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employer-based wellness program. JAPhA [accepted for publication]. 2019 VCOM Research Day Poster Presentations Poster presentation: Nutrition assessment in VCOM international service areas: comparative study Poster presentation: Impact of a biometric screening program on eating habits and physical activity Poster presentation: Validity and reliability of popular mobile consumer food logs Poser presentation: The effect of macronutrient cycling on respiratory quotient in a high-fat Western diet-induced rat model of obesity (3rd Place Student Award) Poster presentation: The effect of diet quality on sleep and activity in a high-fat Western diet-induced rat model of obesity (Honorable Mention Study Award) Poster presentation: Six-month randomized trial of digital health and wellness coaching for weight loss Poster presentation: Comparison of body fat percentage and body mass index as predictors of prediabetes Poster presentation: Pharmacy student comfort with counseling on drug-nutrient interactions, pre- and post-interdisciplinary education Poster presentation: Nutrition in osteopathic medical education Poster presentation: The association between socioeconomic factors and body mass index in adult women of El Salvador; part of a comparative international study Poster presentation: Waist circumference complementing body mass index measures assessed as non-communicable disease risk indicators in adult women in El Salvador; part of a comparative international study Service Elected to President of the Auburn District Dietetics Association for the 2019-2020 year Served as the President-Elect for the Auburn District Dietetics Association for the 2018-2019 year Research Retreat Planning Committee Member 2018 VCOM Faculty Senate Secretary 2018-Present Invited Speaking Engagements

Harrison School of Pharmacy National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA) Presentation: Nutrition in 2019: Breaking Down Fad Diets and Eating for Health Auburn University Human Resources Presentation: Basic Nutrition for a Healthy Lifestyle Auburn High School Women’s Soccer Team Presentation: Sports Nutrition for Female Athletes Auburn University Administrative Professionals’ Day Conference Presentation: Budget Friendly Nutrition

2, Taub, E., Morris, D. M., Mark, V. W., Liu, W., Brenner, L., Pickett, T, Stearns- Yoder, K., Bishop-McKay, S., Taylor, A., Reder, L., Adams, T., Rimmer, J., Dew, D., Szaflarski, J., Alexander, M., Womble, B., Stevens, L., Rothman, D., Uswatte, G.. RCT of CI Therapy vs. a Meditation/ Exercise Intervention (LEFT) for Improving Arm Function and PTSD after TBI: The Brave Project. Symposium presented at the 4th Federal Interagency Conference on Traumatic Brain Injury, Washington, D.C., June, 2018. Intramural Grant VCOM REAP Grant Application 2018- 2019: “Objective Assessment of Knee Joint Stiffness as a Functional Outcome Measure of Osteopathic Manipulative Treatments (OMT) for Chronic Joint Pain” Extramural Grant “Real Time Biofeedback Tai Chi Training in Knee Osteoarthritis: A Feasibility Study” (NIH-NCCIH, K23 Award 2018-2023— Principal Investigator, $825,000) McCullough, A Allawzi, G Choudhary. Right Ventricular Fibrosis in Pulmonary Hypertension Is Mediated by ACh/nAChR Signaling. American Thoracic Society International Conference. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2019; 199:A2815. MC Reynolds, CF Conover, DM Otzel, RD Wnek, KH Buckley, M Flores, EG Phillips, DT Beck, D McCullough, JF Yarrow. Does Reduced Blood Flow Affect the Rate of Muscle Loss in Rats Post Spinal Cord Injury. American College of Sports Medicine 66th Annual Meeting – World Congress on Exercise is Medicine. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2019; 49(5);1170. Publications Opoku-Acheampong AB, Baumfalk DR, Horn AG, Kunkel ON, Ganta CK, McCullough DJ, Siemann DW, Muller-Delp J, Behnke BJ. Prostate cancer cell growth characteristics in serum and prostate- conditioned media from moderate- Dani McCullough, PhD Presentations/ Posters A Vang, JH Siamwala, RT Clements, NR Kue, TJ Mancini, DJ

Wei Liu, PhD Publications 1, Saper M, Pierpoint L, Liu W, Comstock D, Polousky J, Andrews J. “Epidemiology of Shoulder and Elbow Injuries Among

US High School Baseball Players, 2005-2006 Through 2014-2015” The American Journal of Sports Medicine ( Impact Factor: 5.673, In Press) Am J Sports Med. 2018 Jan;46(1):37-43. doi: 10.1177/0363546517734172. Epub 2017 Oct 19. 2, Meijer K, Saper M, Joyner P, Liu W, Andrews JR, Roth C. Minimizing Graft- Tunnel Mismatch in Allograft Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Using Blumensaat’s Line: A Cadaveric Study. Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery (Impact Factor: 4.292). 2018 Aug;34(8):2438-2443.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.arthro.2018.03.006. Epub 2018 May 3. PubMed PMID: 29730211 Oral Research Presentations 1, Taub E, Uswatte G, Morris D, Brenner L, Mark V, Bishop-McKay S, Adams T, Liu W, Pickett T, Stearns-Yoder K, Taylor A, Reder L, Rimmer J, Dew D, Szaflarski J, Womble B, Stevens L, Rothman D, Allendorfer J. RCT of CI Therapy vs. a Meditation/Exercise Intervention (LEFT) for Improving Arm Function and PTSD after TBI: The BRAVE Project, Poster presented at Military Health System Research Symposium, Kissimmee, FL, August 21- 23, 2018.

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