Bridget McFadden

Bridget A. McFadden, PhD, CSCS*D

Assistant Professor

Department of Family, Nutrition and Exercise Sciences

Education Background

PhD, Kinesiology and Applied Physiology, 2019

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey                                               

MBS, Kinesiology and Applied Physiology, 2014

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

BS, Interdisciplinary Health Services, 2011

Minor: Sociology

Saint Joseph’s University, Magna Cum Laude

Certifications: NSCA Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (*with Distinction)

CPR/AED Certified (Professional Rescuer)

Research Interests

My research focuses on the relationship between nutrition, training stress, and recovery and the implications for health and performance. I am specifically interested in the use of nutritional, endocrine, and metabolic biomarkers to track health and performance. Furthermore, I am interested in the potential efficacy of nutritional supplementation as well as acute and chronic training for improving functional capabilities, cognition, and the systemic response to stress in adolescents, athletes, military, first responders, and special populations.

Recent Publications in refereed journals

1. Sanders, D.J., Murray, M.S., McFadden, B.A., Chandler, A.J., Walker, A.J., Bozzini, B.N., Cintineo, H.P., Bello, M.L., Arent, M.A., Arent, S.M. (2025) The Effects of a Semester of Pre-Professional Dance Training on Biomarkers and Performance Variables in Elite Adolescent Ballet Dancer. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research. 2.
2. Lints, B.S., Eade, J.M., Mastrofini, G.F., Meyer, C.M., Stay-Gundersen, S., Chandler, A.J., McFadden, B.A., Rhoades, N.D., Moore, R.D., Arent, S.M., Yeargin, S.W. (2025) Evaluating the Effects of a Proprietary Water Formulation on Hydration and Physiological Responses During Exercise-Heat Stress in Active Adults. Journal of Exercise and Nutrition. (8):1.3.
3. Lints, B.S., Stray-Gundersen, S.O., Mastrofini, G.F., McFadden, B.A., Chandler, A.J., Walker, A.J., & Arent, S.M. (2025) Validity of Urine Specific Gravity to Determine Hydration Status in NCAA Division I Male and Female Soccer Players. Translational Journal of the American College of Sports Medicine (10):1 e000281. DOI: 10.1249/TJX.00000000000002814.
4. McFadden, B.A., Walker, A.J., Cintineo, H.P., Bozzini, B.N., Sander, D.J., Chandler, A.J., & Arent, S.M. (2024) Sex Differences in Physiological Responses to a National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Soccer Season. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research. 38(11) 1891-1899. doi: 10.1519/JSC.00000000000048825.
5. McFadden, B.A., Cintieo, H.P., Chandler, A.J., Peterson, P., Lovalekar, M., Nindl, B., & Arent, S.M. (2024) The United States Marine Corps Recruit Training Demands Associated with Performance Outcomes. Military Medicine. 189 (Suppl 2):74-83.6.
6. McFadden, B.A., Cintineo, H.P., Chandler, A.J., Vincenty, C.S., Mastrofini, G.F., Peterson, P., Lovalekar, M., Nindl, B., & Arent, S.M. (2024) A Sex Comparison of the Physical and Physiological Demands of United States Marine Corps Recruit Training. Military Medicine. 189 (Suppl 2): 84-93.7.
7. Montgomery, M., Lovaleker, M., Kleykamp, M., Lucas, J., Arent, S.M., McFadden, B.A., Keenan, K.A., Allison, K., Peterson, P., Cruz, D., Nindl, B.C. (2024) Increasing Gender Integration in U.S. Marine Corps Recruit Training: Policy Recommendations and Rationales from an Interdisciplinary Study. Military Medicine. 189 (Suppl 2): 94-103.8.
8. Lovalekar, M., Montgomery, S., Arent, S.M., Kleykamp, M., Lucas, J., McFadden, B.A., Keenan, K.A., Allison, K., Peterson, P. Cruz, D.E., Nindl, B.C. (2024) Design considerations for a multidisciplinary approach to provide policy recommendations on gender-integrated recruit training in the Marine Corps. Military Medicine. 189 (Suppl 2): 3-11.9.
9. Mastrofini, G.F., McFadden, B.A., Chandler, A.J., Lints, B.S., Cintineo, H.P., Rhoades, N., Vincenty, C.S., Stray-Gundersen, S.O., & Arent, S.M. (2024) The Effects of a Brand-Specific Hemp-Derived Cannabidiol Product on Physiological, Biochemical, and Psychometrics in Health Adults. Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition. doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/15502783.2024.237043010.
10. Cintineo, H.P., Bello, M.L., Walker, A.J., Chandler, A.J., McFadden, B.A., & Arent, S.M. (2024) Monitoring Training, Performance, Biomarkers, and Psychological State Throughout a Competitive Season: A Case Study of a Triathlete. European Journal of Applied Physiology. 124: 1895–191011.
11. Lock, M., Yousef, I., McFadden, B.A., Hend, M., &. Townsend, N. (2024) Cardiorespiratory fitness and performance adaptations to high-intensity interval training: Are there differences between men and women? A systematic review with meta-analyses. Sports Medicine. 54(1):127-167. doi: 10.1007/s40279-023-01914-012.
12. McFadden, B.A., Vincenty, C.S., Cintineo, H.P., Chandler, A.J., Lints, B.S., Mastrofini, G.F., & Arent, S.M. (2023) Effects of A Fucoidan Supplementation on Inflammatory and Immune Response After High-Intensity Exercise. Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition. 20:1, doi:10.1080/15502783.2023.2224751v13.
13. McFadden, B.A., Bozzini, B.N., Hills, S., Cintineo, H.P., Walker, A.J., Chandler, A.J., Sanders, D.J., Russell, M., & Arent, S.M. (2023) Power, endurance, and body composition changes over a collegiate career in NCAA Division I women soccer athletes. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research. 37(7): 1428-1433. doi: 10.1519/JSC.000000000000441314.
14. Cintineo, H.P., Bello, M.L., Chandler, A.J., Cardaci, T.D., McFadden, B.A., & Arent, S.M. (2022) Effects of caffeine, methylliberine, and theacrine on vigilance, marksmanship, and hemodynamic responses in tactical personnel: a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial. Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition.  19:1, 543-564.15.
15. McFadden, B.A., Walker, A.J., Bozzini, B.N., Hofacker, M., Russell, M. & Arent, S.M. (2022) Psychological and physiological changes in response to the cumulative demands of women’s collegiate soccer season. Journal of Strength & Conditioning Research. 36(5): 1373-1382
16. Bozzini, B.N., McFadden, B.A., Elliot-Sale, K., Swinton, P., & Arent, S.M. (2021) Evaluating the effects of oral contraceptives use on changes in biomarkers and body composition during a competitive season in collegiate female soccer players. Journal of Applied Physiology, 130(6):1971-1982.
17. Bozzini, B.N., McFadden, B.A., Scruggs, K., & Arent, S.M. (2021) Evaluation of performance characteristics and internal and external training loads in collegiate beach volleyball players. Journal of Strength & Conditioning Research, 35(6): 1559-1567.
18. Chandler, A.J., Cintineo, H.P., McFadden, B.A., Sanders, D.J., M.A., Arent, Monaco, R., & Arent, S.M. (2021) Agreement between B-mode ultrasound and BOD POD® in pre-professional dancers. Medicine and Science in Sport and Exercise. 53(3):653-657

