Congratulations to UNLV graduate student Katsiaryna (Kate) Afanasyeva (Kinesiology, Sports Science) on the publication of her master's thesis research, "Brief Report of Core Temperature Patterns in Triathletes While Swimming in Warm Open Water With and Without a Wetsuit," in the International Journal of Exercise Science. The study was co-authored…

James Navalta (Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences) and colleagues Jafrā Thomas (California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo,) and Whitley Stone (Western Kentucky University) were recently published. The article, "Demographic Profiles and Methodologies Used in the Generation and Validation of Resting Metabolic Rate Prediction…

Kavita Batra, Noehealani Antolin (Medicine), Sara Rosenkranz (Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences), and Jorge Fonseca Cacho (Computer Science) received institutional seed funding through UNLV’s Interdisciplinary Research Development Area (iRDA) in AI and Big Data for their project, “Responsible AI in Survey-Based Research: Developing an Ethical…

Dustin Davis and James Navalta (Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences) and collaborators Whitley Stone (Western Kentucky University), Matthew Garver (University of Central Missouri), Samantha Johnson and Jennifer Caputo (Middle Tennessee State University), and Adam Ibrahim (University of Wyoming) were recently published. The paper, "From policy…

Janet S. Dufek (Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences) and Barry T. Bates (Professor Emeritus, University of Oregon) co-authored a mini review titled "Within-Activity Cross-Training: A Load-Variability Framework for Chronic Injury Risk Reduction in Distance Running" in the Shrine Journal of Research and Sciences.  In this work, the…

Neda Akhavan, Sara Rosenkranz, Lorena Dias, Amber Wood, and Cinthia Chavarria (all Kinesiology & Nutrition Sciences) recently published "Ultra-Processed Foods and the Cardiovascular-Kidney-Metabolic Continuum: Integrating Epidemiological, Multi-Omics, and Translational Evidence" in the journal Nutrients. 

Neda Akhavan (Kinesiology & Nutrition Sciences), along with colleagues, recently published "Associations of white potato intake and preparation methods with cardiometabolic health measures in US adults categorised by diabetes status" in the British Journal of Nutrition. 

Van “DocDoc” Whaley (Kinesiology & Nutrition Sciences), faculty-in-residence and A&P program coordinator, recently presented at ExplOER Nevada 2026, a statewide virtual symposium focused on open and affordable learning. His session, "Reimagining Learning Beyond the Textbook: Open Course Design for Equity, Rigor, and Enjoyment at Scale,"…

Individuals associated with the Department of Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences recently published in PLOS One. Bryson Carrier (Interdisciplinary Health Sciences); James Navalta (Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences); and co-authors Jennifer A. Bunn from Sam Houston State University; Chris Eschbach from 12th State Nutrition; Joel D. Reece from…

Arpita Basu (Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences) along with a group of national and international experts in food polyphenol research published a review on wild blueberries and cardiometabolic health in the journal Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition (impact factor 8.8). This article extensively reviews the agricultural…

Van “DocDoc” Whaley (Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences) presented a poster at the Nineteenth Annual Leadership Workshop of the American Kinesiology Association, held Jan. 29-31, 2026, in Atlanta, Georgia. Whaley’s poster, "Scaling Undergraduate Anatomy and Physiology: Exam Pools, Video Accessibility, and Master Schedules for 1,200 Students,"…

Graham McGinnis (Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences) and alumnus Elias Malek (Integrated Health Sciences), along with colleagues from the University of Montana published a study titled, "The effect of acute sleep deprivation on inflammatory and oxidative stress responses to simulated wildland firefighting," in the Journal of Occupational and…