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• Ph.D., 2001, Kent State University, Exercise Physiology
• M.S., 1996, St. Cloud State University, Exercise Science
• B.A., 1994, St. Olaf College, Sports Science (emphasis: Sports Medicine)

• Council of Independent Colleges, Executive Leadership Academy. (June 2022-June 2023)
• Harvard University, Graduate School of Education, Institute for Educational Management. (July, 2022)
• Harvard University, Graduate School of Education, Aligning Strategic Priorities with Financial Resources. (January-February, 2021)
• Decoding and Decentering Whiteness. (Fall 2020)
• Boston College, Institute for Administrators in Catholic Higher Education. (July, 2017)
• Association of Schools of Allied Health Professions, Leadership Development Program (April-October 2016)
• University of Virginia Darden School of Business, Design Thinking and Innovation Specialization Certificate (2016)
• Council of Independent Colleges, The Chair as Leader and Faculty Peer Workshop (May 2013)
• American Association of Colleges and Universities, Shared Futures/Difficult Decisions: Reclaiming a Democratic Vision for College Learning, Global Engagement, and Success (January 2012)
• Associated Colleges of the Twin Cities, New Chair Development Program (September 2011-May 2013)

• Member, Senior Leadership Team (2019-present)
• Member, President’s Cabinet (2019-present)
• Chair, Program Opportunity Analysis (Academic Prioritization) Taskforce (2023-present)
• Chair, Dean of School of Business Search Committee (2019, 2021)
• Chair, Dean of School of Education and Human Services Search Committee (2020)
• Member, Head Football Coach Search Committee (2019)

St. Catherine University

• Member, President’s Cabinet (2017-2018)
• Member, Henrietta Schmoll School of Health Leadership Team (2012-2018)
• Member, Board of Trustees Enrollment Management Committee (2011-2018)
• Member, Presidential Search Committee (2015-2016)
• Member, College for Women Strategy Group (2016-2018)
• Member, University Faculty Evaluation, Tenure, and Promotion Committee (2016-2017)
• Chair, University Faculty Council (2012-2013)
• Member, University Budget Committee (2008-2012)
• Member, Board of Trustees External Relations and Visibility Committee (2011-2013)

Springfield College

• Member, Faculty Senate (2006-2007)
• Member, Undergraduate Research Task Force (2006-2007)

Mount Union College

• Chair, Human Subjects Review Committee (2003-2004)
• Assistant Football Coach (2001-2004, 2 NCAA Division III National Championships)

• Board of Trustees Member, Waukesha, WI YMCA (2022-present)
• Board Member, Catholic Health Association (2018)
• Fellow, American College of Sports Medicine (2008-present)
• Senior Associate Editor, Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research (2014-2019)
• Member, Twin Cities Marathon Medical Operations Committee (2014-2017)
• President, Northland Chapter of American College of Sports Medicine (2013)
• Member of the American College of Sports Medicine (1994-present)
• Member of National Strength and Conditioning Association (2001-present)
• Member, National Strength and Conditioning Association’s Exam Development Committee (2011-2016)
• Chair, National Strength and Conditioning Association’s Education Committee (2011-2012)
• Member, National Strength and Conditioning Association’s Educator of the Year Committee (2010-2012)
• Member, American College of Sports Medicine Professional Education Committee (2010-2013)
• Site Visitor, Commission on the Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (2009-2019)
• Member of National Strength and Conditioning Association’s Education Committee (2008-2012)
• Associate Editor, Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research (2008-2014)
• State Director, Massachusetts’ National Strength and Conditioning Association (2007)
• Reviewer, Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research (2004-present)
• Reviewer, Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise (2003-present)

• Recipient, Bonnie Jean Kelly and Joan Kelly Faculty Excellence Award, St. Catherine University (2014)
• Finalist, Faculty Teaching and Advising Award, St. Catherine University (2010)
• Fellow, American College of Sports Medicine (2008)
• Baccalaureate Speaker, as chosen by Springfield College Graduating Class (2007)
• Nominated for Great Teacher Award, Mount Union College (2002, 2003)

• Gerald and Henrietta Rauenhorst Foundation Legacy Grant. ($5,000,000). Principal investigator. (2018, funded)
• St. Catherine University Academic Professional Development Committee Research Grant ($5,000). Principal investigator. “The effects of massage therapy in conjunction with exercise training on weight management.” (2012, funded)
• Massage Therapy Foundation Research Grant ($30,000). Principal investigator. “The effects of massage therapy in conjunction with exercise training on weight management.” (2012, funded)
• St. Catherine University Extramural Associates Research Development Award Grant ($20,000). Principal investigator. “The effects of massage therapy on weight management.” (2010, funded)
• American College of Sports Medicine Research Endowment Grant ($10,000). Principal investigator. “The effects of massage therapy on weight management.” (2008, not funded)
• Robert Wood Johnson Foundation ($150,000). Principal investigator. “The influence of television and television advertising on food intake patterns of children ages 9-12.” (2008, not funded)
• Springfield College Graduate Studies Sponsored Research Grant ($2,500). Principal investigator. “The effects of massage on weight loss: the role of cortisol.” (2006, funded)
• AmeriCorps Community Leadership Grant ($5,000). Principal investigator. “Impacting children’s nutrition in local day care facilities.” (2006, funded)
• Springfield College Graduate Studies Sponsored Research Grant ($2,500). Principal investigator. “The effects of pre and post exercise massage on skeletal muscle damage.” (2005, funded)
• Mount Union College Sponsored Teaching and Research Grant ($3,500). Principal investigator. “Comparison of heart rate, lactate and other selected blood variables among native highlanders and native lower landers during trekking at 3,000 m.” (2004, funded)

