Leadership
Meet your SIG Team members
Ciaran Fairman, PhD
Chair
Ciaran is an assistant professor at UofSC, where his primary research focus is examining the impact of exercise, nutrition and supplementation interventions during and after cancer treatments. His goal for the SIG is to promote collaboration amongst members and foster a welcoming and supportive environment for new scholars and practitioners alike.
Keri Schadler, PhD
Co-Chair
Keri is an Associate Professor at MD Anderson Cancer Center who does preclinical research (i.e. mouse models) to understand the impact of exercise on the tumor microenvironment and tumor response to therapy. She hopes to contribute to the Cancer SIG by building up the mentoring and career development programs of the SIG, and by lowering the “intimidation factor” for scientists like her who are passionate about exercise oncology but have no formal exercise training.
Melanie Potaumpai, PhD
Co-Chair
Melanie is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology/Oncology at the University of Pittsburgh. Her research focuses on the effects of cancer treatment on clinical, functional, and psychosocial outcomes and the ability of targeted exercise to improve health and longevity in people living with and beyond cancer. Her focus is ensuring that clinical exercise interventions are designed to be evidence-based yet pragmatic to ensure rigor and feasibility. Her goal for the SIG is to promote collaboration and mentorship amongst members at different career levels and to help exercise oncology grow.
Lauren Bates-Fraser, MA, ACSM C-EP
Student Representative
Lauren is a doctoral candidate in the Human Movement Science Curriculum at UNC-Chapel Hill and a T32 Predoctoral Fellow in the Cancer Care Quality Training Program at the Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center. She is interested in 24-hour movement behaviors in cancer survivors and integrating exercise oncology into cancer care settings. Her goal for the SIG is to promote student involvement and networking opportunities.