Hi, I'm

Michael Dial, PhD

Research Scientist at The Ohio State University · PhD in Exercise Physiology

Dayton, OH

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About

I'm a research scientist at The Ohio State University's Human Performance Collaborative, where I study how sleep, circadian rhythms, and training shape human performance and physiological adaptation.

My research spans the effects of circadian disruption on exercise adaptation, the validation of wearable health technology, and the cardiovascular and metabolic responses to training. I hold a PhD in Exercise Physiology, and my work bridges rigorous physiology with real-world application — from the lab bench to the wearable on your wrist — to help athletes, warfighters, and everyday people train, recover, and perform.

  • Field Exercise Physiology
  • Role Research Scientist, OSU
  • Based in Dayton, OH

Work & Affiliations

Where I do my research.

Research Lab

Human Performance Collaborative

The Ohio State University's interdisciplinary hub for human performance research, where I work as a research scientist.

hpc.osu.edu →

Affiliation

711th Human Performance Wing

Human performance research with the Air Force Research Laboratory at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Dayton, OH.

Publications

Peer-reviewed research, updated automatically from my ORCID record. Full profiles on Google Scholar and ResearchGate.

ORCID → Google Scholar → ResearchGate →

  1. Validation of nocturnal resting heart rate and heart rate variability in consumer wearables.

    Dial MB, Hollander ME, Vatne EA, Emerson AM, Edwards NA, Hagen JA — Physiological Reports, 2025.

    DOI →

  2. Social jetlag alters markers of exercise-induced mitochondrial adaptations in the heart.

    Dial MB, Malek EM, Cooper AR, Neblina GA, Vasileva NI, McGinnis GR — npj Biological Timing and Sleep, 2025.

    DOI →

  3. Social jet lag impairs exercise volume and attenuates physiological and metabolic adaptations to voluntary exercise training.

    Dial MB, Malek EM, Cooper AR, Neblina GA, Vasileva NI, Hines DJ, McGinnis GR — Journal of Applied Physiology, 2024.

    DOI →

  4. Effects of time-restricted exercise on activity rhythms and exercise-induced adaptations in the heart.

    Dial MB, Malek EM, Neblina GA, Cooper AR, Vasileva NI, Frommer R, Girgis M, Dawn B, McGinnis GR — Scientific Reports, 2024.

    DOI →

  5. The effects of acute sleep deprivation on inflammatory and oxidative stress responses to simulated wildland firefighting.

    Malek EM, Erwin TKH, Neblina GA, Dial MB, et al. — Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 2025.

    DOI →

  6. Chronotype and social jetlag influence performance and injury during Reserve Officers' Training Corps physical training.

    McGinnis GR, Thompson ST, Aguilar CD, Dial MB, Tandy RD, Radzak KN — Int. Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2022.

    DOI →

Updated automatically from OpenAlex via my ORCID record.

Get in touch

The best way to reach me is by email.

michaeldialphd@gmail.com