Marissa is the primary investigator at 6% Performance Labs. She is an Assistant Professor in the Human Physiology and Nutrition Department at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs (UCCS). Marissa completed her PhD in Human Performance at Indiana University in Dr. Robert Chapman's lab studying the effects of high altitude on endurance performance and her postdoctoral fellowship with Dr. Stephen Carter at Indiana University, studying exercise and nutrition interventions to address disparities in the cardiovascular health of postmenopausal women.

Isabelle is a registered dietitian, specializing in performance nutrition as well as disordered eating. She received her bachelor’s degree in Nutrition, Dietetics and Food Science from the University of Vermont and defended an undergraduate Honors thesis studying athletes and food behavior. She went on to receive her Master of Science in Public Health from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, and completed her dietetic internship at the Johns Hopkins Hospital where she then became the dietitian for the Women’s Sports Medicine Program. 

Bethany is the Clinical Research Coordinator for the Human Physiology & Performance Department at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs (UCCS).  Her undergraduate work in exercise science was done at the University of Northwestern in St. Paul, MN, and her graduate work in health promotion was completed at the University of Connecticut in Storrs, CT.  She has supported multiple studies investigating exercise interventions and has also worked in clinical exercise settings.