Gabriele Wulf (Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences) received a Distinguished Scholar Award from the North American Society for the Psychology of Sport and Physical Activity. The award recognizes the outstanding achievement in her scientific career. It is given to individuals who have consistently contributed high-quality scholarship that has had an…

Innovation (Research & Economic Development), the university's research magazine, recently received a Bronze Award of Excellence from District VII of the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE). CASE Awards of Excellence showcase best practices in alumni relations, fundraising, public/government relations, advancement…

Frank Cucinotta (Health Physics and Diagnostic Sciences) co-edited an e-book, “Charged Particles in Oncology,” which was published by Frontiers in Oncology. The publication addresses how the use of charged particles in cancer treatment, which allows for more sparring in normal tissues than X-rays, and protection of astronauts from space radiation…

Andrew Thomas Reyes, Hyunhwa “Henna” Lee (Nursing), Christopher Kearney (Psychology) along with former undergraduate students Katrina Isla (Nursing) and Jonica Estrada (Life Sciences) co-authored “Interventions for Posttraumatic Stress with Resilience as Outcome: An Integrative Review,” which appeared in the January issue of Issues in Mental…

Szu-Ping Lee (Physical Therapy) along with Joshua P. Bailey (Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences alum) and Stephanie Barton, David Brown, and Talia Joyce (Physical Therapy alumni) co-authored “Adaptations of lumbar biomechanics after four weeks of running training with minimalist footwear and technique guidance: Implications for running-related…

Donna Costa (School of Allied Health Sciences) received the American Occupational Therapy Association’s Jeannette Bair Writer’s Award. The award recognizes authors whose work appears in the journal OT Practice and inspires occupational therapy practitioners to create better therapy service access. Costa, who is the director of the doctor of…

Chad Hensley (Health Physics and Diagnostic Sciences) received an appointment to the Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology (JRCERT) board of directors. Hensley, who is part of UNLV's radiography program, will work with other board members during the three-year term to ensure the JRCERT promotes excellence in radiology…

John Mercer (Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences) gave a presentation titled 'Why Do We Run the Way We Run?' at Kyushu University in Fukuoka, Japan. The presentation was attended by Kyushu University faculty and graduate and undergraduate students as well as by high school students interested in exercise science.

Arpita Basu (Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences) recently published an invited review article on the emerging role of dietary fruits and their bioactive compounds in the prevention and management of arthritis in the journal Food and Function. Basu co-authored this paper with Dr. Hal Scofield, a renowned rheumatologist at the Oklahoma Medical…

Kara Radzak (Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences) presented “Defining Athletic Training in a Military Setting: A Survey Investigation into Profession Characteristics of Working with Tactical Athletes” during the 4th International Congress on Soldiers’ Physical Performance, which took place in Melbourne, Australia. Her presentation was part of the “…

Danny Young (Physical Therapy) co-authored “Toward a Common Language for Measuring Patient Mobility in the Hospital: Reliability and Construct Validity of Interprofessional Mobility Measures,” which evaluated the reliability and minimal detectable change of Activity Measure-Post Acute Care Inpatient Mobility Short Form and Johns Hopkins Highest…

Arpita Basu (Kinesiology and Nutrition) published four invited book chapters in a series titled Biomarkers in Disease: Methods, Discoveries and Applications published by Springer this year. It is the most comprehensive evidence-based text on this topic. These book chapters are based on the original published research by Basu and her colleagues in…