Faculty-Staff Achievements

Paul Arciero, professor of health and human physiological sciences, is the senior corresponding author and principal investigator of a study published in Nature Communications, "Gut microbiome remodeling and metabolomic profile improves in response to protein pacing with intermittent fasting versus continuous caloric restriction." Co-authors include Karen Arciero, senior instructor in health and human physiological sciences, as well as colleagues from Arizona State University and Florida International University. This study showed that protein pacing and nutritional fasting significantly improved gut microbiome health compared to a heart healthy, Mediterranean style diet in women and men.

Jason Breves, professor of biology, and Yixuan Tao '24 co-authored an article, “Hypersalinity tolerance of mummichogs (Fundulus heteroclitus): A branchial transcriptomic analysis” in Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part D: Genomics and Proteomics.

Jennifer T. Cholnoky, senior lecturer of geosciences, published "Teaching geosciences with museum collections: curiosity and connections" in University Museums and Collections Journal.

Charlotte D’Evelyn, assistant professor of music, recently presented a paper “Bifurcated Sonic Worlds of the Morin Khuur” at the 2024 Mongolia Society Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C. This paper is based on her ongoing work on the horsehead fiddle (morin khuur) and transnational connections and frictions between the nation of Mongolia and the region of Inner Mongolia, China. In attendance at her panel were two former U.S. ambassadors to Mongolia and the current Mongolian ambassador to the U.S., as well as Mongolists from a variety of disciplines.  

Michael Dunn, associate professor of management and business, and three of his students (Clea O’Neil ‘24, Heba Salman ‘25, and Robyn Karchere-Sun ‘26) were selected to participate in the Council on Undergraduate Research’s five-month Students Transforming Through Research Advocacy Program for 2024-25. The program offers teaching undergraduate research students tools to effectively communicate their research findings, impact, and opportunities. Participants engage in virtual skill development before traveling to Washington, D.C., for visits with stakeholders and their representatives on Capitol Hill. 

Heather Hurst, professor of anthropology, was one of 20 invited speakers at the “NASA and Archaeology from Space” conference, hosted at the US Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama. There, she presented her paper "How did we miss that?! Ongoing discoveries through interdisciplinary approaches in remote sensing at San Bartolo, Guatemala."

Stephen Ives, associate professor of health and human physiological sciences, published "Central and Peripheral Haemodynamics at Exercise Onset: The Role of Central Command" in the European Journal of Applied Physiology. The work was a collaboration with a former visiting research fellow and colleagues from the University of Verona.

Jason Ohlberg, associate professor of dance, was interviewed for an article on careers in higher education in the October issue of Dance Magazine.

Jeffrey Segrave, professor of health and human physiological sciences, published "Sport in Johnny Hart’s B.C.: A Study in Comedic Anachronism" in the International Journal of Comic Art.

Gordon Thompson, professor emeritus of music, was interviewed by Mark Lynch on WICN Public Radio about the first volume of his book, “Sixties British Pop, Outside In.” The interview is available as a podcast.