Accomplishments: School of Integrated Health Sciences
Congratulations to 性视界传媒 graduate student Katsiaryna (Kate) Afanasyeva (Kinesiology, Sports Science) on the publication of her master's thesis research, "Brief Report of Core Temperature Patterns in Triathletes While Swimming in Warm Open Water With and Without a Wetsuit," in the International Journal of Exercise Science. The study was co-authored鈥
Ph. D. student Hiraku Nagahori (Interdisciplinary Health Sciences), Isabella Keefer (Physical Therapy), Derrick Smith (Physical Therapy), Brendan Yawn (Physical Therapy), associate professor Jing Nong Liang (Physical Therapy), and interim chair and associate professor Kai-Yu Ho (Physical Therapy) recently published a study focused on movement鈥
James Navalta (Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences) and colleagues Jafr膩 Thomas (California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo,) and Whitley Stone (Western Kentucky University) were recently published. The article, "Demographic Profiles and Methodologies Used in the Generation and Validation of Resting Metabolic Rate Prediction鈥
Kavita Batra, Noehealani Antolin (Medicine), Sara Rosenkranz (Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences), and Jorge Fonseca Cacho (Computer Science) received institutional seed funding through 性视界传媒鈥檚 Interdisciplinary Research Development Area (iRDA) in AI and Big Data for their project, 鈥淩esponsible AI in Survey-Based Research: Developing an Ethical鈥
Heidi Shelton (Comprehensive Medical Imaging) recently presented at the 12th Annual Conference for the Nevada Society of Radiologic Technologists. The lecture, titled "Diagnostic Imaging for the Diabetic Patient," emphasized best practices when imaging patients with Type II Diabetes Mellitus.
Randy Reichenfeld (Comprehensive Medical Imaging) recently presented at the 12th Annual Conference for the Nevada Society of Radiologic Technologists. The lecture, titled "Contrast and Clarity: Exploring Multiparametric MRI Contrasts for Non-Experts," highlighted his expertise on the nuances of Magnetic Resonance Imaging.
Dustin Davis and James Navalta (Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences) and collaborators Whitley Stone (Western Kentucky University), Matthew Garver (University of Central Missouri), Samantha Johnson and Jennifer Caputo (Middle Tennessee State University), and Adam Ibrahim (University of Wyoming) were recently published. The paper, "From policy鈥
Rui Fang (Health Physics and Diagnostic Sciences) delivered a presentation at the 2026 Annual Meeting of the Council on Ionizing Radiation Measurements and Standards (CIRMS) in Rockville, Maryland, titled, 鈥淎 New Online Program for Neutron Activation Analysis.鈥 Rui is a Ph.D. student in the interdisciplinary health sciences program, with a鈥
Janet S. Dufek (Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences) and Barry T. Bates (Professor Emeritus, University of Oregon) co-authored a mini review titled "Within-Activity Cross-Training: A Load-Variability Framework for Chronic Injury Risk Reduction in Distance Running" in the Shrine Journal of Research and Sciences. In this work, the鈥
Neda Akhavan, Sara Rosenkranz, Lorena Dias, Amber Wood, and Cinthia Chavarria (all Kinesiology & Nutrition Sciences) recently published "Ultra-Processed Foods and the Cardiovascular-Kidney-Metabolic Continuum: Integrating Epidemiological, Multi-Omics, and Translational Evidence" in the journal Nutrients.
Zaijing Sun (Health Physics and Diagnostic Sciences) was recently invited by his collaborators in the College of Engineering at the University of Nevada, Reno, where he presented a seminar on the development of a remote gamma spectra collection system using a high-purity germanium detector integrated with a CosmicGuard system. This research was鈥
Neda Akhavan (Kinesiology & Nutrition Sciences), along with colleagues, recently published "Associations of white potato intake and preparation methods with cardiometabolic health measures in US adults categorised by diabetes status" in the British Journal of Nutrition.