Physical Assessment Training and Support

The BBHP Lab is equipped with standard measuring equipment to facilitate collection of body measurements (height, weight, body mass index (BMI), body circumferences (waist and hip) and health indicators (such as serial blood pressure and heart rate). The list of equipment includes but not limited to Shorr height measuring boards, Seca floor scales, Gulick II tape measures, OMRON blood pressure monitors, aerobic steppers, metronomes, and POLAR heart rate monitors. Equipment loan services for field research are also available.
Submaximal exercise testing to assess cardiovascular fitness by measuring heart rate and recovery parameters using the Three Minute Step Test (TMST).
To advance the collection of valid, reliable data, the BBHP lab provides standardized training and certification to perform human body and health indicators measurements, and/or fitness assessments (TMST) using evidence-based protocols.
Space for physical assessments (e.g., anthropometrics, physical fitness assessment). The BBHP Lab is a facility over 800 sq.ft. that houses a data collection and measurement room, a multipurpose area, waiting area, shared research spaces, and a private restroom with participant lockers.
Body composition and bone health assessments using DXA – the BBHP lab has a new Lunar iDXA with an advanced technology that provides quality for research grade projects in bone health and body composition (i.e., fat and lean mass distribution) across all body types.

*See intake form for specific services provided

SDSU & SDSU IV researchers and SDSU HealthLINK Center partners
receive competitive pricing at all stages of research.

Need to do structural and functional magnetic resonance imaging?

Check out the San Diego State University (SDSU) Magnetic Resonance Imaging Center!

The SDSU MRI Imaging Center (mri.sdsu.edu) provides a state-of-the-art Siemens MAGNETOM Prisma 3 Tesla MRI scanner for structural and functional magnetic resonance imaging. 30/32/64-channel head coils, spine coils, and body array coils are available for high-resolution imaging of the brain, body, and samples.

Located on campus at the Engineering & Interdisciplinary Sciences (EIS) building, the Center is in close proximity to multiple departments (Physics, Mathematics, Psychology), allowing for seamless collaboration.

Available MRI imaging modalities include structural imaging (e.g., quantitative T1 imaging), blood oxygen level detection (BOLD functional MRI, fMRI), tissue blood perfusion (arterial spin labeling, ASL), white/gray matter fiber direction detection (diffusion tensor imaging, DTI), magnetic susceptibility-weighted imaging, and hydrogen spectroscopy (‘chemical shift’ imaging). With access to the Siemens IDEA programming architecture, teams can build custom pulse sequences or choose from a selection of prebuilt options currently in use by existing projects.

The MRI Room itself is also equipped with projection for visual stimuli (including direct-view VR wide-field), high fidelity scanner-noise-cancelling audio presentation and recording, multichannel air puff stimulation, and prospective video-based motion correction (KinetiCor). The Center provides magnet time for internal (SDSU & RF-SDSU) and external organization scanning, classroom supplemental learning, safety & operator training, as well as tours.

Service not listed? Send an inquiry to
HealthLINK.services@sdsu.edu

Meet the Team

Noe Crespo, PhD

RCC Co-Leader and Bio-Behavioral and Human Performance Group Leader.

Shyan Polman, M.S

Bio-Behavioral and Human Performance Group Coordinator