Dr. W. Larry Kenney is the Marie Underhill Noll Chair in Human Performance and a Professor of Physiology and Kinesiology at Penn State, internationally recognized for his expertise in human thermoregulation and the health impacts of heat. His pioneering research explores how the body responds to heat stress, with a special focus on vulnerable populations and the growing risks posed by climate change.
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Recent Publications
Heat extremes and cardiovascular diseases: a scientific statement of the Association of Cardiovascular Nursing & Allied Professions, Association for Acute Cardiovascular Care, European Association of Preventive Cardiology, Heart Failure Association, European Heart Rhythm Association of the ESC, the ESC Council on Hypertension, the ESC Council on Stroke, and the ESC Working Group on Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy
Chaseling, G. K., Uchmanowicz, I., Bäck, M., Miró, Ò., Tokmakova, M., Ljungman, P., Laukkanen, J., Bruno, R. M., Ntaios, G., Rocca, B., Jay, O., Alexander, L. M., Kenney, W. L. & Moons, P., Aug 7 2025, In: European Heart Journal. 46, 30, p. 2950-2958 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Cardiovascular challenges of aging in a hotter environment: a narrative review
Cottle, R. M., Wolf, S. T. & Kenney, W. L., 2025, In: Journal of applied physiology. 139, 3, p. 832-838 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
Intermittent hand and forearm immersion in 20°C water attenuates thermal, cardiovascular, and perceptual strain in older adults during heat stress
Cottle, R. M., Fisher, K. G., Leach, O. K., Conroy, D. E., Alexander, L. M. & Kenney, W. L., 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: Experimental Physiology.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Low-dose ASA therapy does not alter core or skin temperature during hot-dry or warm-humid heat stress (PSU HEAT project)
Fisher, K. G., Leach, O. K., Cottle, R. M., Alexander, L. M. & Kenney, W. L., May 2025, In: Physiological reports. 13, 9, e70375.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Maximal skin wettedness as a function of environment and metabolic rate in unacclimated young and older adults (PSU HEAT Project)
Fisher, K. G., Leach, O. K., Cottle, R. M. & Kenney, W. L., Oct 2025, In: International Journal of Biometeorology. 69, 10, p. 2711-2718 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Age and livability in a hotter climate
Kenney, W. L., Cottle, R. M., Vecellio, D. J., Fisher, K. G., Leach, O. K., Kong, Q. & Wolf, S. T., Dec 2025, In: EBioMedicine. 122, 106020.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
How to train your graduate students to (want to) win you awards
Kenney, W. L., Jan 2025, In: Journal of applied physiology. 138, 1, p. 270-273 4 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review
Manuscript writing for dummies: like sands through the hourglass
Kenney, W. L., Mar 1 2025, In: Journal of applied physiology (Bethesda, Md. : 1985). 138, 3, p. 718-719 2 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review
Systemic cardiovascular and carotid baroreflex support of arterial pressure during recovery from passive heat stress in young and older adults
Larson, E. A., Kaiser, B. W., Reed, E. L., Gibson, B. M., Abbotts, K. S. S., Kenney, W. L., Minson, C. T. & Halliwill, J. R., Sep 2025, In: Physiological reports. 13, 17, e70554.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Drinking Water NaCl Is Associated With Hypertension and Albuminuria: A Panel Study
Rosinger, A. Y., McGrosky, A., Jacobson, H., Hinz, E., Sadhir, S., Wambua, F., Otube, T., Baker, L. J., Sherwood, A. C., Chrissy-Mbeng, T., Broyles, L. M. T., Musumeci, C., Meriwether, N. C., Bobbie, N., Farrar, Z., Todd, M., Nguyen, Z., Berger, G., Ford, L. B. & Braun, D. R. & 8 others, , Aug 1 2025, In: Hypertension. 82, 8, p. 1368-1378 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
A Novel Conceptual Model for Human Heat Tolerance
Bernard, T. E., Wolf, S. T. & Kenney, W. L., Apr 1 2024, In: Exercise and Sport Sciences Reviews. 52, 2, p. 39-46 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Critical environmental core temperature limits and heart rate thresholds across the adult age span (PSU HEAT Project)
Cottle, R. M., Fisher, K. G., Leach, O. K., Wolf, S. T. & Kenney, W. L., Jul 2024, In: Journal of applied physiology. 137, 1, p. 145-153 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Lower maximal skin wettedness in both warm-humid and hot-dry environments with advanced age (PSU HEAT project)
Fisher, K. G., Vecellio, D. J., Cottle, R. M., Leach, O. K., Wolf, S. T. & Kenney, W. L., Dec 2024, In: Journal of applied physiology. 137, 6, p. 1549-1553 5 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Sunscreen does not alter sweating responses or critical environmental limits in young adults (PSU HEAT project)
Fisher, K. G., Cottle, R. M., Kenney, W. L. & Wolf, S. T., 2024, In: Journal of applied physiology. 136, 2, p. 322-329 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
The effect of prescription and over-the-counter medications on core temperature in adults during heat stress: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Hospers, L., Dillon, G. A., McLachlan, A. J., Alexander, L. M., Kenney, W. L., Capon, A., Ebi, K. L., Ashworth, E., Jay, O. & Mavros, Y., Nov 2024, In: EClinicalMedicine. 77, 102886.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review