W. Larry Kenney specializes in control of human skin blood flow with an emphasis on aging, physiology and biophysics of heat exchange between humans and the environment, and thermoregulation during exercise and in extreme environments.
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Recent Publications
Scientific basis for a milk permeate-based sports drink – A critical review
Berry, C. W., Murray, B. & Kenney, W. L., Apr 2022, In: International Dairy Journal. 127, 105296.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
Core temperature responses to compensable versus uncompensable heat stress in young adults (PSU HEAT Project)
Cottle, R. M., Lichter, Z. S., Vecellio, D. J., Wolf, S. T. & Kenney, W. L., Oct 1 2022, In: Journal of applied physiology (Bethesda, Md. : 1985). 133, 4, p. 1011-1018 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Validity and reliability of a protocol to establish human critical environmental limits (PSU HEAT Project)
Cottle, R. M., Tony Wolf, S., Lichter, Z. S. & Larry Kenney, W., Feb 2022, In: Journal of applied physiology. 132, 2, p. 334-339 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Honoring The HERITAGE Study and Looking Forward
Kenney, W. L., Jablonski, N. G., Brown, M. D. & Keith, N. R., May 1 2022, In: Medicine and science in sports and exercise. 54, 5, p. 883-885 3 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Thermal physiology, more relevant than ever before
Kenney, W. L., Havenith, G. & Jay, O., Sep 1 2022, In: Journal of applied physiology (Bethesda, Md. : 1985). 133, 3, p. 676-678 3 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review
Cross-cultural variation in thirst perception in hot-humid and hot-arid environments: Evidence from two small-scale populations
Rosinger, A. Y., Bethancourt, H. J., Swanson, Z. S., Lopez, K., Kenney, W. L., Huanca, T., Conde, E., Nzunza, R., Ndiema, E., Braun, D. R. & Pontzer, H., Jun 2022, In: American Journal of Human Biology. 34, 6, e23715.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Critical environmental limits for young, healthy adults (PSU HEAT Project)
Tony Wolf, S., Cottle, R. M., Vecellio, D. J. & Larry Kenney, W., Feb 2022, In: Journal of applied physiology. 132, 2, p. 327-333 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Correction to: Utility of the Heat Index in defining the upper limits of thermal balance during light physical activity (PSU HEAT Project) (International Journal of Biometeorology, (2022), 66, 9, (1759-1769), 10.1007/s00484-022-02316-z)
Vecellio, D. J., Wolf, S. T., Cottle, R. M. & Kenney, W. L., 2022, (Accepted/In press) In: International Journal of Biometeorology.Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › peer-review
Evaluating the 35C wet-bulb temperature adaptability threshold for young, healthy subjects (PSU HEAT Project)
Vecellio, D. J., Tony Wolf, S., Cottle, R. M. & Larry Kenney, W., Feb 2022, In: Journal of applied physiology. 132, 2, p. 340-345 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Utility of the Heat Index in defining the upper limits of thermal balance during light physical activity (PSU HEAT Project)
Vecellio, D. J., Wolf, S. T., Cottle, R. M. & Kenney, W. L., Aug 2022, In: International Journal of Biometeorology. 66, 9, p. 1759-1769 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Adverse heat-health outcomes and critical environmental limits (Pennsylvania State University Human Environmental Age Thresholds project)
Wolf, S. T., Vecellio, D. J. & Kenney, W. L., 2022, (Accepted/In press) In: American Journal of Human Biology.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
Heat exposure limits for young unacclimatized males and females at low and high humidity
Wolf, S. T., Bernard, T. E. & Kenney, W. L., 2022, In: Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene. 19, 7, p. 415-424 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Skin pigmentation is negatively associated with circulating vitamin D concentration and cutaneous microvascular endothelial function
Wolf, S. T., Dillon, G. A., Alexander, L. M., Jablonski, N. G. & Kenney, W. L., Sep 1 2022, In: American journal of physiology. Heart and circulatory physiology. 323, 3, p. 490-498 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Hydration Is More Important Than Exogenous Carbohydrate Intake During Push-to-the-Finish Cycle Exercise in the Heat
Berry, C. W., Wolf, S. T., Cottle, R. M. & Kenney, W. L., Oct 21 2021, In: Frontiers in Sports and Active Living. 3, 742710.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Hydration in relation to water insecurity, heat index, and lactation status in two small-scale populations in hot-humid and hot-arid environments
Bethancourt, H. J., Swanson, Z. S., Nzunza, R., Huanca, T., Conde, E., Kenney, W. L., Young, S. L., Ndiema, E., Braun, D., Pontzer, H. & Rosinger, A. Y., Jan 1 2021, In: American Journal of Human Biology. 33, 1, e23447.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review