Ray McShane (he/him)
Assistant Professor College of Health & Wellness Department of Health Science Providence
Biography
Ray A.S. McShane, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor at Johnson & Wales University in the Exercise and Sports Science program and the College of Health and Wellness.
Originally from South Florida, McShane moved to Gainesville, Florida, to pursue both his undergraduate and doctoral studies at the University of Florida (UF). While attending UF, he studied the effect endurance exercise has on mitochondrial bioenergetics of prostate tumors and the role insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1) plays in muscle disuse atrophy, function, metabolism, and exercise adaptations.
In 2020, McShane left Florida to work for the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, studying extracellular vesicles (EVs) and assisting in the development of a novel approach to confer exercise benefits and combat muscle wasting utilizing EVs.
Since joining JWU in Fall 2023, McShane has been excited to teach students about exercise science and how important of a role it can play in a healthy and fulfilling life. In addition to teaching, he is looking forward to working with other faculty and collaborators to pursue research interests related to human performance.
Education
PhD, University of Florida
Exercise Physiology
BS, University of Florida
Applied Physiology and Kinesiology
“Going the Distance: Fueling Strategies for Endurance Athletes.” McShane, R. (May, 2025)
https://www.springpod.com/subject-spotlights/johnson-and-wales-university/health-and-wellness/SS-00459
McShane, R. (June 30, 2026). Exercise Training Stimulates the Release of Glutathione Peroxidase 1 (GPX1)-Enriched Extracellular Vesicles That Promote Angiogenesis: No. (Journal Article).
FASEB.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42313915/
McShane, R. (March 6, 2026). Human plasma extracellular vesicles as an exercise mimetic to preserve skeletal muscle plasticity during disuse: No. (Journal Article).
NPJ Microgravity.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41792160/
Murray, K. & Spradlin, R. & Clanton, T. (December 4, 2023). Exertional heat stroke causes long-term skeletal muscle epigenetic reprogramming, altered gene expression, and impaired satellite cell function in mice.. (Journal Article).
Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol..
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38047316/
Spradlin, R. & Barton, E. (July (3rd Quarter/Summer) 22, 2021). Deletion of muscle Igf1 exacerbates disuse atrophy weakness in mice. (Journal Article).
Journal of Applied Physiology.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34292789/
Laitano, O. & Spradlin, R. & Clanton, T. (July (3rd Quarter/Summer) 9, 2021). The impact of hindlimb disuse on sepsis-induced myopathy in mice. (Journal Article).
Physiological Reports.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34309237/
Smith, L. & Spradlin, R. & Barton, E. (April (2nd Quarter/Spring) 11, 2020). Matrix Metalloproteinase 13 from Satellite Cells is Required for Efficient Muscle Growth and Regeneration. (Journal Article).
Cell Physiol Biochem.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32275813/
Vassilakos, G. & Lei, H. & Yang, Y. & Puglise, J. & Matheny, M. & Durzynska, J. & Ozery, M. & Bennett, K. & Spradlin, R. & Bonanno, H. & Park, S. & Barton, E. (January (1st Quarter/Winter), 2019). Deletion of muscle IGF‐I transiently impairs growth and progressively disrupts glucose homeostasis in male mice. (Journal Article).
The FASEB Journal, 33(1), 181-194.
https://doi.org/10.1096/fj.201800459r