Assistant Professor of Kinesiology Tatiana Zhuravleva, along with her colleagues from Southwestern University and New Mexico State University, published an article titled “A Holistic Focus of Attention Enhances Vertical Jump Performance Among Inexperienced Individuals” in the Journal of Motor Behavior.

Assistant Professor of Kinesiology Tatiana Zhuravleva, along with her colleagues, presented research on “A Holistic Focus of Attention Enhances Vertical Jump Performance Among Division 1 Football Players” at the annual North American Society for the Psychology of Sport and Physical Activity.

Assistant Professor of Kinesiology Jennifer Stokes recently published the “Anatomy and Physiology Student Accommodations Handbook” through the Human Anatomy and Physiology Society (HAPS). Serving as Chair of the Curriculum and Instruction-Accommodations Subcommittee, Stokes, in collaboration with 16 HAPS colleagues, researched, vetted, and produced a 64-page guide to assist instructors in meeting student accommodations by identifying meaningful alternatives to existing protocols in anatomy and physiology laboratories based on best practices supported by current research and the concepts of universal design. The goal is to make anatomy and physiology laboratories as inclusive and accessible as possible, allowing all learners to achieve their desired level of success. This new HAPS publication was also featured in a workshop, “Implementing Inclusive Teaching Practices in Anatomy and Physiology Labs,” led by Stokes, at the HAPS Annual Conference in St. Louis from May 25-29.

Professor of Kinesiology Scott McLean and students Kevan Kennedy ’24 and Emma Williams ’24 presented a poster entitled “Comparison of Overground, Motorized Treadmill and Non-Motorized Treadmill Gait” at the American College of Sports Medicine Annual Meeting in Boston, MA.

At the American Physiological Society’s Annual Meeting in Long Beach, CA from April 3-7, Assistant Professor of Kinesiology Jennifer Stokes presented her work, entitled “Collaborative Critical Thinking Problem Sets Enhance Student Perceived Learning and Promote Student Practice Outside of the Classroom.” This pedagogical research focuses on student collaborative learning and engagement in the Anatomy and Physiology classroom.

Chair & Associate Professor of Kinesiology Ed Merritt presented a talk, “Simple Strategies to Incorporate Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion into Existing Kinesiology Lessons and Curriculum,” at the American Kinesiology Association Leadership Workshop on January 25 in Albuquerque, NM.

Assistant Professor of Kinesiology Jennifer Stokes and current SU student Mila Fisher ’24 published an article entitled A Single 10-Minute E-cigarette Vapor Exposure Reduces Tidal Volume and Minute Ventilation in Normoxia and Normobaric Hypoxia in Adult Rats in Cureus, an open-access journal for medical sciences.

Assistant Professor of Kinesiology Jennifer Stokes, current SU student Mila Fisher ’24, and alumni Alicia Peters ’23 published an article entitled Fourteen-day E-Cigarette Exposure Disrupts Ventilation Patterns and Serum IL-1B Levels in Adolescent Rats in the Journal of Student Research.

Assistant Professor of Kinesiology Tatiana Zhuravleva, along with her colleagues from New Mexico State University, the University of Texas-Austin, and the University of Nebraska-Kearney, published an article titled ‘The Effects of PETTLEP Imagery and Action Observation on Strength Performance of a Leg Extension and Flexion Task’ in the Journal of Imagery Research in Sport and Physical Activity (JIRSPA).

Assistant Professor of Kinesiology Ed Merritt presented “Unexpected Results in Muscle Hypertrophy and Regeneration Research” at the University of Wisconsin, Department of Kinesiology Lecture Series. The talk discussed the importance of inclusive practices in science research and education.

Associate Professor of Kinesiology Ed Merritt was invited to speak at the American Physiology Summit in Long Beach, CA, on April 21. His talk, “Skeletal Muscle Hypertrophy and Satellite Cells: A Southern White Male’s Subterfuge to Champion Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Physiology,” was part of an inclusive pedagogy session and round table discussion aimed at improving physiology education in undergraduate, graduate, and medical schools.

