Jacqui Crissey

Assistant Professor, Human Physiology

Contact Information

  • 840 HSB 318
  • Fall 2024 Drop-In Hours: Tuesday 12:30-1:30pm and Wednesday 9am-12pm.

  • (509) 313-3440

Education & Curriculum Vitae

B.S. Biology, Trinity University

M.S. Exercise Physiology, University of Texas-Austin

Ph.D. Biomedical Sciences, University of Missouri-Columbia

Curriculum Vitae

Courses Taught

HPHY 242: Human Anatomy & Physiology II

HPHY 242L: Human Anatomy & Physiology II Lab

HPHY 241: Human Anatomy & Physiology I

HPHY 241L: Human Anatomy & Physiology I Labs

HPHY 205: Experimental Design & Statistics

HPHY 376L: Exercise Physiology Lab

HPHY 376: Exercise Physiology

HPHY 441L: Guided Experimental Design


Crissey JM, Padilla J, Koch L, Britton S, Vieira-Potter VJ, Rector RS, Thyfault JP, and Laughlin MH. Divergent Role of Nitric Oxide in Insulin-Stimulated Aortic Vasorelaxation between Low and High Intrinsic Aerobic Capacity Rats. Physiol Rep. 2015 Jul;3(7).

Vieira-Potter V, Padilla J, Scroggins R, Park Y, Welly R, Britton S, Koch L, Jenkins N, Crissey JM, Morris M, Meers G, Thyfault J. Female Rats Selectively Bred for High Intrinsic Aerobic Fitness Are Protected from Ovariectomy-Associated Metabolic Dysfunction. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol. 2015 Mar 15;308(6): R530-42.

Crissey JM, Jenkins NT, Lansford KA, Thorne PK, Bayless DS, Vieira-Potter VJ, Rector RS, Thyfault JP, Laughlin MH, Padilla J. Adipose tissue and vascular phenotypic modulation by voluntary physical activity and dietary restriction in obese insulin-resistant OLETF rats. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol. 2014 Apr;306(8): R596-606.

Linden MA, Fletcher JA, Morris EM, Meers GM, Kearney ML, Crissey JM, Laughlin MH, Booth FW, Sowers JR, Ibdah JA, Thyfault JP, and Rector RS. Combining Metformin and Aerobic Exercise Training in the Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes and NAFLD in OLETF Rats. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab. 2014 Feb;306(3): E300-10.

Jenkins NT, Padilla J, Martin JS, Crissey JM, Thyfault JP, Rector S, and Laughlin MH. Differential Vasomotor Effects of Insulin on Gastrocnemius and Soleus Feed Arteries in the OLETF Rat Model: Role of Endothelin-1. Exp Physiol. 2014 Jan;99(1):262-71.

Crissey JM, Padilla J, Jenkins NT, Martin JS, Rector RS, Thyfault JP, and Laughlin MH. Metformin does not enhance insulin-stimulated vasodilation in skeletal muscle resistance arteries of the OLETF rat. Microcirculation, 2013 Nov;20(8):764-75.

Martin JS, Padilla J, Jenkins NT, Crissey JM, Bender, SB, Rector RS, Thyfault JP, and Laughlin MH. Functional adaptations in the skeletal muscle microvasculature to endurance and interval sprint training in the type 2 diabetic OLETF rat. J Appl Phys, 2012 Oct 15; 113(8): 1223-32.

Ferreira JA, Crissey JM, Brown M. An Alternant Method to the Traditional NASA Hindlimb Unloading Model in Mice. J Vis Exp, 2011 Mar 10; (49).

Kheirabadi BS, Crissey JM, Deguzman R, Perez MR, Cox AB, Dubick MA, Holcomb JB. Effects of synthetic versus natural colloid resuscitation on inducing dilutional coagulopathy and increasing hemorrhage in rabbits. J Trauma, 2008 May; 64(5): 1218-28; discussion 1228-9.

Kheirabadi BS, Crissey JM, Deguzman R, Holcomb JB. In vivo bleeding time and in vitro thrombelastography measurements are better indicators of dilutional hypothermic coagulopathy than prothrombin time. J Trauma, 2007 Jun; 62(6): 1352-9; discussion 1359-61.

Kheirabadi BS, Acheson EM, Deguzman R, Crissey JM, Delgado AV, Estep SJ, Holcomb JB. The potential utility of fibrin sealant dressing in repair of vascular injury in swine. J Trauma, 2007 Jan; 62(1): 94-103.

Convertino VA, Ratliff DA, Crissey J, Doerr DF, Idris AH, Lurie KG. Effects of inspiratory impedance on hemodynamic responses to a squat-stand test in human volunteers: implications for treatment of orthostatic hypotension. Eur J Appl Physiol. 2005; 94(4): 392-9.