• Blegen, M., “What a Rookie Provost Learned in His First Semester.” The Chronicle of Higher Education, June 2019.
• Blegen, M. and P. Moyers. “Evaluating and Analyzing Project Results.” Book chapter in: Interprofessional Evidence-Based Practice: A Workbook for Health Professionals, eds: Moyers, P. & Finch Guthrie, P. Thorofare, NJ: Slack. 2016.
• Blegen, M., M. Stenson, D. Boner, and T. Matthews. “Motivational Differences for Participation Amongst Championship and Non-Championship Caliber NCAA Division III Football Teams.” Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 26(11):2924-2928, 2012.
• Skidmore, B., M. Jones, M. Blegen, and T. Matthews. “Circuit Weight Interval Training: Acute Effects of a Combined Program Compared with Traditional Circuit Weight Training.” Journal of Sport Science and Medicine, 11:660-668, 2012.
• Blegen, M. “Designing and Conducting Research in Health and Human Performance: Book Review.” Californian Journal of Health Promotion, 10(11:127-13), 2012.
• Ives, S.J., M. Blegen, M. Coughlin, J. Redmond, and V. Paolone. “Circulating Estradiol, Interleukin-6 Production, and the Relationship to Substrate Metabolism and Performance in Females.” European Journal of Applied Physiology 111:1649-1658, 2011.
• Blegen, M., C. Cheatham, N. Caine, C. Woolverton, J. Marcinkiewicz, and E. Glickman. “The Immunological and Metabolic Responses to Exercise of Varying Intensities in Normoxic and Hypoxic Environments.” Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 22(5):1638-164, 2008.
• Cheatham, C.C., N. Caine, M. Blegen, E.S. Potkanowicz, G.H. Kamimori, J.L. Marcinkiewicz, R. Otterstetter, M. Kalinski and E.L. Glickman. “The Effects of Nicotine on the Metabolic and Hormonal Responses During Acute Cold Exposure.” Wilderness and Environmental Medicine. 17(3): 147-157, 2006.
• Blegen, M., S. Goldsworthy, D. Stulz, T. Gibson, D. Bacharach, and G. Street. “A Comparison of Scholastic and Collegiate Longsnapping Techniques.” Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 19(4): 816-820, 2005.
• Mendel, R.W., M. Blegen, C. Cheatham, J. Antonio, and T. Ziegenfuss. “Effects of Creatine on Thermoregulatory Responses while Exercising in the Heat.” Nutrition. 21(3): 301-307, 2005.
• Cheatham, C.C., N. Caine-Bish, M. Blegen, E. Potkanowicz, and E. Glickman. “Nicotine Effects on Thermoregulatory Responses of Men and Women During Acute Cold Exposure.” Aviation, Space, and Environmental Medicine, (75):7, Section I, pp. 589-595, 2004.
• Glickman, E.L., N. Caine, E. Potkanowicz, C. Cheatham, M. Blegen and C.M. Hearon. “The Effect of Age and Ethnicity on Metabolism and Carbohydrate Utilization during Acute Cold Exposure.” In: The Organizing and International Program Committees of the 10th International Conference on Environmental Ergonomics, pp. 247-250, 2002. ISBN 4-9901358-0-6.
• Glickman, E.L., N. Caine, C. Cheatham, M. Blegen, and E. Potkanowicz. “The Influence of Age on Thermosensitivity During Cold Water Immersion.” Wilderness and Environmental Medicine, 13(3): 194-202, 2002.
• Glickman, E., C. Cheatham, N. Caine, and M. Blegen. “The Influence of Ethnicity on Thermosensitivity during Cold Water Immersion.” Aviation, Space, and Environmental Medicine, 72(7): 632-637, 2001.
• Glickman-Weiss, E., C. Cheatham, N. Caine, M. Blegen, J. Marcinkiewicz,, and T. Scharschmidt. “The Effects of Gender and Menstrual Phase on Carbohydrate Utilization during Acute Cold Exposure.” Wilderness and Environmental Medicine, (11): 1, pp. 5-11, 2000.
• Glickman-Weiss, E., C. Cheatham, N. Caine, M. Blegen, and J. Marcinkiewicz. “Influence of Gender and Menstrual Cycle on a Cold Air Tolerance Test and its Relationship to Thermosensitivity. Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine, 27(2): 75-81, 2000.