UW-Madison Department of Kinesiology - Dane Cook

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Kinesiology
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Dane Cook
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Dane Cook

Associate Professor
Kinesiology

2033 Gymnasium-Natatorium  binoculars icon
2000 Observatory Dr
Madison, WI 53706-1121
Office: 608/262-7737

dcook@education.wisc.edu


 

 

Research Interests

My primary research interests are to determine the psychobiological mechanisms of pain and fatigue and to learn how exercise can be used to better understand and treat these phenomena in healthy adults and those suffering from chronic pain and fatigue.

Grants and Sponsorships

  • 2011-2016 - Amount: $1,300,000.00, "Impact Of Exercise Training On Pain And Brain Function In Gulf War Veterans," Awarded By: Department of Veterans Affairs, Grant Institution: William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital, Madison, WI, Sponsor Type: Federal, Dane B. Cook, Principal.
    Abstract: 2010 – 2015 “Impact of exercise training on pain and brain function in Gulf War Veterans” -(PI: Dane B. Cook) - Department of Veterans Affairs Merit Review grant submission to the Mental Health and Behavior Science section -Specific aims are to determine the influence of resistance exercise training on symptoms, physical activity and brain structure & function in GVs with chronic muscle pain (CMP).
  • 2010-2012 - Amount: $250,000.00, "Attenuation Of Pain In Men And Women: Mechanisms Of Exercise-Induced Analgesia," Awarded By: Department of Health and Human Services, Grant Institution: University of Wisconsin - Madison, Sponsor Type: Federal, Dane B. Cook, Co-Principal.
    Abstract: 2010 – 2012 “Attenuation of Pain in Men and Women: Mechanisms of Exercise-Induced Analgesia” - (PI: Kelli F. Koltyn, Co-I: Dane B. Cook) - National Institutes of Health R21 -$250,000 in total direct costs for 2 years - This study is intended to determine whether differences in pain sensitivity are due to underlying sex differences in pain modulatory systems.
  • 2010-2012 - Amount: $480,000.00, "Homeostatic And Circadian Abnormalities In Sleep And Arousal In Gulf War Syndrome," Awarded By: Department of Defense, Grant Institution: William S. Middleton Memeorial Veerans Hospital, Sponsor Type: Federal, Dane B. Cook, Co-Principal.
    Abstract: 2010 – 2012 “Homeostatic and Circadian Abnormalities in Sleep and Arousal in Gulf War Syndrome” - (PI: Tim Juergens, Co-I: Dane B. Cook) - Dept. of Defense (CDMRP) -$480,00 total direct costs ‐Major Goals: To determine whether abnormalities in homeostatic and circadian systems of sleep and arousal, are an intrinsic issue or secondary to other changes in Gulf War Veterans with chronic fatigue.  
  • 2008-2012 - Amount: $942,000.00, "Imaging Pain Modulation In Gulf War Veterans With Chronic Muscle Pain," Awarded By: Department of Veterans Affairs, Grant Institution: Department of Veterans Affairs Merit Review grant submission to the Mental Health and Behavior Science section, Sponsor Type: Federal, Dane B. Cook, Principal.
    Abstract: 2008-2012 -Specific aims are to determine the psychophysical and neural aspects of pain modulation in GVs with chronic muscle pain (CMP) and test whether central nervous system modulation of pain is impaired in widespread CMP versus both an explained pain group (rheumatoid arthritis patients) and healthy veteran controls.
  • 2009-2011 - Amount: $125,000.00, "Metagenomics Approach To Study Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Patients," Awarded By: The Chronic Fatigue and Immune Dysfunction Syndrome (CFIDS) Association of America, Grant Institution: Marshfield Clinics, Sponsor Type: Private, Dane B. Cook, Co-Principal.
    Abstract: 2009-2010 – “Metagenomics approach to study chronic fatigue syndrome patients” -(PI: Sanjay Shukla, Co-PI: Dane B. Cook) -Specific aims are to: 1) use metagenomics to determine the intestinal microbiota communities in CFS patients and controls and 2) to determine the influence of maximal exercise on gut microbiota translocation into the peripheral blood and its relationship to symptoms of post-exertional malaise. The grant will be going into no cost extension.
  • 6/30/2011 - Amount: $931,724.00, "Imaging The Cognitive Modulation Of Pain In Fibromyalgia," Awarded By: Department of Health and Human Services, Grant Institution: University of Wisconsin-Madison, Sponsor Type: Federal, Dane B. Cook, Principal.
    Abstract: Specific aims are to determine the psychophysical and neural aspects of pain modulation in fibromyalgia and test whether central nervous system modulation of pain is impaired in unexplained pain (FM) versus both an explained pain group (rheumatoid arthritis patients) and healthy controls.

