Matthew J. Barenie

Researcher

Last publication 2025 Last refreshed 2026-05-16

faculty

barenie@southalabama.edu

4 h-index 14 pubs 37 cited

Biography and Research Information

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Matthew J. Barenie's research investigates physical activity patterns in children, particularly during school recess, and the factors influencing these behaviors. His work has examined gender differences in physical activity by age and playground area, as well as the relationship between recess activity and social interactions for children with and without obesity. Barenie has also explored how children's physical activity levels vary across recess, school days, and weekend days, and has assessed the impact of environmental factors like air quality and heat on activity during recess. His publications include studies on exercise-induced muscle damage and soreness in resistance-trained individuals, examining the effects of whey protein consumption and supplementation. Barenie collaborates with researchers from the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville and the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences.

Metrics

  • h-index: 4
  • Publications: 14
  • Citations: 37

Selected Publications

  • Playing Alone: Recess Physical Activity and Social Interactions of Children with and Without Obesity and Severe Obesity (2025)
  • Examining relationships between U.S. children's physical activity levels during recess, school days, and weekend days (2025)
  • Assessing the Impact of Air Quality and Heat on Recess Physical Activity in School Children (2024)
  • Concerns over the Utility of Phase Angle and its Association with Muscle Function (2024)
  • Where the children play: Gender gaps in recess physical activity by age and playground area (2024)
    7 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)
    3 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Evaluation of the Little Rock Green Schoolyard initiative: a quasi-experimental study protocol (2023)
    11 citations DOI OpenAlex

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