Accomplishments: Department of Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences

Anthony Waddle (M.S. Biology 2017, now at the University of Melbourne), and Rebeca Rivera and Jef Jaeger (both Biology), along with a group of former UNLV undergraduate students (Emma Keenan, Ghazal Rezaei, Joshua Levy, Yesenia Vasquez, Marlai Sai, Jessica Hill, Alexandra Zmuda, all Biology; and Hannah Rice, Kinesiology) and an Australian…
Graham McGinnis, James Navalta Robert Salatto, Dustin Davis, and, Bryson Carrier (all Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences), along with Jacob Manning and Mark DeBeliso of Southern Utah University published a paper, "Effects of Acute Beta-Alanine Ingestion and Immersion-Plus-Exercise on Connectedness to Nature and Perceived Pain," in…
Arpita Basu (Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences) co-authored a paper on the clinical utility of serum uric acid in predicting cardiovascular events in adults with type 1 diabetes in a 13-year follow-up study. The findings do not support uric acid as a biomarker for cardiovascular events refuting the findings of other trials of…
Amalie Alver, Kavita Batra, Amrita Patel, and Kenneth Izuora (all Medicine) Arpita Basu (Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences), Antonina Capurro, Civon Gewelber, Kristin Baca, Shelley Williams, and Jeffrey Ebersole (all Dental) presented the results of their research collaboration, “Predictor of Food Insecurity among Ambulatory Patients with…
Macy Helm (Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences), an undergraduate student, was the lead author on an invited critical review that examined the role of nutrition interventions in addressing the impact of menstrual hormones on hydration status and micronutrient deficiencies in female athletes. Helm was mentored by Arpita Basu…
Jennifer Kawi (Nursing), as a member of the board of the state office of minority health and equity (NOMHE), was part of an AAPI listening session titled “Fatigued & Taxed: A Listening Session about the Strain and Expectations Facing Asian American and Pacific Islander Healthcare Professionals.” The session, which took place…
Dieu-My Tran, Barbara St. Pierre Schneider (both Nursing), and Graham McGinnis (Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences) co-authored "Circadian Rhythms in Sudden Cardiac Arrest: A Review".
Arpita Basu (Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences) and Lung-Chang Chien (Epidemiology and Biostatistics) in collaboration with researchers at the University of Colorado and the University of South Florida published a report on the dietary associations of food and nutrient intake with the development of coronary artery…
Arpita Basu (Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences); Kenneth Izuora (Medicine); Jefferson Kinney, Arnold Salazar (both Brain Health); and Jeffrey Ebersole (Dental) published a randomized double-blind controlled trial in Nutrients on the effects of strawberry antioxidant supplementation in adults with the metabolic syndrome. The results revealed…
Jason Avedesian, Warren Forbes, (both Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences), and Janet S. Dufek (Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences and Provost's Office), along with Tracey Covassin of Michigan State University, recently co-authored "Influence of Cognitive Performance on Musculoskeletal Injury Risk: A Systematic Review" in the American Journal of…
Arpita Basu (Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences), Du Feng (Nursing), Dr. Petar Planinic, Dr. James Alexander (both Medicine), and Jeffrey Ebersole (Dental) co-authored “Dietary Blueberry and Soluble Fiber Supplementation Reduces Risk of Gestational Diabetes in Women with Obesity in a Randomized Controlled Trial,” which appeared in the Journal of…
Graham McGinnis (Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences) received a research award sponsored by the Regional Alliance of INBRE Networks (RAIN). The title of the award is "Circadian Regulation of Inflammatory Response to PM Exposure. This award is for two years and $20,000 in direct costs. The objective of the funded project is to investigate the…