Publications

  • Ellingson, L.D., Colbert, L.H., & Cook, D.B. (in press). Physical activity is related to pain sensitivity in healthy women. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise.
  • Ellingson, L.D., Shields, M.R., Stegner, A.J., & Cook, D.B. (in press). Physical activity, sustained sedentary behavior and pain modulation in women with fibromyalgia. Journal of Pain.
  • Cook, D.B., Stegner, A.J., Nagelkirk, P.R., Meyer, J.D., Togo, F., & Natelson, B.H. (in press). Responses to Exercise Differ for chronic fatigue syndrome patients with fibromyalgia. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise.
  • McLoughlin, M.J., Colbert, L.H., & Cook, D.B. (in press). Are women with fibromyalgia less physically active than healthy women? Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise. 43(5), 905-912.
  • Wilbarger, J.L., & Cook, D.B. (in press). Multisensory hypersensitivity in women with fibromyalgia: Implications for well-being and intervention. Archives of PM&R. 92, 653-656.
  • Lange, G., Janal, M., Maniker, A., FitzGibbons, J., Fobler, M., Cook, D.B., & Natelson, B.H. (in press). Safety and efficacy of vagus nerve stimulation in Fibromyalgia: A Phase I/II proof of concept trial. Pain Medicine. 12, 1406-1413.
  • Newcomb, L., Koltyn, K.F., Morgan, W.P., & Cook, D.B. (in press). The influence of a preferred versus a prescribed exercise session on pain in women with fibromyalgia. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise. 43(6), 1106-1113.
  • McLoughlin, M.J., Stegner, A.J., & Cook, D.B. (in press). The relationship between physical activity and brain responses to pain in women with fibromyalgia. Journal of Pain. 12(6), 640-651.
  • Smith, J.C., Paulson, E.S., Cook, D.B., Verber, M.D., & Tian, Q. (2010). Detecting changes in human cerebral blood flow after acute exercise using arterial spin labeling: Implications for fMRI. Journal of Neuroscience Methods. 191, 258-262.
  • Cook, D.B., Stegner, A.J., & Ellingson, L.D. (2010). Exercise alters pain sensitivity in Gulf War Veterans with chronic musculoskeletal pain. Journal of Pain. 11(8), 764-772.

Presentations

  • Ellingson, L.D., Presenter & Author, Colbert, L.H., Author Only, & Cook, D.B., Author Only (2012). Physical Activity is Related to Pain Sensitivity in Healthy Women, Annual Meeting of the American College of Sports Medicine, ACSM, San Francisco, California.
  • Meyer, J.D., Presenter & Author, Light, A.R., Author Only, Stegner, A.J., Shukla, S., Author Only, & Cook, D.B., Author Only (2012). Gene Expression and Symptom Changes Following a Maximal Exercise Test in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Annual Meeting of the American Pain Society, APS, Honolulu, Hawaii.
  • Brellenthin, A.G., Presenter & Author, Cook, D.B., Author Only, Sehgal, N., Author Only, & Koltyn, K.F., Author Only (2012). The Influecne of Submaximal Isometric Exercise on Temporal Summation of Heat Pain, Annual Meeting of the American Pain Society, APS, Honolulu, Hawaii.
  • Ellingson, L.D., Kuffle, A., & Cook, D.B., Author Only (2011). Active and Sedentary Behavior Patterns Predict Mental Health and Quality of Life in Healthy Women, Annual Meeting of the American College of Sports Medicine, ACSM, Denver.
  • Meyer, J.D., Presenter & Author, Stegner, A.J., Author Only, & Cook, D.B., Author Only (2011). Psychobiological Response To Exercise Differs Between Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) And CFS With Comorbid Fibromyalgia, Annual Meeting of the American College of Sports Medicine, ACSM, Denver.
  • Ellingson, L.D., Presenter & Author, & Cook, D.B., Author Only (2011). Exercise Induces Hypoalgesia through Conditioned Pain Modulation, American Pain Society annual meeting, APS, San Antonio.
  • Shields, M., Presenter & Author, Ellingson, L.D., Author Only, Stegner, A.J., & Cook, D.B., Author Only (2011). How does physical activity relate to cognitive pain modulation in women?, Amreican Pain Society annual meeting, APS, San Antonio.
  • Cook, D.B., Presenter & Author (2011). Can Functional Neuroimaging Data Serve as a Biomarker ofr Myalgic Ecephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome?, National Institutes of Health State of the Knowledge Workshop on Myalgic Ecephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, NIH, Bethesda, Maryland.
  • Cook, D.B., Presenter & Author (2010). Psychobiology of pain, fatigue and exercise in CFS/ME & FM, CFIDS Webinar, CFIDS Association of America, Internet presentation.
  • Cook, D.B., Presenter & Author (2010). Psychobiology of pain and exercise in Gulf War Veterans with chronic musculoskeletal pain, Research Advisory Committee on Gulf War Illnesses, Research Advisory Committee on Gulf War Illnesses, Boston, Massachusetts.

Public Service

  • Chair, Psychobiology and Behavior Interest Group of the American College of Sports Medicine
    Dates of Membership: 2010 - Pres.
  • Chairperson. Period of Service: 2010 - Pres.

Awards and Honors

  • Appintment to the Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Advisory Committee (CFSAC)
    Organization: Federal Advisory Committee of the Department of Health and Human Services
    Purpose: Service, Professional
    Scope: National
    Description: I was nominated and subsequently elected to serve on this Federal Government committee in 2010.
    Date(s): February 2010 - March 2014
  • Department of Veterans Affairs Service Award
    Organization: Department of Veterans Affairs
    Purpose: Service, Professional
    Scope: National
    Description: In recognition of 10 years of dedicated service to the United States Government
    Date(s): 2011
  • Achievement of Fellowship in the American College of Sports Medicine (FACSM).
    Organization: American College of Sports Medicine
    Description: This is a prestigious distinction in the College and signifies meritorious career contributions to ACSM.
    Date(s): 2008
  • New Investigator Award
    Organization: American College of Sports Medicine
    Description: This annual award is given to the exercise science or sports medicine researcher who has made, and who is likely to continue to make, significant contributions to knowledge in basic or clinical exercise science or sports medicine.
    Date(s): 2004
  • Junior Investigator Award
    Organization: American Association for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
    Description: This award recognizes outstanding research by young investigators in the field of Chronic Fatigue and Fibromyalgia Syndrome Research.
    Date(s): 2003
  • Louise E. Kindig Research Award
    Organization: University of Georgia
    Scope: Other University
    Description: This competitive award is given every two years by the School of Health and Human Performance at the University of Georgia to recognize outstanding research by a graduate student.
    Date(s): 1997
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