John Mercer (Kinesiology & Nutrition Science; 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Sports Innovation Institute) and Alina Swafford (Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences) were the senior and lead authors on the paper "" in Science & Sport. This paper also featured 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ alumni co-authors Boram Lim (Texas A&M - Kingsville) and Kate Conroy (University of Texas - El Paso).
