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Woodman, Christopher Associate Professor
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- Associate Professor, Kinesiology and Sport Management, School of Education and Human Development
My research focuses on the interactive effects of aging and exercise training on skeletal muscle vascular beds.
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Publications
selected publications
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academic article
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Holly, D., Kim, H., Woodman, C. R., & Massett, M. P.
(2023).
Genetic background influences arterial vasomotor function in male and female mice. Physiological Reports.
11(19), e15824.
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Luttrell, M., Kim, H., Shin, S. Y., Holly, D., Massett, M. P., & Woodman, C. R.
(2020).
Heterogeneous effect of aging on vasorelaxation responses in large and small arteries. Physiological Reports.
8(1), e14341.
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Coletta, A. M., Sanchez, B., O'Connor, A., Dalton, R., Springer, S., Koozehchian, M. S., ... Kreider, R. B.
(2018).
Alignment of diet prescription to genotype does not promote greater weight loss success in women with obesity participating in an exercise and weight loss program. Obesity Science and Practice.
4(6), 554-574.
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Woodman, C. R., Seawright, J. W., Luttrell, M. J., Shin, S. Y., & Trache, A.
(2018).
Importance of mechanical signals in promoting exercise-induced improvements in vasomotor function of aged skeletal muscle resistance arteries. American Journal of Physiology. Heart and Circulatory Physiology.
315(3), H602-H609.
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Joubert, D. P., Granados, J. Z., Oliver, J. M., Noack, B. L., Grandjean, P. W., Woodman, C. R., Riechman, S. E., & Crouse, S. F.
(2018).
An Acute Bout of Aquatic Treadmill Exercise Induces Greater Improvements in Endothelial Function and Postexercise Hypotension Than Land Treadmill Exercise: A Crossover Study. American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.
97(8), 578-584.
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Seawright, J. W., Sreenivasappa, H., Gibbs, H. C., Padgham, S., Shin, S. Y., Chaponnier, C., ... Trache, A.
(2018).
Vascular Smooth Muscle Contractile Function Declines With Age in Skeletal Muscle Feed Arteries. Frontiers in Physiology.
9, 856.
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Seawright, J. W., Luttrell, M., Trache, A., & Woodman, C. R.
(2016).
Short-term increases in pressure and shear stress attenuate age-related declines in endothelial function in skeletal muscle feed arteries. European Journal of Applied Physiology.
116(7), 1305-1311.
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Seawright, J. W., Trache, A., Wilson, E., & Woodman, C. R.
(2016).
Short-duration increases in intraluminal pressure improve vasoconstrictor responses in aged skeletal muscle feed arteries. European Journal of Applied Physiology.
116(5), 931-937.
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Seawright, J. W., Luttrell, M. J., & Woodman, C. R.
(2014).
Acute increases in intraluminal pressure improve vasodilator responses in aged soleus muscle feed arteries. European Journal of Applied Physiology.
114(10), 2213-2221.
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Luttrell, M. J., Seawright, J. W., Wilson, E., & Woodman, C. R.
(2013).
Effect of age and exercise training on protein:protein interactions among eNOS and its regulatory proteins in rat aortas. European Journal of Applied Physiology.
113(11), 2761-2768.
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Trott, D. W., Luttrell, M. J., Seawright, J. W., & Woodman, C. R.
(2013).
Aging impairs PI3K/Akt signaling and NO-mediated dilation in soleus muscle feed arteries. European Journal of Applied Physiology.
113(8), 2039-2046.
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Trott, D. W., Seawright, J. W., Luttrell, M. J., & Woodman, C. R.
(2011).
NAD(P)H oxidase-derived reactive oxygen species contribute to age-related impairments of endothelium-dependent dilation in rat soleus feed arteries. Journal of applied physiology.
110(5), 1171-1180.
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Woodman, C. R
(2009).
Setting the "tone" for aging in the skeletal muscle microcirculation. Journal of applied physiology.
107(2), 377-378.
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Trott, D. W., Gunduz, F., Laughlin, M. H., & Woodman, C. R
(2009).
Exercise training reverses age-related decrements in endothelium-dependent dilation in skeletal muscle feed arteries. Journal of applied physiology.
106(6), 1925-1934.
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Lesniewski, L. A., Donato, A. J., Behnke, B. J., Woodman, C. R., Laughlin, M. H., Ray, C. A., & Delp, M. D
(2008).
Decreased NO signaling leads to enhanced vasoconstrictor responsiveness in skeletal muscle arterioles of the ZDF rat prior to overt diabetes and hypertension. American Journal of Physiology. Heart and Circulatory Physiology.
294(4), H1840-H1850.
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Woodman, C. R., Trott, D. W., & Laughlin, M. H
(2007).
