Jeremy Joslin, MD

I am a board-certified emergency physician with experience and training in the wide spectrum of prehospital medicine from austere wilderness medical support to urban EMS & Disaster response. As the director of the Wilderness & Expedition Medicine program at the State University of New York: Upstate Medical University, I train other emergency physicians to provide operational medical support in wilderness & expedition settings and maintain a research focus in endurance and heat-related illnesses.

I've worked expeditions and events in the remote Southwest USA, the Sahara Desert, the Gobi Desert, and the Amazon jungle; and provide ongoing event medical direction for local & national endurance races, as well as other mass-gatherings and events. At home, I provide educational and operational support as an EMS Physician to local fire, EMS, and law enforcement agencies as well as to endurance races, mass-gathering events, expeditions, and search and rescue operations around the world and in the most austere environments.

Lauren Pacelli

Sports have played a major role in my life. As long as I can remember I’ve been fascinated by the simple fact that people actually choose to run such long distances. As a former collegiate athlete, I disliked long distance running and was always envious of those who did it with such ease. However, I’m very grateful they make the choice to run because it gives us a chance to learn from them! I received by Bachelor of Science degree from Norwich University in Biology, but some of my favorite classes were those that focused on kinesiology and the physiology of exercise. During my time there, I also had an opportunity to work on a study in a human performance lab, where my affinity for research began. I feel as though conducting research and playing a sport have many similarities - you have to have patience, you have to be focused on the end goal, and you have to be able to persevere through tough times. I also believe that research means opportunity – opportunity for knowledge, advancement, and hope. Who wouldn’t want to be a part of that?

Christine Podolak, MS

Community health and wellness has been a field of health that has been an inspirational part of my education and career. I received both my Master’s degree in Community Health and Bachelor’s degree in Health Science from SUNY Cortland University. The health of our community begins with education and awareness. In order to promote valid health information, educators must be knowledgeable of the most recent trends in health and disease. This is why research is so important and why I am proud to be a research coordinator in the emergency medicine field. I currently work for a large academic center, SUNY Upstate Medical University located in central New York State, to support faculty in their research endeavors in the fields of wilderness medicine, endurance medicine, hyperbaric oxygen therapy, and emergency medicine. We need folks like you to help research in health grow! Thank you for taking the time to review our current research study and please contact our research team with any questions.

Susan M. Wojcik, PhD, ATC

After being a spectator at the 2015 Kona Ironman I am fascinated by what endurance athletes can accomplish. I have been conducting research in emergency medicine for over 16 years and have been a certified athletic trainer for even longer. Ultramarathon medicine is an exciting area to investigate new facets of health and fitness and provides the perfect opportunity to blend my interests in emergency and sports medicine. I am extremely excited to collaborate on this project with my extensive research project development, management, and statistical analysis experience. There is much that goes into successfully balancing a multifaceted career of research, teaching and service in academics. The most important factor to me in assuring success is the desire to continue to seek new knowledge and to continue to grow as an individual each and every day and to instill this same attitude in my colleagues and students. For now, that’s how I’m an endurance athlete!