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School of Integrated Health Sciences News

With many degree offerings that are accredited by national organizations, the School of Integrated Health Sciences offers dynamic classroom instruction, laboratory/clinical practice, research, and mentoring. Our students develop skills that help them break into health-related fields and further their graduate or professional studies.

Current Integrated Health Sciences News

Yutaka Saho
People |

The Integrated Health Sciences Alumnus of the Year has built an international career in sports medicine and safety, working with Japan’s Olympic teams and World Baseball Classic tournaments.

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UNLV History |

After 65 years, UNLV’s radiography program continues to educate medical imaging professionals to meet Southern Nevada’s healthcare demands.

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Campus News |

A selection of prominent headlines featuring UNLV experts from July and August.

UNLV researchers looking at brain scan peer through glass at fRMI machine
Research |

UNLV boasts Nevada’s only MRI facility dedicated to university research. Here’s what our professors hope to discover with it.

Kayla Ford and an OT student use infant mannequins to practice techniques
People |

Kayla Ford was among the first students in the university's OT program. Now she teaches mental health-related courses in the School of Integrated Health Sciences.

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Campus News |

A collection of top headlines featuring UNLV faculty and students.

Integrated Health Sciences In The News

VegNews

The health benefits of baked potatoes are underrated. Research suggests this humble side can help those with type 2 diabetes, support heart health, and even reduce mortality risk.

Substack

John Mercer at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas has published a brief report with Katsiaryna Afanasyeva and colleagues in the International Journal of Exercise Science on core temperature in triathletes swimming in warm open water, with and without a wetsuit.

MarketWatch

Social media and GLP-1s are spurring increased interest in hydration products, and companies are responding with things like electrolyte mixes and ‘hydrating hot chocolate’.

Morningstar

Social media and GLP-1s are spurring increased interest in hydration products, and companies are responding with things like electrolyte mixes and 'hydrating hot chocolate'

Medium

A passionate golfer on the transfer problem in golf practice: what forty years of motor-learning research explains, what good Tour caddies have always practiced, and how applied AI can close that gap.

Us Weekly

Most people are getting fibermaxxing wrong — and they don’t even know it.

Integrated Health Sciences Experts

A physical therapist with expertise on knee, tissue, joint, and tendon conditions.
An expert in child psychology and trauma, ADHD, and chronic diseases in children such as sickle cell.
An expert on the role of nutrition in preventing and managing chronic diseases, especially in older adults.
An expert in physical therapy and movement disorders, including Parkinson's.
An expert in radiation sciences and medical applications.
A registered dietitian with expertise in nutrition, food and ethnic issues, and dietetics.

Recent Integrated Health Sciences Accomplishments

Douglas Eck, PT, DPT, NCS, MHI, ATP and Kate Hamiltonthompson (both Physical Therapy) will present their poster entitled "Blood Flow Restriction During Aerobic Training in a Manual Wheelchair User with SCI: A Case Report" at the 2026 Academy of Neurologic Physical Therapy (ANPT) Annual Conference on Friday, 9/18/2026 in Minneapolis,…
Douglas Eck and Rebecca Peterson (both Physical Therapy) will present a poster titled “Bridging the Gap: Operationalizing the PVA Bone Health Guidelines through Health Literacy and Community Engagement” at the Paralyzed Veterans of America Summit+Expo 2026 in Las Vegas. The poster explores strategies for translating clinical bone health guidelines…
Douglas Eck (Physical Therapy) and colleague Kristen Cezat will deliver a presentation titled “Standing with Confidence: Aligning Evidence-Based Frameworks to Optimize Standing-Related Complex Rehab Technology Selection” at the upcoming Paralyzed Veterans of America conference held in Las Vegas. Scheduled for Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2026, their talk…
Faculty and students from the Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences department recently published results of a study. Faculty (James Navalta, Dustin Davis, and Michael Wong) and students (Olivia Perez, Carolina Silva, and Matahn Blank) published "A Gender-agnostic Inclusive Estimation for Resting Metabolic Rate" in the International Journal of…
Ernesto Abel-Santos (Chemistry and Biochemistry), Rochelle Hines (Psychology), Brach Poston (Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences) and Manoj Sharma (Social and Behavioral Health) have been awarded a $2,189,956 National Institutes of Health (NIH) T32 grant, the Graduate Research Training Initiative for Student Enhancement (GRISE), for 2026-31. The…
Esther Adaji (Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences) presented findings from a collaborative research study titled “Barriers and Facilitators to Healthy Eating Among U.S. School-Aged Children: A Qualitative Systematic Review” at the Society for Nutrition Education and Behavior (SNEB) Annual Conference in Washington, D.C. The study examined factors…