Short-term increases in intraluminal pressure reverse age-related decrements in endothelium-dependent dilation in soleus muscle feed arteries. Journal of applied physiology.
103(4), 1172-1179.
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Woodman, C. R., Ingram, D., Bonagura, J., & Laughlin, M. H
(2006).
Exercise training improves femoral artery blood flow responses to endothelium-dependent dilators in hypercholesterolemic pigs. American Journal of Physiology. Heart and Circulatory Physiology.
290(6), H2362-H2368.
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Woodman, C. R., Thompson, M. A., Turk, J. R., & Laughlin, M. H
(2005).
Endurance exercise training improves endothelium-dependent relaxation in brachial arteries from hypercholesterolemic male pigs. Journal of applied physiology.
99(4), 1412-1421.
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Woodman, C. R., Price, E. M., & Laughlin, M. H
(2005).
Shear stress induces eNOS mRNA expression and improves endothelium-dependent dilation in senescent soleus muscle feed arteries. Journal of applied physiology.
98(3), 940-946.
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Woodman, C. R., Turk, J. R., Rush, J., & Laughlin, M. H
(2004).
Exercise attenuates the effects of hypercholesterolemia on endothelium-dependent relaxation in coronary arteries from adult female pigs. Journal of applied physiology.
96(3), 1105-1113.
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Thompson, M. A., Henderson, K. K., Woodman, C. R., Turk, J. R., Rush, J., Price, E., & Laughlin, M. H
(2004).
Exercise preserves endothelium-dependent relaxation in coronary arteries of hypercholesterolemic male pigs. Journal of applied physiology.
96(3), 1114-1126.
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Laughlin, M. H., Woodman, C. R., Schrage, W. G., Gute, D., & Price, E. M
(2004).
Interval sprint training enhances endothelial function and eNOS content in some arteries that perfuse white gastrocnemius muscle. Journal of applied physiology.
96(1), 233-244.
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Woodman, C. R., Price, E. M., & Laughlin, M. H
(2003).
Selected Contribution: Aging impairs nitric oxide and prostacyclin mediation of endothelium-dependent dilation in soleus feed arteries. Journal of applied physiology.
95(5), 2164-2170.
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Woodman, C. R., Turk, J. R., Williams, D. P., & Laughlin, M. H
(2003).
Exercise training preserves endothelium-dependent relaxation in brachial arteries from hyperlipidemic pigs. Journal of applied physiology.
94(5), 2017-2026.
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Laughlin, M. H., Turk, J. R., Schrage, W. G., Woodman, C. R., & Price, E. M
(2003).
Influence of coronary artery diameter on eNOS protein content. American Journal of Physiology. Heart and Circulatory Physiology.
284(4), H1307-H1312.
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Laughlin, M. H., Rubin, L. J., Rush, J., Price, E. M., Schrage, W. G., & Woodman, C. R
(2003).
Short-term training enhances endothelium-dependent dilation of coronary arteries, not arterioles. Journal of applied physiology.
94(1), 234-244.
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Woodman, C. R., Price, E. M., & Laughlin, M. H
(2002).
Aging induces muscle-specific impairment of endothelium-dependent dilation in skeletal muscle feed arteries. Journal of applied physiology.
93(5), 1685-1690.
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Schrage, W. G., Woodman, C. R., & Laughlin, M. H
(2002).
Mechanisms of flow and ACh-induced dilation in rat soleus arterioles are altered by hindlimb unweighting. Journal of applied physiology.
92(3), 901-911.
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Woodman, C. R., Schrage, W. G., Rush, J. W., Ray, C. A., Price, E. M., Hasser, E. M., & Laughlin, M. H
(2001).
Hindlimb unweighting decreases endothelium-dependent dilation and eNOS expression in soleus not gastrocnemius. Journal of applied physiology.
91(3), 1091-1098.
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Laughlin, M. H., Pollock, J. S., Amann, J. F., Hollis, M. L., Woodman, C. R., & Price, E. M
(2001).
Training induces nonuniform increases in eNOS content along the coronary arterial tree. Journal of applied physiology.
90(2), 501-510.
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Griffin, K. L., Woodman, C. R., Price, E. M., Laughlin, M. H., & Parker, J. L.
(2001).
Endothelium-mediated relaxation of porcine collateral-dependent arterioles is improved by exercise training. Circulation.
104(12), 1393-1398.
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Rush, J. W., Laughlin, M. H., Woodman, C. R., & Price, E. M.
(2000).
SOD-1 expression in pig coronary arterioles is increased by exercise training. American Journal of Physiology. Heart and Circulatory Physiology.
279(5), H2068-H2076.
