Accomplishments: School of Integrated Health Sciences
Peter Kaufmann, Sara Rosenkranz (both Integrated Health Sciences), and Nicole Short (Psychology) proudly represented UNLV during the NIH’s Summer Institute on Randomized Behavioral Clinical Trials in Washington, D.C. The Summer Institute, created by Kaufmann in 2001 when he served as NIH’s acting director of the Office of Behavioral and Social…
James Navalta (Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences), Dustin Davis (Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences postdoctoral scholar), Elias Malek (Interdisciplinary Health Sciences Ph.D. student), and Bryson Carrier (Interdisciplinary Health Sciences Ph.D. student) recently published a paper. Along with collaborators from California State University,…
Richard R. Rosenkranz (Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences), along with colleagues at Kansas State University, published "Differences in physical activity behaviors between university women from metropolitan, micropolitan, and rural areas" in the Journal of American College Health.
Amalie Alver, Kavita Batra, and Kenneth Izuora (all Medicine), along with Arpita Basu (Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences), published their study, "Food Diary Completion Does Not Significantly Impact Glycemic Control in an Observational Single-Institution Pilot Study of Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus," in Cureus.
Grant: Advising Colleagues from Across Campus
The UNLV Academic Advising community was recently awarded a two-time grant from the Stupski Foundation to focus on wellness initiatives for academic advising professionals within NACADA Region 9 institutions. Two teams submitted a proposal that addresses the needs for wellness, sustainability,…
Zaijing Sun (Health Physics and Diagnostic Sciences) was interviewed by Insider.com again and talked about the DIY underground bunker in the event of nuclear war. His discussion was published in the science section of Insider.com and titled: "How to build a cheap DIY underground bunker to protect you from nuclear fallout".
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…