Research in the area of health and it’s connection to sport is essential to advance our understanding of human potential and well-being. Broad areas of research include sport participations impact on chronic disease prevention and improved mental health and well-being; sport participation as a tool for improving health and promoting other healthy behaviors; the use of sport in social marketing to change behavior for the good of individual and community health.
Lead Researcher
Jennifer Pharr, Ph.D.
jennifer.pharr@unlv.edu
https://www.unlv.edu/people/jennifer-pharr
Researchers
| Last Name | First Name | Title | Department | School/College | Google Scholar | UNLV Page | SII Affiliate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barnson | Steve | Adjunct Professor | Physical Education Program | School of Integrated Health Sciences | Profile | Bio | ||
| Chien | Lung-Chang | Associate Professor | Epidemiology and Biostatistics | School of Public Health | Profile | Bio | Yes | |
| Cross | Chad | Faculty in Residence | Epidemiology and Biostatistics | School of Public Health | Profile | Bio | Yes | |
| Cummings | Jeffrey | Full Professor | Brain Health | School of Integrated Health Sciences | Profile | Bio | Yes | |
| Flatt | Jason | Assistant Professor | Social and Behavioral Health | School of Public Health | Profile | Bio | ||
| Freedman Silvernail | Julia | Associate Professor | Kinesiology and Nutrition Services | School of Integrated Health Sciences | Profile | Bio | Yes | |
| Girouard | Tedd | Program Director | Athletic Training Program | School of Integrated Health Sciences | Bio | |||
| Hilgenkamp | Thessa | Assistant Professor | Physical Therapy | School of Integrated Health Sciences | Profile | Bio | ||
| John | Samantha | Assistant Professor | Brain Health | College of Sciences | Bio | |||
| Kent | Jenny | Assistant Professor | Physical Therapy | School of Integrated Health Sciences | Profile | Bio | ||
| Kinney | Jeff | Full Professor | Brain Health | School of Integrated Health Sciences | Bio | |||
| Krause | Donnamarie | Faculty in Residence | Brain Health | School of Integrated Health Sciences | Profile | Bio | ||
| Lee | Hyunhwa | Assistant Professor | Nursing | School of Nursing | Profile | Bio | Yes | |
| Lee | Szu-Ping | Associate Professor | Physical Therapy | School of Integrated Health Sciences | Profile | Bio | ||
| Mercer | John | Full Professor | Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences | School of Integrated Health Sciences | Profile | Bio | ||
| Muthukumar | Venkatesan | Full Professor | Electrical and Computer Engineering | Howard R. Hughes College of Engineering | Profile | Bio | Yes | |
| Palmer | Elissa | Full Professor | Family and Community Medicine | Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine | Bio | |||
| Pharr | Jennifer | Associate Professor | Environmental and Occupational Health | School of Public Health | Profile | Bio | ||
| Rosenkranz | Ric | Full Professor | Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences | School of Integrated Health Sciences | Profile | Bio | ||
| Schilling | Brian | Full Professor | Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences | School of Integrated Health Sciences | Profile | Bio | Yes | |
| Thompson-Robinson | Melva | Full Professor | Nursing | School of Nursing | Profile | Bio |