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Schrage, W. G., Woodman, C. R., & Laughlin, M. H
(2000).
Hindlimb unweighting alters endothelium-dependent vasodilation and ecNOS expression in soleus arterioles. Journal of applied physiology.
89(4), 1483-1490.
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Bowles, D. K., Woodman, C. R., & Laughlin, M. H
(2000).
Coronary smooth muscle and endothelial adaptations to exercise training. Exercise and Sport Sciences Reviews.
28(2), 57-62.
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Jasperse, J. L., Woodman, C. R., Price, E. M., Hasser, E. M., & Laughlin, M. H
(1999).
Hindlimb unweighting decreases ecNOS gene expression and endothelium-dependent dilation in rat soleus feed arteries. Journal of applied physiology.
87(4), 1476-1482.
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Woodman, C. R., Muller, J. M., Rush, J. W., Laughlin, M. H., & Price, E. M.
(1999).
Flow regulation of ecNOS and Cu/Zn SOD mRNA expression in porcine coronary arterioles. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY.
276(3), H1058-H1063.
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Woodman, C. R., Muller, J. M., Laughlin, M. H., & Price, E. M.
(1997).
Induction of nitric oxide synthase mRNA in coronary resistance arteries isolated from exercise-trained pigs. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY.
273(6), H2575-H2579.
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Woodman, C. R., Kregel, K. C., & Tipton, C. M.
(1997).
Influence of simulated microgravity on the sympathetic response to exercise. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY.
272(2 Pt 2), R570-R575.
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Woodman, C. R., Muller, J. M., Laughlin, M. H., & Price, E. M.
(1997).
Induction of nitric oxide synthase mRNA in coronary resistance arteries isolated from exercise-trained pigs. American Journal of Physiology. Heart and Circulatory Physiology.
273(6 42-6),
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Woodman, C. R., Sebastian, L. A., & Tipton, C. M
(1995).
Influence of simulated microgravity on cardiac output and blood flow distribution during exercise. Journal of applied physiology.
79(5), 1762-1768.
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Tipton, C. M., Grindeland, R. E., Woodman, C. R., Gosselink, K., Linderman, J. K., Mukku, V. R., & Gooselink, K.
(1994).
Hormonal and metabolic responses of hypophysectomized rats with head-down suspension. Journal of gravitational physiology : a journal of the International Society for Gravitational Physiology.
1(1), P75-P76.
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Woodman, C. R., Tipton, C. M., Evans, J., Linderman, J. K., Gosselink, K., & Grindeland, R. E
(1993).
Metabolic responses to head-down suspension in hypophysectomized rats. Journal of applied physiology.
75(6), 2718-2726.
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Henriksen, E. J., Tischler, M. E., Woodman, C. R., Munoz, K. A., Stump, C. S., & Kirby, C. R
(1993).
Elevated interstitial fluid volume in soleus muscles unweighted by spaceflight or suspension. Journal of applied physiology.
75(4), 1650-1653.
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Stump, C. S., Woodman, C. R., Fregosi, R. F., & Tipton, C. M.
(1993).
Muscle glucose uptake in the rat after suspension with single hindlimb weight bearing. Journal of applied physiology.
74(5), 2072-2078.
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Tischler, M. E., Henriksen, E. J., Munoz, K. A., Stump, C. S., Woodman, C. R., & Kirby, C. R
(1993).
Spaceflight on STS-48 and earth-based unweighting produce similar effects on skeletal muscle of young rats. Journal of applied physiology.
74(5), 2161-2165.
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Woodman, C. R., Monnin, K. A., Sebastian, L. A., & Tipton, C. M
(1993).
Influence of simulated microgravity on the VO2 max of nontrained and trained rats. Journal of applied physiology.
74(4), 1941-1947.
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Woodman, C. R., Stump, C. S., Sebastian, L. A., & Tipton, C. M
(1992).
Influences of chemical sympathectomy, demedullation, and hindlimb suspension on the VO2max of rats. Aviation, Space, and Environmental Medicine.
63(3), 193-199.
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Kirby, C. R., Woodman, C. R., Woolridge, D., & Tischler, M. E.
(1992).
Cyclic adenosine monophosphate accumulation and beta-adrenergic binding in unweighted and denervated rat soleus muscle. Metabolism: Clinical and Experimental.
41(7), 793-799.
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Tipton, C. M., Sebastian, L. A., Overton, J. M., Woodman, C. R., & Williams, S. B
(1991).
Chronic exercise and its hemodynamic influences on resting blood pressure of hypertensive rats. Journal of applied physiology.
71(6), 2206-2210.
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Woodman, C. R., Stump, C. S., Stump, J. A., Rahman, Z., & Tipton, C. M
(1991).
