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APK welcomes (left to right) new lecturer Max Adolphs; advisor Johnathan Hancock; and assistant professor Dr. Zheng Wang

HEB Master's Students Win Case Study Competition
Congrats to Gina DeSanctis (above left) and Liz Leja (above right), HEB alums and current MS students, for their first-place win in the inaugural National Case Study Competition in Health Education. The virtual competition included more than 25 teams from around the country working to address a community health issue. This year’s competition focused on breastfeeding disparities in a rural Louisiana county. HHP lecturer and internship coordinator Holly Moses advised the team for this competition.

APK Grad Student Nabs Two Wins at SfN Conference
Ph.D. candidate Grant Tays, who studies movement neuroscience in Dr. Rachael Seidlers lab, recently won third place in two categories at the 2021 Society for Neuroscience Conference poster session — Graduate Abstract and Graduate Presentation. Read more

Dr. Megan McVay Awarded Multi-PI R21 Grant
Megan A. McVay, Ph.D., Assistant Professor in the Department of Health Education and Behavior, has been awarded a multi-principal investigator R21 grant with Emily Bartley, Ph.D., Assistant Professor in the Department of Community Dentistry. Funded by the National Institute on Aging, the project titled Empowering the Management of Pain-Obesity-Weight Through Enhanced Reward involves a pilot trial to evaluate an intervention focused on increasing environmental reward to reduce low back pain and obesity.

APK doctoral student Kathleen Hupfeld earns 2021 Phi Kappa Phi Dissertation Fellowship
The $10,000 fellowships are designed to support active Society members in the dissertation writing stage of doctoral study. Read more

HEB doctoral student Elder Varela awarded scholarship for public health institute
APHA’s Policy Action Institute brings the importance of policy to the forefront in discussions of public health. Attendees  learn from and network with policy experts. Read more 

HHP Alum Dr. Harsimran Baweja (recent 40 Under 40) on using immersive reality with students
Dr. Baweja, a neurophysiologist at San Diego State, uses immersive reality to create simulations for his students and was featured recently on his NBC local affiliate: Read more

Congratulations to HHP Athletic Training alum Matthew Walser for winning a 2021 UF Superior Accomplishment Award. More about the awards HERE.

Recent HEB alum John Lee, Ph.D. wins CPDD Early Career Investigator Award two years running
The College on Problems of Drug Dependence is the longest standing professional association in the United States addressing problems of drug dependence and abuse. Dr. Lee will present his work on benzodiazepine misuse and cigarette smoking among US adults.

Congratulations to APK faculty for new grants awarded

Dr. Zheng Wang: Cerebellar and Basal Ganglia Markers Underlie Neuromotor Impairments in Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)

Dr. Demetra Christou: All-extremity exercise as a novel strategy for optimizing cardiovascular function during chemotherapy for breast cancer

Evangelos Christou: Balance and Gait in Essential Tremor: Effects of Thalamic DBS

Congratulations to HEB Ph.D. student Neo Gebru on receiving a UF Center for Addiction Research and Education (CARE) Dissertation Aid Grant for his project “Using Behavioral Measures to Assess Changes in HIV Sexual Risk-Taking Associated With Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Uptake in Heavy Drinking Young Men Who Have Sex With Men."

Event management students win first place in the 2021 Professional Convention Management Association (PCMA) North American Student Competition.
Congratulations to THEM undergrads Sophia Alday, Molly Heyner, Sarah Lentz and Caroline Murray who competed against 20 other submissions from nine institutions. They won an all-expenses paid trip to PCMA Education Conference 2021 in Phoenix this July to present their business event concept to an international industry audience. They will also be recognized on PCMA's website the week of May 10th and be included in a press release and article in PCMA's Convene Magazine.

Dr. Rachael Seidler selected by NASA to study astronaut health and performance for Moon and Mars missions.
APK's Dr. Seidler is one of seven researchers selected out of a field of 80 and will receive approximately $2.1 million during a one- to four-year period. Read full details HERE.  

