School of Health and Human Sciences Research

Improving Quality of Life

We focus on improving the quality of life regionally, nationally and globally by fostering lifelong learners, conducting innovative research and teaching and delivering effective education and outreach. Our faculty work collaboratively to improve individuals’ health and translate scientific discoveries into practice through translational research, discovering through basic research and progress to the clinical level and application.

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Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity Laboratory

Research Focus: To understand of how environments and education impact diet and physical activity behaviors of individuals throughout the lifespan, especially among rural populations.
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Diet and Mental Health Research Group

Research Focus: To understand the role diet plays in mental health, particularly of young adults. Of particular interest is the role of omega-3 fatty acids in decreasing the risk and as part of an integrative treatment approach for depression and anxiety.
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Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Laboratory

Research Focus: The prevention and treatment of orthopedic injuries and conditions through dietary and physical activity interventions.
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Snellman Hsia Collection and Laboratory

Features over 3,000 textiles, clothing items and accessories including those of the Alice Johnson Reifel Asian Art Collection and the Fisher Costume and Textile Collection. Primarily used by students majoring in apparel merchandising and enrolled in classes such as historic costume, apparel design, aesthetics of dress and ready-to-wear analysis.
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Opportunities
Student Research Opportunities

We encourage students interested in research to reach out to our faculty and discuss the possibility of participating in data collection and analysis for their projects and/or research internships. Internships provide an environment for students to develop research and laboratory skills that will assist them in future careers or graduate school.

Research Publications

Check out our faculty's latest publications.

2020

(Bolded names indicate Health and Consumer Sciences faculty, ** indicate students.)

