Accomplishments: School of Integrated Health Sciences
Elizabeth Lawrence (Sociology), Samantha John (Brain Health), and Tirth Bhatta (Sociology) published an article, "Urbanicity and Cognitive Functioning in Later Life," in the journal Alzheimer's & Dementia: Diagnosis, Assessment & Disease Monitoring.
Dawn Matusz, MS, NDTR, (Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences) was accepted into The Leadership Institute by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. The Leadership Institute is a comprehensive professional development program designed to help current and future leaders in nutrition, health and wellness develop leadership, communication and…
Samantha Coogan, MS, RDN, LD, FAND (Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences) was named the 2023 Nevada Recognized Dietitian of the Year (RYDY) by the Nevada Academy of Nutrition & Dietetics (NvAND). She won for her leadership in education, career guidance, and the profession, contributions to the Las Vegas community through educational…
Associate professor Jingchun Chen (NIPM) and colleagues were awarded a grant on March 1, 2023.
Title: The impact of COVID-19 on Alzheimer’s disease, focusing on sharing genes and pathways in immune cells from the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) Foundation grant for one year with $100,000.
This grant is to…
Tedd Girouard (Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences) competed in the Las Vegas Corporate Challenge Bike Race on April 19, 2023, for the 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Bike Team where came in first in his age group as well as overall with an incredible time of 29 minutes for 13.2 miles. The 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Bike Team placed 3rd overall in their division.
Yeunkyung Kim (Healthcare Administration and Policy) has received a subaward grant from the project titled, "Suicide Death Among Older Adults Receiving Residential Long-Term Care," sponsored by the National Institutes of Health. The purpose of this study is to evaluate systematically the risk for suicide mortality among nursing home and assisted…
Robert Cochrane (Interdisciplinary Health Sciences PhD candidate), James Navalta (Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences), and Anne Weisman (School of Medicine) recently published "The Hero’s Journey as a Novel, Narrative, and Improvisational Group Intervention on Quality of Life for People with Parkinson’s Disease" in Heroism Science. Parkinson’…
Corrie Van Tuyl, Nestor Talon, Oscar Colmenero, Libby Mckindley, Breanna Romo, Madison Walker, Juan Aurelio Garcia, and Lauryn Dawes (all Athletic Training) competed in the 14th Annual Bailey Arnheim Games hosted by California State University, Long Beach on April 2, 2023. 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ's team won 1st place in the Quiz Bowl, a Jeopardy!-like academic…
Richard Rosenkranz, Ph.D., (Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences), along with colleagues, recently published "A Protocol for a Local Community Monitoring and Feedback System for Physical Activity in Organized Group Settings for Children" in the Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 1(aop), 1-9.
Dean Ronald Brown (Integrated Health Sciences) gave the keynote address titled, "Excellent Leadership Changes Reality," at the Association of Psychologists in Academic Health Centers in Louisville, Kentucky, on March 16, 2023.
Zaijing Sun (Health Physics and Diagnostic Sciences) was recently interviewed by insider.com and talked about the impact of nuclear fallout. His discussion was published in the science section of Insider.com and titled: "A nuclear physicist describes 7 things you probably didn't know about radioactive fallout from a nuclear bomb."
Richard Rosenkranz, Ph.D., and Sara Rosenkranz, Ph.D., (both Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences) recently published, "Holistic Framework to Contextualize Dietary Quality Assessment: A Critical Review," in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health with co-authors Jessica Phelan and Connor Phelan.