HHP Alumni in the News

David Sobelman, BSESS '96, new book, writes a thriller that hits home via the Business Observer

Edouardo Jordan, BABA '03, BSESS '03, named in "Nine Black Restauranteurs and Chefs Who Have Made a Difference" via Bloomberg

Billy Horschel, BSSPM '09 - 6 Facts via The Augusta Chronicle

Ryan Lochte, BSR '11, featured in People Magazine

Mark Daigneault, MSSPM '13, Victorious in Homecoming via Sports Illustrated

Ben Kennedy, BSSPM '14 featured in The Athletic

Recent Publications

PrEP awareness among people living with HIV in Florida: Florida Cohort study. Algarin, A. B ., Zhou, Z., Canidate, S., Gebru, N. M., Krieger, J. L., Neil, J. M., Cook, R. L., & Ibañez, G. E. (2021). AIDS Care, 33(4), 428-433. https://doi.org/10.1080/09540121.2020.1717421

Pediatric resident training in tobacco control and the electronic health record. Boykan, R., Gorzkowski, J., Wellman, R. J., Henssen, B. P., Klein, J. D., Krugman, J., Pbert, L., & Salloum, R. G. (2020). American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 60(3), 446-452. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amepre.2020.07.016

Impulsive purchasing in grocery shopping: Do the shopping companions matter? Chen, X., Kassas, B., & Gao, Z. (2021). Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services, 60, 102495. Online ahead of print. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jrestconser.2021.102495

Understanding the importance and timing of panic buying among U.S. households during the COVID-19 pandemic. Kassas, B., & Nayga Jr., R. M. (2021). Food Quailty and Preference, 104240. Online ahead of print. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodqual.2021.104240

Testing the factor structure underlying behavior using joint cognitive models: Impulsivity in delay discounting and Cambridge gambling tasks. Kvam, P. D., Romeu, R. J., Turner, B. M., Vassileva, J., & Busemeyer, J. R. (2021). Psychological Methods, 26(1), 18-37. https://doi.org/10.1037/met0000264

Heated tobacco product use among US adolescents in 2019: The new tobacco risk. Lee, J., Thompson, L. A., & Salloum, R. G. (2021). Tobacco Prevention & Cessation, 7, 1. https://doi.org/10.18332/tpc/130502

Salloum, R. G., LeLaurin, J. H., Dallery, J., Childs, K., Huo, J., Shenkman, E. A., & Warren, G. W. (2021). Preventive Medicine, 146, 106469. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ypmed.2021.106469

Primary care physician perspectives on recommending e-cigarettes to smokers: A best-worst discrete choice experiment. Salloum, R. G., LeLaurin, J. H., Lee, J. H., Lafata, J. E., Williams, M., Wang, Y., Smith, J. M., Staras, S. A. S., Strayer, S. M., & Thrasher, J. F. (2021). Journal of General Internal Medicine. Online ahead of print. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-021-06615-2

Sobolev, M., Vitale, R., Wen, H. Y., Kizer, J., Leeman, R., Pollak, J. P., Baumel, A., Vadhan, N. P., Estrin, D., & Muench, F. (2021). JMIR Mhealth and Uhealth, 9(1), e25018. https://doi.org/10.2196/25018

A feasibility trial of parent HPV vaccine reminders and phone-based motivational interviewing. Staras, S. A. S., Richardson, E., Merlo, L. J., Bian, J., Thompson, L. A., Krieger, J. L., Gurka, M. J., Sanders, A. H., & Shenkman, E. A. (2021). BMC Public Health, 21(1), 109. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-020-10132-6

Stennett, B., Anderson, M. B., Vitus, D., Ferguson, E., Dallery, J., Alappattu, M., Robinson, M., & Boissoneault, J. (2021). Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 219, 108475. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2020.108475

Resilience, pain, and the brain: Relationships differ by sociodemographics. Tanner, J. J., Johnson, A. J., Terry, E. L., Cardoso, J., Garvan, C., Staud, R., Deutsch, G., Deshpande, H., Lai, S., Addison, A., Redden, D., Goodin, B. R., Price, C. C., Fillingim, R. B., & Sibille, K. T. (2021). Journal of Neuroscience Research. Online ahead of print. https://doi.org/10.1002/jnr.24790

The public health case for promoting and valuing drinking reductions in the treatment of Alcohol Use Disorder. Witkiewitz, K., Morris, J., & Tucker, J. A. (2021). Commentary on Henssler et al.: Addiction. https://doi.org/10.1111/add.15429

