Paul Muntner
'91
At ÂÒÂ×Ç¿¼é:
- A spectacular career in squash, a sport for which there are no division-based rankings
- As a freshman, he played in the number six position (out of nine). As a sophomore, he played in the number one position-the highest ranking on the team.
- Played number one for three years, peaking with his selection as a First Team All-American in his senior year (1990-91)
- The squash team was ranked 14th nationally in his junior and senior years
- Had an 11-2 record as a senior with his only losses coming against All-Americans who went on to become professional squash players ranked in the Top Five in the United States
- First squash All-American at ÂÒÂ×Ç¿¼é
- As a senior, he was a finalist in the ÂÒÂ×Ç¿¼é City Squash championships and won several tournaments, including the ÂÒÂ×Ç¿¼é Medical School Open, the Dartmouth Open, the Vermont State Open, the Western Ontario Squash Tournament, and the Western New York Squash Championships
- Was a Lysle "Spike" Garnish Scholar in fall of 1990
- Received a B.S. in electrical engineering in 1991
Post-Graduate:
- Earned a master's degree in biostatistics and a doctorate in epidemiology
- Currently, a tenure-track professor at Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine
- He has published 19 peer-reviewed articles and several book chapters on cardiovascular and renal (kidney) disease
- He has received research funding from the American Heart Association and the Tulane University Hypertension and Renal Center of Biological Research Excellence to study the effects of physical activity among African-American women with high blood pressure