Associate Professor of Mathematics Therese Shelton, with co-authors Bonnie Henderson ’18 and Michael Gebhardt ’16, published a chapter, “Acrobatics in a Parametric Arena,” in Mathematics Research for the Beginning Student. The volume is part of the book series, Foundation for Undergraduate Research in Mathematics (FURM), which is devoted to increasing access to undergraduate research opportunities. Parts of Gebhardt’s and Henderson’s Mathematics capstone projects supervised by Shelton were included in this chapter. Professor of Kinesiology Scott McLean aided in data collection from video capture software generated by Henderson’s juggling of flower sticks in the fall of 2017. Research Assistants for this project included E. Wilson Cook ’22, Audrey Schumacher ’23, and Emily Thompson ’22

Associate Professor of Mathematics Therese Shelton, with co-authors Bonnie Henderson ’18 and Michael Gebhardt ’16, published a chapter, “Acrobatics in a Parametric Arena,” in Mathematics Research for the Beginning Student. The volume is part of the book series, Foundation for Undergraduate Research in Mathematics (FURM), which is devoted to increasing access to undergraduate research opportunities. Parts of Gebhardt’s and Henderson’s Mathematics capstone projects supervised by Shelton were included in this chapter. Professor of Kinesiology Scott McLean aided in data collection from video capture software generated by Henderson’s juggling of flower sticks in the fall of 2017. Research Assistants for this project included E. Wilson Cook ’22, Audrey Schumacher ’23, and Emily Thompson ’22.

Associate Professor of Kinesiology Ed Merritt and collaborators published a paper titled “Prolonged Cycling Lowers Subsequent Running Mechanical Efficiency in Collegiate Triathletes” in the journal  BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation.  The paper details a study that explored the physiologic and biomechanical changes that occur in running after cycling.

Professor of Kinesiology Scott McLean presented as a poster research titled “Effect of Block Design on Rotational Characteristics of a Swim Start” at the 2022 International Society of Biomechanics in Sports Annual Conference, held July 19–23 in Liverpool, England. He conducted the research with his SCOPE students, Sam Anderson ’23, Riley Barlage ’23, and C. P. Shaulis ’22.

Professor of Kinesiology Scott McLean and his SCOPE research students—C. P. Shaulis ’22, Sam Anderson ’23, and Riley Barlage ’23—presented their research titled “Lower Extremity Muscle Activity When Walking on a Non-Motorized Treadmill” at the 2022 American College of Sports Medicine Annual Meeting and World Congress, held May 31–June 4 in San Diego, California.

At the 2022 Experimental Biology conference, held April 1–5 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Assistant Professor of Kinesiology Jennifer Stokes presented two research abstracts at the poster sessions hosted by the American Physiological Society (APS). The first project abstract, titled “Daily E-cigarette Vapor Exposure Does Not Modify Response to 10% Normobaric Hypoxia in Long-Evans Rats,” presented data from the StokesLab summer 2021 faculty-student project conducted by kinesiology student Alicia Peters ’23. The second abstract presented additional data from an ongoing pedagogical project titled “Using Google Tools to Increase Student Learning, Engagement, and Collaboration in Remote, Hybrid, and In-person Courses.” Stokes was also awarded the 2022 Early Career Award in Education Research at the APS Teaching Section Banquet.

