Normand has been involved in the field of physiology the past 14 years.
Education & Designations
Simon Fraser University - PhD Candidate
University of British Columbia - Masters of Science
Laurentian University - Bachelor's of Health and Physical Education
Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology - Clinical Exercise Physiologist (CSEP-CEP) 10 + years
American College of Sports Medicine - Cancer Exercise Trainer (ACSM-CET)
NFPA - Exceeds requirements for 1583 Health and Fitness Coordinator
Scholarly Publications
Richard NA and Koehle MS (2012). Differences in cardio-ventilatory responses to hypobaric and normobaric hypoxia. Aviat Space Env Med. 83(7): 677-84
Richard NA, Sahota IS, Widmer N, Ferguson S, Sheel AW, Koehle MS (2014). Acute mountain sickness, chemosensitivity, and cardio-respiratory response in humans exposed to hypobaric and normobaric hypoxia. J Appl Physiol. April 2014 Vol. 116 no. 945-952 DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00319.2013
Richard NA, Sahota IS, Widmer N, Ferguson S, Sheel AW, Koehle MS. Reply to Debevec and Millet: Discerning normobaric and hypobaric hypoxia: significance of exposure duration. J Appl Physiol. May 2014 Vol. 116 no. 1256DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00945.2013
Koehle MS, MacInnis MJ, and Richard NA (2012). Correct Hypoxic Dose And Exhaled NO Clarification. Comments on Point: Counterpoint: Hypobaric hypoxia induces/does not induce different responses from normobaric hypoxia. J Appl Physiol. 112(10):1788.
Luisa V. Giles, Normand Richard, Jian Ruan, Scott Tebbut, Christopher Carlsten, and Michael S. Koehle. The endothelial responses to exercise of varying intensities with diesel exhaust exposure. Experimental Biology 2013. Abstract.
Richard, NA., Warburton, DE., & Bredin., SS. Reducing the Barriers to Physical Activity with the Physical Activity Line: A Novel Telehealth Program. ACSM’s Conference on Integrative Physiology of Exercise. 2014. Abstract.
Richard NA & Koehle MS (2017). Clarifying the role of physical activity in osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis. J Physiol 595, 5713.
Richard NA & Koehle MS (2018). Optimizing recovery to support multi-evening cycling competition performance. Sport. Euro J Sports Sci. Dec 27:1-13
Richard NA & Joyner MJ (2019). Effective Lowering of Cholesterol with the Portfolio Diet in a Highly Trained Young Man. Mayo Clin Proc. Feb;94(2):363-364.
Richard NA & Koehle MS (2020). Similarity between the 3-minute and traditional measure of critical power: A case study. Sport Perf Sci Reports. May (1)99.
Richard NA & Koehle MS (2020). Ensuring rigorous study design is necessary for comparison of hypobaric to normobaric hypoxia. Comments on CrossTalk 45:Barometric pressure, independent of PO2 , is/is not the forgotten parameter in altitude physiology and mountain medicine. J Physiol. 598(5)891-1112
Richard NA., Hodges L, & Koehle MS (2021). Elevated Peak Systolic Blood Pressure in Endurance-Trained Athletes: Physiology or Pathology? Scand J Med Sci Sports. doi:10.1111/sms.13914
Richard NA & Koehle MS (2022). Influence and mechanisms of action of environmental stimuli on work near and above the severe domain boundary (critical power). Sports Medicine - Open. Sports Med - Open 8, 42. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40798-022-00430-1
Richard NA, Clayton VE, Koehle MS, Coté AT. Sprint interval training in the postpartum period maintains the enhanced cardiac output of pregnancy: a case study. Okanagan Cardiovascular and Respiratory Symposium. 2024. Oral presentation.
Richard NA, Clayton VE, Koehle MS, Coté AT (2024). Sprint interval training in the postpartum period maintains the enhanced cardiac output of pregnancy: a case study. Experimental Physiology. 1–8. DOI: 10.1113/EP091994