Effect of 29 days of simulated microgravity on maximal oxygen consumption and fat-free mass of rats. Aviation, Space, and Environmental Medicine.
62(12), 1147-1152.
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Woodman, C. R., Stump, C. S., Stump, J. A., Sebastian, L. A., Rahman, Z., & Tipton, C. M
(1991).
Influences of chemical sympathectomy and simulated weightlessness on male and female rats. Journal of applied physiology.
71(3), 1005-1014.
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Overton, J. M., Woodman, C. R., & Tipton, C. M
(1989).
Effect of hindlimb suspension on VO2 max and regional blood flow responses to exercise. Journal of applied physiology.
66(2), 653-659.
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Woodman, C. R., Stump, C. S., Beaulieu, S. M., Rahman, Z., Sebastian, L. A., & Tipton, C. M
(1989).
Effects of simulated weightlessness and sympathectomy on maximum VO2 of male rats. Physiologist.
32(1 Suppl), S35-S36.
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Holly, D., Kim, H., Woodman, C. R., & Massett, M. P.
(2023).
Genetic background influences arterial vasomotor function in male and female mice. Physiological Reports.
11(19), e15824.
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chapter
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Trache, A., Massett, M. P., & Woodman, C. R.
(2020).
Vascular smooth muscle stiffness and its role in aging. Current Topics in Membranes.
MEMBRANE BIOMECHANICS.
(pp. 217-253).
Elsevier.
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Trache, A., Massett, M. P., & Woodman, C. R.
(2020).
Vascular smooth muscle stiffness and its role in aging. Current Topics in Membranes.
MEMBRANE BIOMECHANICS.
(pp. 217-253).
Elsevier.
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conference paper
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Ojha, K. R., Padgham, S., Shin, S. Y., Woodman, C. R., & Trache, A.
(2022).
LPA effect on integrin recruitment and actin remodeling in aged vascular smooth muscle cells. Biophysical Journal.
491A-492A.
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Sreenivasappa, H., Bywaters, B., Padgham, S., Shin, S. Y., Trzeciakowski, J. P., Woodman, C. R., & Trache, A.
(2019).
Aging Alters Functional Properties of Cell-Matrix Adhesions in Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells. Biophysical Journal.
261A-261A.
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Trott, D. W., Seawright, J. W., & Woodman, C. R
(2010).
Role of Superoxide in endothelium-dependent dilation of soleus feed arteries in young and old rats. The FASEB Journal.
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Trott, D. W., & Woodman, C. R
(2008).
Exercise training increases extracellular superoxide dismutase protein content in soleus muscle feed arteries of aged rats. The FASEB Journal.
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Trott, D. W., Steelman, S. M., Heaps, C. L., & Woodman, C. R.
(2007).
Rho-kinase contributes to increased contractile responses in coronary arteries of hypercholesterolemic swine. The FASEB Journal.
A853-A853.
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LeBlanc, A. J., Nichol, K., Woodman, C. R., Shipley, R. D., Prisby, R. D., & Muller-Delp, J.
(2006).
NOS expression and activity in cerebral resistance arteries: Effects of age and exercise training. The FASEB Journal.
A812-A812.
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Ojha, K. R., Padgham, S., Shin, S. Y., Woodman, C. R., & Trache, A.
(2022).
LPA effect on integrin recruitment and actin remodeling in aged vascular smooth muscle cells. Biophysical Journal.
491A-492A.
Research
investigator on
Teaching
teaching activities
- KINE433 Physiology Of Exercise Instructor
- KINE626 Exercise Clin Population Instructor
- KINE638 Exercise Physiology Ii Instructor
- KINE681 Seminar Instructor
- KINE684 Prof Internship Instructor
- KINE684 Prof Internship Instructor
- KINE684 Prof Internship Instructor
- KINE685 Directed Studies Instructor
- KINE691 Research Instructor
- KINE691 Research Instructor
Works By Students
chaired theses and dissertations
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Luttrell, Meredith Joy (2014-04). Effect of Vascular Heterogeneity, Aging, and Exercise Training on eNOS - Associated Protein:Protein Interactions.
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Seawright, John Weston (2016-01). Mechanical Signals Promoting Healthy Vascular Endothelial and Smooth Muscle Cell Function in Aged Arteries.
Background
education and training
- Ph.D. in Physiological Sciences, University of Arizona - (Tucson, Arizona, United States) 1995
- University of Missouri - (Columbia, Missouri, United States) , Postdoctoral Training 1999
Contact
first name
- Christopher
has last name
- Woodman
mailing address
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Texas A&M University
Health And Kinesiology
4243 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843-4243
USA
Other
- woodmanc@tamu.edu