Frank Cucinotta (Health Physics and Diagnostic Sciences) has had his work published in several journals. He is the senior author of "Analysis of the Lymphocytopoiesis Dynamics in Nonirradiated and Irradiated Humans: A Modeling Approach." The article describes how an existing mathematical model of the lymphocytopoiesis system was extended to…

Michelle Samuel (Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences), Ralf Sudowe (Health Physics and Diagnostic Sciences), and George Pales (Health Physics and Diagnostic Sciences) received the 2014 "distinguished" awards from the School of Allied Health Sciences. Samuel, who teaches in the athletic training program, received the Distinguished Teaching Award,…

Gabriele Wulf (Kinesiology & Nutrition Sciences) led an education session titled "Changing Patients' Focus of Attention to Enhance Motor Performance and Learning" during the American Physical Therapy Association's combined sections meeting held in Las Vegas in February. She discussed how instructions promoting an external focus of attention…

Szu-Ping Lee (Physical Therapy), delivered a platform presentation titled "Individuals with Posterior Tibial Tendon Dysfunction Exhibit Diminished Ability in Maintaining Unipedal Balance" during the American Physical Therapy Association's combined sections meeting held in Las Vegas in February. The study investigated balance performance in…

Kai-Yu Ho (Physical Therapy) drew four illustrations that appeared in the January issue of the journal Physical Therapy. The illustrations appeared in an article titled "18th John H.P. Maley Lecture: Residencies in Physical Therapy."

Mark Guadagnoli (Kinesiology & Nutrition Sciences) wrote an article, "Efficiency in Transfer from the Anchored to Standard Golf Putter," which appeared in the November issue of the International Journal of Sports Science & Coaching. The article explains the science behind motor skill transfer and describes a specific method for…

Frank Cucinotta (Health Physics & Diagnostic Sciences) has had his work published in multiple journals. He co-authored "The Hohmann-Parker Effect Measured by the Mars Science Laboratory on the Transfer from Earth to Mars: Consequences and Opportunities," which reports a new effect describing the solar magnetic field lines at spacecraft as they…

Carolyn Yucha (Nursing and Allied Health) has been appointed to the Valley Health System Board of Governors. The new board is comprised of seasoned business professionals, key physician leaders, and experienced hospital executives. According to a Valley Health System press release, the appointees are responsible for providing governance in the…

Frank Cucinotta (Health Physics and Diagnostic Sciences) had his work published in the Oct. 15 issue of PLOS ONE, a peer-reviewed journal dedicated to publishing high-quality research. He authored the article, "How Safe Is Safe Enough? Radiation Risk for a Human Mission to Mars," which offers predicted radiation exposure and health risks to…

Andrew Nordin (Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences) received the Norman James Student Research Award during the American College of Sports Medicine, Southwest chapter's annual meeting. He earned the award for his work, "Changes in Impact Kinetics with Altered Foot Strike Patterns in Running," which explored the relationships among impact forces and…

Janet Dufek (Kinesiology) and Robbin Hickman (Physical Therapy) had their work published in the journal Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise and referenced in Runner's World magazine. Their research focused on what part of the foot strikes the ground first while a person runs, which is termed footstrike, and whether changing that…

Emilio "Louie" Puentedura (Physical Therapy) co-authored the text book, "Therapeutic Neuroscience Education,"which was published in August. The textbook illustrated the importance of beliefs and cognitions in regard to pain and how changing patients' cognitions can lead to significant improvement. It also demonstrated how to teach patients the new…