A bridge to nowhere: Resistance to the possibility of some heavy drinking during recovery and the potential public health implications. Witkiewitz, K., Wilson, A. D., Pearson, M. R., Roos, C. R., Swan, J. E., Votaw, V. R., Stein, E. R., Edwards, K. A., Tonigan, J. S., Hallgren, K. A., Montes, K. S., Maisto, S. A., & Tucker, J. A. (2021). Journal of Addiction Medicine. Online ahead of print. https://doi.org/10.1097/ADM.0000000000000796

Advances in exercise physiology: exercise and health. Powers SK, Hogan MC. J Physiol. 2021 Feb;599(3):769-770. doi: 10.1113/JP281003. PMID: 33521984 No abstract available.

Fast breathing facilitates reaction time and movement time of a memory-guided force pulse. Buchanan TL, Janelle CM. Hum Mov Sci. 2021 Jan 29;76:102762. doi: 10.1016/j.humov.2021.102762. Online ahead of print. PMID: 33524929

Higher relative effort of the knee relates to faster adaptation in older adults at risk for mobility disability. Roper JA, Stone AE, Raffegeau TE, Terza MJ, Altmann LJ, Hass CJ. Exp Gerontol. 2021 Feb;144:111192. doi: 10.1016/j.exger.2020.111192. Epub 2020 Dec 6. PMID: 33290863

Investigating the role of striatal dopamine receptor 2 in motor coordination and balance: Insights into the pathogenesis of DYT1 dystonia. Liu Y, Xing H, Yokoi F, Vaillancourt DE, Li Y. Behav Brain Res. 2021 Apr 9;403:113137. doi: 10.1016/j.bbr.2021.113137. Epub 2021 Jan 18. PMID: 33476687

Sensory and Psychological Factors Predict Exercise-Induced Shoulder Injury Responses in a High-Risk Phenotype Cohort. Butera KA, Bishop MD, Greenfield WH 3rd, Staud R, Wallace MR, Borsa PA, Fillingim RB, George SZ. J Pain. 2021 Jan 2:S1526-5900(20)30118-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jpain.2020.12.002. Online ahead of print. PMID: 33400997

Cortical dynamics of movement-evoked pain in chronic low back pain. Wang WE, Ho RLM, Gatto B, van der Veen SM, Underation MK, Thomas JS, Antony AB, Coombes SA. J Physiol. 2021 Jan;599(1):289-305. doi: 10.1113/JP280735. Epub 2020 Nov 2. PMID: 33067807

Tissue-Specific 1H-NMR Metabolomic Profiling in Mice with Adenine-Induced Chronic Kidney Disease. Khattri RB, Thome T, Ryan TE. Metabolites. 2021 Jan 10;11(1):E45. doi: 10.3390/metabo11010045. PMID: 33435175

Indoxyl sulfate impairs angiogenesis via chronic aryl hydrocarbon receptor activation. Salyers ZR, Coleman M, Balestrieri NP, Ryan TE. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol. 2021 Jan 6. doi: 10.1152/ajpcell.00262.2020. Online ahead of print. PMID: 33406025

Microgravity Effects on the Human Brain and Behavior: Dysfunction and Adaptive Plasticity. Hupfeld KE, McGregor HR, Reuter-Lorenz PA, Seidler RD. Neurosci Biobehav Rev. 2021 Jan 14:S0149-7634(20)30653-9. doi: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2020.11.017. Online ahead of print. PMID: 33454290 Review.

Functional imaging of the brainstem during visually-guided motor control reveals visuomotor regions in the pons and midbrain. Chu WT, Mitchell T, Foote KD, Coombes SA, Vaillancourt DE. Neuroimage. 2021 Feb 1;226:117627. doi: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2020.117627. Epub 2020 Dec 8. PMID: 33301937

Empirically derived back pain subgroups differentiated walking performance, pain, and disability. Butera KA, Fox EJ, Bishop MD, Coombes SA, George SZ. Pain. 2020 Dec 7. doi: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000002167. Online ahead of print. PMID: 33306502

