Accomplishments: Department of Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences
Sara Rosenkranz and Neda Akhavan (both Kinesiology & Nutrition Sciences), along with Donya Shahamati (Kinesiology & Nutrition Sciences alumna), recently published Postprandial Inflammation in Obesity: Dietary Determinants, Adipose Tissue Dysfunction and the Gut Microbiome in the journal Biomolecules.
Arpita Basu (Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences) published, with colleagues Kenneth Izuora, Amber Champion, Shauna Groven (all Medicine), findings on circulating antioxidant biomarkers from a 28-week randomized controlled trial in adults with prediabetes. Pamela Devillez is an alum of the MS program in Nutrition Sciences. The trial was…
Sara Rosenkranz, Donya Shahamati, Christopher Acosta, and Richard Rosenkranz (all Kinesiology & Nutrition Sciences), along with colleagues from Kansas State University recently published "Evaluating correlates of healthy eating and dietary quality among older adults: a mixed methods approach to development and application of a new survey…
The paper, "Self-selected movement patterns during lateral locomotion with body weight support," was published in Human Movement Science and the result of work done by Department of Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences undergraduate (Natalia Pravica, Emma Foley) and graduate (Matthew Heninger, Katsiaryna Afanasyeva) students as well as by post…
Graduate student Cyanea Davies has published her thesis: Lower extremity muscle activity during walking with blood flow restriction and body weight support. The publication appears in the latest issue of Biomechanics 2025, 5, 72 and includes co-authors Alina Swafford (Sports Innovation Institute), Keoni Kins (Physical Therapy…
Sara Rosenkranz (Kinesiology & Nutrition Sciences), Donya Shahamati (Kinesiology & Nutrition Sciences Alumna), and Richard Rosenkranz (Kinesiology & Nutrition Sciences), along with colleagues from Kansas State University, recently published The feasibility and acceptability of height-adjustable stand-up desks in a self-contained…
Kara Radzak (Kinesiology & Nutrition Sciences) has received a $964,806 grant from the Department of Defense’s Military Health System Research Program to lead a two-year project aimed at enhancing telehealth-based care for musculoskeletal injuries in military personnel.
In collaboration with partners from the Uniformed Services University, A.T…
Richard Rosenkranz (Kinesiology & Nutrition Sciences), along with colleagues, recently published "Testing an adapted obesity prevention intervention in under resourced schools: a pilot clustered randomized controlled trial" in the journal Scientific Reports.
Neda Akhavan (Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences), along with colleagues, recently published "Daily Mango Intake Improves Glycemic and Body Composition Outcomes in Adults with Prediabetes: A Randomized Controlled Study" in the journal Foods.
Brian Schilling (Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences) has been awarded $510,000 of funding through a subcontract on a U.S. Department of Defense Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase II grant.
The project, “Optimizing Remote Pre-Accession Training for Air Force Special Operations Forces Using BridgeAthletic with Garmin Integration,”…
Neda Akhavan (Kinesiology & Nutrition Sciences), along with colleagues, recently published "The Comparative Effects of White Potato and White Rice Consumption on Measures of Cardiometabolic Health in Individuals with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Features of Metabolic Syndrome" in the journal Current Developments in Nutrition.
Kara Radzak (Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences) provided an oral presented on "Cadets’ perspectives on cultural and programmatic changes to facilitate musculoskeletal injury help-seeking and reduce injury concealment in the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps" at the 2025 Military Health System Research Symposium. Co-authors included Joshua…