Accomplishments: Department of Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences
Kathryn Bell (Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences) was awarded the Women's Scholarship from the National Strength and Conditioning Association Foundation.
James Navalta, Dustin Davis (both Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences) and collaborator Whitley Stone from Western Kentucky University published an article entitled, "Implications for cisgender female underrepresentation, small sample sizes, and misgendering in sport and exercise science research." The paper appears in PLOS ONE, and describes why…
Bryson Carrier, Robert W. Salatto, Dustin W. Davis, Jacquelyn V.L. Sertic, Brenna Barrios, Graham R. McGinnis, Tedd J. Girouard, James W. Navalta (all Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences), and Benjamin Burroughs (Journalism and Media Studies) published "Assessing the Validity of Several Heart Rate Monitors in Wearable Technology…
Richard R. Rosenkranz and Sara K. Rosenkranz (both Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences), along with colleagues at Kansas State University, recently published "Recovery Phase Nutrition and Insulin Strategies for a Collegiate Distance Runner with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus: A Case Study" in the journal Sports.
Arpita Basu, Ph.D., (Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences); Lung-Chang Chien, DrPH, (Epidemiology and Biostatistics), and Public Health doctoral student Leigh Ann Richardson, along with colleagues, recently published "Longitudinal associations of physical activity with inflammatory markers in US adults with and without type 1 diabetes" in Diabetes…
The inaugural student-driven ÐÔÊӽ紫ý Triathlon Club competed in their first Collegiate Division triathlon Saturday, Oct. 29, 2023. Club president Levi Thomas (Kinesiology), treasurer Ashlyn Thomas (Nutrition), and members Emilo Benitez (Kinesiology), Liahm Blank (Biology), Julio Carrion (Biology), and Juliano El-Hajj (Biology) all completed the BBSC…
Faculty and students from the Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences department recently published a paper in Sport Mont titled, "Validity and Reliability of Wearable Devices during Self-Paced Walking, Jogging and Overground Skipping." The authors include Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences faculty James Navalta, Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences…
Sara K. Rosenkranz, Ph.D., (Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences), along with colleagues from Kansas State University, Fort Hayes University, and Oklahoma State University, published "Opportunities for Maximizing the Dietary Quality of Fad Diets" in the journal, Nutrients.
Dr. Nate Hollister (Medicine), John Mercer (Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences), and Scott McDonald of Magnum Opus organized the second Circus Performance Research Roundtable on Oct. 13.
ÐÔÊӽ紫ý Sports Innovation and Magnum Opus, a Southern Nevada research group, hosted this roundtable for ÐÔÊӽ紫ý faculty, students (undergraduate, M.S., and…
Kara Radzak (Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences) was invited to speak with Emilie Stickley (Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Women's Health, John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawaii) at Hawaii Pacific Health's Grand Rounds. Radzak and Stickley presented on cultivating an interdisciplinary approach to advising patients on a…
Sara Rosenkranz (Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences), along with colleagues at Kansas State University, recently published "The Long-term Effects of a Low-FODMAP Diet for Irritable Bowel Syndrome Management" in Current Developments in Nutrition, Volume 7, Issue 10, October 2023, 101997.
The ÐÔÊӽ紫ý Sports Innovation Initiative has created a Sport Science Conversations series via remote as well as in-person sessions. The talks are hosted by John Mercer (Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences). Recent featured guests have included Cordero Roche (Sport Scientist, NY Mets), Jason Avedesian (Director of Sports Science, Clemson…