  • Arnold, Z.** and Liu, H.-L. (2020). The impact of alcohol consumption on academic success and athletic identity in collegiate student-athletes. Journal of Amateur Sport, 6(2), 84-106.
  • Betz-Hamilton, A. E. (2020). A phenomenological study on parental perpetrators of child identity theft. Journal of Financial Counseling and Planning, 34 (1), 1-10. doi: 10.1891/JFCP-19-00001
  • Betz-Hamilton, A. E. (2020). Understanding the experiences of familiar identity theft victims: A pilot study. Journal of Financial Therapy, 11 (1). doi: 10.4148/1944-9771.1237
  • Block M., Kattelmann K.K., Meendering J., McCormack L. . Nutrition and Metabolic Insights. 12:1-5, 2020. doi: 10.1177/1178638820928413
  • Choi, S., Heo, W., Cho, S. H. and Lee, P. (2020). The links between job insecurity, financial well-being and financial stress: A moderated-mediation model. International Journal of Consumer Studies, 44 (4), 353-360.
  • Dey M., Kashyap P. C. A diet for health weight: why reaching a consensus seems difficult. Nutrients. 12(10):2997. doi: 10.3390/nu12102997
  • Dhakal S., McCormack L., Dey M. . Microorganisms. 8(8), 1246. doi: 10.3390/microorganisms8081246
  • Diejomaoh, C., Li, Xu and Liu, H.-L. (2020). Identifying Destination Image of Rural Areas: The Case of Brookings, South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã.International Journal of Business and Management, 15 (7), 1-9. doi: 10.5539/ijbm.v15n7p1
  • Durr T., Kampmann J., Hales P. and Browning L. Lessons learned from online PLCs of rural STEM teachers. The Rural Educator, 41(2), 20-26, 2020.
  • Ferley D.D., Scholten S., Vukovich M.D. Combined sprint interval, plyometric and strength training in adolescent soccer players: effect on measures of speed, strength, power, changes of direction and anaerobic capacity. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research 34(4): 957-968, 2020. doi: 10.1519/JSC.0000000000003476.
  • Gebhart K., Kattelmann, K., Wey, H., McCormack, L., Bowne, M., Stluka, S. and Meendering, J. (2020). . European Journal of Educational Research, 9(4), 1483-1490. doi: 10.12973/eu-jer.9.4.1483
  • Grable, J. E., Heo, W. and Rabbani, A. (2020). Characteristics of random responders in a financial risk tolerance questionnaire. Journal of Financial Services Marketing, (pages are upcoming). doi: 10.1057/s41264-020-00078-6
  • Heo, W., Cho, S. H. and Lee, P. (2020). APR financial stress scale: Development and validation of a multidimensional measurement. Journal of Financial Therapy, 11(1), 1-28.
  • Heo, W., Lee, J. M. and Park, N. (2020). Financial-related psychological factors affect life satisfaction of farmers. Journal of Rural Studies, 80, 185-194.
  • Heo, W., Lee, J. M., Park, N. and Grable, J. E. (2020). Using artificial neural network techniques to improve the description and prediction of household financial ratios. Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Finance, 25., doi: 10.1016/j.jbef.2020.100273.
  • Heo, W., Lee, J. M. and Rabbani, A., (2020). Mediation effect of financial education between financial stress and use of financial technology. Journal of Family and Economic Issues doi: 10.1007/s10834-020-09720-w
  • Heo, W., Grable, J. E. and Rabbani, A. (2020). A test of the association between the initial surge in COVID-19 cases and subsequent changes in financial risk tolerance. Review of Behavioral Finance, (pages are upcoming). doi: 10.1108/RBF-06-2020-0121
  • Heo, W., Park, N. and Park, K. (2020). Classifying students using an expectation-perception survey about a hospitality laboratory class: Empirical research with the finite mixed model. Anatolia An International Journal of Tourism and Hospitality Research, 31(1), 50-61.
  • Leonard, A., Christensen, C. and Hendricks, J. (2020). . International Journal of Aviation, Aeronautics, and Aerospace, 7(1). doi: 10.15394/ijaaa.2020.1434
  • Liu Y., Tooze J.A., Zhang Y., Leidy H.J., Bailey R.L., Wright B., Ma M., Stluka S., Remley D.T., McCormack L., Franzen-Castle L., Henne R., Mehrle D., Eicher-Miller H.A. . Journal of Nutrition. 150(3):546-553, 2020. doi: 10.1093/jn/nxz258
  • McElrone M., Colby S., Fouts H.N., Spence M., Kavanagh K., Franzen-Castle L., Olfert M.D., Kattelmann K.K., White A.A. Feasibility and Acceptability of Implementing a Culturally Adapted Cooking Curriculum for Burundian and Congolese Refugee Families. Ecology of Food and Nutrition. 59(6):598-614, 2020. doi: 10.1080/03670244.2020.1759575.
  • O’Farrell, P.**, Liu, H.-L. (2020). . Education Sciences, 10 (11), 340.  doi: 10.3390/educsci10110340
  • Olfert M.D., Barr M.L., Hagedorn R.L., Wattick R.A., Zhou W., Horacek T.M., Mathews A.E., Kattelmann K.K., Kidd T., White A.A., Brown O.N., Morrell J.S., Franzen-Castle L., Shelnutt K.P., Byrd-Bredbenner C., Tolar-Peterson T., Greene G.W., Colby S.E. eB4CAST Approach Improves Science Communication With Stakeholders in a College-Based Health Program. Frontiers in Public Health. 8:158. 2020. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2020.00158.
  • Park, H. and Heo, W. (2020). Solving the financial problems of consumers: The social market economy through sustainable finance, Journal of Financial Services Consumers, 10 (3), 69-88
  • Park, N., Lee, J. M. and Heo, W. (2020). . Applied Research in Quality of Life, (pages are upcoming). doi: 10.1007/s11482-020-09830-5
  • Perry C.A., Van Guilder G.P., Kauffman A., Hossain M. A calorie-restricted DASH diet reduces body fat and maintains muscle strength in obese older adults. Nutrients. 12: 102, 2020. doi: 10.3390/nu12010102. PMID: 31905920.
  • Weidauer L., Zwart M.B., Clapper J., Albert J., Vukovich M.D., Specker B.L. Neuromuscular performance changes throughout the menstrual cycle in physically active females. Journal of Musculoskeletal Neuronal Interactions. 20(3):314-324, 2020.
  • Wright BN, Tooze JA, Bailey RL, Liu Y, Rivera RL, McCormack L, Stluka S, Franzen-Castle L, Henne B, Mehrle D, Remley D, Eicher-Miller HA. Journal of the American Academy of Dietetics. 120(9): 1457-1468, 2020. doi: 10.1016/j.jand.2020.04.011

Books

  • Liu, H.-L., Meendering, J., McCormack, L. and Dvorak, S. (final revision accepted, 2020). Join the Team: Creating Healthy Rural Communities in South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã through Community-based Wellness Coalitions. Inter-professional Collaboration.
2019

(Bolded names indicate Health and Consumer Sciences faculty)

