Bryson Carrier (Integrated Health Sciences Ph.D. program), Macy Helm (Integrated Health Sciences Ph.D. program), Kyle Cruz (MS Kinesiology), and Brenna Barrios (MS Kinesiology) recently published an article titled, "Validation of Aerobic Capacity (VO2max) and Lactate Threshold in Wearable Technology for Athletic Populations," in the journal…

Arpita Basu, Ph.D., MPH, RD/LD (Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences), Lung-Chang Chien, Ph.D., (Epidemiology and Biostatistics) and Leigh Ann Richardson (Public Health), along with colleagues recently published, "Longitudinal associations of healthy dietary pattern scores with coronary artery calcification and pericardial adiposity in US adults…

Arpita Basu, Ph.D., MPH, RD/LD (Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences) in collaboration with USF on a NIH study, recently published a research paper in the Public Health Nutrition journal titled, "Ultra-processed food consumption and obesity indicators in individuals with and without type 1 diabetes mellitus: A longitudinal analysis of the…

Elizabeth Lawrence (Sociology), Samantha John (Brain Health), and Tirth Bhatta (Sociology) published an article, "Urbanicity and Cognitive Functioning in Later Life," in the journal Alzheimer's & Dementia: Diagnosis, Assessment & Disease Monitoring.

Dawn Matusz, MS, NDTR, (Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences) was accepted into The Leadership Institute by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. The Leadership Institute is a comprehensive professional development program designed to help current and future leaders in nutrition, health and wellness develop leadership, communication and…

Samantha Coogan, MS, RDN, LD, FAND (Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences) was named the 2023 Nevada Recognized Dietitian of the Year (RYDY) by the Nevada Academy of Nutrition & Dietetics (NvAND). She won for her leadership in education, career guidance, and the profession, contributions to the Las Vegas community through educational…

Associate professor Jingchun Chen (NIPM) and colleagues were awarded a grant on March 1, 2023. Title: The impact of COVID-19 on Alzheimer’s disease, focusing on sharing genes and pathways in immune cells from the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) Foundation grant for one year with $100,000.  This grant is to…

Tedd Girouard (Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences) competed in the Las Vegas Corporate Challenge Bike Race on April 19, 2023, for the UNLV Bike Team where came in first in his age group as well as overall with an incredible time of 29 minutes for 13.2 miles. The UNLV Bike Team placed 3rd overall in their division. 

Yeunkyung Kim (Healthcare Administration and Policy) has received a subaward grant from the project titled, "Suicide Death Among Older Adults Receiving Residential Long-Term Care," sponsored by the National Institutes of Health. The purpose of this study is to evaluate systematically the risk for suicide mortality among nursing home and assisted…

Robert Cochrane (Interdisciplinary Health Sciences PhD candidate), James Navalta (Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences), and Anne Weisman (School of Medicine) recently published "The Hero’s Journey as a Novel, Narrative, and Improvisational Group Intervention on Quality of Life for People with Parkinson’s Disease" in Heroism Science. Parkinson’…

Corrie Van Tuyl, Nestor Talon, Oscar Colmenero, Libby Mckindley, Breanna Romo, Madison Walker, Juan Aurelio Garcia, and Lauryn Dawes (all Athletic Training) competed in the 14th Annual Bailey Arnheim Games hosted by California State University, Long Beach on April 2, 2023. UNLV's team won 1st place in the Quiz Bowl, a Jeopardy!-like academic…

Richard Rosenkranz, Ph.D., (Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences), along with colleagues, recently published "A Protocol for a Local Community Monitoring and Feedback System for Physical Activity in Organized Group Settings for Children" in the Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 1(aop), 1-9.