Rate My Professor Kenneth Turley

Kenneth Turley, Ph.D., FACSM, serves as Chair of the Cardiac Function and Interventional Technology Program and Professor at Harding University in the College of Allied Health. Previously, he chaired the Department of Exercise and Sport Sciences. He earned his Bachelor’s degree from Colorado State University in 1986, Master’s degree from Harding University in 1990, and Doctoral degree in exercise physiology from the University of Texas at Austin in 1995. For 25 years, Turley taught physiology of exercise and laboratory methods in exercise physiology. His research, spanning 25 years, focuses on the systemic control of blood pressure during exercise in pediatric and adult populations. He is a Fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine and past president of its Central States Chapter. Turley has published 24 peer-reviewed articles, including three invited reviews, and presented research at regional and national conferences. Key publications include “Effects of Caffeine on Exercise Responses and Performance” (2016), “Effects of Different Doses of Caffeine on Anaerobic Exercise in Boys” (2018), and “Submaximal Cardiovascular Responses to Exercise in Children” (1997). His work has garnered 892 citations on ResearchGate.

In his current role, Turley directs the Master of Science in Cardiac Function and Interventional Technology program, the nation’s first of its kind, emphasizing cardiac rhythm management and electrophysiology. This innovative program offers pathways for recent graduates and experienced professionals, combining technical training with leadership development. Turley’s contributions bridge exercise physiology expertise with advancing cardiac interventional technologies, training students for careers in managing cardiac diseases through implantable devices and minimally invasive procedures.