Book Chapters

1. McFadden, B.A., Cintineo, H.P., Chandler, A.J., Arent, S.M. (2022) Physical Activity and Inflammation: Acute vs Chronic Considerations. J. Hebert & L. Hofseth (Eds) Diet, Inflammation and Health. Elsevier2.
2. Walker, A.J., Arent, M.A., McFadden, B.A., & Arent S.M. (2019). Physical Performance Testing. In R.M. Curtis, C.L. Benjamin, R.A., Huggins, & D.J. Casa (Eds). Elite Soccer Players: Maximizing Performance and Safety. London: Routledge.

Grants

Recent Funded Research Grants

• 2025 – $5,947.50 – PSC-CUNY (TRAD B), Role: Principal Investigator. Assessing the Effects of Rotational Shift Work on Sleep, Stress, and Cognitive Function in First Responders: A Pilot Study
• 2024-$30,485 – NIH Loan Repayment Program, Role: Principal Investigator, Optimizing Women’s Health and Performance through Nutrition, Training, and Recovery
• 2024- $5,966.50 – PSC CUNY (TRAD B), Role: Principal Investigator, Actual vs. Predicted Marathon Finish Times: An of Evaluation of Gender, Age, and Psychological Mood States Related to Marathon Running Performance
• 2023, $46,000 – Graduate Research Technology Initiative (GRTI) Program. Principal Investigator. Yearlong Evaluation of Performance Characteristics in NCAA Division II Collegiate Athletes: A Comparison by Sport
• 2023 $3,500 – PSC CUNY (TRAD A), Role: Principal Investigator. Rates of Exposure to Weight Training Programs: A Comparison by Sex
• 2022, $127,200 – Nutrasource Pharmaceutical and Nutraceutical Services, Inc. Role: Co-Principal Investigator (Co PI: SM Arent). A Randomized, Placebo Controlled, Crossover Study to Evaluate the Effects of Two Novel Hydration Beverage Formulas on Rehydration in Healthy Adults
• 2022, $40,321 – NIH Loan Repayment Program, Role: Principal Investigator, Optimizing Female Health and Performance through Nutrition, Training, and Recovery
• 2021, $232,691 – Nutrasource Pharmaceutical and Nutraceutical Services, Inc. Role: Co-Principal Investigator. (Co PI: S.M. Arent). A Prospective, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial to Assess the Physiological, Biochemical, and Psychometric Impacts of a Brand-Specific Hemp-Derived Cannabidiol Product in Healthy Adults
• 2021, $5,000 – University of South Carolina, ASPIRE I, TRACK 2. Role: Principal Investigator. An Examination of Inter-limb Functional Asymmetry after a Fatiguing Bout of Exercise in High-Level Soccer Players
• 2021, $85,000 – Nutrasource Pharmaceutical and Nutraceutical Services, Inc. Role: Principal Investigator. Impact of a Novel Marine Algae Immune-Modulating Supplement on the Inflammatory and Immune Response After High Intensity Exercise
• 2020, $244,978 – Department of Defense/SOCOM, Role: Co-Principal Investigator (Co-PI: SM Arent). Minimal equipment training approach to improve warfighter health and performance.

Courses Taught

FNES 211 Introduction to Exercise Training Programs and Program Development

FNES 342 Physiology of Muscular Activity

FNES 722 Exercise, Energy Expenditure, and Body Composition

FNES 725 Measurement of Physical Fitness and Body Composition

FNES 733 Physical Activity, Health and Exercise Prescription

Research focuses on sport science and the relationship between nutrition, training stress, and recovery to optimize health and performance.