Exercise Testing and Prescription

Edmund O. Acevedo, PhD, is an associate professor at the University of Mississippi, where he teaches exercise testing and prescription and serves as director of the Applied Physiology Laboratory.

Formerly a corporate fitness program coordinator, he is a fellow of the ACSM and a certified exercise specialist. His 14 years of teaching experience serve him well in the field, as do his memberships in the American Physiological Society, AAPHERD, AAASP, and NASPSPA.

Acevedo makes his home in Oxford, Mississippi, with his wife, Tracy. In his free time, he enjoys running and competing in triathlons.

Michael A. Starks is a PhD candidate in exercise science and a graduate research and teaching assistant at the University of Mississippi. He holds a master's degree in exercise science from the University of Memphis, where he formerly served as health and fitness director of the Employee Wellness Unit.

Starks earned a graduate research fellowship at the University of Mississippi in 2001. Today he is a strength and conditioning specialist certified by the National Strength and Conditioning Association and is a CPR and first aid instructor for the National Safety Council and American Red Cross.

Starks makes his home in Oxford, Mississippi, where he enjoys resistance training and spending time with his children.