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…

Rui Fang (Health Physics and Diagnostic Sciences) delivered a presentation at the 2026 Annual Meeting of the Council on Ionizing Radiation Measurements and Standards (CIRMS) in Rockville, Maryland, titled, “A New Online Program for Neutron Activation Analysis.” Rui is a Ph.D. student in the interdisciplinary health sciences program, with a…

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. 

Zaijing Sun (Health Physics and Diagnostic Sciences) was recently invited by his collaborators in the College of Engineering at the University of Nevada, Reno, where he presented a seminar on the development of a remote gamma spectra collection system using a high-purity germanium detector integrated with a CosmicGuard system. This research was…

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. 

Ph.D. student Hiraku Nagahori (Interdisciplinary Health Sciences), under the mentorship of Kai Yu Ho, Ph.D., (Physical Therapy) and in collaboration with James Kenyon (Teaching and Learning), is advancing innovative rehabilitation strategies for individuals with chronic low back pain. In their recent study, the team investigated how a simple, low…

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…

MRI adjunct Randy Reichenfeld MSRS, RT(R)(MR), MRSO (Radiography) presented at the Association of Collegiate Educators in Radiologic Technology Conference (ACERT) on February 6, 2026. His presentation was titled "Re-envisioning MR Education: Reassessing Standards for Future Excellence."

Radiology Program Director Heidi Shelton D.C., R.T(R) and Clinical Coordinator Chrissie Choa MSRS, R.T(R) (both Health Physics and Diagnostic Sciences) presented at the Association of Collegiate Educators in Radiologic Technology (ACERT) Conference on February 5, 2026. The title of the presentation was "Cultivating Student Success Through…

Kai-Yu Ho (Physical Therapy) played a key role in this high-impact publication through her collaboration with an extensive network of internationally recognized scholars from North America, Europe, and South America. Contributing to a systematic evidence and gap map published in the Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy, one of the…