Getting To Know Your Kinesiology Family – Faculty Spotlights

Todd Castleberry, Ph.D.

Where did you grow up and what activities were you involved in?
I am from Baton Rouge, LA. I played baseball my whole life.

What did you want to be when you grew up?
I wanted to be a professional baseball player and then later a Physical Therapist.

What was your first job?
I was a party host at a skating rink. I accepted the job the week I turned 15.

Where did you attend undergrad and what was your major? I attended Louisiana Tech as a Kinesiology major.

Where did you attend graduate school and your activities during that time? Ph.D.?
I attended Louisiana State University for my masters and then Texas Woman’s University for my Ph.D. While at TWU my research interests were glycemic response in healthy people, and individuals with type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular responses in healthy, obese, and type 2 diabetics.

What brought you to Louisiana Tech?
It’s home to me. I know the faculty, I’m invested in the future of the department and University.

What classes do you teach at Louisiana Tech?
Exercise Prescription (407)
Test and Measurements (509)
Recent Literature and Research in Kinesiology (518)
Exercise Physiology (526)
Ethics in Kinesiology and Sport (528)

What are your research interests?
Health and Fitness in Law Enforcement and Emergency Responders

Dr. Todd Castleberry mentors Meredith Fisher in the Kinesiology Department’s Human Performance Lab. Photo by Emerald McIntyre/Louisiana Tech University

What organizations are you affiliated with?
National Strength and Conditioning Association
American College of Sports Medicine – ACSM Diversity Action Network Committee member

Tell us about your family.
My wife is also a Tech alumnus and is a Physician Assistant (now called Physician Associate). We recently had a baby boy named Rhett and we have a Golden Retriever named Sasha.