Thom McKenzie, Emeritus Faculty member in the School of Exercise and Nutritional Sciences (ENS), recently established the Thomas L. McKenzie Student Research Grant program. The grant program supports research on physical activity and/or eating behavior for students working on research with School of ENS faculty members. The inaugural grant recipients and their mentors are featured below.
Grant title: Effects of an intervention to reduce sedentary behavior and the prediction of social isolation perceptions in physically low-functioning older adults residing in assisted living facilities
Student recipients: Hannah Salmons and Abby Villacarlos
Faculty mentor: Dr. Susan Levy
Grant title: Content analysis of physical activity messaging on U.S. synagogue websites
Student recipients: Emily Berk and Emma Marchant
Faculty mentor: Dr. David Kahan
Grant title: Community stakeholder perceptions of socioecological factors promoting household food security and healthy diets among low-income, Hispanic/Latinos
Student recipients: Jonnatan Fajardo and Jacqueline Ibarra
Faculty mentor: Dr. Amanda McClain
