Warren O. Forbes (Ph.D. 2023, Interdisciplinary Health Sciences - CSU San Bernardino) and Janet S. Dufek (Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences) recently published a paper titled, "The Influence of Induced Head Acceleration on Lower-Extremity Biomechanics during a Cutting Task," in the Biomedical Section of the journal Sensors. This paper examined…

Merrill Landers (Physical Therapy), chair of the department, was presented with the SPAHP Alumni Merit Award from Creighton University's Department of Physical Therapy. Landers, who graduated from the program in 1997, was recognized for his exceptional leadership in the profession and his service to his Las Vegas community, exemplifying the Jesuit…

Krishnakumar Nangeelil, Haven Searcy, and Zaijing Sun (all Health Physics and Diagnostic Sciences), along with Beverly Parker from the Community Environmental Monitoring Program (CEMP) at the Desert Research Institute, published an article titled, “Assessing Radiation Fallout in Public Zones near the Nevada National…

In the journal Preventive Medicine Reports, professor Richard Rosenkranz (Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences) recently co-authored a study: "Demographic correlates of weight-loss strategies in US adults: Cross-sectional analysis of NHANES data 2017–2020."

Faculty and students from the Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences department recently published a paper in the Human Physiology in Exercise, Health and Sports Performance special issue of the journal Sports, titled, "Validity and Reliability of Wearable Technology Devices during Simulated Pickleball Game Play." Merging two popular topics in…

As part of an international panel of experts in physical activity promotion, associate professor Sara Rosenkranz and professor Richard Rosenkranz (both in Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences) recently published an article, "Development and evaluation of the Capability, Opportunity, and Motivation to deliver Physical Activity in School Scale (…

Richard Rosenkranz (Kinesiology & Nutrition Sciences), along with colleagues, recently published Improving physical activity and screen time in Australian Outside School Hours Care: Study protocol in the journal Pediatric Research. 

Neda Akhavan (Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences), along with colleagues, recently published Personalized Nutrition: Tailoring Dietary Recommendations through Genetic Insights in the journal Nutrients. 

Associate professor Zaijing Sun (Health Physics and Diagnostic Sciences) received a three-year, $280,000 grant from the National Science Foundation for his upcoming project titled, "Developing Quasi Absolute Method (QAM) and 3-D Isotopic Imaging with Neutron Activation."  

Ana Gonzalez-Alvarez (Social and Behavioral Health), Richard Rosenkranz, Chris Acosta, Andrew Hooyman, Jose Hidalgo, CindyRomina Ballesteros-Paniagua, and Sara Rosenkranz (all Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences) recently published, "Variability and error in measurement of infant formula powder and water: an experimental study," in the journal…

Kara Radzak (Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences) and Shefali Christopher from Tufts University Seattle, Department of Rehabilitation Science, provided an invited talk, “Let’s hear it for the moms! A biopsychosocial approach to returning to sport postpartum,” at the National Athletic Trainers’ Association’s Annual Meeting on June 26 in New…

John Mercer and UNLV alumnus Boram Lim (both Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences) published research titled, "Energetics and basic stroke kinematics of swimming with different styles of wetsuits," in the Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research. Mercer is Lim's doctoral advisor.