Dr. Peter Iltis holds a Ph.D. in Exercise Physiology from the University of Kansas where his doctoral work focused on blood lipid responses to exercise training.  His undergraduate and masters degrees were both from the University of Kansas.

Dr. Iltis teaching responsibilities in the department consist of basic and advanced courses in exercise physiology, several selected topics courses pertaining to clinical exercise physiology, and the supervision of student research. In addition, he teaches French horn for the Department of Music.

His interdisciplinary interests have guided his own research which currently focuses on the characterization of focal task-specific dystonia by electromyography. In addition, he is conducting research on cycling efficiency using a newly engineered cycle crank system. These projects may be viewed in the links below.