Accomplishments: School of Integrated Health Sciences
Kai-Yu Ho (Physical Therapy) spoke during the Fourth International Patellofemoral Pain Research Retreat in Manchester, England. An invited speaker, she presented, "The Effects of Patellofemoral Taping on Patellofemoral Joint Alignment and Contact Area," which addressed her study’s comparison of patellofemoral joint alignment and contact area…
Emilio "Louie" Puentedura (Physical Therapy) provided two keynote addresses during the 2015 New Zealand Manipulative Physiotherapists Association Biennial Scientific Conference in Christchurch, New Zealand. The first, titled “Safety in Manipulation,” focused on the relative risks of thrust joint manipulation to the spine, while the second, titled…
Murat Alp and Frank Cucinotta (both Health Physics and Diagnostic Sciences) are co-authors of “Irradiation of Neurons with High-Energy Charged Particles: An In Silico Modeling Approach,” which outlines the use of a stochastic computational model to study damage of irradiated neuronal cells. The study addresses the physico-chemical and patho-…
Ralf Sudowe (Health Physics and Radiochemsitry) led webinars titled "Alpha Spectrometry" and "Applications in Liquid Scintillation Counting" that were presented to people at the U.S. Department of Energy Carlsbad field office, the National Analytical Management Program, and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. More than 450 attendees…
Jessica Kobayashi (Health Physics and Diagnostic Sciences) received an Idea Networks of Biomedical Research Excellence Undergraduate Research Opportunity award. She is working with professor Gary Cerefice to study the potential use of commercial graphite to extract uranium from seawater. If successful, the research could prove graphite to be a…
Merrill Landers (Physical Therapy) gave two poster presentations during the 18th International Congress of Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders, which took place in Stockholm. He presented "Individuals with Parkinson's Disease who Report Fear of Falling Avoidance Behavior Exhibit More Depression, Anxiety, and Catastrophization than Non-…
Xia Li (Health Physics and Diagnostic Sciences) earned the 2014 Basic Science Abstract Award in the Medical Physics category from the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO). Regarded as the premier oncology society in the world, ASTRO bestows the Basic Science Abstract Award to the top three authors of significant abstracts about…
Szu-Ping Lee (Physical Therapy) is the lead author of "Individuals with Diminished Hip Abductor Muscle Strength Exhibit Altered Ankle Biomechanics and Neuromuscular Activation during Unipedal Balance Tasks," which evaluated whether diminished hip abductor strength results in more frequent use of a person's ankle to maintain balance. The article…
Radiochemistry has seven doctoral students who have received fellowships in 2013 and 2014. They are:
Jamie Daum and Daniel Mast, who received graduate fellowships through the U.S. Department of Energy's integrated university program.
Marc Fitzgerald, who received an internship through the Livermore Graduate Scholar Program and a nuclear forensics…
Molly Michelman (Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences) received the 2014 Nevada Dietetic Association Outstanding Dietetic Educator for her work in the department's didactic program in nutrition and dietetics. The Nevada Dietetic Association presented the award during its annual meeting May 18.
Laura Kruskall (Kinesiology & Nutrition Science) co-authored "Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics: Revised 2014 Standards of Practice and Standards of Professional Performance for Registered Dietitian Nutritionists (Competent, Proficient, and Expert) in Sports Nutrition and Dietetics," which is now a standard of practice for all registered…
Ralf Sudowe (Health Physics and Diagnostic Sciences) and Derek McLain (Radiochemistry) wrote "Extraction Behavior of Americium and Curium on Selected Extraction Chromatography Resins from Pure Acidic Matrices," which studies the extraction properties of chromatography resins and their potential application in the areas of nuclear forensics,…