Accomplishments: Department of Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences

Associate professor Brach Poston (Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences) and senior academic advisor John Starkey (Business) are the recipients of this year's UNLV Academic Advisor Awards. The UNLV Academic Advisor awards recognize individuals with an exceptional record of advising and supporting students. Their award applications have been forwarded…
Sara Rosenkranz (Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences), along with colleagues, recently published, "Interleukin-15 responses to acute and chronic exercise in adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis," in the journal Frontiers in Immunology. 
Sara Rosenkranz (Kinesiology & Nutrition Sciences), along with colleagues, recently published Effects of treadmill training on myelin proteomic markers and cerebellum morphology in a rat model of cuprizone-induced toxic demyelination in the Journal of Neuroimmunology. 
Richard Rosenkranz and Sara Rosenkranz (both Kinesiology & Nutrition Sciences) along with colleagues from Kansas State University recently published "Are lifestyle behaviors associated with excellent self-rated health among American adolescents? A cross-sectional study" in the Journal of Healthy Eating & Active Living. 
John Mercer (Kinesiology & Nutrition Science; UNLV Sports Innovation Institute) and Alina Swafford (Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences) were the senior and lead authors on the paper "Core temperature while swimming in warm water wearing a triathlon wetsuit" in Science & Sport. This paper also featured UNLV alumni co-authors Boram Lim (…
Sara Rosenkranz (Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences), along with colleagues, recently published "Combined versus independent effects of exercise training and intermittent fasting on body composition and cardiometabolic health in adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis" in the Nutrition Journal. 
Michael Wong (Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences) and Lung-Chang Chien (Epidemiology and Biostatistics), along with Dharini Bhammar (Ohio State Univeristy) recently published their article, "Acute Effects of Albuterol on Ventilatory Capacity in Children with Asthma," in the journal Pediatric Reports. 
Michael Dial (IHS Doctoral Alumni), under the mentorship of Graham McGinnis (Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences) published a research article titled, "Effects of time-restricted exercise on activity rhythms and exercise-induced adaptations in the heart," in the journal Scientific Reports. Co-authors include current and former students from…
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.