  • Betz-Hamilton, A. E., Brooks, L. and O’Neill, B. Savings, investments, emergency funds and cash flow: Are they related to positive health behaviors? Journal of Family and Consumer Sciences, 111(3): 31-37, 2019. doi: 10.14307/JFCS111.3.31
  • Bradley, M.J., Maples, J.N., Bogard, D., Liu, H.L. and Sharp, R.L. (2019). Leverage leisure identity of birders in the United States. Alabama Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance Journal, 39(1), 9-21.
  • Christianson J., Kattelmann K., Riggsbee K., Moret L., Vilaro M., Olfert M., Mathews A.E.W., Barr M., Colby S. Promoting wellness on college campuses: identifying and addressing the wellness needs of college students. Topics in Clinical Nutrition. 34(2):125-137, 2019.
  • Ferley D.D., Vukovich M.D. Predicting the intensity for performing supramaximal incline treadmill interval training in distance runners. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research.33(5): 1354-1361, 2019. doi: 10.1519/JSC.0000000000001934
  • Ferley D.D., Vukovich M.D. Assessing the reliability of using a horizontal leg press equipped with a force plate to report on measures of positive and negative neuromuscular characteristics. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research. 33(2): 360-371, 2019. doi: 10.1519/JSC.0000000000002996
  • Ford A.D., Colby S.E., McElrone M., Franzen-Castle L., Oldert M.D., Kattelmann K.K., White AA. Cooking frequency associated with dietary quality in iCook-4H participants at baseline. Nutrition and Metabolic Insights. 12:1-7, 2019. doi: 10.1177/1178638819836790.
  • Grable, J.E., Lyons, A.C. and Heo, W. A Test of traditional and psychometric relative risk tolerance measures on household financial risk taking. Financial Research Letters, 30, 8-13, 2019.
  • Hanson A.J., Kattelmann K.K., McCormack L.A., Zhou W., Brown O.N., Horacek T.M., Shelnutt K.P., Kidd T., Opoku-Acheampong A., Franzen-Castle L.D., Olfert M.D., Colby SE. Cooking and meal planning as predictors of fruit and vegetable intake and BMI in first-year college students. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 16:2462, 2019. doi: 10.3390/ijerph16142462.
  • Haskell J.E., Baker B.A., Olfert M.D., Colby S.E., Franzen-Castle L., Kattelmann K.K., White AA. Using the Ripple Effects Maps to identify story threads: a framework to link private to public value. Journal of Human Sciences and Extension. 7(3), 2019.
  • Horacek T.M., Simon M., Yildirim E.D., White A.A., Shelnutt K.P., Riggsbee K., Olfert M.D., Morrell J.S., Mathers A.E., Zhou W., Kidd T., Kattelmann K., Greene G., Franzen-Castle L., Colby S., Byrd-Bredbenner C., Brown O. . International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 16(5):778, 2019. doi: 10.3390/ijerph16050778
  • Horacek T.M., Yildirim E.D., Schreider M.M., Byrd-Bredbenner C., Colby S., White A.A., Shelnutt K.P., Olfert M.D., Mathews A.E., Riggsbee K., Franzen-Castle L., Morrell J.S., Kattelmann K. . International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 16(3):514, 2019. doi: 10.3390/ijerph16030514
  • Horacek T.M., Yildirim E.D., Seidman D., Byrd-Bredbenner C., Colby S., White A.A., Shelnutt K.P., Olfert M.D., Mathews A.E., Riggsbee K., Franzen-Castle L., Morrell J.S., Kattelmann K. . Journal of Environmental and Public Health. Article ID 5819752, 2019. doi: 10.1155/2019/5819752
  • Horacek T.M., Yildirim E.D., Simon M.B., Byrd-Bredbenner C., White A.A., Shelnutt K.P., Olfert M.D., Morrell J., Mathews A., Kidd T., Kattelmann K., Franzen-Castle L., Colby S., Brown O. Development and validation of the full restaurant evaluation supporting a healthy (FRESH) dining environment audit. Journal of Hunger Environmental Nutrition. 14(3):381-400, 2019. doi: 10.1080/19320248.2018.1434103.
  • Inwood S., Becot A., Bjornestad A., Henning-Smith C., Alberth A. Responding to crisis: Fram mental health programs in the extension North central region. Journal of Extension. 57(6rb1), 2019.
  • Kattelmann K., Meendering J.R., Hofer E.J., Merfeld, C., Olfert, M., Hagedorn, R.L., Colby, S., Franzen-Castle, L., Moyer, J., Mathews, D.R., White, A.A. The iCook 4-H Study: . Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior.  51(3S): S30-S40, 2019. PMID:30509553 doi: 10.1016/j.jneb.2018.09.002
