Gary Long Ph.D.

Phone:

317-278-9550

Email:

garlong@iu.edu

Department:

Physician Assistant Studies

Campus:

IU Indianapolis

Biography

Gary Long, Ph.D. is an assistant professor in the Department of Graduate Health Professions. He is a physiologist who teaches physiology and pathophysiology in the didactic curriculum. Prior to beginning his appointment as faculty at the School of Health & Human Sciences, Long was an assistant professor of kinesiology and program director of the master's in exercise science program at the University of Indianapolis. Before that appointment, he completed his doctoral degree at IU Indianapolis under the mentorship of Mary Beth Brown. During that time, he was recognized with multiple teaching and research awards, including being the first to receive the American College of Sports Medicine President's Award for outstanding research.

Long graduated from Cardiff Metropolitan University (UK) with a B.S. in 2006 and received his master’s degree in exercise science in 2008 from The University of Dayton, OH. He earned his doctorate in health and rehabilitation sciences, specializing in exercise physiology, from Indiana University.

Long’s research focuses on the mechanisms of exercise intolerance in cardiopulmonary disease. He is interested in skeletal muscle function and how this is implicated in disease pathophysiology, as well as the use of exercise testing to identify novel therapeutic targets. Long is a passionate educator and particularly enjoys teaching cardiac, pulmonary, and renal physiology.

Long is a member of The American College of Sports Medicine, The American Thoracic Society, and The American Heart Association.