Cognitive and motor deficits contribute to longer braking time in stroke. Lodha N, Patel P, Shad JM, Casamento-Moran A, Christou EA. J Neuroeng Rehabil. 2021 Jan 13;18(1):7. doi: 10.1186/s12984-020-00802-2. PMID: 33436005

Detection of postural control in early Parkinson's disease: Clinical testing vs. modulation of center of pressure. Kamieniarz A, Michalska J, Marszałek W, Stania M, Słomka KJ, Gorzkowska A, Juras G, Okun MS, Christou EA. PLoS One. 2021 Jan 12;16(1):e0245353. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0245353. eCollection 2021. PMID: 33434235

Septic Stability? Gut Microbiota in Young Adult Mice Maintains Overall Stability After Sepsis Compared to Old Adult Mice. Mankowski RT, Thomas RM, Darden DB, Gharaibeh RZ, Hawkins RB, Cox MC, Apple C, Nacionales DC, Ungaro RF, Dirain ML, Moore FA, Leeuwenburgh C, Brakenridge SC, Clanton TL, Laitano O, Moldawer LL, Mohr AM, Efron PA. Shock. 2021 Apr 1;55(4):519-525. doi: 10.1097/SHK.0000000000001648. PMID: 32826817

Consideration of Sex as a Biological Variable in the Development of Doxorubicin Myotoxicity and the Efficacy of Exercise as a Therapeutic Intervention. Montalvo RN, Doerr V, Nguyen BL, Kelley RC, Smuder AJ. Antioxidants (Basel). 2021 Feb 25;10(3):343. doi: 10.3390/antiox10030343.

Comparative Efficacy of Angiotensin II Type 1 Receptor Blockers Against Ventilator-Induced Diaphragm Dysfunction in Rats. Hall SE, Ahn B, Smuder AJ, Morton AB, Hinkley JM, Wiggs MP, Sollanek KJ, Hyatt H, Powers SK. Clin Transl Sci. 2021 Mar;14(2):481-486. doi: 10.1111/cts.12916. Epub 2020 Nov 22. PMID: 33222389

Racial differences in the limb skeletal muscle transcriptional programs of patients with critical limb ischemia. Terwilliger ZS, Ryan TE, Goldberg EJ, Schmidt CA, Yamaguchi DJ, Karnekar R, Brophy P, Green TD, Zeczycki TN, Mac Gabhann F, Annex BH, McClung JM. Vasc Med. 2021 Mar 8:1358863X20983918. doi: 10.1177/1358863X20983918. Online ahead of print. PMID: 33685287

Unique Metabolomic Profile of Skeletal Muscle in Chronic Limb Threatening Ischemia. Khattri RB, Kim K, Thome T, Salyers ZR, O'Malley KA, Berceli SA, Scali ST, Ryan TE. J Clin Med. 2021 Feb 2;10(3):548. doi: 10.3390/jcm10030548. PMID: 33540726

Rehabilitation with accurate adaptability walking tasks or steady state walking: A randomized clinical trial in adults post-stroke. Clark DJ, Rose DK, Butera KA, Hoisington B, DeMark L, Chatterjee SA, Hawkins KA, Otzel DM, Skinner JW, Christou EA, Wu SS, Fox EJ. Clin Rehabil. 2021 Mar 16:2692155211001682. doi: 10.1177/02692155211001682. Online ahead of print. PMID: 33722075

GABA levels in ventral visual cortex decline with age and are associated with neural distinctiveness. Chamberlain JD, Gagnon H, Lalwani P, Cassady KE, Simmonite M, Seidler RD, Taylor SF, Weissman DH, Park DC, Polk TA. Neurobiol Aging. 2021 Feb 26;102:170-177. doi: 10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2021.02.013. Online ahead of print. PMID: 33770531

Alteration of the cholinergic system and motor deficits in cholinergic neuron-specific Dyt1 knockout mice. Liu Y, Xing H, Sheng W, Singh KN, Korkmaz AG, Comeau C, Anika M, Ernst A, Yokoi F, Vaillancourt DE, Frazier CJ, Li Y. Neurobiol Dis. 2021 Mar 20;154:105342. doi: 10.1016/j.nbd.2021.105342. Online ahead of print. PMID: 33757902

