Accomplishments: School of Integrated Health Sciences

Arpita Basu and Brian Schilling (Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences) together with Gabriela Buccini (Public Health), Anne Linsday (UNR Extension) and Ph.D. candidate Macy Helm (Integrated Health Sciences) published a comprehensive systematic review on the role of dietary polyphenols as bioactive compounds in the glycemic control of…
Rui Fang (Health Physics and Diagnostic Sciences) delivered two presentations at the 2026 Annual Meeting of the Health Physics Society (HPS 2026) in National Harbor, Maryland, with titles: "Bibliometric Analysis of Research Articles in Health Physics Journal from 1958–2025" and "A Novel Computer Program for Neutron Activation Analysis (NAA)." Her…
Thomas Knoblauch (Health Physics and Diagnostic Sciences) presented his research at the 2026 Annual Meeting of the Health Physics Society (HPS 2026) in National Harbor, Maryland. His presentation, titled "From Toe Tags to Triage: Rapid PNAD-Based Neutron Dose Estimation for Post-criticality Emergency Response," highlighted a rapid neutron dose…
Arpita Basu (Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences) published an original research article with Kenneth Izuora (Medicine) and colleagues on the role of healthy dietary patterns in inflammatory biomarkers that predict cardiovascular disease in adults with and without type 1 diabetes using data from the NIH funded Coronary Artery…
Bryson Carrier (graduate of the PhD in Interdisciplinary Health Science) and James Navalta (Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences) recently published an article titled, "Demographic and Socioeconomic Factors Associated with Fitbit Ownership in the NIH All of Us Cohort." The article was published in International Journal of Environmental Research…
Neda Akhavan (Kinesiology & Nutrition Sciences), along with colleagues, recently published "Prune Consumption and Bone Health in Older Men: A One-Year Randomized Controlled Trial" in the journal Nutrients. 
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…
Ph. D. student Hiraku Nagahori (Interdisciplinary Health Sciences), Isabella Keefer (Physical Therapy), Derrick Smith (Physical Therapy), Brendan Yawn (Physical Therapy), associate professor Jing Nong Liang (Physical Therapy), and interim chair and associate professor Kai-Yu Ho (Physical Therapy) recently published a study focused on movement…
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…
Heidi Shelton (Comprehensive Medical Imaging) recently presented at the 12th Annual Conference for the Nevada Society of Radiologic Technologists. The lecture, titled "Diagnostic Imaging for the Diabetic Patient,"  emphasized best practices when imaging patients with Type II Diabetes Mellitus. 
Randy Reichenfeld (Comprehensive Medical Imaging) recently presented at the 12th Annual Conference for the Nevada Society of Radiologic Technologists. The lecture, titled "Contrast and Clarity: Exploring Multiparametric MRI Contrasts for Non-Experts,"  highlighted his expertise on the nuances of Magnetic Resonance Imaging.