intake (2024) DOI
The Prevalence of Hypohydration in School-Sponsored Athletes Across and Within Practice Sessions (2024) DOI
Association of Knowledge and Health Habits with Physiological Hydration Status (2024) DOI
Sports drinks do not increase acute kidney injury risk in males during industrial work in the heat when euhydration is maintained, a randomized crossover trial (2024) DOI
Gastrointestinal cell injury and perceived symptoms after running the Boston Marathon (2023) DOI
Does A Hydration Knowledge And Behavior Survey Predict Physiological Hydration Status? (2023) DOI
Relationship Between Health Habits And Fluid Balance (2023) DOI
Response on: Whole-body cooling effectiveness of cold intravenous saline following exercise hyperthermia (2023) DOI
Letter on the 2023 ACSM Expert Consensus Statement on Exertional Heat Illness (2023) DOI