Chad Rethorst, Ph.D.
Associate Professor

Undergraduate

Nebraska Wesleyan University (2002), Psychology

Graduate School

Boston University (2003), Psychology

Graduate School

Arizona State University (2008), Kinesiology

• Exercise & Mental Health

Featured Publications

Effects of depression, metabolic syndrome, and cardiorespiratory fitness on mortality: results from the Cooper Center Longitudinal Study.

Rethorst CD, Leonard D, Barlow CE, Willis BL, Trivedi MH, DeFina LF Psychol Med 2017 Apr 1-7

Evidence-based recommendations for the prescription of exercise for major depressive disorder.

Rethorst CD, Trivedi MH J Psychiatr Pract 2013 May 19 3 204-12

Pro-inflammatory cytokines as predictors of antidepressant effects of exercise in major depressive disorder.

Rethorst CD, Toups MS, Greer TL, Nakonezny PA, Carmody TJ, Grannemann BD, Huebinger RM, Barber RC, Trivedi MH Mol. Psychiatry 2012 Aug

Cardiorespiratory fitness and body composition of stimulant users: A baseline analysis of the STRIDE cohort.

Stoutenberg M, Rethorst CD, Vidot DC, Greer TL, Trivedi MH J Subst Abuse Treat 2017 Jul 78 74-79

Racial and ethnic differences in treatment outcomes among adults with stimulant use disorders after a dosed exercise intervention.

Sanchez K, Greer TL, Walker R, Carmody T, Rethorst CD, Trivedi MH J Ethn Subst Abuse 2017 May 1-16

Isotemporal Analysis of the Association of Objectively Measured Physical Activity With Depressive Symptoms: Results from Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos (HCHS/SOL).

Rethorst CD, Moncrieft AE, Gellman MD, Arredondo EM, Buelna C, Castañeda SF, Daviglus ML, Khan UI, Perreira KM, Sotres-Alvarez D, Stoutenberg M J Phys Act Health 2017 Apr 1-21

Psychosocial relationship status and quality as predictors of exercise intervention adherence and substance use outcomes: Results from the STRIDE (CTN-0037) study.

Trombello JM, Carmody T, Greer TL, Walker R, Rethorst CD, Trivedi MH Psychiatry Res 2017 Apr 254 332-339

Promise of Wearable Physical Activity Monitors in Oncology Practice.

Beg MS, Gupta A, Stewart T, Rethorst CD J Oncol Pract 2017 Feb 13 2 82-89

Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing Exercise to Health Education for Stimulant Use Disorder: Results From the CTN-0037 STimulant Reduction Intervention Using Dosed Exercise (STRIDE) Study.

Trivedi MH, Greer TL, Rethorst CD, Carmody T, Grannemann BD, Walker R, Warden D, Shores-Wilson K, Stoutenberg M, Oden N, Silverstein M, Hodgkins C, Love L, Seamans C, Stotts A, Causey T, Szucs-Reed RP, Rinaldi P, Myrick H, Straus M, Liu D, Lindblad R, Church T, Blair SN, Nunes EV J Clin Psychiatry 2017 Feb

Affect Following First Exercise Session as a Predictor of Treatment Response in Depression.

Suterwala AM, Rethorst CD, Carmody TJ, Greer TL, Grannemann BD, Jha M, Trivedi MH J Clin Psychiatry 2016 Aug 77 8 1036-42

• Society of Behavioral Medicine (2011)
• American College of Sports Medicine (2008)