Effects of sleep deprivation on endothelial function in adult humans: a systematic review. Holmer BJ, Lapierre SS, Jake-Schoffman DE, Christou DD. Geroscience. 2021 Feb 9. doi: 10.1007/s11357-020-00312-y. Online ahead of print. PMID: 33558966

Antagonistic control of myofiber size and muscle protein quality control by the ubiquitin ligase UBR4 during aging. Hunt LC, Schadeberg B, Stover J, Haugen B, Pagala V, Wang YD, Puglise J, Barton ER, Peng J, Demontis F.Nat Commun. 2021 Mar 3;12(1):1418. doi: 10.1038/s41467-021-21738-8. PMID: 33658508

Assessing the feasibility of using the short physical performance battery to measure function in the immediate postoperative period after total knee replacement. Przkora, R, Sibille K, Victor S, Meroney M, Leeuwenburgh, Gardner A, Vasilopoulos, Parvateneni HK.  Eur J Transl Myol.  2021 Apr 7. doi: 10.4081/ejtm.2021.9673. PMID: 33840178.

Skeletal muscle fibers play a functional role in host defense during sepsis in mice. Laitano O, Robinson GP, Murray KO, Garcia CK, Mattingly AJ, Morese D, King MA, Iwaniec JD, Alzahrani JM, Clanton TL.  Scientific Reports.  2021 Apr 1;11(1):7316. doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-86585-5. PMID: 33795743.

Chen X., Kassas, B., & Gao, Z. (2021). Impulsive purchasing in grocery shopping: Do the shopping companions matter? Journal of Retail and Consumer Services, 60, 102495. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jretcconser.2021.102495

De Cola, B., & Dallery, J. (2021). Delay discounting rate by a surrogate decision maker depends on the smoking status of the recipient. Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology, 29(1), 73-81. https://doi.org/10.1037/pha0000356

Fisk, R. J., Richards, V. L., Leeman, R. F., Brumback, B., Cook, C., & Cook, R. L. (2021). Negative consequences of alcohol use among people living with HIV. Substance Use & Misuse. Online ahead of print. https://doi.org/10.1080/10826084.2021.1899232

Normand, M. P., Dallery, J.,  & Slanzi, C. M. (2021). Leveraging applied behavior analysis research and practice in the service of public health. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis. Online ahead of print. https://doi.org/10.1002/jaba.832

Roos, C. R., Bold, K. W., Witkiewitz, K., Leeman, R. F., DeMartini, K. S., Fucito, L. M., Corbin, W. R., Mann, K., Kranzler, H. R., & O’Malley, S. S. (2021). Reward drinking and naltrextone treatment response among young adult heavy drinkers. Addiction. Online ahead of print. https://doi.org/10.1111/add.15453

Scaglione, N. M., Buben, Al, Williams, J., Cance, J. D., Elek, E., Clarke, T., & Graham, P. W. (2021). A latent class analysis of prevention approaches used to reduce community-level prescription drug misuse in adolescents and young adults. The Journal of Primary Prevention. Online ahead of print. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10935-021-00631-6

Scaglione, N. M., Turrisi, R., Sell, N. M., Mallett, K. A., & Cleveland, M. J. (2021). An Ecological Momentary Assessment of College Women’s Decisions to Use Protective Behavioral Strategies. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 08862605211005143. Online head of print. https://doi.org/10.1177/08862605211005143

Stinson, L. A., Prioleau, D., Laurenceau, I., & Dallery, J. (2021). Correspondence between responses on an internet purchase task and a laboratory progressive ratio task. The Psychological Record. Online ahead of print. https://doi.org.10/1007/s40732-021-00463-0

Tucker, J. A., Cheong, J., & Chandler, S. D. (2021). Shifts in behavioral allocation patterns as a natural recovery mechanism: Post-resolution expenditure patterns. Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research. Online ahead of print. https://doi.org/10.1111/acer.14620

Wang, Y., Friedberg, D. J., Shortell, D. D., Leeman, R. F., Barnett, N. P., Cook, R. L., & Porges, E. C. (2021). Wrist-worn alcohol biosensors: Applications and usability in behavioral research. Alcohol, 92, 25-34. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.alcohol.2021.01.007

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