  • Kleine H., McCormack L.A., Drooger A., Meendering J.R. Barriers to and facilitators of weight management in adults using a meal replacement program that includes health coaching. Journal of Primary Care and Community Health. 10, 2019. PMID:31148506
  • Kolady D.E., Kattelmann K., Vukovich C., Scaria J. Effects of health-related claims on millennials’ willingness to pay for probiotics in the U.S.: Implications for regulation. Journal of Functional Foods 60: 2019. DOI: 10.1016/j.fff2019.103434.
  • Lee, J. Park, N. and Heo, W.  Importance of subjective financial knowledge and perceived credit score in payday loan use. International Journal of Financial Studies, 7 (3), 53, 2019.
  • Liu, H.L., Bradley, M.J., Wu, I.C. and Maples, J.N. Resident perceptions of black bear management in south central Kentucky. Natural Resources, 10(7), 271-283, 2019.
  • Liu, H.L., Mehlhaf, J.** and Gray. J. Public perceptions of parks and recreation services. Journal of Recreation, Parks, and Tourism in Public Health, 3, 17-26, 2019.
  • McCormack L.A., Pamarthi S. Perceived weight status, disease risk and weight loss behaviors among young adults. South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã Medicine, 72(3):102-108, 2019.
  • Meulemans, N., Lim, J., Romsa, B. and Romsa, K. Factors Influencing the College Choice Decisions of Community College Student-Athletes. International Journal of Sport and Physical Education, 5(3),1-8, 2019. doi: 10.20431/2454-6380.0503001.
  • Msoka T.F., Van Guilder G.P., van Furth M., Smulders Y. Meek S.J., Bartlett J.A., Vissoci J.R.N., van Agtmael, M.A. The effect of HIV infection, antiretroviral therapy on carotid intima-media thickness: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Life Science. 235:116851, 2019. doi: 10.1016/j.lfs.2019.116851
  • Olfert M.D., Hagedorn R.L., Barr M.L., Colby S.E., Kattelmann K.K., Franzen-Castle L., White A.A. . Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior. 51(3):s52-s59, 2019. doi: 10.1016/j.jneb.2018.10.013
  • Olfert M.D., King S.J., Hagedorn F.L., Barr M., Baker B.A., Colby S.E., Kattelmann K.K., Franzen-Castle L., White A.A. : iCook 4-H. Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior. 51(3):S41-S51 2019. doi: 10.1016/j.jneb.2018.08.002.
  • Park, K., Park, N. and Heo, W. An exploratory study of examining students’ expectations of training in a laboratory class: Factor analysis of affective heuristic features. Journal of Education for Business. 94(6), 381-389, 2019.
  • Park, K., Park, N., Heo, W. and Gustafson, K. What makes college students participate in an online survey? International Education Studies. 12(1), 69-79, 2019.
  • Paull E.J., Van Guilder G.P. Remote Ischemic Preconditioning Increases Accumulated Oxygen Deficit in Middle-Distance Runners. Journal of Applied Physiology (1985). 126(5):1193-1203, 2019. doi: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00585.2018.
  • Randall, B. Thompson, P., Wilson, A. Racial Differences Within Subsets of Sudden Unexpected Infant Death (SUID) with an emphasis on Asphyxia. Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine. 62:52-55, 2019.
  • Remley D., Franzen-Castle L., McCormack L.A., Eicher-Miller H. Chronic Health Condition Influences on Client Perceptions of Limited or Non-Choice Food Pantries in Low-Income, Rural Communities. American Journal of Health Behavior. 43(1):105-118, 2016. PMID:30522570
  • Song, I., Park, N., Park, H. and Heo, W. The effect of experiencing a death on life insurance ownership. Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Finance, 22, 170-176 2019.
  • Upadhyaya B., Liu, Y., Dey, M.*. (2019). Phenethyl isothiocyanate exposure promotes Oxidative Stress and Suppresses Sp1 Transcription Factor in Cancer Stem Cells. International Journal Molecular Sciences. 20(5) 1027, 2019. pii: E1027. doi: 10.3390/ijms20051027.
  • White A.A., Cobly S.E., Franzen-Castle L., Kattelmann K.K., Olfert M.D., Gould T.A., Hagedorn R.L., Mathews D.R., Moyer J., Wilson K., Yerxa K. T. Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior. 51:S2-S20, 2019. doi: 10.1016/j.jneb.2018.09.002
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