The following kinesiology students presented their research at the Texas Chapter of the American College of Sports Medicine (TACSM) Annual Meeting held February 24–25 in Waco, Texas:

• Alicia Peters ’23 presented her faculty-student project research (mentor: Assistant Professor of Kinesiology Jennifer Stokes). 
• Sam Anderson ’23, Riley Barlage ’23, and C. P. Shaulis ’22 presented their SCOPE research (mentor: Professor of Kinesiology Scott McLean), winning third place (of 66 posters) in the undergraduate research competition. 
• Lukas Karrett ’22 and Corban Ruiz ’22 presented their SCOPE research (mentor: Associate Professor of Kinesiology Edward Merritt). Karrett also presented his capstone research project, and Ruiz entered his independent research study write-up in the manuscript competition.
• Taylor Baccus ’22, Chase Hinojosa ’22, Sara Le ’22, Tessa Lewis ’22, Kathryn Rorer ’22, Ella Ruehr ’22, Wren Seabolt ’22, Mimi Shethia ’22, Kathryn Smith ’21, and Bri Urukal ’22 presented their capstone research projects (mentors: McLean, Merritt, Assistant Professor of Instruction in Kinesiology Vanessa Mikan). 
• McLean received the TACSM Service Award, one of the meeting’s top awards, which recognizes a TACSM member who has distinguished himself or herself through significant service to the chapter. His image was placed on a giant poster at the entrance to the main hall of the convention center for all to see.

At the 2021 Lt Brain Trust held virtually November 2–3, Assistant Professor of Kinesiology Jennifer Stokes presented “Using Google Tools to Enhance Student Engagement and Collaboration in Remote, Hybrid, or In-person Courses.” Stokes discussed how Google tools (e.g., Docs, Slides, Forms, and Jamboard) can be used in remote, hybrid, and in-person classes to engage students both during and outside of scheduled class time. She shared examples of how these tools were formatted for use as formative and summative assessments as well as interactive, collaborative activities, in addition to student feedback and data on learning and retention. The Lt Brain Trust is an annual international conference for science educators, who are invited to showcase innovative educational practices.

Associate Professor of Kinesiology Ed Merritt’s recent manuscript “Why Is It So Hard to Lose Fat? Because It Has to Get out through Your Nose! An Exercise Physiology Laboratory on Oxygen Consumption, Metabolism, and Weight Loss” will be published in the September issue of the journal Advances in Physiology Education.

Assistant Professor of Kinesiology Jennifer Stokes presented a pedagogical research poster titled “Case-Based Critical-Thinking Exercises to Improve Student Learning and Engagement in a Hybrid A&P Course” at the Human Anatomy and Physiology Society’s annual conference on May 23–26, 2021 (virtual). This presentation shared data collected during the spring 2021 semester on student learning, course interaction and engagement, and collaborative learning through the use of case-based critical-thinking activities and assessments. Overall, the addition of these activities and assessments increased both in-person and remote student engagement in and out of the classroom, increased instances of peer-to-peer teaching, and increased the students’ ability to apply course material to a medical case study.

Assistant Professor of Kinesiology Jennifer Stokes  is the first author on a publication in Advances in Physiology Education  titled “ Updating Anatomy and Physiology Lab Delivery: Shifting from a Paper-Based to an Online Lab Instruction Platform, Just in Time for a Global Pandemic .” Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, a yearlong Anatomy and Physiology course was transitioning from paper-based lab activities to an online learning platform that included more small-group collaborative activities and peer teaching. The paper presents data on student perception, learning, and assessment performance during the transition.

At the 2020 Virtual Lt Brain Trust Conference, Assistant Professor of Kinesiology Jennifer Stokes presented “Using Lt to Create an Interactive, Data-Driven Endocrinology Activity.” The Lt Brain Trust is an annual international conference for science educators who are selected to showcase new and innovative educational practices that use Lt, an online learning platform for anatomy content, physiological recording, and data analysis.

Kinesiology majors Brielle Adolph ’20, Chelsea Banawis ’20, Kendall Barton ’20, Morgan Gilpin ’20, Jazmin Howard ’20, Haley Hurt ’20, Brianna Lombardi ’20, Leilani McDaniel ’20, and Nadia Netek ’20 presented their capstone research projects at the Texas chapter of the American College of Sports Medicine Annual Meeting, February 20–21, 2020, in Waco, TX.  McDaniel was selected as a finalist in the undergraduate research competition.