Charles E. Riggs, Ph.D.
Professor of Kinesiology
Health Science, Kinesiology, Recreation and Dance
308J HPER Building
Phone: 479-575-6762
FAX: 479-575-5778
criggs@uark.edu
Degrees:
Ph.D., Texas A&M University, Physical Education, 1976
M.S., Texas A&M University, Health and Physical Education, 1973
B.S., The University of Texas, Physical Education, 1969
Teaching Areas:
Exercise Physiology
The cardiovascular system and exercise
Muscle metabolism in exercise
Research Interests:
The interactive effects of exercise and inherited metabolic disorders on skeletal muscle and cardiac function and metabolism.
Professional Biography:
Dr. Riggs earned a Bachelor of Science degree from The University of Texas at Austin in May, 1969, in the Department of Health and Physical Education. Both the Master of Science (1973) and Ph.D. (1976) degrees were received from Texas A&M University in Health and Physical Education. Upon completion of the Ph.D. degree, Dr. Riggs served on the faculty for one year at Texas A&M University in the Department of Health and Physical Education as a Visiting Assistant Professor. During the following year, 1977-1978, he was a Post-doctoral fellow in the Institute for Environmental Stress at The University of California, Santa Barbara. From 1978 until 1984, Dr. Riggs was a member of the Movement Science and Physical Education faculty at The Florida State University. He joined the faculty at the University of Arkansas in the Summer, 1984. He is a member of several professional organizations including the American College of Sports Medicine, the American Physiological Society, and the Society for Inherited Metabolic Disorders.
Dr. Riggs and his undergraduate and graduate students are studying the interactive effects of exercise and inherited metabolic disorders. They are particularly interested in the effect on skeletal muscle and cardiac function and metabolism. Working in the laboratory with students provides a great educational opportunity for both the students and the faculty member. Based largely on his work with students in the laboratory, Dr. Riggs received a ASG/Student Alumni Association Outstanding Teaching Award for 2002-2003. In the Spring, 2004, he received the COEHP Outstanding Researcher and shared the COEHP All Around Faculty Award largely for the work with students in the Human Performance Laboratory.
Publications/Presentations:
Johnson, K.E., & Riggs, C.E. (Mentor). (2002). Glycogen resynthesis and recovery from exercise: effects of very-long-chain acyl-coenzyme A dehydrogenase deficiency. Inquiry 3, p. 71-75.
Nguyen, T.V., Riggs C., Babovic-Vuksanovic, D., Gregersen, N., & Vockley, J.. (2002). Purification and characterization of two polymorphic variants of short chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase exhibit impaired enzymatic function. Biochemistry 41(37), 11126-11133.
Corydon, M.J., Vockley, Rinaldo, J.P., Rhead, W.J., Kjeldsen, M., Winter, V., Riggs, C., Babovic-Vuksanovic, D., Smeitink, J., deJong, J., Roe, C.R., Levy, H.L., Sewell, A., Matern, D., Dasouki, M., & Gregersen, N.. (2001). Role of common variant alleles in the molecular basis of short-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency. Pediatric Research 49(1), 18–23.
Presentations
Martin, D.E., Kissinger, E.A., & Riggs, C.E., FACSM. (2004) Exercise and skeletal muscle function in VLCAD deficient female mice. ACSM Annual Meeting, Indianapolis, IN.
Scott, J.L., Martin, D.E., & Riggs, C.E., FACSM. (2004) The effects of endurance and high intensity exercise on mitochondrial oxidation of fats in VLCAD deficient mice. ACSM Annual Meeting, Indianapolis, IN.
Hickey, C.M., Michaelides, M., Parpa, K., Hurst, S., & Riggs, C.E., FACSM. (2004) Effect of high intensity exercise on oxidation of fatty acids in mice with enzyme deficiency. CSCACSM Annual Meeting, Kansas City, MO.