Accomplishments: School of Integrated Health Sciences
Faculty and students from the Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences department recently published a paper in Sport Mont titled, "Validity and Reliability of Wearable Devices during Self-Paced Walking, Jogging and Overground Skipping." The authors include Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences faculty James Navalta, Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences…
Sara K. Rosenkranz, Ph.D., (Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences), along with colleagues from Kansas State University, Fort Hayes University, and Oklahoma State University, published "Opportunities for Maximizing the Dietary Quality of Fad Diets" in the journal, Nutrients.
Dean Ronald T. Brown (Integrated Health Sciences) presented at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, "Creating Positive Change Through Synergistic Pediatric and Psychological Care."
Dr. Nate Hollister (Medicine), John Mercer (Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences), and Scott McDonald of Magnum Opus organized the second Circus Performance Research Roundtable on Oct. 13.
51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Sports Innovation and Magnum Opus, a Southern Nevada research group, hosted this roundtable for 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ faculty, students (undergraduate, M.S., and…
Kara Radzak (Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences) was invited to speak with Emilie Stickley (Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Women's Health, John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawaii) at Hawaii Pacific Health's Grand Rounds. Radzak and Stickley presented on cultivating an interdisciplinary approach to advising patients on a…
Dr. Jeffrey Cummings (Integrated Health Sciences), research professor in the Department of Brain Health and director of the Chambers-Grundy Center for Transformative Neuroscience, will serve as a keynote speaker during the Clinical Trials in Alzheimer's Disease conference in Boston, Massachusetts, on Oct. 24. Cummings has also been a co-…
Sara Rosenkranz (Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences), along with colleagues at Kansas State University, recently published "The Long-term Effects of a Low-FODMAP Diet for Irritable Bowel Syndrome Management" in Current Developments in Nutrition, Volume 7, Issue 10, October 2023, 101997.
The 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Sports Innovation Initiative has created a Sport Science Conversations series via remote as well as in-person sessions. The talks are hosted by John Mercer (Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences). Recent featured guests have included Cordero Roche (Sport Scientist, NY Mets), Jason Avedesian (Director of Sports Science, Clemson…
Dieu-My Tran (Nursing) and co-authors, Chad Cross (Public Health), and James Navalta (Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences) recently published, "A Randomized Controlled Trial, Non-Nutrition Based mHealth Program: The Potential Impact on Dietary Intake in College Students." The publication will appear in the Clinical Nursing Research.
Ph.D. candidate and member of the Colorado National Guard Kathryn Bell (Integrated Health Sciences) has been selected to be part of the U.S. Army's inaugural Women's Initiatives Team. This team "is composed of representatives from across the Army who will advocate for Army policy, programs and resource changes to set conditions for success in…
Research professor and director Jeffrey Cummings, (Brain Health, Chambers-Grundy Center for Transformative Neuroscience) and director Jamie Schwartz (Industry and Business Engagement, Economic Development) were awarded a $1.5 million INNOVATOR grant from the National Institute of Aging (NIA).
This five-year grant will help the…
Graham McGinnis (Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences) was awarded an NIH R16 SuRE FIRST grant titled, "Effects of time-of-day dependent exercise training on social jet lag induced susceptibility to cardiometabolic disease," for $747,500 over four years. This grant, supported by NIGMS, will investigate how social jet lag, a novel and pervasive form…