Title:
Professor
CU Physical Therapy Program
Faculty

Contact: Michael.Harris-Love@cuanschutz.edu

Research Interests
Dr. Michael Harris-Love is a rehabilitation scientist whose main interest is in promoting the functional independence of older adults. Current research activities include developing viable methods of assessing muscle quality and employing innovative exercise interventions for those with sarcopenia. Ongoing activities include muscle plasticity in response to training, detraining, normal aging, and chronic disease, the development of sonographic methods for sarcopenia and myosteatosis screening, and exploring the physiologic advantages of eccentric muscle actions for use in older adult rehabilitation interventions.

Dr. Harris-Love is a Fellow of the Gerontological Society of America. He earned his physical therapy degree (MPT) from the Mayo School of Health Sciences, completed his doctoral study at the University of Indianapolis, and post-doctoral training at Georgetown University/Children's National Hospital. His research efforts have contributed to the development of international standards for therapeutic trial outcome measures and improved understanding of muscle weakness patterns in the clinical of myopathy.

Publications

The following research fields have been used to summarize Dr. Harris-Love's publication (the number in parentheis is the times that research field has appeared). The categories are based on 58 publications with 2,168 citations of his work, 78% of his publications have at least 1 citation:

• Clinical Research (38)
• Aging (14)
• Rehabilitation (12)
• Physical Rehabilitation (8)
• Prevention (8)
• Bioengineering (6)
• Clinical Trials and Supportive Activities (6)
• Rare Diseases (6)
• Neurosciences (5)
• Arthritis (5)
• Pain Research (5)

Bodkin SG, Smith AC, Bergman BC, Huo D, Weber KA, Zarini S, Kahn D, Garfield A, Macias E, Harris-Love MO. Utilization of Mid-Thigh Magnetic Resonance Imaging to Predict Lean Body Mass and Knee Extensor Strength in Obese Adults. Front Rehabilit Sci. 2022;3:808538. doi: 10.3389/fresc.2022.808538. Epub 2022 Mar 24. PMCID: PMC9004797.
PMID: 35419566

Gollie JM, Patel SS, Harris-Love MO, Cohen SD, Blackman MR. Fatigability and the Role of Neuromuscular Impairments in Chronic Kidney Disease. Am J Nephrol. 2022 Mar 28:1-11. doi: 10.1159/000523714. Epub ahead of print.
PMID: 35344954
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Harris-Love MO, Gollie JM, Keogh JWL. Eccentric Exercise: Adaptations and Applications for Health and Performance. J Funct Morphol Kinesiol. 2021 Nov 24;6(4):96. doi: 10.3390/jfmk6040096. PMCID: PMC8628948.
PMID: 34842737

Mamyrova G, McBride E, Yao L, Shrader JA, Jain M, Yao J, Curiel RV, Miller FW, Harris-Love MO, Rider LG. Preliminary Validation of Muscle Ultrasound in Juvenile Dermatomyositis (JDM). Rheumatology (Oxford). 2021 Nov 16:keab833. doi: 10.1093/rheumatology/keab833. Epub ahead of print.
PMID: 34791066

Mañago MM, Kline PW, Harris-Love MO, Christiansen CL. The Validity of the Single-Leg Heel Raise Test in People With Multiple Sclerosis: A Cross-Sectional Study. Front Neurol. 2021 Jul 21;12:650297. doi: 10.3389/fneur.2021.650297. PMCID: PMC8333614.
PMID: 34354656

Gollie JM, Patel SS, Scholten JD, Harris-Love MO. Preliminary Study of the Effects of Eccentric-Overload Resistance Exercise on Physical Function and Torque Capacity in Chronic Kidney Disease. J Funct Morphol Kinesiol. 2020 Dec 18;5(4):97. doi: 10.3390/jfmk5040097. PMCID: PMC7804887.
PMID: 33467312

Maugeri G, D'Agata V, Roggio F, Cortis C, Fusco A, Foster C, Mañago MM, Harris-Love MO, Vleck V, Piacentini MF, Musumeci G. The "Journal of Functional Morphology and Kinesiology" Journal Club Series: PhysioMechanics of Human Locomotion. J Funct Morphol Kinesiol. 2020 Jul 18;5(3):52. PMCID: PMC7489281
PMID: 32935069

Correa-de-Araujo R, Addison O, Miljkovic I, Goodpaster BH, Bergman BC, Clark RV, Elena JW, Esser KA, Ferrucci L, Harris-Love MO, Kritchevsky SB, Lorbergs A, Shepherd JA, Shulman GI, Rosen CJ. Myosteatosis in the Context of Skeletal Muscle Function Deficit: An Interdisciplinary Workshop at the National Institute on Aging. Front Physiol. 2020 Aug 7;11:963. doi: 10.3389/fphys.2020.00963. eCollection 2020.
PMID: 32903666

Gallo LH, Rodrigues EV, Filho JM, da Silva JB, Harris-Love MO, Gomes ARS. Effects of virtual dance exercise on skeletal muscle architecture and function of community dwelling older women. J Musculoskelet Neuronal Interact. 2019 03 01; 19(1):50-61.
PMID: 30839303

Harris-Love MO, Gonzales TI, Wei Q, Ismail C, Zabal J, Woletz P, DiPietro L, Blackman MR. Association Between Muscle Strength and Modeling Estimates of Muscle Tissue Heterogeneity in Young and Old Adults. J Ultrasound Med. 2019 Jul; 38(7):1757-1768.
PMID: 30548644

Grants & Funding

The following research categories have been used to summarize Dr. Harris-Love's grants/funding (the number in parentheis is the times that research category has appeared):

• Aging (1)
• Bioengineering (1)
• Biomedical Imaging (1)
• Clinical Research (1)
• Clinical Trials and Supportive Activities (1)
• Physical Rehabilitation (1)
• Prevention (1)
• Rehabilitation (1)

Current Grants

Detection and Treatment of Sarcopenia and Myosteatosis in Older African Americans

Grant number: IK2RX001854
Funding amount: $0.00
Start/End date: 4/1/2015 - 3/31/2021

Funder: United States Department of Veterans Affairs
NIH website: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9966763