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Madison Chandler

Assistant Professor of Exercise Science

Department: Exercise Science

Office and address: Koury Center (Athletics) 2525 Campus Box Elon, NC 27244

Professional Expertise

Health Neuroscience, Exercise Psychology, Concussion

News & Notes

Education

Ph.D. Kinesiology - Cognitive & Motor Neuroscience

Michigan State University

B.A. Psychology

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Employment History

Assistant Professor (2023 - present)

Department of Exercise Science

Elon University

 

Postdoctoral Research Associate (2021 - 2023)

Matthew Gfeller Center, Department of Exercise & Sport Science

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

 

Graduate Research & Teaching Assistant (2017 - 2021)

Health Behaviors & Cognition Laboratory, Department of Kinesiology 

Michigan State University

Courses Taught

ESS 2160 - Neuromotor Control

ESS 3133 - Exercise Psychology

ESS 1200 - Medical Terminology

ESS 2981 - Practicum in Exercise Science

Publications

17. Chandler, M. C., Ingram, B. M., Bloom, J., Fonseca, J., Ramsey, K., De Maio, V. J., & Register-Mihalik, J. K. (in press). Predictors of persisting symptoms after concussion in children and adolescents. Journal of Athletic Training.

16. McGowan, A. L., Ellison, O., Ham, M., Chandler, M. C., & Pontifex, M. B. (2025). Aerobic fitness modulates arithmetic strategy use in college-aged young adults. Trends in Neuroscience & Education.

15. Cole, W. R., Chandler, M. C., Register-Mihalik, J. K., Sirhal, S. R., Brock, B. A., & Mihalik, J. P. (2025). Differences in reaction time variability on the Senaptec Sensory Station by concussion status in Special Operations Forces service members. Military Medicine.

14. Hsieh, S. S., McGowan, A. L., Chandler, M. C., & Pontifex, M. B. (2024). Acute moderate-intensity aerobic exercise facilitates processing speed involving inhibitory control but not neuroelectric index of control process and cognitive integration. International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology. doi: 10.1080/1612197X.2024.2365374

13. Sinnott, A. M., Chandler, M. C., Van Dyke, C., Mincberg, D., Pinapaka, H., Lauck, B. J., & Mihalik, J. P. (2023). Efficacy of soft-shell padding on head impact kinematics in American football: Pilot findings. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20(21), 6991. doi: 10.3390/ijerph20216991

12. McGowan, A. L., Chandler, M. C., & Gerde, H. K (2023). Infusing physical activity into early childhood classrooms: Guidance for best practices. Early Childhood Education Journal. doi: 10.1007/s10643-023-01532-5

11. Chandler, M. C., Bloom, J., Fonseca, J., Ramsey, K., DeMaio, V. J., Callahan, C. E., & Register-Mihalik, J. K. (2023). Quality of life differences across children and adolescents with 0, 1-2, and 3+ persistent post-concussion symptoms. Journal of Athletic Training. Online ahead of print. doi: 10.4085/1062-6050-0552.22

10. Chandler, M. C., Bloom, J., Fonseca, J., Ramsey, K., DeMaio, V. J., Callahan, C. E., & Register-Mihalik, J. K. (2023). Individual symptom report prevalence in children and adolescents with one, two, and three or more persistent symptoms after concussion: A brief report. Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine, 33(2), 179-182. doi: 10.1097/JSM.0000000000001088

9. Chandler, M. C., Ellison, O. K., McGowan, A. L., Fenn, K. M., & Pontifex, M. B. (2022). Physical activity and sleep moderate the relationship between stress and screen time in college-aged adults. Journal of American College Health, May 2022, 1-11. Online ahead of print. doi: 10.1080/07448481.2022.2077110

8. Chandler, M. C., Gerde, H. K., Bowles, R. P., McRoy, K. Z., Pontifex, M. B., & Bingham, G. E. (2021). Self-regulation moderates the relationship between fine motor skills and writing in early childhood. Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 57, 239-250. doi: 10.1016/j.ecresq.2021.06.010

7. Chandler, M. C., McGowan, A. L., Brascamp, J. W., & Pontifex, M. B (2021). Phasic activity of the locus-coeruleus is not a mediator of the relationship between fitness and inhibition in college-aged adults. International Journal of Psychophysiology, 165, 1-7. doi: 10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2021.03.007

6. McGowan, A. L., Chandler, M. C., & Pontifex, M. B. (2021). Aerobic fitness relates to superior exact and approximate arithmetic processing in college-aged adults. Trends in Neuroscience & Education, 23, 100154. doi: 10.1016/j.tine.2021.100154

5. Chandler, M. C., McGowan, A. L., Burles, F., Scavuzzo, C. J., Mathewson, K. E., & Pontifex, M. B. (2020). Aerobic fitness unrelated to acquisition of hippocampal-dependent memory in college-aged adults. Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology, 42:6, 472-479. doi: 10.1123/jsep.2020-0004

4. Chandler, M. C., McGowan, A. L., Ferguson, D. P., & Pontifex, M. B. (2020). Carbohydrate mouth rinse has no effects on behavioral or neuroelectric indices of cognition. International Journal of Psychophysiology, 151, 49-58. doi: 10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2020.02.012

3. Chandler, M. C., McGowan, A. L., Payne, B. R., Wray, A. H., & Pontifex, M. B. (2019). Aerobic fitness relates to differential attentional but not language-related cognitive processes. Brain and Language, 198, 104681. doi: 10.1016/j.bandl.2019.104681

2. McGowan, A. L., Chandler, M. C., Brascamp, J. W., & Pontifex, M. B. (2019). Pupillometric indices of locus-coeruleus activation are not modulated following single bouts of exercise. International Journal of Psychophysiology, 140, 41-52. doi: 10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2019.04.004

1. Pontifex, M. B., McGowan, A. L., Chandler, M. C., Gwizdala, K. L., Parks, A. C., Fenn, K., & Kamijo, K. (2019). A primer on investigating the after effects of acute bouts of physical activity on cognition. Psychology of Sport & Exercise, 40, 1-22. doi: 10.1016/j.psychsport.2018.08.015