Accomplishments: Department of Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences
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鈥
Kara Radzak (Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences) presented 鈥淒efining Athletic Training in a Military Setting: A Survey Investigation into Profession Characteristics of Working with Tactical Athletes鈥 during the 4th International Congress on Soldiers鈥 Physical Performance, which took place in Melbourne, Australia. Her presentation was part of the 鈥溾
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鈥
Ashley Tovar, James Navalta, Laura Kruskall, and Jack Young (all Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences) co-authored 鈥淭he Effect of Moderate Consumption of Non-nutritive Sweeteners on Glucose Tolerance and Body Composition in Rats,鈥 which explored whether consumption of non-nutritive sweeteners such as aspartame and sucralose altered body fat鈥
Laura J. Kruskall (Nutrition Sciences) co-authored, Nutrition for Sport, Exercise, and Health. Fellow authors include Marie A. Spano and D. Travis Thomas. The book includes applied content and research-based guidelines to help students distinguish between nutrition recommendations backed by science and the plethora of misinformation available in鈥
Kara Radzak (Athletic Training) accepted an invitation to be the sole athletic trainer for Team USA during the 2017 World Archery Para Championship in Beijing, China. The event is held biannually and is second to the Paralympic Games in event prestige. The championship event received more than 200 athletes from nearly 40 nations who competed in 14鈥
John Mercer and Tedd Girouard (Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences) served as guest speakers during the FuelTalk Human Performance Summit, which brought performance industry leaders to share their knowledge about fueling the mind, body, and soul. Mercer spoke during the 鈥淢indfulness and Meditation鈥 during endurance performance topic, and鈥
Tedd Girouard (Athletic Training) served as keynote speaker during the 鈥淪trength Training for Endurance Athletes Seminar鈥 hosted by the Las Vegas Triathlon Club. An accomplished triathlete, he addressed multiple aspects of strength training including frequency, training time management, and which exercises are most beneficial when preparing鈥
Dharini Bhammar (Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences) is a co-investigator on a five-year, $2.7 million RO1 grant from the National Institutes of Health to examine whether overweight children have more breathing limitations, intolerance for exercise, and breathlessness when exercising compared to normal-weight children, leading to possible鈥
Arpita Basu (Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences) co-authored 鈥淪trawberries Improve Pain and Inflammation in Obese Adults with Radiographic Evidence of Knee Osteoarthritis,鈥 which appeared in the August issue of Nutrients, an open access journal of human nutrition. Knee osteoarthritis is a chronic condition that causes pain, disability, and鈥
Julia Freedman Silvernail (Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences) presented "Coordination Variability in Older Runners" during the American Society of Biomechanics annual meeting. Results of her study, which were featured during the meeting鈥檚 鈥淭ouch of Grey: The Aging Runner鈥 symposium, suggest the act of running may be protecting older runners鈥
Brach Poston (Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences) and Merrill Landers (Physical Therapy) received an R15 grant from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, through the National Institutes of Health, for their study 鈥淟ong-Term Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation in Parkinson's Disease.鈥 The project will determine the鈥