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Pragya Sharma Ghimire, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor
Office Location
D 211
Email
pghimire@kean.edu
Phone
(908) 737-0659
Pragya Sharma Ghimire

Education

Ph.D., Exercise Physiology, University of Oklahoma
M.S., Exercise Physiology, University of Oklahoma
M.S., Microbiology (Distinction), Tribhuvan University
B.S., Microbiology, Tribhuvan University

Courses Taught

Statistics (EXSC 5113)
Research & Design In Exercise (EXSC 5112)
Prescriptive Exercise Program (EXSC 4626)
Electrocardiography (EXSC 4630)

Reasearch Interests

Dr. Sharma’s research looks at the impact of exercise and nutrition on the molecular levels of bone metabolism, a complex sequence of bone turnover, and bone formation. She has also investigated the novel markers such as sclerostin, DKK-1, RANKL, and Irisin in response to exercise via signaling cascades. Dr. Sharma’s research interest further looks at the disease prevention aspect of osteoporosis/sarcopenia with exercise performance. She has also collaborated with other researchers and produced several peer-reviewed publications. She also worked as a reviewer for more than 10+ peer-reviewed journals.

Publications

  1. Sharma Ghimire, P., Eckart, A., Gayathri, M. S., & Manochio, M. (2026). Acute Modulation of Circulating Exerkines Responses to a Circuit and Traditional Resistance Training in Young Adults: A Pilot Study. Biomolecules, 16(6), 827.
  2. Eckart, A., & Sharma-Ghimire, P. (2026). Associations of Functional Movement Screen Scores and Joint Stability Tests with Non-Contact Lower-Limb Injury Burden in Collegiate Athletes. Journal of Clinical Medicine, 15(16), 6466 
  3. Stavitz, J., Swan Jr, K., Eckart, A., Koc, T., Tucker, J., Gentile, J. T., Sharma Ghimire, P. & Porcelli, R. (2026). Evolution of Multifaceted Sport-Related Concussion Management: A 25-Year Narrative Review of Multidomain Assessment and Multimodal Rehabilitation. Sports, 14(3), 112.
  4. Eckart, A., & Sharma Ghimire, P. (2026). Sex-Specific Patterns of Force Plate-Derived Predictors for Vertical Jump Performance and Algorithmic Musculoskeletal Injury Risk in College Athletes. Sports, 14(2), 67. 
  5. Eckart, A. C., & Sharma Ghimire, P. (2025). Exploring Predictors of Type 2 Diabetes Within Animal-Sourced and Plant-Based Dietary Patterns with the XGBoost Machine Learning Classifier: NHANES 2013–2016. Journal of Clinical Medicine, 14(2), 458. 
  6. Eckart, A. C., Ghimire, P. S., Stavitz, J., & Barry, S. (2025). Predictive Utility of the Functional Movement Screen and Y-Balance Test: Current Evidence and Future Directions.  Sports, 13(2), 46. 
  7. Patel, B., Manochio, M., Eckart, A., & Ghimire, P. S. (2025) How Foot Weight-Bearing is Associated with Posture, Balance, And Gait: A Narrative Review. International Journal of Sports and Physical Education, 11(1), 6-16.
  8. Sharma Ghimire, P., Ding, X., & Eckart, A. (2024). Exploring the Role of Dietary Calcium Intake in Muscle and Cardiovascular Performance Among Young Athletes. Sports, 12(11), 288. 
  9. Eckart, A. C., Ghimire, P. S., & Stavitz, J. (2024). Predictive Validity of Multifactorial Injury Risk Models and Associated Clinical Measures in the US Population. Sports, 12(5), 123. 
  10. Sharma Ghimire, P., Eckart, A., Al-Makhzoomy, I. K., & Stavitz, J. (2023). Sex Differences in Bone, Muscle, and Inflammatory Markers and Their Associations with Muscle Performance Variables. Sports, 11(11), 215.
  11. Eckart, A., Bhochhibhoya, A., Stavitz, J., Ghimire, P. S., & Mathieson, K. (2023). Associations of animal source foods, cardiovascular disease history, and health behaviors from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey: 2013–2016. Global Epidemiology, 5, 100112. 
  12. Stavitz, J., Eckart, A., & Ghimire, P. (2023). Exploring individual mental health issues: A qualitative study among fellowship-t
  13. Thapaliya, R., Leshner, G., Ghimire, P. S., & Bhochhibhoya, A. (2022). An extension of the extended parallel process model to promote heart-healthy exercise behavior: An experimental study. Health Promotion Perspectives, 12(4), 358.
  14. Sharma-Ghimire, P., Buchanan, S., Bemben, M. G., Knehans, A., Campbell, J., & Bemben, D. A. (2022). Sclerostin and Dickkopf-1 characteristics according to age and physical activity levels in premenopausal women. Journal of Clinical Densitometry, 25(2), 168-177.
  15. Chen, Z., Sherk, V. D., Sharma-Ghimire, P., Bemben, M. G., & Bemben, D. A. (2022). Site-specific bone differences and energy status in male competitive runners and road cyclists. Journal of Clinical Densitometry, 25(2), 150-159.